New beginnings!

Well I never like to say "good bye" it's more like see you later! Our neighbors and more importantly good friends moved away last week to start a new beginning of their own. Dave graduated from CHP and was stationed in Gilroy. They are renting a place in Prunedale which is 20 minutes from the Coast! It is sad and weird that we don't get to walk across the street anymore to have BBQ nights but this is God's plan and we know it! We love them and will miss them a lot! It just gives us another place to visit! Here are a few recent pics of our visit to Prunedale and his graduation. The previous post has a lot more pics of us over the last 4 years

They looked so cute in their uniforms together!!!

Yes...it says Osbones...and it's a long story!

The boys doing what they do...

And us girls watching like always!

Seriously amazing friends who we will miss like crazy!

Good friends~Good times!

The following are some pictures over the last 4 years with the Lloyds! We have done so much and have so many memories with them! It's been quite fun for me to look back to find all these! They are in no particular order....just a lot of fun memories!

(Warning...there are a lot & I didn't even find them all!)

It's "Official" I can actually say it!!!!

WE ARE PREGNANT!!!! YAHOOO!!! YIPEEE!!!! PRAISE GOD!!!!!

If I tried to tell the story of how long we've wanted to say this and what we've had to go through you would be reading pages and pages! So the long story short is that it has taken us 3 years of trying, clomid, tests, "not pregnant" results, surgeries, shots (over 100 needles being poked in my body) pills, not so fun pills you don't take by mouth, hormones, & so much more... But after all that and more we are amazed by God's timing and grace and His will to give us a baby. Why now? Why all that? Is it just more to add to an ever evolving testimony??? I may never know until I get to heaven. And I am OK with that.

We ventured into a world of IVF...a world that I would've never thought in a million years I would be in and learn so much about. There was laughter, tears, hormonal tears (those are A LOT different!!! :) patience, tantrums, disbelief, prayers, more prayers, and simply sitting waiting and resting.

But in the end we are blessed. We have amazing family and friends who spent many nights in prayer and tears with us! And ultimately we have each other and our marriage continues to stay awesome and strong. God knew what he was doing when he gave me Chris because he knew we were the perfect match to go down this journey together! Chris has been a rock and I love him so much!

And so to this little one growing inside:

I think of you and I am brought to tears... and while I could say that the pregnancy hormones cause these tears...I don't think so...you are loved soo much already. God has chosen you and is creating you to give to us! I can't wait to meet you and see your beautiful face! I will never regret a thing and love you more then I can ever express...You are being created by the ultimate Creator! And that makes us very happy! We pray for you daily and are so very excited to meet you....(in a few more months!)The best is yet come little one, I am sure of that!

Baby O at 10 weeks!

Weddings & babies!!!

There have been a fair share of friends and family that have entered in (or about to) enter in to "motherhood" this year. One of the most exciting is the adoption of our newest nephew Jadon!

I love him already and I can't wait to watch this little guy grow! I am very excited for my sister and her husband and can't wait to see what is in store for them! The other picture is of us a wedding that Chris was asked to be a part of! I think the Osbornes can clean up nicely huh?

There are those rare occasions where I like to play dress up...now we just need more weddings to attend! haha! Good times!

Jadon Ethan Cole McChesney!

In Uncle Chris' Arms

Uncle Chris & Aunt Lo-Lo

SOOOOOO Sweet!

Spring Break around the house...

Roxy...always camera ready

...And always likes to help encourage the garden!

A new back fence! Chris and Scot did a nice job!

We switched bedrooms...we now have what we

like to call a "grown-up" bedroom!

Complete with baseboards and all!

Colorado & Chicago Pics!

This is in Chicago...we went sight seeing while

the high school kids where at their conference sessions

Beautiful Colorado (Breckenridge)

The three amigos for the weekend...

The two "buddies" always

The four of us had a great time hanging in Colorado and

watching the Mardi Gras parade!

Updates...

Well Spring break is almost here! I really hope I will have time to do a little decorating of the blog page. I know there are no pictures and it's kinda boring. But I usually write these at work so it makes it difficult to post pictures. So what's new in the last month??? For the first time in awhile we don't have any plans to go anywhere! So we hope to get some projects done around the house next week. This is the first year that I have actually had a "spring break" week off in a long time (perhaps since high school) And now that I am back in the schools I totally understand the need for the break! Don't get me wrong...this has been an awesome job and I really enjoy it! But I do look forward to the breaks.
On Monday my best friend since we were very young had her birthday and turned 29! So it's official that we are all gettin' a little older! She lives in Nebraska and I just booked a flight to go visit her in May! Yippee!!! I love to have things to look forward to. It always makes the time seem to go by a little quicker.
Not much more to say then I will do my best to get this blog lookin' cute and put some pics up soon! Until then Walk by Faith...the best is yet to come! HAPPY SPRING!