Saying goodbye to our BFF's!

We love you Ben and Kari Spicer and we sure are going to miss you soooo stinkin' much! It was so hard to say goodbye last night! It makes me all emotional just to think about it!

Columbus Branch Goodbye Ice Cream Social!

(Us with the Branch President and  his wife Sister Lindquist) 

This past Sunday our amazing Branch had a little ice cream party/get together so that we could see everyone one last time before we move. It was both super fun and super sad at the same time. It's hard to say goodbye! We have loved our Branch here so very much and will miss all the friends we have made here!

Father/Son camp out!

Justin took Keaton on his first ever Father/Son camp out over this past weekend and they had a blast together! We were a little nervous about how well Keaton would do overnight, but Justin said he did great and they had such a fun time together sitting by the fire, eating camp food, sleeping in the tent, playing with the other kids and their dads, and going fishing!

Keaton with the Hyde boys- (from left to right) Jake, Zach, and Tyler. These kids have been like big brothers to Keaton and we sure are going to miss them when we leave Nebraska!

Weeks 21-24- the bump. (and a haircut)

The last 4 weeks have gone by smoothly and quickly. I have been feeling good (except for some headache problems I seem to be having- boo! oh... and maybe some slight hormonal changes that make me a bit a lot emotional... ha ha!) and I love that almost daily I get to experience the kicks and wiggles that are getting stronger/bigger from this sweet baby girl inside my tummy. Slowly, but surely, my belly seems to be getting bigger and bigger too. I finally feel like I am noticeably pregnant and I'm really liking that. :) I'm still a bit in between as far as regular clothes vs. maternity clothes goes, but I'm sure that will change here within the next couple of weeks. We had another ultrasound done between 22 and 23 weeks and baby girl is looking good! I love being pregnant! I feel so blessed to have such a sweet miracle growing inside of me! I thank our Heavenly Father daily for this wonderful blessing! I love being a mom soooo much and can't wait to add this sweet addition to our family in just a few short months!

21 weeks

22 weeks

23 weeks

24 weeks

Oh, and tonight while Justin and Keaton have been away on our branch father/son camp out I went (to Walmart, ha ha) and got a much needed haircut. This isn't the greatest picture, but I did get about 4 or so inches chopped off and so far I like it. :) It's just simple. (I'm not too adventurous when it comes to new hairstyles.) But, I'm looking forward to having a fresh new cut and some shorter hair for the upcoming hot weather that this summer will surely bring.

Saying goodbye to Nebraska.

In exactly 1 week from today we will leave our cute little house, our fantastic branch, and all our new friends here in Nebraska and make our trek to Baltimore, Maryland.

This last year has honestly flown right on by... and it is going to be hard to say goodbye to all the many people, things, and places we have grown to love so much here.

Daddy's little helper!

Keaton helped Justin mow the lawn and do some yard work last night. And to say Keaton loved it is a bit of an understatement! Keaton couldn't be happier than when helping daddy. :)

Keaton LOVES the missionaries!

(Elder Caldwell, Keaton, and Elder Miller- in the car on our way to a special stake conference we had in Lincoln, Nebraska this past weekend which Elder L. Tom Perry spoke to us at!) 

Since moving to Nebraska we have had lots of great opportunities to feed, get to know, and help out the missionaries. It has been a great experience for our family and Keaton has just come to love the missionaries and wishes we fed them (and asks if they are coming over) every night! 

Adios missionaries!

We had to say good-bye to two AMAZING missionaries this past week. We came to love Elder Terris and brand new missionary Elder Slemboski and we were sad that they didn't stay in our area for longer!

 (Elder Slemboski, Elder Caldwell, and Elder Terris, with "big Todd" and Keaton)

We know that Elder Slemboski and Elder Terris will both bless many families throughout the rest of their missions! We will miss you both! Thanks for being such great examples to our family!

Elder Caldwell is going to be sticking around though and we are very happy about that. He is only one transfer away from finishing his mission! Keep working hard Elder Caldwell!

Ouch!

Keaton fell and bonked his head last week and has had a goose egg on his head (along with a nice bruise) ever since! I told him I wanted to take a picture and he struck this lovely pose. Thanks Aunt Maddie for showing Keaton such a cool way to take pictures! Ha, ha.

No more crib!

Yep, Keaton finally made the big transition to his big boy bed! It's been a crazy couple of weeks adjusting to his new bed, but he is now doing great and is so proud of himself for sleeping in his big boy bed. Justin and I are very proud of him too!

The birth place of Kool-Aid.

Did you know that Nebraska is the birth place of Kool-Aid? We didn't either, but we found out all about it on our trip to the Kool-Aid Museum in Hastings, Nebraska that we took a few weekends ago.

With only 18 more days left till we move to Baltimore, we are taking every opportunity that we can to do fun things in Nebraska before we have to go!