Pictures!

Thanks to my sister-in-law Dawn I now have some pictures of Mike's graduation 

weekend! 

Mikes family minus the grandparents that were there

Mike with his parents

My side of the family that was there

So proud! 

This is the baby shower that my sister in law Emily did for me that 

weekend. It was amazing!!

The Purcell girls! 

Thanks to everyone who came and for all the awesome gifts 

we received! 

On to New Adventures!

Our life has changed a lot over the last couple months. Mike has taken a job with a company called Praxair. They are an industrial gas company that is located all over the United States. They were so kind to take into account the fact we are about to have a baby and assigned us to the Salt Lake area for 6 months to a year. After Mike's graduation he finished up some research with his professor while I quit the doctor's office and worked at the MTC for one more month. 

We have now officially moved out of our cozy basement apartment and into a two bedroom apartment in South Salt Lake. This is my first week with no job and I am quite enjoying it. I have been working somewhere or doing some type of job since my sophomore year in high school and it is a nice break. I am sure by the time July hits I will be getting a little stir crazy and very ready for this baby to come.

Mike started his new job on Monday and has enjoyed it so far. He has just been doing a lot of training in different areas so he can learn what all the company does. He will be flying to Burrdge, IL next week for some training out there. 

So much is changing in our lives but we area excited for the change and for what is yet to come. We are very thankful for everyone who has helped us get to this point in our lives. We couldn't be more happy and blessed! 

Mike Graduates!

After many long hours on campus and a lot of hard work, Michael graduated in April with his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical engineering! This was no easy major but this smart kid made it through! We had a great weekend with lots of family here to celebrate. Sorry I don't have more pictures to share. 

It's a....

We are so excited to be having a baby BOY! 

The due date has changed and it is now August 4th. 

New Adventures

This year has already been full of new and exciting adventures. Mike began his last semester of school (at least for now) in January and he is very excited to almost be done! He will graduate in April with his B.S. in Chemical Engineering. 

Michael has had several interviews with different companies. In January he flew to Chicago to interview 

with a company called Praxair. They sell different gasses like helium, nitrogen, and oxygen to different industrial companies. We are excited to announce they offered him a job and we have accepted! 

Michael will begin his job with them sometime in June. 

The catch is we still do not know where we will be located. They assign us to a location for one year and they are still deciding on that location. We will keep everyone posted. For now we anxiously await to find out where we will be headed. 

We also have another big adventure heading our way! We are expecting baby #1 July 24th!

We are very excited to start this new chapter in our life!

With so many big changes ahead of us we want all our family and friends to know how much we love and appreciated their support. We appreciate all the help we have had getting to this point in our lives. We will miss Utah, but we are very excited for the adventures that lay ahead!

Holiday Recap

I am terrible about keeping up with our blog but here is a little recap of Thanksgiving and Christmas

this last year. 

Thanksgiving 2012

This year for Thanksgiving Mike and I headed to Boise for the weekend. Four of my 5 siblings 

families were there and it was fun spending time together. My mom went to Detroit to be with my other brother for the holiday so although we missed her it gave us a chance to surprise her with a bedroom makeover. Us girls spent Friday and Saturday re-decorating her bedroom. It turned out great and her reaction was awesome. We also spent time playing minute to win it games and doing black Friday shopping. 

It was a great weekend. Here are a couple pictures. 

This was Thanksgiving day.... Mike, Emerson, and Yoda taking their afternoon nap :)

Two days after Thanksgiving was my sister's birthday. It was fun to be able to 

celebrate it with everyone there. 

Christmas 2012

This year for Christmas we headed south to the warmth in Arizona! We spent two weeks there which gave us a lot of time to relax and enjoy the break. All of Mike's family was there for Christmas and we had so much fun! Christmas included a cold December dip in the pool and lots and lots of games! After Mike has been away for the last 3 years for Christmas he enjoyed being back at home with his family traditions. I even got my first pair of Christmas pajamas! There is so much we did during the two weeks I would be typing forever. Unfortunately we don't have a lot of pictures either but here are a couple.

Mike was very excited about his Christmas gift of Psych seasons 1-4

Mike and I on Christmas Eve in our Christmas pajamas. All the guys matched and all the girls matched. 

Me with my new Kindle! I have the best husband ever who surprised me with this awesome gift!

This is the Christmas dinner we did at our house before going to Arizona. I just had to show off my 

new Christmas china that I got from Jen and Gable for my birthday! I love it!

I hope everyone had wonderful holidays like we did! It really has been a great year for us and 

we are so blessed to have wonderful family and friends! 

Fantastic Fall!

This fall has been full of fun! We had our anniversary, my birthday, and a trip to Boise! 

Here is a glimpse of the highlights!

The last weekend in September we took advantage of a warm Saturday and 

finally made it to the waterfall rock slide in Alpine! 

This is Bree, Natalie, and I sporting our $4 matching swimsuits!

The hike back from the rock slide. It was so pretty.

 Happy 1 year anniversary to us one day early!

Since our anniversary was on Sunday we celebrated Saturday night 

by going out to dinner and then to the moonlight chair lift at Sundance. 

Next fun event this fall was my birthday! This year for my birthday we did a mystery party. 

It was a cocktail party set in the French Rivera in the 1940's. It was a super fun night. We enjoyed dressing 

up and acting our roles. Here is a couple pictures from the night. 

On October 20th, we went to Boise for my niece McKenna's baptism. That morning we 

went through the Boise Temple open house. The temple was beautiful! I just wish I had seen it all before 

the remodeled it. 

This fall we have had the chance to go to a couple football games thanks to our very generous upstairs neighbors! The last game was a little cold...

As I am sure everyone has noticed the weather is getting colder and winter is coming. We had our first big snow the other day. We did a Friday night date night at the temple and walked out to a good amount of snow accumulating!  

'Tis the season to be crafty! I have been in the craft mood and here are a couple of the finish products 

that have come from it!

That is the highlights from our fantastic fall! We hope everyone is having as much fun as we are! As the holidays approach may we all be grateful for our families and all the blessing we have. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We love you all! - Mike and Jana