We're Back!

Well I decided it was about time we updated our blog but when I got on here I saw that Eric had beat me to it. What a guy! I'm so lucky to have him--he's so good to me!

Here's a little update on what we've been up to...

As you can tell from Eric's post there has been a little bit of excitement at our house. First with the new addition of Tucker (who came when we had resigned ourselves to the fact that we just might not be able to have any kids so...let's just get another dog right?) and then with this pregnancy. We're so excited for this baby and are praying that everything goes well.

I would love to be one of those women who say that being pregnant is the best time of their life but unfortunately I have not been one of the chosen few who get to say that. Instead, I've been working on a really close relationship with my bed and the bathroom. I feel like I've been sick forever. Eric and I actually ended up pregnant the beginning of August, and lucky me, I started throwing up right away. Then unfortunately, we lost that pregnancy and I caught the dreaded Swine Flu. Kind of felt like a kick in the teeth. However, we were really blessed because I ended up pregnant again right away. We really feel like it was a miracle! Counting our disappointments the third time was really a charm for us! Needless to say, I have a new found respect for mothers of multiple children. When you're so sick and feeling generally miserable it's hard to believe that women are willing to do it more than once and I've only started! Kind of a scary thought.

Fortunately, I think we're on the upside of it all. I've been able to keep food down for the last 4 days and am feeling much better. I'm so grateful for priesthood blessings and a wonderful husband. I've always known that he loves me very much but you really find out the extent of their commitment and love when you're not able to do anything for yourself. Eric has been pulling double duty big time since October with working all day and taking care of me as well. I'm so grateful for him!

Anyway, on to other things. We are really starting to enjoy Thermopolis. I think when we are finally in a home of our own it will really feel like we actually belong here. We have met some really great friends which helps a lot, and I think Eric knows just about everyone in town now from being at the store all day. That small town feeling is alive and well here in Thermopolis.

We had a fun summer--didn't do much but it was fun. I think our biggest highlights were family reunions, fishing, and horseback riding. It always feels great being in the mountains and having fun with family. I also had my old roomates from college come and spend a couple of days with me. It was so nice to see them again. I think it had been 7 years since we had all been together. We had a great time visiting and catching up.

Eric and my dad were able to have a successful elk hunt this year as well. It always cracks me up when they spend their "vacation" riding horses and walking for miles and miles up a steep mountain while freezing their tails off, worrying about grizzly bears and wolves carrying off their kill and then packing out camp and coming home all the time hoping that that mule train they are leading out won't plummet off the steep cliffs they are on. They call it "having a great time". Personally I don't think it sounds like that much fun...I think I would need a vacation from my "vacation" if it were me. Oh well, they seem to really enjoy themselves and it's really nice for me to have my husband and dad get along so well and have fun together.

Here are a few pictures from our summer and fall.

June
At the Yorgason family reunion my uncle Carl told us we were welcome to take his boat out for a spin...we should have asked if it needed gas because we had to paddle back to shore with one paddle and my uncle Phil's crutches! Boy did we feel like a trio of blondes. Moral of the story...check if the boat has gas before you take it out in the middle of a lake.

Fishing on the lower Sunshine above Meeteetse. We both caught our limit and had a great time.


July
On July 23rd I was able to see my nephew Zachary David Mackay come into the world. It was the neatest experience. My bro-in-law Jeff is one proud papa.

August

As always, going horseback riding is a blast. Cody was having it's annual balloon festival the morning that we left so we had balloons landing all around Eric's parents house. It was pretty neat.

We decided to ride Eagle Creek Trail up the North Fork. It was really pretty up there.

Me and Bella

All the dogs know that Grandpa is a softy. They always beg his lunch off him.

Lyle, Alex, and Eric--the Wild Bunch!
September
I took Eric to Ten Sleep lake for his birthday. We had a great day fishing and relaxing. Can you guess why we didn't catch any fish?



October
Eric was privileged to be asked to bless our newest nephew on October 8th. What a couple of handsome boys!

I found out that I was pregnant the day before our 4th year anniversary. I decided to wait a day to tell Eric so he could open this as his gift.