JORDAN SCORED A FULL-TIME, PERMANENT POSITION WITH COASTAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION on the 1st of June!!! He has been working for them as a contractor for almost a year now and we are thrilled that the job is now permanent and includes excellent benefits! The Lord has been SO faithful to us and we give Him all the praise and the glory!
But now I have to back up to May...
The weekend after our last beach trip, we were invited by my sister and her husband to spend another weekend at the beach, this time in an ENORMOUS beach house! We had a great time, although Jordan was unable to join us because of work :( Here are a few pictures from the weekend...
For a a look at all 130 pictures from our weekend away, go here
The very next weekend, we headed to Nashville, TN for Jordan's brother's wedding. It was SO MUCH FUN! We got to see so many people we haven't seen in years... it was literally like a reunion. Here's Isaac and Ethan with Uncle Brandon before the wedding:
And here's the bride and groom with Jordan and Brandon's parents:
We managed to sneak in a family shot:
Here are a couple from a cool park in Nashville that we took the boys to:
The boys had the most fun swimming at the hotel pool. First, a race with Aunt Julia:
Then Isaac took a rest in the hot tub:
While Ethan played around in the big pool:
All in all, it was a GREAT trip. We are so blessed to have Ashley as part of the family now and we're glad we were able to make the trip for their big day!
And last, but certainly not least, in May, after 8+ years of working full-time and going to school, Jordan graduated... with honors!!!! I am so proud of him! Unfortunately, I don't have any graduation pictures to share. After 8 years of school, he'd had enough of the place and decided not to "walk" and sit through the boring ceremony. Honestly... I don't blame him!
That brings us to June. Many exciting things have happened so far this month, with more to come. For starters, we were able to get some ultrasound pictures taken for free. A good friend of ours works for pregnancy support services and they were looking for some pregnant models to come in and let them practice on so they could get re-certified. We were so blessed to be able to participate. It was so fun to lay there and watch the baby for nearly an hour! It was very active, and very cooperative for all the measurements they needed to take. Here are a couple shots of our little miracle:

Praying perhaps...???

You can see the baby's ribs in this one:

Unfortunately it was still just a tad too early to find out the sex with any certainty. But my next doctor's appointment is June 22nd and they will be doing a full-anatomy, Level II ultrasound. So just a little over a week until we know for sure. We can hardly wait!
Also noteworthy in the month of June... we decided that we will be homeschooling the boys next year! I could not be happier about this :) I have been busy putting together curriculum and will be spending the month of July making lesson plans and getting organized. The boys are VERY excited (we'll see if they are still excited once they see it doesn't mean staying home all day to play!!!) Their official last day of public school will be June 30th. They will take the month of July off and we will hopefully start up in August and follow somewhat of a year-round schedule to allow for flexibility when the baby is born.
Ethan will turn 7 on the 24th of this month, so I'm sure a post will soon follow with pictures of his special day (or, in my case, pictures may follow in several months when I get around to posting again!)
I think that pretty much covers everything over the last two months. We are continually amazed by and in awe of God's provision for our lives and how he has blessed our family. I will, once again, leave you with a much anticipated picture of my growing belly. This was taken at 17 weeks:
blessings... ~c