Wow! I feel like I haven't made a new post in forever, because it has been forever! Things have been so busy around here on this little island! We have been working at our jobs, Danny at his new job taking people on segway tours at Turtle Bay Resort, and me, giving  horse back riding lessons as Gunstock Ranch. We are so blessed so with our jobs, and so lucky to have good ones we enjoy! We still have our little and beloved horse, Corey. In the beginning of the summer we took him to a jumper show  to see how he would perform. The goal at the shows is to see how fast the horse and rider can complete the course of jumps and how clear they can go, meaning not knocking any jumps down. Corey won all three of his classes with flying colors (beating the second place winners time by half) and we came home with all blues and champion! We were so excited. It was an awesome experience and I was so proud, not just of the horse, but myself as well bringing him to that point. He start just as a normal trail horse and has become something much greater than that. He has opened a lot of doors for us and we are grateful for the opportunity to have been able to work with such a great horse! Summer has flown by. It is crazy! We were able to make it home to visit California in May so I could get my horse riding instructor certification, that was a good little getaway, and then Danny's family came out to visit in June, and that was a blast! We also found out some other exciting news that is pretty big. We are expecting a little BOY! We found out were were expecting on April 8th of this year. After taking a test, We were very shocked, but excited. He will be here December 6th. I am already 25 weeks (I told you, time flies) and we feel him kicking and moving all around. I even felt him hiccup the other day. Its such a neat thing. Danny is so excited to be a father, and a great one he will be! We are going home to South Carolina and California in a week to visit family before he comes! It will be so nice to see family and to have a little "getaway" from the island, as much as we love it, it does get a little tight. We also move into our new two bedroom apartment at Temple View Apartments this weekend before our trip. I have LOVED our first little Hawaiian shack. It has done as well and we have made many sweet memories in it, but we are ready for a little bit more room, especially with this baby boy on the way! We will be there at least until Danny graduates with his Business Degree in April. We also are happy to say that we got a new ride. The blue car is still with us, we call it our "beach and barn car". But we needed something a little more reliable and safe for the baby, and something that can actually make it to my semi-monthly doctors appointment. We got a 2011 Jeep Liberty. It is so nice and having AC, especially being pregnant is such a luxury out here, and we pulled Corey to horse shows with it, so that s a plus too! Its a perfect little family car. We have also been pretty busy with our calling at CTR 4 primary teachers. Danny and I teach a class of ten four year olds in our Kahuku 1st ward. It is a fun calling, but a lot of work! We love it though and will miss them when we move. As busy as life is, it is beautiful. We are so blessed and have been given to much. Life is just beginning and it gets better every day! Here are some pictures to catch everything up! I will be making it a priority to write more! 

xoxo

- Emily

                                   

                                                                                 Corey Jumping Away ...

                                                                                  Floating in the sea...

                                                                       Having Fun visiting Cali, Luke and Uncle Danny....

                                                                               Family Portrait!...

                                                                        YAY! I am a certified riding instructor...

                                                                 My CHA certification group...

                                                     Taking the horses to the ocean, Corey and I ... and Dan and Buster...

                                                                                   Life in Paradise...

                                                                                 Our sweet little primary class...

                                                                     Helicopter ride...SO fun!

                                                                          First horse show with Corey February 2013...

                                                                  Second Horse Show with Corey March 2013....

                                                                  Third horse show with Corey, May 2013...Champs!

                                          And Finally- BABY BOY! Here are some ultrasound pictures of our cute little one...

                                                                                         Me at 24 Weeks