Accepted!

I know that I am WAY behind on my posts, so I'll try to catch-up this week with the blog. At least I can use the holidays as an excuse, right?

But, first off:


Nate, Beckham, and the rest of us, will be trading in our Utah Utes gear for something a little less red and a little more BLACK & YELLOW! Something that looks a little more like this:

That's right, Nate has been officially accepted to the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (Nurse Practitioner) program at the University of Iowa, and we could not be more thrilled (seriously!). This is something that we have hoped and prayed for, for a long time - to stay in Iowa for Beckham's health care and to get Nate accepted into a top DNP program. Nate is thrilled by this news.....though he is dreading going back to school again. His program will start in June, and we will be looking at moving to Iowa City soon.

Way to go Nate! We're so proud of you!

7 years....and counting!

7 years ago today, Nate and I were married. And even though we don't look like it (the picture was taken at the end of our wedding day, showing how tired we were), we were happier than words could explain...and that has never changed. I sure love the heck out of this guy, and can't wait to spend eternity with him! No matter what we go through, Nate, you're mine, and I'm yours.



-Kim

Iowa blizzard

Iowa (along with most of the rest of the country) experienced a monstrous snow storm this week, resulting in a monumental (that was the exact word used by the news) blizzard. And guess what responsible parents took their children outside to play in it? Yup. That would be us. Here's some shots to show just how much our kiddos loved playing outside in the weather.

Who says you can't have buckets of fun when the wind chill is -20?

Iowa blizzard = freezing. Check out the size of the snow drift in the driveway behind Beckham? It was at least 3 feet!

And here is the snow drift when we opened our front door. Our place is on the lucky side of the street that only got a foot snow blown at it.

All I can say is that it's a good thing that we love living in Iowa!

I love winter clothes!

Enough said!