We Passed!!

Around July 3rd or so, some cells started dividing and some hormones started tripling to give us this grade on a recent test we took!

At the end of Juse the Dr found an ovarian cyst on my right ovary that was the size of a baseball. They weren't very sure what caused it or why it got so big so fast, but they recomended that I have it removed. The posibilities of the cycst were a little scary and worst case senerio I could be left unable to have children. I was scheduled to have surgery to remove it on July 14th. I purchased a preggo test just to be sure that I was not with child when they operated, but I completely forgot to take it the morning of the surgery. The surgery went well and I recovered very quickly. That following Sat, Ben and I were sleeping in and chatting before we got out of bed. For some strange reason I remembered the pregnancy test I bought and just for the heck of it asked Ben if we should take it. Not expecting it to be any thing but negative. I proceeded with the test and lightly saw the second line appear vaguely. I ran back into the room to find Ben sitting on the bed reading the box and asked Him "what symbol means positive?" , His face lit up and he said "let me see it!". We traded test for box and looked at each other in disbelief.

What a roller coaster these past few months have been! All the way from pondering what it would be like not to be able to have children... to... surprise! you are able to have children and you will in 9 mos! We are so thankful for the grace that God has shown us in allowing this little one to be formed. At a time that we were so unsure of what the future held, God knew and found it fit to give us a perfect gift!

So little Saunders is on his or her way and should make an apperance some time around March 27th 2009. We could not be happier. Praise the Lord for this execelent and perfect will for our lives. We give him all the praise!

So I have a little catching up to do....

OK, I realize that these pictures were taken way back in May and it is now officially fall, but better late than never right? Back in May Ben and I had a wonderful and much needed vacation to Loreto Mexico. It is one of our favorite places to vacation and we were so blessed to be able to have the resources to go.

We were there for a week of relaxing on the beach, fishing, clamming, scuba, snorkeling, kayaking, and of course eating yummy Mexican food.

The last time Ben and I were in Loreto was
the summer before we were hitched. It was

so much fun for us to go back and spend a week
relaxing and
catching up with family and friends.

I would probably have more to say about this vacation had I blogged about it right when we got home, or even a few weeks after, but I confess I am a lazy blogger. So enjoy the pictures.

The Spurgeons meet at last!

In case you can't tell from the video....that wooden thing is a carved statue of Charles Spurgeon....our first son's name sake. Well.....we could hardly contain our little man's excitment at getting to meet this amazing preacher for the first time. As you can tell he is thrilled....We couldn't bear to tell him that he was made of wood.....or maybe it was just the cat nip!

Country Livin'

One of the best parts about moving to Kentucky is that....we have never been here before. There is so much history and sites unseen that it is hard to fit it into the school and work schedule. We have made it a goal to take any friends or family that come to visit us #1-to the home made ice cream and pie kitchen (your just going to have to come visit us to try it!) and #2 to a destination here in KY that we have never been before. We have so far not run out of fun places to go, although there are some that we will not be returning to:) A few weekends ago our friends Jimmy and Carolyn now Anderson (they came a few weeks before they got hitched) came down from OH to hang for the weekend. We hadn't met Jimmy's bride-to-be yet, so we were really exicted to get to spend the weekend with both of them. First we headed to the Rec center on campus to get in a few games of couple's raquet ball...and then off we ventured to Huber's family farm. It is a local farmer's huge farm that he has transformed into a tourist dream. We had a blast trying to hit a floating target with a apple sling shot, eating fresh strawberries, sliding down huge slides made of piping, kissing pigmy goats, eating fudge, feading monstourous coy fish in the ponds, wine tasting, and who could forget the corn cannon.

It was a whole bunch of good ol' country fun, only found in the blue grass state.

I had to post this!

Ben and I have sort of started a tradition or habit what ever you want to call it, of sleeping in on saturday mornings and then having pancakes. It is either pancakes or waffles....which ever we are in the mood for. We are getting to be quite conosures. Well this last saturday...we got a little surprise! Maybe God was trying to tell us something, but I don't think I could have done this if I tried.....please tell me that you see what we see in the second picture below!
Us with our pancakes!

I'm not sure how this happened, but Ben and I were rolling laughing.

Its that time of life!

Yes...it has begun, first all our friends were getting married, and now they are having babies! Our good friends Moy and Amy just welcomed Rebecca Kristen Sanchez into the world! Such a cutie.

This is our other friend Anna holding baby Rebecca. Poor little thing broke here coller bone on here way into the world.

There is the proud papa.

Here are some more friends...from left to right Joe, Melissa, Moy, baby Rebecca, Amy (mommy), Ben and Me. We are all pretending to smoke pink chocolate cigars!

Mom and Dad in KY!

I have been a major slacker in posting things lately. So backing up to April.....Mom and Dad Saunders came to visit us! There is a huge conference here in Louisville every other year called "together for the gospel". It has speakers like Piper, Mohler, Mahaney, and McArthur that are all here for....well....the gospel. So Scott brought with him a wonderful friend of the family and a elder from their church back home, Jack Swift. We had such a great time getting to spend time with them. We got to take a trip up to Cincinatti OH while they were here to see the Creation Museum. It has only been open a year, but it is a whole museum opened by the AIG (answers in genesis), which gives archeological evidence for creation. It was so interesting to see the whole gospel layed out in a museum coupled with archeological evidence that supports biblical truth. We learned so much and were very encouraged that a ministry like this is out there.
The conference was from tuesday to thursday for the guys. Jack and Scott also got to go with Ben to some of his classes. We loved being able to show them what life is like for us at this point. While the boys were out, Dena and I planted my very first garden, did some creative cooking, and just relaxed and wondered where the boys were. The whole week was so refreshing.

My garden that my MIL and I planted! It has grown a lot since this

This is my beautiful MIL stopping to smell the flowers. There is a really old Cemetary here in the Ville that has amazing flowers and trees in the spring.

Ben and his mom and the amazing DogWood tree. I love this picture!

A huge T-Rex at the Creation Museum. I learned that they found the T-Rex bones here in Colorado, Montana, and Utah.......I had no idea....I guess I should have paied more attention as a kid in school.
Giddy Up

Our favorite Ice Cream shop....'The homemade icecream and pie kitchen"....Ben and I have to limit ourselved to this place to once a week...It is SO good