Hunter's Blessing

Hunter was blessed by his da on April 6th, 2013. We had him blessed while we were in Hawaii so we could have my family there. Nothing better than watching the sunset over the ocean right before your husband blesses your baby boy! Scott did such a good job, and Hunter looked so cute in his white outfit. We are so blessed to have a home where dad has the preistood and was able to give Hunter that special blessing. The only thing that could have made the day more prefect was if Scott family was there, but with us living in Houston this was our best option. We chose April 6th because that is the day ( 3years ago) that Scott and I were sealed in the Draper Temple.

Welcome Little Hunt!

He finally arrived! Hunter Scott Christensen, born January 3, 2013 at 7:49 pm, weighing 7 lbs 11 ounces, and 19.5 inches long.
We tried so hard to have a New Years baby, but little Hunt just wasn't budging. So the Doc agreed to induce at 39 weeks. We got to the hospital around 10:30 in the morning (when they finally had time for us) and started up on the pitosin right away. I had been contracting all morning so I was ready for the epidural as soon as possible! After that is was smooth sailing til about 4:30 pm when we started pushing. THREE HOURS LATER... at 7:49 our Little Hunt arrived. He was perfect. Ten fingers and Ten toes. Scott and I were exhausted! I've never seen a husband help so much during childbirth as Scott did. He was an awesome coach, traumatized, but awesome.
Two days later, on our 4 year anniversary (Jan 5th) we brought our little bundle of joy home. He has been such a blessing in ourhome, bringing out the best and worst in us but bringing Scott and I closer together. We have had to work as a team, taking turns rocking him at night, and taking turns sleeping!! But we love every minute of it!

one day old

four days old

three weeks old

Oh Boy!!!

That's right... We are having a boy and we are so excited!! No names yet! (any help is appreciated!) and we have the nursery about half way there and we are running out of time! I can't believe it! We have about 7 1/2 weeks left!! Unless he comes early... we're kinda hoping for Dec 31st :) Everything has been well so far, the doctor says he is big (hope that means he'll come a little early) and besides being uncomfortable ALL the time, its been an easy uneventful pregnancy! We've also been SOO spoiled... we were able to fly back home early October and have a baby shower with our families. We got tons of great stuff, but seeing our families was the best part! I also was blessed with a baby shower thrown by the ladies of our ward! So much fun to hang out with the girls and celebrate our little guy! ALSO last week Scott's coworkers threw a shower at his office! I was able to meet lots of his coworkers and had such a good time with crazy games and good food!! This little guys has already blessed us so much and we couldn't be more grateful for all the support and for our health so far. Only a couple more months and he'll be here. come on Christmas!!!

23 Weeks

30 Weeks

Nursery... about the only decor I have so far !

Oh BABY we're having a BABY

That's right... the Christensen family is adding a new bundle of joy... due January 10, 2013! Scott and I could't be more thrilled!! I am officailly 16 weeks along today and we have our gender ultrasound tomorrow! I can't wait, it is gonna make our little peanut seem so much more real! We painted the nursery a few weeks ago but can't wait to do some shopping and decorating! Ive got the first belly pics here and I'll post pics of the nursery soon!

Ten weeks

... and the "before" to the nursery

Fifteen weeks!!!

 The nursery is now gray, and Jax still thinks its his room ;) Poor guy!

Update through Pictures

Here is a good variety of what we've been up to lately.... ENJOY!




We were able to go to the Rodeo last week.... Scotts favorite part is the petting zoo, but i loved the food!!! Yes that is right.. The best part was the fried snickers! They had a huge livestock show, amazing food, and then the rodeo. We had so much fun! This is a picture of Scott endulging in the amazingness of the fried snickers.



Scott installed crown molding throughout the ENTIRE house... ended up being a lot more work than we thought! But he did an awesome job, it really looks amazing. This is the entryway. He even painted the ceiling a charcoal grey. I love how it turned out.





I put up my St Pattys Day decor and am pretty proud. I made the shamrock on the door from wood scraps leftover. And the small green wreath I made from split peas (thank you pinterest). It turned out nice I think!! And cost me practically nothing!







Finally spring is here!! We got all new furniture for our patio and now we spend all of our time out there. Scott put up his old hammock from his mission and Jax just loves getting in it, but struggles a bit getting out. It is so funny watching him try to stand and jump out and he ends up falling on his face everytime. So now he gets in and then just stays in. Refusing to get out! The weather is getting warm really fast and before we know it summer will be here and so will the Houston heat! So we will enjoy the outdoors while we can! Lots of BBQing and bike rides.

Scott had a Birthday...SHOUT HORRAY!!

Scott is now 29 years old!! Holy cow kids!! We had a weekend of birthday cake, fried chicken and a lot of football. Yes it is just what he asked for. I bought him the infamous kindle fire, which he loved (go me!) Its not very often that I score big on his birthday so I am going to let everyone know it. Here is an awesome picture of my birthday boy!

One Year in the Lonestar State

I cannot believe we have officially been in Houston for an entire year!!! This last year has just flown by. We have been pretty busy with our new jobs and our new home and our new puppy (who is huge BTW!). Scott has been working for the Department of Defense for one year now, and he is actually enjoying work most of the time :) And I have been working at Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center in the Cardiovascular Intermediate Unit. While we both love of jobs, we definitley enjoy our days off together more!! So to make things easy I have compiled a small list of our favorite things to do in Houston, not in any specific order, here it goes...
10. Work (we kinda like our jobs so far)
9. Finding fun new places to eat
8. Shopping... Shopping... Shopping
7. Bike rides to HEB or Hobby Lobby (my fav)
6. Taking the dog on walks at night in the warm summer heat.
5. The BEACH!!
4. Visits from family
3. Working in the yard and Garden
2. Happy Hour at Sonic
1. Building a family.

With our families so far away, Scott and I have worked hard to make Houston our home. We really do have a good life here and are so blessed. I was lucky enough to fly home for a few days this month to go to my Dad's retirement party. I miss them all so much and could not ask for a better family. Scott put up with an empty house and probably an empty stomach for a few days so I could go and I am so grateful!! Thanks guys!!!

Onto the the pictures. We have had so so much fun with our new home. Scott has been nonstop building or painting something!! We put a garden in the backyard and ended up needing to build a fence to keep Jax out!! Scott is so awesome!! He can build just about anything and trust me I will put him to the test this summer!!! Also he build a brick wall in the living room, yes you read that right.. a brick wall. I was sceptical at first but WOW, he did an amazing job. I have learned to just let him do what he wants and not to question him. We have plenty of more projects in the works so I will post more pics soon!!

Scott and Jax with the fence they built

The wall

Scott turns the big 28 !!

Scott turned 28 on Saturday, we celebrated by going to Monster Jam at the Reliant Stadium. It was a lot of fun; we'd never been before and it was really LOUD!! But Scott LOVED it!! We also were able to walk through the house and then have a picnic in the park with some friends.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCOTT.... I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH!!!

The house is sure coming along. Saturday they finally finished the all stone and brick, looks fabulous!! and they finished up all the tile in the bathrooms and were putting in all the lighting fixtures. So far this week they have finished the stone fireplace, which i think turned out rather nicely!! and they finished all the kitchen countertops and backsplash!! The house is so darn close to being finished I can't even believe it!! It has been so much fun and only a tiny bit stressfull!!

My Christmas Miracle

Every holiday season is full of little miracles, whether we want to take the time to notice them or not. This year Scott and I were surprised with a Christmas visitor that turned our lonesome Christmas Holiday into the best Christmas since rollerblade barbie (1995 I think!) I put up the Christmas tree, the lights and the stockings in late November but Christmas just wasn't in the air. Since we are building our house this year, Scott and I decided not to travel home for the holidays. Also since I am new at the job I ended up getting scheduled all of Christmas weekend anyways. We've done everthing possible to bring the holiday spirit into our little home, but without the snow and without our families it just didn't seem possible.
So then the Christmas miracle begins, before we even knew it actually. It was December 1st and I was working in the Neuro Unit, which is strange enough, it was 6 pm and I was busy trying to get things finished for the day, when I get a call. The man says he is from the admitting office and needs me right away, confused I question the man asking why and if he was sure he had the right nurse. He insisted it was me he wanted and it was now that he wanted me. Being an hour away from shift change I tried to get him to wait but he said I had 10 minutes, so I ran. I left my patients in the hands of another nurse and left the unit on my way to admissions. I am texting Scott on the elevator, worried something happened but he texted back just as confused as I was. As I arrive in what I am hoping is the admissions area, a woman is waiting for me, calls me by name, and asks me to follow her. My heart is pounding and I am getting more nervous until I walk around the corner to see my mother sitting their waiting for me. I remember looking at her and then looking at the woman and needing a few seconds to understand what has happened. My mom was in Houston? in the hospital?
My mothers surprise visit to Houston for the holidays. She had planned the visit for a while, but spoke a word to no one is fear of Scott or me finding out. She spent all morning flying from Utah to Phoenix to Houston. As she arrived at the car rental she pulled out her GPS and told the man she was going to "Hermann hospital". She had printed out a map she had from the airport to the Memorial Hermann hospital in northwest Houston. A bit of inside info- there are like 8 Memorial Hermann hospitals in Houston and she had a map to one that was over an hour from where I was. The man tells her about the many Hermann hospitals and asks if she was sure she had the right one. Of course she has no idea, but she knows I work downtown and the map she has is not taking her downtown. The man, being part of the Christmas miracle, puts a different address into her GPS directing her to the exact hospital in which I would be located. After her journey to the Medical Center, finding parking, and asking for directions she somehow ends up in the admissions office.
Having my mother here for the holidays was more than a Christmas miracle. It was exactly what we both needed this Christmas season. We Christmas shopped for three days, wrapped gifts, decorated the tree, and ate and ate and ate!! It was so hard taking her back to the airport Saturday morning but I am so thankful for everyday she was able to spend with us.
I have no doubt that God's hands were involved in so many events that day. From the man at the car rental, to the man in the admissions office, and my boss giving me a couple days off that weekend.Scott was such a good sport, and even though he was sick that week, he let me hang out with my mom, go shopping and he even cooked us dinner one night. I am a very blessed woman to have so many special people in my life and to be able to spend time with my two favorites this time of year. I am hoping and praying that next year we will be able to go home and surprise our families for the holidays. We still have so many people that we miss but hope to see them soon!
Thanks mom, I love ya and miss ya already!!

So I Think It's Time For An Update

So I know I haven't posted anything in like 6 months!! And a lot has happened. So we'll start with the beginning.........

April 6, 2010
Scott and I were sealed for time and all eternity. It seemed like our wait to get to the temple took forever, but that short year is nothing compared to eternity. We are so blessed to be members of the church and to have the opportunity to go through the temple together and we are excited to start our family off with that amazing blessing. We chose the Draper temple and were so lucky to have friends and family there to celebrate our special day.







May 1, 2010

I graduated from Southern Utah University with my Bachelors in Nursing!! Finally after a long four years of studying and crazy long days at the hospital Scott and I are excited to start a normal life together; its no fun having a wife in nursing school. I was lucky enough to have my parents drive down to Cedar City for the weekend to celebrate with us. I am really going to miss my nursing family, I wouldn't have made it through the last two years without them. I know they will all be successful in whatever they do with their careers.

Thanks for all the memories guys!!



May 15, 2010
This was the day Scott and I said goodbye to good ol' Cedar City and made our 24 hour journey to Houston, Texas to start our new life. It wasn't an easy decision, but we knew it was the right move to make. Scott got a job working for the Department of Defense as a Federal Auditor. He really is liking his job so far and seems to be pretty good at it. I spent the first month in Texas studying for the NCLEX and then got a job working at a hospital in the Texas Medical Center as a cardiovascular nurse. We really miss our families and friends back in Utah but hope to visit them as much as we can. We want to make it back to Utah one day, but for now we are enjoying the new environment and focusing on our careers. We have had fun exploring the new area, here are some pictures of some of our adventures.

Astros baseball game at Minute Maid Park

Schlitterbahn water park

Beach in Galvastan

Kemah boardwalk

Houston Zoo (Scott loved the long horns!!!)

The man I married.........

So isn't it during rough times that you are reminded of all your blessings and of how great life really is??!! Well life is good. And nothing is better than spending it with the one you love. Our first anniversary is Tuesday and I could not be more thrilled... Just thinking back at the last crazy year makes me excited for year number two. With thoughts of careers, moving, home buying, and maybe even family expanding, the stress level is high. There is no one else I would rather endure it with than my Scott! He truely has provided me with the best life I could imagine and I only wish to make it up to him everyday of our eternal lives. I decided to devote this blog to him, and to our marriage. The semester starts in about four hours, so if i dont write now, It'll probably never happen.
I LOVE YOU SCOTT..... Here are just a few of the reasons why.....
10. He is so quiet when I am sleeping after a long night if work- even when he is bored or horny!
9. He eats whatever I cook.... even when I won't eat it.
8. He goes to a job 5 days a week, no matter how miserable it can be.
7.He is full of surprises..... like he washed my filthy filthy car saturday while I was sleeping.
6. The random "I love you" and "I miss you" texts I get throughout the day.
5. I can trust him on anything.. You don't always appreciate the luxury of an honest husband until you don't have one.
4. 3. He lets me win arguments.... sometimes
3. He takes care of me... when I am upset or sick, he listens to me and makes it all better.
2. He knows me. Very well too. AND he still loves me.
1. He is very good looking... hmm hmm. nuff said.

Well hopefully we'll be blogging soon about our temple sealing... anyday now!

BIRTHDAY BOYS

It's birthday time for the Hatch boy's. Jon turned 26 (holy cow!) August 5th, and Jeremy advanced to a new,hopefully more mature stage of life, 18 years old on July 27th. They are some pretty awesome boys. Both are workaholics who love their families. Jon likes to spend time with his girls and in the outdoors (when he's not working). No one really knows what Jeremy does with his spare time...hanging with the ladies??

Sorry I wasn't able to see you guys on your birthdays!! Thanks for being the best brothers a sister could ask for.... not very often does a girl get a hug and an "Love ya sis" from her brothers whenever I see them. Even though it is almost always followed by a wet-willy!!
Love ya guys... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Jon being an awesome Dad

Jeremy in Hawaii... trying to be a bad a**