2011 Year in Review

Wow....I can't believe that 2011 has come and is almost gone. What a year this year has been. We have had many growing experiences as individuals, a couple, and a family.

Janaury-March

These months were filled with A LOT of Aggie basketball. We attended every home game and also made the trek to Las Vegas to watch the Aggies play in the WAC tournament. We certainly enjoy watching the Aggies play and have enjoyed our season tickets this season!

April-June

These 3 months were filled with excitement and travel. In May Jared graduated from Utah State University with a B.S. in English with an emphasis in Technical Writing. It was such a great day and most of our family were able to attend and celebrate with us.

We also found out in May that we were expecting. We were so excited to receive this news....Jared even burnt his popcorn :)

In June we made the trek to Texas for our yearly trip. We had a great time. We were able to spend sometime in Jared's mission which was great to see where he spent 2 years of his life. While in Texas we ate Whataburger, visited family, attended a Ranger game, and enjoyed being a way from real life for a while. Although my morning sickness really settled in during our trip we had a great time!

July-September

July was filled with spending time in Morgan, camping trips and spending time with family and friends.

August marked the start of my second year of teaching. It wasn't as nerve racking as my first year. So far it has been a great school year and it makes it even more bearable knowing I will be on maternity leave for 2 months.

In September Jared's younger brother Logan was killed in a tragic accident. It was hard on all of us, but the Fulgham family was able to take this trial and grow together as a family. We will continue to miss Logan, but we will also cherish all our memories we have of him.

The week after the accident Jared and I were able to go in and have the ultrasound done to see what we were having. We were so excited to find out we were expecting a little boy. We can not wait for Brantley Logan to get here and I hope he can carry on his Uncle Logan's legacy.

October-December

October was filled with attending Aggie football games and spending many evenings with our good friends Travis and Brittney.

November and December we spent time with family celebrating the holidays and getting ready for our little boy to arrive.

We have had a great year and we can't wait to see what 2012 has to bring us!

Utah Sate Hey Aggies All the Way!

As many of you know Jared and I....well mostly me.....are HUGE Utah State fans. Last year I had the thought of doing a Utah State Christmas tree. Once we got closer to the holiday season I started thinking more and more about the tree and how I was going to make it a Utah State tree. I am so excited how it turned out, and I think it is the perfect tree for us!

Thanksgiving

Jared and I had a great Thanksgiving. Our break started Wednesday morning and lasted until Sunday evening. We were able to spend the first few days with the Fulgham family in Tremonton. It was nice to be together with everyone. It was the first time we were all together since the funeral and it was good just to sit down and relax with everyone. Nikki announced on Thanksgiving that she is getting ready to turn in her mission papers. We are so excited for her, and so excited to be sending out a missionary in the coming year. We will miss her, but we know she will be a great missionary!

Saturday was the annual Hudman Christmas party. As always it was full of talking to family members and eating a lot of food! Its nice to get together with Jared's aunts, uncles, and MANY cousins. We took time to take a quick family picture for Paul and Tina's Christmas card. It isn't professional by any means, but it is always nice to have pictures to keep memories :)

Sunday we made the trek to Neola for our niece Lily's baby blessing. It was great to spend time with my family and see Clark, Amy and their beautiful little girl Lily. It was a great blessing and a great day spent with family. Even though I didn't enjoy the long car ride I am glad Jared and I took the opportunity to go.

I am excited for the Christmas holiday and to spend even more time with our wonderful families. It is going to be a great holiday season. We will be busy with family activities and getting ready for our little guy to join our family.....ONLY 7 MORE WEEKS!

My Thankful List

As Thanksgiving gets close I find myself thinking about everything that I am thankful for. I have been SO blessed in my life. I would truly be ungrateful if I didn't take the time to recognize all of the blessings in my life.

I am thankful for my wonderful husband. Everyday I am reminded how lucky I am to be married to such a wonderful man. He is a hard worker and has ambition in life. I know he will always provide for our family. He is patient with me and lets me put up our Christmas tree....even if it was 2 weeks BEFORE Thanksgiving.

I am thankful for my family. I was lucky enough to be born into a great family and even more lucky to marry into such a wonderful family. I have parents who love me and take care of me. They support me through all of my decisions in life. I have 5 wonderful siblings and their families who bring so much joy to my life. I know I will never been alone in life because of my siblings. My mother-in-law and father-in-law have welcomed me into their home as one of their own children. I know they will be there for us if we ever need them. I have wondering in-laws who treat me as their sister and have welcomed me into their family.

I am thankful for a roof over my head and for our jobs. I have to remind myself each day for how blessed Jared and I are to have a roof over heads. For the space we have to raise our little boy that will be joining our family in January. Our jobs are HUGE blessings in our lives. We are able to both work full time and I will be able to take 2 months off of work when our little one arrives.

I am thankful for the many friends we have. We have some great friends who would drop anything to help us. I know if I ever need help I can call them up and they will be there in a instant to help me.

I am thankful for an easy pregnancy and for the little boy that will be coming to our family in January. This pregnancy has been really easy on me which has allowed me to keep up in my job and continue to do my best work.

I am thankful for the gospel and my knowledge of the plan of salvation. I know with everything that happened this year was made more bearable by my knowledge of the plan of salvation. Knowing that we will see Logan again and that he is in a better place makes going through the days much easier. I am thankful to be living so close to a temple, even though I should go more often, we are so blessed to live only a few miles from the Logan temple. I am thankful for Christ and for the atonement. I know that Christ died for us and because of that we can live again.

I am hoping that through this holiday season I can keep in mind everything that I am thankful for and remember why we have all of these wonderful blessings.

Happy Thanksgiving!

29 Weeks

Well I am officially 29 weeks! Everything is still going great. For the most part I feel good and have energy. Sleeping is getting a little rough, but I think it is just preparing me for what is coming :)

Yesterday my fantastic friends Britney and Kaleena put on a baby shower for me. Of course I don't have pictures from it, even though I did have my camera with me. We got a good start on what we need for this little guy to get here. He is definitely going to be a spoiled little boy! It was so nice just to sit back and enjoy my family and friends company. We got the crib this week, which made my day when I found out it was in :) I can't wait to start putting his room together!

"Family" Pictures

I figured before this baby comes Jared and I should have one last "family " picture with just us. So our wonderful friend Brittney was kind enough to take a few pictures for us. We didn't take to many, but they turned out great! Here are just a few of the pictures.

25 weeks....15 to go

Wow...I can not believe that I am already 25 weeks! It has flown by and I have a feeling the next 15 weeks are going to fly by. So far this pregnancy has been really easy on me. Once I got past the morning sickness stage I have been feeling great!

This picture was taken last week at 24 weeks. I am not sure where this little guy is hiding out at, but luckily I look pregnant now and I don't just get looks from people trying to figure out if I am pregnant or have just gained weight :).

I am excited to start decorating the nursery. We have the bedding picked out and I am excited to paint the room. I can wait for our little guy to get here.

Blue, blue and more blue!

Looks like come January we will be seeing a lot more BLUE in our house. We found out earlier this month that we will be welcoming a little boy into our family and we couldn't be more excited! Everything looked great and our little boy is healthy. We saw all four chamber of the heart, the brain, bladder, his arms and legs....and many more things. We can't wait for January to be here and for this next chapter in our life to begin.

A letter to Logan

Dear Logan,

You were the most kind, loving, talented, and hard-working young man I have ever known. You never had anything bad to say about a single individual. You loved everyone and showed that through his acts of service. I am grateful I was able to know you for the past 3 1/2 years. You welcomed me into the Fulgham family with opened arms.

Logan you were full of wit and creativity. You were always doing something. Whether it was learning to play your many musical instruments, reading books, learning about history, studying the gospel, or building and creating things from his own ideas.

Logan you loved the gospel. You knew the gospel. You lived the gospel. You wanted to serve a mission. You were ready to serve a mission. Now you are serving the most honorable mission. Logan you won't be returning in two years, but we will be able to see you again and hear all of your mission experiences. You are doing the Lord's work. You are fulfilling your mission call. Logan, you are serving the Lord.

I will miss you Logan, but I know that I will be able to see you again and see those crystal blue eyes of yours. I am honored to call you my brother and will share everything you have taught me with my future children. They will know their Uncle Logan and what a great individual you were.

I love you Logan. We will be together again. Until then, continue to serve the Lord.

Love,

Suzanne

Logan Jay Fulgham

(May 27, 1992 - September 3, 2011) beloved son, brother, grandson, and friend, closed his crystal blue eyes for the last time in a tragic car accident. He was received with loving arms by grandparents Harold and Ruth Ann Fulgham, grandpa LaVal Bateman, and Uncle Shane Hudman. Logan is survived by his parents Paul and Tina, brothers Jared (Suzanne), Josh (Nichole), and Landon, sister Nikki, grandparents Luella Bateman and Sterling & Betty Hudman, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Logan led an unique life. He was diagnosed with diabetes on his eleventh birthday. He was an Eagle Scout by age 14 and his project was focused on benefiting Juvenile Diabetes Research. Logan was a hard worker and he loved to serve others. He loved everyone and was loved by all. He was an avid reader, a self-taught musician, and a lover of history, flannel shirts, and wool socks. He excelled in school, graduating from Bear River High School in 2010. He participated in Cross-Country, Drama, and was the Youth City Council Mayor in 2009. Logan worked at Wendy's for the last three years. He loved the Gospel and was well-versed in the scriptures. He was waiting for his mission call. He was a great leader in his short life. Logan is loved and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. We know he is serving his mission where he needs to be.

"It's hard to get the whole picture unless you're helping to paint it." -Logan Jay Fulgham

We love you Logan and will miss you!

2nd year

I am officially 1 week into my second year of teaching. It has been a fantastic week and I having a feeling it is going to be a GREAT year. I still have a caseload of 12 students, but this year will be a lot more mellow than last year. I have a good mixture of high and low students, and they all help each other out. I still love the school I work at and the people I work with. I am excited about what this year will bring. It will be an adjustment with the baby coming in January, but with the class I have it is doable! It has been so nice having something to occupy my time and I was so excited to be back at work. (I guess its always a good thing to enjoy your job).

This week I am 20 weeks. I can't believe this pregnancy is half way over! We will find out next Tuesday whether we will be having a girl or a boy. I can't wait! I'm excited to start coming up with ideas for the nursery. The last couple weeks I have been able to feel the baby move and I love it! I have been feeling a lot better this trimester too. Hopefully this pregnancy continues to treat me nicely :)

Wedding and County Fair

This past weekend we were able to take a few days and head down to Utah County for a wedding and to Moran for the county fair. On Friday we were able to attend Jared's cousin's wedding in the Mt. Timpanogos temple. It was a beautiful ceremony and it was great being able to see some of the family that lives in Texas. I love going back to the temple especially to sealings to remind me the promises I made on my wedding day almost 3 years ago.

On Saturday we spent the day at the Morgan County fair and helped put on the buyers dinner for everyone who supported the youth in the Livestock sale. (I'm really surprise Jared sticks around) We spent most of the day shucking corn, setting up tables, and serving food. It was good seeing people I haven't seen for a long time. It was great to be able to help with something that benefitted myself growing up and once I came to college. Later that night we went to the rodeo and spent the night visiting and enjoying ourselves.

While we were at my parents I went on a short walk and took a few pictures around my dad's ranch. Enjoy the pictures!

24th Weekend

Jared and I had a great 24th of July weekend and we were able to spend time will all of our family. On Friday we head down to my parents for the Sessions Reunion/baby shower for my sister-in-law Amy. We had a great time spending time with my family and hanging out with all of the nieces and nephews (they are all growing up way to fast!) It was great to spend sometime with Clark and Amy too because this will probably be the last time we see them before their little girl comes :). It was also a lot of fun playing with their puppy Murphy. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of him. I did take my camera and I intended to take pictures of everything, but I only got pictures of the grandkids horseback riding. Which they loved! They all loved it and some we couldn't get them off of the horse.

Isaac and Kynzie

Caislin and Sammy (poor Jared had no idea what he was getting into when he married me)

Wyatt and Grandpa

Zachary and Emma

Izzy telling everyone "no" who came up to get her off the horse. She would have stayed on all day if we would have let her!

Zachary, Emma, and Wyatt

Ambria and Sammy

Emma and her cowgirl hat

Izzy and Aydin

It was so much fun to watch my nieces and nephews enjoy themselves. And it was great to spend time on my dad's ranch!

Later on Saturday we headed up to Tremonton to enjoy dinner and watch dinner with Jared's family. And of course I didn't take pictures there (I really need to get better with the picture taking) It was great to spend time with his siblings, cousins, uncles, and aunts. Its a great tradition to spend this time together and enjoy the 24th of July.

On Sunday after church we headed up Logan Canyon and met up with our great friends Travis and Britney and there adorable little boy Chace. We enjoyed great company and great food Sunday night. Monday morning we packed up camp and headed to Bear Lake for the day. I have NEVER seen the lake that high and there wasn't much beach. We had a great day just relaxing and enjoying each others company.

We had a great weekend and are thankful for all of the wonderful family we have in our lives.

Texas Trip

We had a great trip to Texas in June. On the way there we drove through Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and finally Texas. We took a couple of days to get there and stopped in Miami, Oklahoma. One of Jared's areas on his mission. We met up with a good friend of Jared's and he showed us a great time. We went to Colman Theatre and toured that. We also took some time to take the 30 minute drive to Joplin, Missouri. The pictures I posted don't do the destruction justice. It was great to be able to see the part of the country that Jared spent 2 years of his life in. Once we made it to Texas we spent time with family, walking around Dallas, time at the reunion, Ranger game, and more time with family. It was nice to be able to just hang out and get to know that family better. We ate a ton of Whataburgers....enough to last us an entire year. Towards the end of the trip I did get sick and I was ready to be home. The drive home wasn't terrible. We went through Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming. We made it all the way to Laramie the first night, so the second day we only had to spend 6 hours in the car :) We had a great trip and we are hoping to make another trip down next year!

Route 66 right outside of Baxter Springs, the city Radiator Springs in Cars is based on

Rainbow Bridge on Route 66

At Colman Theatre in Miami, Oklahoma

The hospital in Joplin Missouri

Looking across the path that the tornado took. It was about 6 miles long and 1 1/2 miles wide. Before the tornado you couldn't see across the city like this because of all the trees and buildings.

While we were in Dallas we walked around the city. This is a larger than life sculpture of a cattle drive

The the Rangers game....it wasn't too boring.

We had a great time in Texas. I really need to get better at taking pictures so I have more of them :)

Life Lately!

So we have had a fantastic summer so far! Our trip to Texas was great (a post to follow soon). We had a wonderful time and enjoyed 2 great weeks with family. We enjoyed the HOT weather, Rangers baseball game, good food, and sight seeing. Along with all the traveling came some not so wonderful car sickness which is partly due to the wonderful bundle of JOY that is inside of me :) Yep Jared and I are expecting and we couldn't be more excited. Our newest addition will be joining us sometime around January 20th. (yes I know right in the middle of basketball season ;)). Overall I have felt ok. Just a few days a week do I get sick...I am extremely excited for my 2nd trimester. Today we had our first appointment and was able to hear the baby's heartbeat. I am so excited for our next journey we will be experiencing!

Texas......

In one week we will be on our way to one of my favorite places.

We will be spending time with family and just soaking in the warmth.

We will be enjoying delicious whataburgers and fantastic BBQ.

It will be a great 2 week break from work. I am so excited I can't wait.

Also this coming week I will be wrapping up my first year of teaching. I am so excited to not be considered a first year teacher any more. I have learned so much this year and am looking forward to everything I will be learning next year.

What a great time of year it is and I can't wait to see what the rest of summer will bring us!

Graduation!

Yesterday Jared graduated from USU with an English B.S. with an emphasis in Technical and Professional Writing. I am so proud of him! He worked extremely hard and has learned many great skills. We had a wonderful day spent with family. My parents and brother along with his family were able to attend. Jared's parents and siblings were also able to attend. It was nice having them all there to congratulate Jared on this great accomplishment!

Jared waiting to receive his diploma.

Receiving his diploma...of course the one picture I get of this turned out blurry. Such is life I guess.

I am so proud of him!

Jared and his parents at my brother's after the graduation.

Jared will continue working at the Space Weather Center on campus as a full time employee. This will be a great opportunity for him to gain experience and get his name out there! Thank you to all of our family and friends who supported us through the years.