The Next Stage in Life

Nicole and I have bee married for almost 11 months now. Life has been great, and incredibly busy. The print shop is doing well, and keeping me very busy. Nicole is kind enough to help out weekly after working at her regular job. Self employment has been great, and the hours have been long. We have stayed busy with our church service, and don't seem to have a lot of down time, which is good. With summer finally here (I think...) I have spent quite a bit of time trying to get our yard looking respectable, which has been quite the chore, specially since I usually get home shortly before it gets dark.
For more interesting news, Nicole and I are expecting our first baby. On Monday June 14 we had an ultrasound and found out that it is going to be a little girl. Nicole and both grandmas thought it would be a boy. In fact they were so convinced of it that grandma Redd even made a little baby blanket with a blue trim (in her defense she made a cute little girl blanket as well just in case). The ultra sound was quite an amazing experience. And our little baby is quite the boxer. She was punching and moving her arms the entire time. I can only imagine what that bundle of energy will be like when she is finally out !!
We are very excited for the opportunity to become parents. I am convinced we have no idea what awaits us, but I am sure it will be great. Here are a couple of pictures from the ultrasound.