Our Favorite Time of Year!

This is easily one of Nate and I's favorite times of the year, probably like most people! (Although for me it is a toss up between enjoying a nice summer day at the beach or by the pool!) Seriously though, not only do we love December because it is the month we celebrate the day we became husband and wife, or because we love picking out a Christmas tree and decorating the house, or because we get to drive around and look at Christmas lights while listening to our favorite Christmas music, but most importantly it is the time of year we reflect most on all that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has done for us! It is so easy to get caught up in gifts and parties and the fun things that this time of year has to offer, but I hope and pray that I can take time this Christmas to be thankful for what the Lord has done for me. He has given me an amazing family, wonderful friends, and the perfect husband. I am also so thankful for the baby He is allowing me to carry inside my belly. I can't wait to meet our son or daughter in just about 5 months! My prayer for myself in the coming new year is that I can be a great wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, along with all the other roles He has given to me. I know I can only do these things with the Lord's help. Like so many of the Christmas cards that we sent out this year said, our prayer for you is that the coming year would be full of many blessings for your family! We are really looking forward to seeing a lot of you in the next few weeks! For those of you who have not been able to visit us yet in Tallahassee at Christmas time, here are a few pictures for you to enjoy!

Have a very Merry Christmas! Check back in with us at the beginning of the New Year for more updates and pictures on Baby Schuck!

Love you all,

Joy & Nate

Baby Belly - 16 weeks

As you can see, my belly is getting a little bigger (even though it is not quite as big as my booty yet)!!! I am in my 16th week now and feeling pretty good! Please continue to keep us and our baby in your prayers!

Celebrating 3 Years and a Baby on the Way!

On December 6th (at my 15 week appointment), after waiting at the doctor's office for nearly two hours because they were so busy, I got to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time! Even though I was so tired of waiting by the end of that appointment, the wait was well worth it. The sound of my baby's heartbeat was so soothing and reassuring! The doctor said everything sounded great! He also said that we should find out the sex of the baby at our next appointment on January 4th! Yay!!!!

This past week we celebrated our 3 year anniversary on December 11th! Nate surprised me that morning with tw0-dozen roses and the sweetest card. He also made me breakfast before I had to leave for work (which isn't unusual)! He's the best husband I could have ever asked for! That night we enjoyed dinner at a restaurant we had never been to called Food Glorious Food. When we got home we watched our wedding video, which has kind of become a tradition for us! It was the perfect night to reflect on all the blessings God has given to us as a couple over these past few years!

Thanks to Nate's mom and my wonderful mother-in-law Linda, the anniversary celebration continued when a few days later we got to enjoy another very nice dinner at Clusters and Hops! She made the reservations and arranged everything for us....it was great! Thanks again Linda! The picture at the restaurant didn't turn out the best, but it kind of gives you an idea of how romantic is was!

***Pictures on Snapfish***

I just wanted to let you know that we have started posting our pictures on Snapfish. (We even have some as far back as our wedding!) We thought this would be a good way to share all of our photos with family and friends (especially when the baby comes)! It is also great because you can purchase the pictures your in or that you want and have them sent directly to your house for a good price! To view our pictures you have to enter your email address and create a password, but don't worry, I've never known anyone that has ever received any junk mail from them. Snapfish is very similar to Shutterfly, if you are familiar with that. I have even heard that the Snapfish site is a little more secure than Shutterfly. Let me know if you have any problems with it and I'll see if I can help you out. Anytime you want to see the pictures, you can click on The Schuck Family on Snapfish from our blog page in the right hand column under Pictures or go to the following web page. Enjoy!

http://theschuckfamily.snapfish.com/snapfish

Jeep For Sale!

Nate's 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee is for sale! So, if you know anyone that's looking for a car in great condition, send them our way! You can view more information about it on http://www.autotrader.com/ (use zip code 32309 for your search). Thanks for spreading the word!