It's a zoo out there!

Its been a little while since I have been on here to update everyone. We have had some exciting things happen.

Last week on Monday we went to the Phoenix Zoo! It was the most amazing zoo ever. We got to feed giraffe and pet sting ray. So fun. Ivan really loved it to. He got to run around and chase birds and squirrels.

Ivan has finally completely adjusted to being in a new place. He is now only taking one 2 hour nap a day. He goes to bed at 8 and sleeps until about 7 ish A.M. He is happy and growing. I cant believe he will be a year old on the 25th! He is growing up way to fast!
I will be turning 23 on Tuesday! Yay! I love birthdays! We plan on going back to Phoenix to the Zoo safari...I guess its a little bit different then the actual Zoo. So for Ivan and my birthday that's the plan.
Paul and I are both employed officially. Praise God! Paul starts on Monday. He will be working for Coke. I start the 21st and I will be working for Chase Bank. We are so excited the Lord has blessed us with great jobs in such a short amount of time. He has a plan for us and he is providing every open door needed.
We met with the pastor of the church we are attending. We wanted to know how to get plugged in and involved in different ministries. We know God has us in this little pow dunk town for a reason. Now we are praying and being pro-active to figure it out. It turns out there is a ready big need on worship team (which is great for Paul). And there is a huge need for female leadership with the high schoolers (which is great for me). Also, there is a HUGE need for some sort of young married couples group or Bible study. They have Bible studies for the oldies and the yougies but nothing really for in between. So we are praying and asking God to show us were he wants us to serve. I know my pray is just "Use me Lord". I don't really care where he puts me I just want him to use me. At this particular church we do have to become members before serving in a ministry. Thus, we are working on that. We are so excited to be in a new place with new opportunities to serve the Lord. Its amazing what he is already doing in our lives.

I have recently taken up crafting. When I first decided to start crafting I obviously went on line to try and find a craft store. Much to my dismay craft stores don't exist in this area! I was freaking out. Finally I found a scrap booking store a couple of towns over. I had to drive 45 minutes to get there but it was so worth it. This place was so stinking cool. Its a small family owned business. The girl has collected all of this awesome antique stuff and she has tons and tons of paper and stickers and buttons and whatever else you might want. Here are a couple pictures of some candles I decorated.

Well, I think that is everything for now. We love and miss all you Oregonians!