Easter 2010 at Reece and Haley's!

We celebrated Easter at Reece and Haley's in 2010. It was them, the Fails, Haley's sister, their friend, and us. Back then, they lived in a cute little apartment in Wymount. Haley was such an awesome chef, and she prepared a cute little Easter activity with plastic eggs that I have copied since for every Easter we've had. We had such a wonderful time celebrating the resurrection of our Savior!

Zane was called to the Bishopric

So back in April of 2010, Zane received a phone call from one of our Stake Counselors asking for him and me to go to an interview with him. And so we did...in the interview, the Stake Counselor asked Zane if he would be willing to serve as a 2nd Counselor in the Bishopric and asked me if I would support him. I think we both just sat quietly with a dumb look on our faces. After a minute, we realized he wasn't joking, so we promptly told him we would be happy to! And then Zane proceeded to ask him... are you sure you want me? Then we told him about how unqualified and clueless we felt about all of this. He was very nice and supportive, and read to us D&C 121. It was a very humbling experience for both of us. Zane's parents and siblings, and the Malzls (my uncle and aunt and their family) came to his setting apart and also participated in Zane's ordinance as a High Priest. Zane's dad ordained him as a High Priest. It was SUCH a neat experience! Our Stake President, who had been Zane's Philosophy teacher back at BYU, gave him a most beautiful blessing as he set him apart. What an inspired man! This would mean, that from now on, 28 year old Zane would be sitting in High Priest meetings with "older" men (no offense). After the ordeal, we enjoyed a pot luck at our house, and realized how much work was ahead of us! Zane interrogated my uncle Christoph who was currently serving as a 2nd counselor in his bishopric, haha. I have to say, that it was fun to be at some meetings together (since I was serving as the RS Secretary at the time), and to witness my husband serve the Lord so well and with so much dedication and love!

2010 - Our firstborn baby is a... GIRL!!!!!!!!

Even though we had SUCH an incredible time in Chicago, our favorite part about coming back was the ultrasound appointment we had scheduled, in which we would (hopefully) find out the gender of our baby. Most of our family and friends guessed that we would be having a girl...and they were right!!! We were just SOOO thrilled!!! We both got so emotional and happy! The ultrasound technician, who was the mother of all boys, and a super nice lady, asked us if we wanted to find out, to which we said YES!!! So after a little while, she said: Okay, I know, I am completely sure...are you guys ready??? We said YES!!! And she said: It's a girl!!! It was an amazing feeling!!! A friend of ours told us of a new tradition she had started. After they found out the gender of their baby, her and her husband went to pick out an outfit for their baby. We thought it was a great tradition, so we copied it. Zane and I drove to Carters and we each chose an outfit for our baby girl! :).

2010 - my belly at 19 weeks pregnant

...and I was CONVINCED at the time that I was "totally showing"...

2010 - We love you Chicago!

Zane gave me a ticket to go to the Windy City for my birthday! He was scheduled to be there for a week for a JP Morgan Chase Financial Advisor training, so it was the perfect opportunity for us to go. I was SO excited I couldn't wait! We LOVED it! We enjoyed some sightseeing, a Bulls game (against the Mavs), good food, museums, shopping, an amazing view from the John Hancock Center (with an audio tour by "Ross Geller" from Friends (David Schwimmer)). We had SO much fun, even though I was SOOO exhausted from walking, walking, walking...

2010 - my belly at 16 weeks pregnant

2010 - Danielito's baptism and happy birthday Nany!

March 6, 2010 was a day to celebrate! My littlest cousin Danielito Malzl got baptized! He asked Zane to give a little talk and me and his dad Christoph to sing a musical number. We sang the "Baptism" song from the Children's songbook. It was such a beautiful day! It also happened to be my birthday! My last birthday as a non-mother (although I already was...).