High School Musical 3!!!

Yesterday, Tiffany and I went to see High School Musical 3 and let me tell ya... It was AMAZING!!! Yes it was extremely cheesy and dramatic... but I think that made it even more enjoyable! The dancing and singing was awesome! I would definately recommend it to anyone! Well... any girl I guess... ya.... Nathan... he wouldn't be a big fan. But girls, go see it ASAP!! And bring your kids :)

Conference Weekend

We decided to head down to Salt Lake this weekend for General Conference. We left Saturday morning and went to the Saturday afternoon session. Nathan also went to priesthood that night, then we left Sunday afternoon. It was our first time going to conference together and will probably be our last for a while since next April we'll have a baby. We are so glad we went and had a wonderful time. It was a great experience.

Our First Ultrasound

We went in today for our first appointment for the baby and here is the video of our ultrasound!! The doctor was amazed how much the baby was moving around! Looks like we have a healthy one! We also realized that we are actually farther along than we thought we were. Our new due date is April 23rd. Nathan is hoping it will be born on his birthday, April 21st. We'll see, early babies definately do not run in the family! haha. We are so excited.

The Weekend Run Down

This weekend we had so much fun, but I soon realized as the weekend was coming to a close that I completely forgot to take any pictures... So I will simply give a brief summary of Friday and Saturday, without pictures :(

Friday: We took a short two hour road trip to Burley, Idaho to spend a night with our friends, Donny and Tiffany, who were house sitting Tiffany's parents’ house. The house is right on the river and it had a BEAUTIFUL view. We were hoping to get out on the boat, but unfortunately the weather was thundering and lightening. Instead, Donny and Tiff gave us a little tour of Burley. It was a fun few days and we enjoyed spending time with our good friends!

Saturday: When we got back from Burley on Saturday night, we went on a double date. We decided to set up two of our close friends, Brian and Ashley, and we had a blast! We started out the night with a barbeque and then went to Teton Lanes for some bowling. Just a little side note: I, Nicole, won with a score of 98! This usually NEVER happens, so I was thrilled! Brian took 2nd, Nathan took 3rd, and Ashley came in right after. After bowling we all went back to our place and played monopoly. Nathan was ecstatic because usually nobody wants to play this with him and it's his ultimate favorite game. Then on top of that he beat us all. He's so proud :) I was completely slaughtered and came in dead LAST. Awe well! What's done is done.

So that's the quick summary of our weekend. I'll be sure to carry around my camera more often so I don't slack anymore!! Stay tune for more updates in the Cope Family! Love you all.

Day on the Lake

Yesterday we spent a day on a beautiful lake in Ashton, Idaho with our friends Clay and Jessica. Clay's parents own an older boat so we took it out for a spin. The boat went extremely slow, so when we went on the tube, it felt more like floating down a tame river. Perfect speed for me and the baby! Anyway, we found a dock and played there for the day. As you can tell from the picture above, Nathan and Clay even found some time to fish!

The four of us on the wonderful boat! :)

I'M PREGNANT!!!!

Yes, that's right... the Cope family begins with baby #1! For the last few weeks I was feeling rather sick, nothing like I had felt before. We were on a long vacation and so we really didn't have time to think about what was going on with me. Then the day we got home (yesterday) we realized that I could possibly be pregnant. So I took a test and sure enough... I AM!! I am still feeling pretty sick. Nathan is such a sweetheart. He's always on the computer doing research about baby strollers, car seats, and what kinds of foods I should be eating... etc. Haha, it's just a tad bit early for all the baby accessories! I am so grateful for a husband who truly cares and sacrifices so much for his family. Brian (my brother) asked me yesterday if I knew if it was a boy or girl yet... once again... a bit early, but we can't wait to find out. Our parents, grandparents and siblings are thrilled to welcome a grandchild, great grandchild, and niece or nephew into this world. Hopefully this nine months goes by quickly. It should be due in April. We are so excited and feel so incredibly blessed to take this next step in our lives. We know that Heavenly Father has a plan for us and feel so blessed to be a part of it. We can't wait!

Our Two Week Vacation!!

For the first week of our vacation, we went home to Coeur d'Alene (Hayden), Idaho to visit our families. We spent a lot of time in the water since there is not a whole lot of it in Rexburg :) We went out on our boat a few times with my family.

This is my little sister Carmen.

Nathan and Brian... Chillin on the boat.

Here is Nathan showing off his wakeboarding skills. Too bad I wasn't quick enough to catch some photos of his jumps...

Nathan was able to catch a few shots of me in the air.

Nathan and Brian decided to jump in for a swim one evening.

We spent one day at Silverwood Theme Park with my family. Here is Brian and Nathan... this picture was taken at Boulder Beach, the water definately cooled us off! It was so hot!

Here's another picture of Nathan and I at Boulder Beach.

This is my mom and Carmen hanging with us at Boulder Beach.

We decided to take a quick trip to Cabelas because I have never been there and it is Nathan's FAVORITE store... It's pretty cool!

The second week was spent at the Oregon Coast for a family reunion. It was beautiful there. I love the Oregon Coast.

This picture was taken in Newport.

We saw some pretty sweet sea lions in Newport as well. They were hilarious and extremely lazy!

Here's some more sea li0ns...

Some of the beaches were pretty cold, windy, and foggy. Despite the cold weather, it was still beautiful.

I also got the chance to visit one of my best friends from high school!! She is currently going to school in Corvallis at Oregon State and she drove up and met us in Newport. We haven't seen each other in like a year so it was so much fun to see her again.

If you couldn't tell... it was really cold here!

We also had the chance to go to the air museum and check out all of the older, significant planes. It was nice to take the time to step back into the past.

Nathan and his little brother James chillin in the cockpits of some real jets.

One of my favorite parts of the vacation was visiting the Tillamook cheese facotory! I love that place!

If you look closely, you can see the big 21 pound blocks of cheese behind me.

Another picture in front of the cheese factory!

We spent another day skim boarding. The water was so cold!!

I love Nathan!!! :)

Because it was so windy, we flew some kites!

We finished up our trip by visiting our home ward. Almost everybody in our sunday school class growing up was there as well, so it was great to be together again!

Overall, our trip was so much fun! It was nice to get away for a few weeks and hard to come back. I begin my student teaching tomorrow and Nathan will be working full time at a pharmacy. We appreciate the time we get to spend time with our families and all that they do for us. Thank you!!!