Gosh it's been a while!

Ok ok, I know. I've completely slacked off on the Hager Fam blog! Here's a quick update on what we have been up to. Well, more like things we would love prayer for!

First, Church planting!!! August is getting closer and closer, and we still have a lot to do to get ready! We are about to start the exciting process of fundraising, please pray for us in this!!!

Second, my sweet grandpa passed away the other week. He lived a long life of 87 years, but came down with pneumonia and his body just couldn't fight it off. The very same night, my dog Rusty also passed away from a tumor. She was 16 years old- my family got her from the pound when I was in middle school- so she lived a long full life as well. Needless to say, it was a very sad week. We will be traveling out to California next week for a memorial for my grandpa and to spend time with family.

And last, on a more positive note, we have found a new fertility specialist that is helping us get to the bottom of why we haven't been able to start a family yet. He is great, and we are feeling very optimistic about everything! Please pray for us that God would bless us soon with a healthy pregnancy, but even more pray that we would desire God's will above our own, and that we will continue to trust Him with our future even if we are never able to conceive.

Well, that about does it! I'll try not to wait a month and a half before posting again!!!

new photography blog!!!

So a while back I started a photography blog, but it just wasn't working out for me. So I finally got a new blog to post all my favorite pics from photo sessions! Check it out...

nicolehagerphotography.com/blog

There's not much on it yet, but I'll be better about posting on it now... promise!

Oh Winston...

This is what Winston does when its cold outside. That's a space heater he's sitting in front of in case you couldn't tell!

He'll keep moving around so that every angle of his face gets as much heat as possible.

He always has to be actually pressed up against it, it's hilarious!

Hawaii!

We just got back from spending a week in beautiful hawaii with Jeremy's family! His dad and stepmom were so generous in treating us to a great vacation. Here are some of the highlights!

Here we are at the beach in front of Mama's Fish House. Great food and of course you can't beat the scenery!

Here's the whole group. From the left, Jeremy & Nicole, Morgan & Jeff (Jeremy's brother and his wife), Jeremy's Dad Bo and Stepmom Dottie, and then Dottie's daughter Ashley and her boyfriend Brian.

Here's the sunset from the balcony of our condo. Seriously, it doesn't get much better than this!!

We got to go whale watching. It was definitely one of my favorite parts of the trip.

This one swam right up to our boat, Jeremy got this great pic when the whale was about 15 feet from us!

A little bit of Hawaiian flair...

Us eating at another amazing restaurant. Yum!

We got up a 3:45 am (yikes!) to drive to the other side of Maui and take a sunrise bike ride.

Once the sun was up we put on our gear and headed down the mountain!

At the black sand beach the sand is made of volcanic rock that has been ground up really fine.

Of course there were amazing waterfalls!

And scenery that looks like a painting.

Here we all are again on our last day. Thanks so much Bo and Dottie!!!

A White Christmas!!!

We spent Christmas in Oklahoma, where we had our first white Christmas! It started Christmas eve and we got 16 inches. It was a record for this part of Oklahoma in December!

As you can see, Bauer LOVES the snow. It's like he was made for it! We could barely get him to come inside.

Notice there are no pictures of Winston playing in the snow.... He pretty much stayed inside and sat in front of the space heater the whole time!

Addison

My niece Addison....

Is the cutest.....

Little girl ever!

Christmas season has begun!

I absolutely LOVE this time of year! We decorated our tree the day after Thanksgiving. Why wait?