So things have been kind of busy around here. I am thankful that they are. Keeping busy keeps my mind from wandering. I'm thankful to have met some really great new mommy friends. The simple act of getting out of the house on a regular basis has been making this whole deployment a lot easier. The regular phone calls home also help keep me sane and going. So … [Read more...]
Daily Smiles
I got a phone call from my husband the other day. He told me he was there - and he was safe, tired, but safe. He asked me if he could talk to Kellan, but Kellan was sleeping. I could hear he was upset, but I told him about our day, and that Kellan's tooth had pushed through and the other one was close by. He was quiet and then he told me how much he missed getting a smile … [Read more...]
Kellan is 5 Months Today!
Happy 5 months little man! Your Daddy and I love you more and more every day. Your little personality is really starting to come to life and we love watching you and playing with you. Every day you make us laugh. And now that your Daddy is gone for a while and it is just you and me, I look forward to that laugh even more than before. I love watching you explore your world and wish I could see … [Read more...]
Happy Halloween & Other Scary Things
This year was our first Halloween as a family, and I must say I liked that much better then Halloween with out a child. Kellan is so cute I couldn't decide what he should be so he went as both a Squishapillar (caterpillar) and also as a football. That costume I made, and boy was it a lot harder then I thought. I am either going to buy a sewing machine, or buy all my costumes from … [Read more...]
Getting Ready for Deployment.
Where the heck has this time gone? Are we really only a week away from Rob leaving on Deployment again? I swear with all the planning we have been doing for this you wouldn't think it was possible for this to sneak up on me, but it has. I will be the first to tell you, I feel like this is our first deployment all over again. With the first deployment there were so many questions, concerns, … [Read more...]