Home Sweet Home

Valentine's Day I have one of the sweetest Valentine's around. I am lucky to have a husband who is so caring and thoughtful. Justin is always thinking of special things like this to make me feel special. In day to day life he is always quick to tell me how appreciative he is of me and how satisfied he is with me in all the roles I have in our family. He is respectful and thoughtful. He definitely is my best friend and together we've really grown to be a lot like each other these past nine years. We don't really ever argue about anything and we see eye to eye on pretty much everything. We have a lot of fun together, and I have a lot of fun teasing and razzing him whenever I can. I also let him beat me at wrestling sometimes so he can feel like a tough guy...;) This was one of my Valentine gifts yesterday, and Justin got the kids in on it as well which was really sweet. I love you Justin!

Havin' a gay ol' time...  I had to catch the kids in action jumping on our bed. They wanted to show me their Kung Fu moves. Shortly after taking these pictures Adaira bounced herself off the bed and got herself a huge egg on the back of her head. I could literally feel it swelling up as soon as she fell (the floors are wood, no carpet). That was the end of the fun that day.      Dale was really content to lay on the end of the bed and watch all the action. Recently Justin taught the kids to play crazy 8's with him and it's been nice to have a game that isn't totally boring that we can all play together. I love Dale in green, I couldn't help but take a bunch of pictures of him in his new green onesies.   Dale is just the cutest boy in the world. He has starting growing hair all over his head now so he's got a nice downy top. He still has a few of the original long hairs he was born with that fly around (they are about 3in long!)  He has a pretty ...

Mothering Overdose Audra is a real trooper and I am very grateful for her. Last week I had a test on Thursday and I didn't come home Tuesday or Wednesday evenings so that I could study on base. I was home Thursday night then Friday I flew home for my Grammie's funeral and was gone until late Sunday night. Normally I let Audra sleep in on the weekends to catch up on her rest but this past weekend she was already running short of rest because I wasn't home for two nights then she missed her weekend repreave. Possibly the worst time to be a parent of young children is the nighttime routine. Dinner, pijamas, baths, and cleaning up becomes a true battle of wits but with no iocane powder or death involved - though severe injury may cross the parents' mind. I had a nice weekend at home visiting with family and Audra was dealing with sick kids and no sleep. Thanks babe. I couldn't do half of what I do without you! That is just one of a million reasons why Audra is the best ...