Finally In Ohio!

'The last few months have been very busy, fun, exciting and exhausting. We left Washington only a couple weeks after Mike returned home from Germany. No play time for us when he got home as we had to get packed up and ready for the move. We packed up the cars and left Washington on March 27th and began our long journey.

We drove a short 300 miles where we stopped in Spokane at Fairchild Air Force Base for the night. While in Spokane we were able to go to dinner with some friends which was great. Who knows when we will see them next. We left the next morning and drove to Bozeman MT to visit Mikes parents, step-brother, nieces and nephews. We were able to spend a couple days there before heading to Utah. The morning we left for Utah it SNOWED. The road we were to travel on was closed so up the passes through Yellowstone and Island Park we went instead. The roads were very icy in some parts so the drive took much longer than expected. Once in Utah, we stayed there a few days before hearing on to Denver to get in front of another storm. We spent five days in Denver visiting friends and showing Judson around the Air Force Academy before Mike continued to Alabama and the kids and I headed back to Utah.

The kids and I spent the next month with grandma, Andy and Tegan. Judson enjoyed coloring Easter eggs and going to Easter egg hunts with his cousin. He also enjoyed playing outside with neighbor kids, making new friends and most of all learning to ride his bike with NO TRAINING WHEELS!!! Paislee enjoyed getting tons of attention and kept me on my toes as she got more mobile. I had a great time hanging out with friends I had not seen in a while and playing soccer with friends from high school. Mike made the most of his time in Alabama while at Squadron Officer School.

From Utah, the kids and I headed to North Carolina to visit more friends. As always we had a great time with the Seamone's. Judson and Ellie had tons of fun playing together and even got along this time. Aspen is growing up so fast and was always pointing to Paislee telling us what she wanted to play with her. It was very exciting to be able to be with Sheree at her 4D ultrasound and find out that she will be having a BOY!! As soon as Mike finished in Alabama, he hit the road and headed to NC to get the kids and I.

We left North Carolina and headed out for our final destination OHIO!!!!! The first week was spent looking for a house to rent since we ruled out the houses on base. They were way to small. Judson enjoyed living in a hotel where he and Mike went swimming morning noon and night. We finally got a place rented have our stuff and are connected again. I still have quite a bit of unpacking to do. I figure it will get done sooner or later.

Sorry this is so long. Just thought I should update why I have not posted anything for the past two months. I promise now that we are connected to post more often.

Mike Is Home!!!!!

We are so happy to have Mike home again finally!!! He has been missed the last four months. He enjoyed his deployment to Germany but is happy to be back home with the family. Judson was so excited to have his dad coming home that he told everyone he saw that his dad was coming home. This was not just people he knew it was everyone. Paislee was a little hesitant at first since she had only seen him on web cam the past 4 months. She has adjusted now and loves having her dad around. I wish that having him home meant that we would have some down time but that is not the case. We are leaving Washington in three weeks and will be heading to our next location.

WELCOME HOME MIKE!!!!!

Six Months Already!!

It is hard to believe that my little girl is already six months. Time goes by too fast. I wish she was still small and not so mobile but that would mean Mike would not be coming home soon. Paislee is very mobile. She rolls all over the place and has the army crawl down. Also when she turned six months, I took her and got her ears pierced. Here are here six month stats:

Weight: 16.9 50%
Length: 26.5 75%


She is so much fun and always smiling and giggling. She especially loves her big brother Judson!!!!

SLACKER!!!!

Sorry I have been such a slacker on keeping my blog updated. I wonder where all my time goes but really do I need to ask myself that question. Nothing too exciting has been happening with us. The kids and I are anxiously waiting for Mike to return home soon. Judson is enjoying all his many activities. Between swim lessons, preschool, and playing with friends he stays very busy. Paislee is growing up way too fast. She is almost six months and getting to be very mobile. She rolls everywhere and is getting good at scooting. She does not have a hard time getting to what she wants. I am not ready for her to be so mobile, I guess I better get ready!! As for me, I am just trying to get rid of stuff that we have accumulated since being in Washington that does not need to make the move. I am staying busy with two kids, trying to get a house rented and prepare for a move in which we will be living out of suitcases for two months. Never a dull moment around here!!!!!

Judson Rollerskating

Here is a video of Judson trying to skate.

Back in Washington.

Christmas has come and gone and we are now back from Utah. We had a great Christmas even if getting to Utah was a little challenging. With Washington getting hit with snow, we decided to stay in a hotel by the airport the night before we were due to leave. We did not want to take any chances on the roads in the morning and miss our flight. We woke up on the 19th of Dec with a relaxing morning as we were only a few minutes from the airport. We made it through security and boarded the plane as it was ontime only to end up being on the plane for eight hours (should be a two hour flight) Salt Lake was getting snow and we were approaching as they closed the runways and got rerouted to Boise to refuel. We soon got cleared to try again to have the runways close and we were once again headed back to Boise for fuel and to sit for our chance to try again. After eight hours on the plane we finally landed in UTAH!!!! Boy was Judson excited.

While we were in Utah we were able to spend time with family and friends. It was great to see everyone and I am sorry for those that it did not work out with on this trip. I hope to see you next time. It was especially great to see my friend Charlee nad her family who were visiting from the Netherlands. I am so glad we were able to spend some time together and I was finally able to meet her little girl. I was also able to relive my past by going roller skating for my friends 30th birthday. Boy was that a blast. Who would have thought all these years later that Holly, Sara and I would be at Classic once again. Judson tried roller skating. we will have to work on that one.

We had a great Christmas but we sure missed Mike. We are more than half way through the deployment and can't wait for him to get home. Even if when he gets home we will be busy with getting ready for the move to Ohio a few weeks later.


I hope everyone had a great Christmas and that the New Year will be great!!!