My Family

My Family

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Bailey Talking & Waving...

Bailey is Hilarious and Adorable! I wanted to share these little video clip with you of him! He Loves his Daddy!!! ;o)







We All Love and Miss you Korry! Have a Great Day! :o)

Saturday, November 7, 2009

A "Little" Stressed...

So there has been a new development in our move that was supposted to happen this coming summer. Well we found out earlier this week that we have orders to Montgomery Alabama for Korry to teach OTS (Officer Training School) and we have to leave the 30th of JANUARY!!! Yes that IS the same month Korry should be back from his deployment! So this means that he will barely have time to get back here and in-process from his deployment before we leave here and drive ACROSS the country. SO I am a "little" stressed and not quite sure even where to begin. I have to do Korry's out processing for him and schedule people to pack and move us, decide what we can live without for a month or two and pack what we "Need" for our trip and the things we want to move with us and SO SO SO Much more! There are just SO many things that need to be done and it doubles the time it takes when you're by yourself and with 3 kids. So my list seems to Grow and Grow everyday as I think of what MORE needs to be done before Korry gets back and we leave. So prayers for sanity, patience and wisdom would be GREATLY appreciated! I know this will all work out and things will be ok, but even though I KNOW this...I still have the thoughts...Kiley leaving the beginning of the second semester, Korry not even being over Jet Lag when we start driving on our trip, trying to get back to being a "Whole" fmaily while also planning a major move, trying to say goodbye to all the wonderful friends we have made while we have been up here in the 1-2 weeks we have before we have to leave, seeing all our friends on our "journey" to Alabama and trying to find a house in our price-range, good school district and that's is available...Most of the ones we look at aren't available until the earliest end of June. So Anyway, prayers would be appreciated and endurance will be needed, lol! I hope everyone enjoys the rest of your weekend! :o)

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Just One of Those Days...

Bailey, 6 Months Old

Bailey turned himself around in his Bouncer

Kiley & Brendan Trick or Treating.

Kiley's Halloween Gingerbread House
Brendan's Halloween Gingerbread House

Look Mom, Bailey is Flying...LOL

Our Precious Little Superman!

Bumblebee, Spiderman & Superman

The Loves of Our Life! :o)

Ahhh! Brothers! :o)


So this weekend was a little harder than I expected. It just kinda caught be off guard. We went to a Halloween Carnival and we all had a good time. The kids had a blast and that was great! And then I tried to keep myself and the kids busy, as to not to have to think about the missing link to our family, and we went to make "Halloween" Gingerbread Houses here on base. Then it was time to trick or treat and it just HIT me...I am here and doing this all by myself. I always know I am alone, but there are those moments that it's just WAY more apparent than others. As we walked down the street I was carrying Bailey so he would be warm and had Kiley & Brendan and it was just Depressing...all the families and friends running together. All the parents taking pictures of their kids while they walked together...It was horrible. I think I was the most bitter that I had been since the first 2 weeks Korry was gone. I felt sick to my stomache. I know this is like my own personal pitty party and I am sorry!

Anyway, I stayed inside yesterday and didn't even attempt going anywhere...I didn't feel very well, but the real reason was I really didn't want to see anyone and I wanted to just get past "This" Feeling! I hate it!!! I like being in control of my feelings and knowing when things are gonna hurt...Like I KNOW Thanksgiving and Christmas are gonna suck...I just know that, but Halloween, I was not expecting it to be a hard on the emotions kinda day! I knew it would be more difficult since I was taking 3 kids by myself trick or treating, but emotional...NO! But it WAS! It was Craziness!

Anyway, Bailey had his 6 month appointment today and he is doing great! He is in the 75th percentile in weight and height and in the 90th in his head...I don't know what it is about my boys, but they have big heads! But he weighed 18 lbs. So he is doing great! He will be crawling before I know it and I want him to, but I am going to have to start baby proofing again.

Aside from the meltdown over the weekend the kids had a Great time on Halloween. Kiley was a Bumblebee, Brendan was Spiderman and Bailey was Superman! I was very protected with all 3 of my superhero's! Kiley decided she wanted to be the "Girl" version of Bumblee from Transformers, so she was a "Superhero" too! ;o) Anyway, time is passing and we are progressing, so that is good news! I am excited for November to be over, because there is actually things to look forward to in December, November I feel is going to DRAG...so I am not excited for that!

But December should be fun and should go by quickly, lets hope! My Mom is coming to visit for about 5 days the 2nd week of December and I am very excited for Tops in Blue to come, they will be here on the 9th. So those 2 things are going to be lots of fun! :o)

Anyway, I am sorry for the depressing 2 paragraphs, but I hope everyone had a Great Halloween and has a great November since I have not been the best "blogger" I don't know when the next post will be, but hopefully not 2-3 months between them! ;o)

Saturday, September 19, 2009

THREE Months Later...

So it has been almost 3 months since I have posted anything on here...SO Much has been going on, so lack of stuff is definitely not the reason for lack of posts! So here is the "short" version of the last 3 months...

We went to New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma on our trip back home this summer, put over 5,000 miles on our car...so insane, but it was a good trip, won't do it again for a LONG time, especially without Korry, but it was a lot of fun! We got to go to see my sister and her 3 kiddo's and they all got along surprisingly well! It was nice to get some time at nights to play cards, drink margarita's and sit with my sister and her husband! It was a good time! :o) Then we went and saw my Grandparents and cousins that live around there, it was also a lot of fun! We hardly ever get to see them, so it was nice! Then we went and saw my Mom and her husband Tom and stayed there for awhile and went down to San Antonio to see Korry's parents. That was fun, we drove around the base down there and went to Sea World and swam in their pool every day! The kids LOVED it because they live near a farm and the animals all come around their house, and they got to feed them, so everyday was like waking up at the zoo, lol! It was fun! Then we also got to drop in on my friends from Oklahoma. It was a short visit, but it was Good to see them! And finally on our way home we stopped in Colorado Springs and saw some friends of ours, my MUCH MISSED Neighbors, from here in Montana and we had lunch with them and stayed and visited with them...so it was a VERY long trip, but again, very fun and worth it! :o)
When we got home Kiley and Brendan started swimming lessons 2 days later and it was FREEZING! SO SO Cold and Brendan Hated it, but Kiley did really well! So it was ok, but I was Very glad when it was over, lol!
Kiley started Kindergarten this year and had her sixth birthday 2 days later. She is LOVING school! She had her Birthday at the club here on base and it was a lot of fun! I still can not believe she is 6 years old! She is back in Gymnastics and is really enjoying it. I went ahead and put her in the class with the first graders, which is definitely more challenging for her, but she was bored in the other class and she is learning SO many cool things in this one, so I think it was a good decision!
Brendan turned 3 in June and he is in Gymnastics too! This is the first year that he is on his own! He goes to the 3-5 year old class and he really enjoys it...it took him a class or 2 to want to go by himself, but now he is excited when they get to go. He is also going to a Baptist Pre-School here in town 2 days a week for 2 1/2 hours and he LOVES it! He has actually learned a lot and comes home everyday with something new to share, so that has been neat. We will probably take him out when Korry gets back, but just having that 5 hours a week has been good for both of us to have a little bit of a break and he loves it, so it has been a win win! ;o)
Bailey will be 5 months old tomorrow! That is so crazy! He had his 4 month appointment a few weeks ago and he was 16 lbs and in the 90th percentile! He rolls ALL over and is the happiest little guy you will ever meet! I am very excited for Korry to get home to share all his adorable little traits he has! He is an Amazing little guy!
Korry has been keeping himself busy. He started a course for his Master's Degree a few weeks ago and will start another one the first of October, so that will be nice to get a few outta the way before he gets home. He has been staying pretty busy. He works 6 1/2 days a week and tries very hard to work out everyday, so he tried to keep himself as busy as possible!
As for me, I have been keeping myself busy as well, lol! I try to work in Kiley's classroom as much as I can. I am going to start putting Fall and Winter clothes on e-bay this next week, so that will keep me busy in itself, lol! I have been trying to ride my bike a lot with the kids. I went and got a Bike trailer for 2 of them and then Kiley rides her own bike sometimes, but when we go on our Mile(S) rides, I have a seat on the back of mine as well that Kiley and Brendan "fight" and rotate over, lol! I am excited for Fall to get here because that means things are changing and moving closer to when Korry will get home! :o) I am in the middle of the Twilight books and I LOVE them! I think I will be sad when I get through with them! But they are really, really Great books! So that has been a lot of fun! We are excited for Halloween to get here. We already have the kids costumes! Kiley will be a Bee, Brendan will be a Spider and Bailey a Caterpillar. Kiley wants me to be the Butterfly, but we shall see, lol!
Anyway, that is our lives rolled up into a few paragraphs! I hope everyone has a Great rest of your weekend and summer. I will try to stay more on top of this thing, lol! :o) Good Night! :o)

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Gotta Run...Gotta Run...

So this last week I had a GREAT idea...Let's run a half marathon in less than 3 months, lol! Let me just say, I ran in cross country and track high school, I even ran some in college, but it has been a LONG time since I have run, especially run Mile(S)...lol! So my friends Allen, Bonnie and I decide we can do this! And then printed of the training schedule!!! Actually Allen made up some training schedules for us...THANKS ALLEN!!! :o) Man my goal is gonna be a little more difficult than I thought, but I am gonna do it!!! It won't be the easiest with 3 kids and Korry gone, but I think it's do-able and will help me get this dad gum baby weight off of me!!! Which would be AWESOME!!! SO that's exciting! SO Korry was skeptical at first...with good reason, I am a fare weather worker-outer...so he was skeptical, but now I think we knows I am serious and really want to do this! I think it will be challenging and fun and will definitely give me something to do for the next 2 1/2 months...RUN!!! ;o) SO I am excited and Korry is excited for me too! Anyway, this was a random, small post, but I thought I would let you all know! Just pray for me that I will be able to do this and meet my goal without killing myself, lol! I hope you have a Great rest of your week! :o)

Monday, June 22, 2009

One Week Down...

I swear...this has been the Longest week of my life! It feels like he has been gone for at least a month! The kids ask all the time how much longer until Christmas...because we told them he would be home shortly after Christmas...and I tell them lots and lots of days and leave it at that. So we're taking it day by day.

Right now they are super excited about our trip this weekend. We are leaving Saturday for Billings, MT to meet my Mom. She is flying in that night and then we will leave Sunday morning on our Journey through NM & TX. It's going to be a SUPER long trip, but we're going to be able to see all our family and do lots of fun things, so hopefully the driving time will go by fast! We will be in NM for about 2 weeks and then TX for 2 weeks too, so if you're around there let me know and we can meet up!

I am dreading the driving though, lol! It's 20 hours to my sisters house, 4 hours to my Grandparents, 8 hours to my Mom's house, 4 hours to Korry's parents house/ Sea World, 4 hours back to my Mom's house and then 24 hours back to Great Falls...WHOA!!! A little Crazy...but it will be broken up, so hopefully it won't break me, lol! ;o)

So we have 5 days until we leave and our week is looking good this far! I have decieded having a busy week is MUCH better than having a week with nothing to do!!! I had nothing to do last week and it was painfully awful!!! It went by so slow!!! So tomorrow Bailey has his 2 month Dr.'s appointment and then I have a hair appointment Friday morning (Which I am SO SO Excited for) and the relay for life Friday night...so hopefully with all those things and packing will make this week go by fast and hopefully smoothly!!!

I am also hoping my friend Bonnie has her baby sometime this week so I can see her little guy before I leave! I am excited and I know she is ready! SO that will be lots of fun too! :o) Anyway, I hope things are going well for everyone! And if you would continue to keep Korry in your prayers I would appreciate it. He has one more week of training before he leaves for Virginia and then to his base overseas. I know he is ready for his training to be over and get this thing started, as are we! Thank you all for your support and prayers! :o)

Friday, June 19, 2009

HUGE Airplane...

The C5...

Going into the Airplane

We had to go up 2 flights of stairs!

Definetly the biggest airplane
I had ever been in!


Kiley looking around the cockpit!
Brendan Looking around too!
They both told me they could fly us to see
Daddy!

Looking around the Airplane!
Us outside the C5!

We look like little ants! ;o)
CHEESE!!! :o) Brendan was pointing at
the other airplanes!

The Other airplane!


So today was a lot of fun!!! For one I think I got about 8 hours of sleep last night. Which was AWESOME considering I had been up until after 4am since Korry left each night and was Exhausted! So that was great. But the fun stuff was a friend of mine and her 2 daughters came over and we let the kids play and I got to have Adult "girl" talk!!! Which was Great! I had been stuck indoors with a sick son and no one to talk to, so that was a nice change of events! But then her husband called and there was a C5 up at the airport and we not only got to go see it, we got to go in it! The kids were so excited and had so much fun. My friend Bonnie stayed with her youngest daughter and Bailey and her husband and I took Kiley, Brendan & Devin up in the airplane. So it was fun! Here are some pictures of it. We also got to see another airplane, I have no idea what it was, but people were waiting in line to take rides in it for $300 a person!!! WHOA, must be a cool airplane! ;o) This is a short post, but I wanted to share our first fun day since Korry left! Hopefully there will be more to come... :o) I hope everyone is having a Great week and has fun weekend plans. If not call me and we can go and do something, lol! ;o)

Monday, June 15, 2009

1 Day Down...

Saying Goodbye

The Whole Family Together...Can't Wait for
this to Happen again!!! :o)

Kiley Saying Goodbye to Daddy!

Brendan Saying goodbye to
Daddy!

Daddy Saying goodbye to
Bailey!

Korry with all his Babies!

Korry saying goodbye to Bailey...was not Easy!
Kiley & Brendan ran to give one
last hug!!!

Saying goodbyebehind the glass
while waiting to Board
Korry saying goodbye one more
time!

So it has Finally begun! We took Korry to the airport this morning. We left about 4:45, so the kids were all in their Jammies, but it was good for them to get to say their goodbyes to him. It was a little worse than I thought it would be, but I am glad the dreading and anticipating for the most part is over. I know it will be hard, but I know God is watching over him and he will be safe, we are just missing him terribly...Already! I would really appreciate you keeping him, me, Kiley, Brendan and Bailey, in your prayers! I know that would help tremendously! Well there is not much else going on, here are some pictures of this morning! I hope you are all having a Great day! :o)
P.S. Korry we Love and Miss you already! Please be safe! :o)

Monday, June 8, 2009

One More Week...

Korry, Bailey & Me and the Family Retreat

Brendan & Devin playing at VBS

Bailey almost 7 weeks old

BIG YAWN!!! :o)

Our Adorable Little Man!!

So in just one week Korry will be on his way to New Jersey for his training. I am all over the place with emotions! I am scared I am not going to be able to do this on my own and mess up our kids forever. I am nervous something will happen and I will not know what to do. I am relieved this is finally starting so it can get over with. I am sad for the kids and for Korry that he will miss 7 months of their lives. I am already feeling lonely that I will not have my best friend to experience the next 7 months of our lives and our family life. I am afraid to ask for help, this is definitely a huge struggle for me. So as you can see I am ALL OVER THE PLACE! It's a roller coaster, so I am trying to keep myself busy and keep that as the plan until he comes home in Jan/Feb.

There is one thing I would like to ask you all to pray for! Bailey has yet to Smile at us and it's getting closer and closer to when korry is going to leave. I know this sounds kinda dumb, but this is a milestone and there are not many at this age and I know Korry wants to see at least one in person and not have to see it second hand in a picture or over the web cam! So PLEASE just pray Bailey will give a HUGE goofy grin before Korry leaves. I would really appreciate it!

Anyway, I have to get some things done! So I will write more later! I hope you all are having a Great week! :o) I also have put some pictures that were taken of us this last weekend at our church family retreat and VBS. :o)

Monday, June 1, 2009

WOW...

Kiley & Brendan enjoying the
summer weather

Brendan, our little muscle man!

Brendan on his Slip & Slide he got for his
Birthday!

Kiley on the slip and slide

LOL, these are backwards, but here is Kiley...
mid-air going on the slip & slide! :o)

Oh Brendan...LOL!
Korry teaching Kiley how to ride her bike!
YAY KILEY!!!
Korry running beside her incase she falls...
Posing for the papporazi, LOL!
GO KILEY GO!!!
Brendan opening his presents!!!
Blowing out his candles!!!
Kiley fishing
Kiley & Brendan fishing...Gotta Love Kiley's
Hat!!! ;o)
Our Little Bailey
Bailey & his Daddy!
Our Baby Boy
Bailey Cooing at me! :o)
Bailey snuggling with his big sister!!! :o)

It has been over a month since I have posted a blog and SO much has happened in the last month! So anyway, Bailey will be 6 weeks old tomorrow. It's a bitter sweet! He is adorable and gets cuter everyday, but as the days pass it gets harder since we know Korry will be leaving soon. Korry leaves on Tuesday morning for the week and then will be back for a week and then he will leave the 15th until Jan/Feb. So we're getting prepared for this, as prepared as you can get I guess.
This last weekend was Crazy! I think everyone either had a Birthday, promoted or graduated this weekend, LOL! We had a last minute "early" birthday party for Brendan this last weekend so Korry could be there for at least one of their Birthdays, and Brendan's is the end of June, so it wasn't "too" early. We had a lot of fun! Brendan was excited and it was planned in 3 days, so thank you to all everyone who could come "major" last minute! The mosqitoes ate us alive, but it was a success! And then we had 2 Birthday parties to go to on Saturday! SO it was Craziness, but in a good, exhausting kinda way!!! ;o) It was also a milestone for Ms. Kiley! Kiley got out there on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon and learned how to ride her bide without training wheels!!! It was SO Exciting to see her riding out there! So proud of herself and I am so glad Korry go to be there for it before he left! It was the most priceless thing ever!!! We are both SO proud of our little girl! She is just growing up too fast!
But now we're trying to get ready for the next couple of months. The kids and I are going on a whirlwind road trip after Korry leaves. We will go to New Mexico and then to Texas and then back to Great Falls in about a month so we can be back before Kiley starts school and also so Brendan & Kiley can still take swimming lessons here! :o) It will be fun. We are going to take advantage of the things we miss out on here. We're going to be able to go to Sea World and to the zoos and for me "SHOPPING", lol. There are quite a few good outlets malls in Texas that I am going to take advantage of while we're there. So it will be a fun and Exhausting trip for all involved, lol! But we're excited to see everyone!
So Bailey is 6 weeks old! I can not believe how fast the last month and a half has gone by. It feels like it was just winter, lol...thats because it snowed about a week ago, lol! But he is growing up and starting to stay awake a little more often and talk in his own way, so it's very cute! I am really hoping he starts smiling before Korry leaves so he can see that in person and not over webcam and pictures for the first time!
Also a few weeks ago Korry's parents came up to see us before Korry left. It was a nice Memorial day weekend and the weather was awesome! We got to go to the park by the river and we also got to take the kids to the pond on base and we taught them to fish! It was so cute to watch them and they were so excited everytime they saw something that resembled a fish...granted all they caught were sticks, but they still had a blast and want to go and do it again! :o)
I hope everyone has a Great week and enjoys all the warm...Hot Beautiful summer weather! I will try very hard to do better about my blogging and update more often! ;o) Please keep Korry and his safety in your prayers!!! I would really appreciate it! :o)