Bailey is TWO!!!

I can't believe tomorrow my baby boy will be TWO years old! It seems like it was yesterday I went into labor, my water broke and I decided to clean my bathrooms and 45 minutes later he was here, lol! It has been a CRAZY 2 years! and seems crazy that Korry was gone right after he was born and now he will be gone again in just a few days!

Anyway, we are having Bailey's birthday this weekend before Korry leaves for his training in New Jersey. So it should be a lot of fun! Lots of friends, food and fun! :o) I LOVE Birthdays for my kids! They're SO much fun! We're having an Elmo themed birthday with a 22 ft. blowup slide in the backyard for all the kids, so it will be fun! Im sad that we're not close enough for any family to come, however I am very thankful for all our great friends and support system here and VERY thankful Korry will be here for it! :o) I will make sure to post pictures and keep everyone posted while Korry is gone, as much as I can!

We had ourselves a mini vacation and drove to Atlanta and went to a Hockey game! I got Korry tickets and we had been waiting since bfore Christmas! Then We went to Dallas then San Antonio for a few days to get away and went to Sea world! We went to Korrys Grandparents house first and visited with them! It was a lot of fun. Then went on to San Antonio and Korry's parents are in Germany visiting Kelly, Lacey and the boys, but they let us come and stay in their house while we were there! THANK YOU SO MUCH! It was wonderful to have a few days to relax and just be! It was a little crazy, just because Korry and I both knew HOW crazy the next few weeks were going to be! But the kids didn't notice and they had a Blast!!!

I hope everyone is doing well we love and miss all of you not here!!! I hope you all have a GREAT weekend and a Blessed Easter!!! :o)

Our House...

So we moved into our New House in October of last year and have been trying to get things done on it! We're not completely finished updating, because I LOVE projects, lol...but it's getting there! :o) Anyway, here are some pictures of it for those that are interested!!! :o) In the front yard we just put in a sprinkler system...so thats what are the lines of no Grass are, lol! Just had to clarify! ;o)

Tick...Tick...Tick...

So I feel like we're in this Horrible countdown that I am dreading to get to the end of! We did the unavoidable and sat down with Kiley and Brendan and told them about Korry's deployment. It was 10 times worse this time because they KNEW what it meant because just 2 short years ago we had this same talk with them! Now all there is to do is EVERYTHING! I feel like I dont have enough time for any of this! And I am the same way the kids are I remember all too well how this is going to be and how hard deployments are!

I know this is a winey blog and Im sorry! This is just hitting and I absolutely hate it! We seriously do not have a Free weekend before he leaves! There is SO SO SO much going on! It's insanity!

On a brighter note...we took Kiley to Atlanta this weekend and Korry let her pick out her very first American Girl doll! She looks exactly like Kiley, down to her freckles on her cheeks and nose! SO SO CUTE! It was from Korry and Kiley was ecstatic! I wish I had one when I was little! They are precious and better than any other doll I have ever seen!

Anyway, we are on Spring Break and Brendan woke up this morning throwing up, which changed our plans, but now we're having a movie day...so that will be fun too! We will be doing the zoo day hopefully tomorrow :o) I hope everyone is having a Great day and if your on Spring break Enjoy it!!! :o)

Here we go Again...

So we just found out about another deployment coming down the pike. Let the prayers of Safety, Wisdom and Sanity begin! This was very unexpected, so I'm kinda shell shocked right now. We found out the end of last week and got all the dates and everything on Friday...so here we go again!

I dont think it has fully hit me. The only way I can explain how I am feeling is this example...When you have a baby, or at least when I have had a baby, it takes a few years to forget about the pain of pregnancy and the actual birth to do it again. This is like that for me right now! The last time he was gone for 7 months is too fresh! He got back a little over a year ago and the pictures and everything are still fresh in my mind. I know this happens all the time and I know people people do this all the time and it "could be worse", he's "ONLY" leaving for 6-7 months...But this is a vent. I know we will all be ok. As long as he comes home safe and sound it's fine! :o) I dread the first 2 weeks he's gone. Those were the hardest for me.

Anyway, I just needed to get this out there and ask for prayers for all of us! Safety for Korry. Peace and Understanding for the kids. Wisdom and Sanity for me! I know things will be ok. I know we will get through this! It's just the fact that things will be completely different for over half a year...so anyway, I appreciate your prayers! :o)

Welcome to 2011...

Well the New year has begun and I feel like things are falling into place! Which is a Great feeling! We got back from our crazy trip to NM and TX seeing family over Christmas the 3rd of January. We had a Great trip and loved seeing all our friends and family, however next year we will be doing our traveling much different and not be gone so long. :o)
Kiley started her new school on Wednesday the 5th of January and she absolutely Loves her school and teacher and has made some friends.

We are thinking in the next few months we are going to join the YMCA and Brendan will play soccer and T-Ball and Kiley will be able to do Coach pitch and she will either be in Gymnastics or Ballet/Tap & Jazz...so we're looking around. So we shall see. There is a Gymnastics place down the road and I am hoping Brendan and Bailey will take a class during the day to get us out of the house. AND at the YMCA there is a great gym and Zumba and Aerobics classes in the mornings and a place for Brendan and Bailey to play while I go to the hour long class. SO I think that would be an Amazing benefit! :o)

Korry started a new class this week, so that means he will be MIA for the next 5 weeks! I feel so sorry for him during these classes. They dont let up. His usual hours are working out at 4:30 and comes home after dinner, about 7:30. So needless to say he has been exhausted! BUT he has 3 weeks after he gets done with a class where he goes in about 7:30-8 and gets home around 5...so those prepping for his next class are nice days! :o)

Well I hope you all are having a Great start to the New Year! :o)

Looking Back...

I was looking back and reading my posts from last year and I wanted to emphasize how extremely grateful I am to all the men & Women over seas this Christmas season and to all the families at home missing them! Last Christmas was so hard without Korry there with us! So much happens while they're gone and you have to face it head on and be strong.

I am so happy Korry is able to be home with us right now! I am SO excited to celebrate as a family this year! I can't wait to start up our family traditions we missed last year and just be TOGETHER!!!

So anyway, I just wanted to put that out there and say thank you to all of the people who don't get to be together during this time! Our prayers are with you! God Bless All of our soldiers and their families!!! :o)

This was one of the HAPPIEST days of my Life!!!

Too Early for Christmas Decorations?!

So we had a Terrific and EXHAUSTING Halloween weekend! It was SO much fun, but SO busy! On Friday Kiley had a field trip and Brendan had a Halloween party, then we went to a party at Korry's work and then to a High School football game...it was SO fun and by the time we got home...after 10 that night, we all just CRASHED! Then on Saturday, I had a hair appointment, which I dyed my hair brown, Again, and then CLEANED and CLEANED for company we invited over on Saturday night! We had some friends over on Saturday night and went trick or treating. They have 2 kids as well and they all had a lot of fun! Then we came home ordered pizza, put a movie on for the kids and played some games. It was nice to have some adult interaction. The next morning we woke up and went to church, had lunch with some friends and then came home, I cleaned out the car, it was SO GROSS, and then we went to the church carnival they have in the parking lot. It was a Blast! They had rides, booths, cotton candy machines...it was AWESOME! Then we went and had dinner with some friends, went home and took baths and crashed! SO, it was a crazy weekend, but lots of fun!
We also had a baseball throwing competition! It was fun and I got my butt kicked, lol! The kids did well, Brendan's fastest was I think 12 MPH, Kiley's was 20. Korry was the winner of the men with 61 and Jamey was the winner of the girls with 37! It was fun and I got a few pictures of the fun!!! ;)













So now that all my Halloween decorations are down I am ITCHING to start putting up Christmas decorations! Especially since this year we want to decorate the outside and put up lights and the whole 9 yards...so we will see if I can talk Korry into decorating this early...I had a hard time talking him into decorating at Thanksgiving, but since he missed Chirstmas last year because he was in Iraq, maybe he will be in the Christmas mood Early this year...lol...keep your fingers crossed! I also would like it to be decorated before my Mom and Tom come for Thanksgiving! So I have a lot of good points I will have to present to him, lol! ;)

Anyway...I am off to church! I hope everyone have a Great rest of your week! :)