I am so not good at this whole blogging thing. I started out really well and then nothing. So lets see I left off before we went to Montana for Christmas. So much has happened since then. We had a wonderful time in Montana and got to see all of our family. Both Mark's and mine. It was great to be with everyone. We rarely all get together so it was great. We came back just after New Years and it was the count down to Mark deploying. So did as much as possible with the kids in the time we had before he had to leave. We added a new puppy to our family on Valentines day. It was Mark's present from the kids and I. He has been wanting a hunting dog for so long now. I finally gave in. Our yellow lab is named Daisy and she is so sweet. Her and Harley get a long so well. They keep each other company during the day. I swear I feel like I have 4 kids sometimes...lol. Mark left for Deployment the last week in February. Every deployment is different but this one seems harder than most. We are getting by just fine though. Staying as busy as we can and the time has been going by pretty quickly. I get to talk to Mark most everyday and thats helps to hear his voice. The kids love it when they get to talk to him. Ashlyn is having a harder time this deployment than Matthew. We are almost to the halfway point so that is good. I am expecting some visitors soon and I am sooo exicted. My BFF Dana Day gets here on the 9th for a week. Then My brother Jason and his family will be here on the 30th of May for 10 days and after that my parents get here on the 17th of June for a week. I do have times available in July if anyone would like to come and visit..lol. It will be so nice having everyone here. It breaks up my time and makes the months go by faster. Then Mark will be home sometime in August..woohoo!
Matthew will be starting basketball in June and Mark is so excited that he has taken a liking to it. Now he just has to work football and golf into the mix..lol. Depending on when Mark gets home he might get to catch one of Matty's games which would be awesome. Ashlyn will soon be taking a hip hop dance class once a week. If you know my daughter you know her love to dance. She is so funny. She makes up her own moves so I thought it would be fun for her to be in a class. Anyway, I think I have roughly caught you up to speed on where we are. I will add some new pictures and try and stay on top of posting new stuff.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Heading Home for Christmas!
Well we are headed home today. I have been checking road conditions on the internet since yesterday and things aren't looking too great. The one interstate that leads us up through Idaho is closed in two different spots already. I really didn't think we would have to worry about bad roads until we got into Utah. Apparently Las Vegas got like 3 inches of snow. So it should be an interesting trip. Keep your fingers crossed for us as we travel home. Not sure if I will be able to update this while I am in Montana but if not I will sure have a lot to talk about when I get home:) I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Be safe!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
I'm new to this...
Ok I am new to this so everyone bare with me. I have decided to do this because I enjoying reading a few of my friends blogs and decided that it is a good way to let everyone know what is going on with us. I will add pictures and all that soon I promise. For now I will just catch you up on the things that have been going on with us this year.
Where do I start..Mark was deployed for the first part of this year. He was in Guam from December of last year until June of this year. The kids and I were so happy when he came home. We were lucky enough to have my brother Jason and his family come and visit in March and then we made a short trip to Montana in June for my Gran's memorial service. While we were in Montana we picked up the new addition to our family. Our English Bulldog Harley. She is truely a joy. We just love her and she amazes us everyday. Mark got home about mid June and we were on the go a few days later. He was playing softball and we were taking the kids to do all kinds of fun stuff. We were suppose to go to our 10 year class reunion in July but were unable to make it. Mark had two strokes in July. One was small and the other was more severe. He recovered fine with little or no side affects. He was very lucky. Since then we have re-vamped his diet, added some meds and so far things have been fine. We are very blessed. Matthew started Kindergarten this year and loves it. Ashlyn is now in Second Grade. I have no idea where the time goes. Thanksgiving was a quiet one at home with one of our close friends. We were really missing family this year. The kids have both loved all the festivites going on for Christmas. Everyone in our neighborhood has put up their lights. Last weekend at the winter wonderland they "made" some snow and the kids got to play in it. It was so fun to watch them with all the other kids who are not accustomed to snow. We are soon heading to Montana for Christmas and we are so excited. This will be the first time our family has been home for Christmas as a family since Mark and I have been married. Mark was either deployed or we stayed in California. So it should be pretty fun, although I hear the weather is pretty chilly. Anyway, sorry so long and I will update soon. Happy Holidays to everyone!
Where do I start..Mark was deployed for the first part of this year. He was in Guam from December of last year until June of this year. The kids and I were so happy when he came home. We were lucky enough to have my brother Jason and his family come and visit in March and then we made a short trip to Montana in June for my Gran's memorial service. While we were in Montana we picked up the new addition to our family. Our English Bulldog Harley. She is truely a joy. We just love her and she amazes us everyday. Mark got home about mid June and we were on the go a few days later. He was playing softball and we were taking the kids to do all kinds of fun stuff. We were suppose to go to our 10 year class reunion in July but were unable to make it. Mark had two strokes in July. One was small and the other was more severe. He recovered fine with little or no side affects. He was very lucky. Since then we have re-vamped his diet, added some meds and so far things have been fine. We are very blessed. Matthew started Kindergarten this year and loves it. Ashlyn is now in Second Grade. I have no idea where the time goes. Thanksgiving was a quiet one at home with one of our close friends. We were really missing family this year. The kids have both loved all the festivites going on for Christmas. Everyone in our neighborhood has put up their lights. Last weekend at the winter wonderland they "made" some snow and the kids got to play in it. It was so fun to watch them with all the other kids who are not accustomed to snow. We are soon heading to Montana for Christmas and we are so excited. This will be the first time our family has been home for Christmas as a family since Mark and I have been married. Mark was either deployed or we stayed in California. So it should be pretty fun, although I hear the weather is pretty chilly. Anyway, sorry so long and I will update soon. Happy Holidays to everyone!
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