I think that we as humans, need to slow down every once in awhile. I feel like we are go, go, go all the time. I often wonder if my friends think that I no longer care about them because I dont call or maybe they just think that we have fallen off the face of the Earth. Which ever it is that they think, I hope that I will be able to slow down a little and show them that I care about them and just how thankful I am that God has put them in my life.
Things are great here in NC!! We are really liking the "cooler" weather. (it was quite chilly today) Wondering if we will get snow this winter. The kids would LOVE that! The trees are beautiful, the air is crisp, the pumpkins are carved... it is FALL. How could anyone not like this weather. It feels great to bring out the warmer clothes... the light jackets....and to put the flip flops in the back of the closet. It has been awhile since we have been able to enjoy seasons since we were living in Louisiana the past 3 years or so (seems like it was always warm there) We are enjoying every minute of it.
We will be having Thanksgiving at our house this year, we are looking forward to everyone coming!! It is going to be nice to be able to sit and relax with family. We are planning on going home for Christmas, but only for a short trip (4 days) Corey's Christmas leave is going to be in January this year. Cant wait to see everyone!
So, my sweetest boy, Kain turned 6 a couple of weeks ago... I CANT believe it. He was just a baby! It really makes me sad to think about how fast the years go by. He is so independent now.... doing REALLY well in school and he is more and more like his dad everyday. He loves helping Corey out with "projects" I think that Corey really enjoys him and the little man that he is becoming.
I am so sorry that I am not putting up any pics, but my old laptop DIED!! So, I have this new one, but I dont have my photo program on here yet to download pics off of my camera. I will work on that... i promise. I know that there are a few of you out there that check this a lot looking for pics of Kain and Kailyn... they are coming (mom) I promise!
I hope that everyone out there is doing well, I just wanted to let you all know that we are okay here. I am going to try to do better at keeping in touch with everyone! Love you all! ((hugs))
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Just an update....
So, this is the first time since we have lived here in NC that Corey has had to leave. I am glad that we were able to be here for a little while before his trip to California so that we could learn our way around.
The kids are missing daddy. Kailyn ask about him a lot. She wants to know "is daddy flying?" "does daddy have a bed" It is so funny to listen to her questions and she what she has going on in that beautiful head of hers.
The kids and I made a trip to Ft Bragg (Fayetteville, NC) earlier this week. It was a nice trip. There is something about motel rooms that my kids love. I have never been on an army base before and Ft Bragg is HuGe!!! There are so many gates, that I will not even begin to count them. It was kinda like a maze. We will be going back again sometime when Corey gets home to show him the area and they also have several tourist attractions that I want to check out.
Kain is still really enjoying school and he loves being able to pick up a book and read it. I am amazed!! Kindergarten is so different that it used to be. Kailyn is still missing him when he is at school, but I do think that she is getting more and more used to it everyday. He is really teaching her a lot.
Well.... that is my little update. I will post more pics again soon!!
I hope that everyone is doing well. That all the family in GA, CO, TX and FL are doing okay. We love and miss yall lots!!! Cant wait to see yall around the holidays!!!!
The kids are missing daddy. Kailyn ask about him a lot. She wants to know "is daddy flying?" "does daddy have a bed" It is so funny to listen to her questions and she what she has going on in that beautiful head of hers.
The kids and I made a trip to Ft Bragg (Fayetteville, NC) earlier this week. It was a nice trip. There is something about motel rooms that my kids love. I have never been on an army base before and Ft Bragg is HuGe!!! There are so many gates, that I will not even begin to count them. It was kinda like a maze. We will be going back again sometime when Corey gets home to show him the area and they also have several tourist attractions that I want to check out.
Kain is still really enjoying school and he loves being able to pick up a book and read it. I am amazed!! Kindergarten is so different that it used to be. Kailyn is still missing him when he is at school, but I do think that she is getting more and more used to it everyday. He is really teaching her a lot.
Well.... that is my little update. I will post more pics again soon!!
I hope that everyone is doing well. That all the family in GA, CO, TX and FL are doing okay. We love and miss yall lots!!! Cant wait to see yall around the holidays!!!!
Monday, September 1, 2008
Making a cake....
Kain and Kailyn really enjoy being able to help out in the kitchen. I try to make it a learning experience as well as fun to them.
In this picture Kain is learning about measurements.
HAHA!! This has to be the best part about making a cake, right? They cant wait until we are finished with the mixer.
YUMMY!!! This cake is delicious!
Praying for my friends....
Here we are almost exactly 3 years after Katrina and I am sitting watching the news to see what this hurricane has in store for New Orleans. I am very thankful that we no longer live there, but this brings back so many memories and feelings from when we were going through it just 3 short years ago.
The fear, the unknown, the anxiety of being able to go back "home" Those were some of the many emotions that we felt while evacuated to GA. I know that my friends that are evacuated are having some of the same feelings. During times like this it is so important to remember that God is in control and that He has a plan. Our God is bigger than any cat. 5 hurricane and that we have to trust and believe in Him. I will never forget hearing on the news during Katrina that Plaquemines Parish was GONE and that the Gulf Of Mexico was now where it was. I was devastated. I remember asking God why? How could this happen. Corey just got home from Iraq we just started living together again as a family after being away from eachother for a year and then this happens. I was only thinking the worst at this point. I could just vision water in my house and all my things floating around. What an AWFUL feeling. Then the phone call saying that everything on the base was fine, no damage. Tears of relief rolled down my face. Then the questions started again.... "How did we have no damage?" We were in the parish that was declared a disaster area and we had no damage. I give God the praise and glory on this one because that is the only answer that I have.
Last night, watching the news I was thinking "cafe du monde is right around the corner from where they are standing" "look there is the ferry" "that is where we stood during the Mardi Gras Parade" We have so many memories there! New Orleans isnt a place that I think that I would ever want to move back to, but we have memories there and those memories will never be forgotten.
My thoughts and prayers are with all those that had to evacuated. I pray Gods mercy on LA and that they will all have something to go home to. I am trusting and believing that all the areas where my friends live are going to be okay and that they will be able to go back home and get back to "everyday life"
We love and miss you all!!!!
The fear, the unknown, the anxiety of being able to go back "home" Those were some of the many emotions that we felt while evacuated to GA. I know that my friends that are evacuated are having some of the same feelings. During times like this it is so important to remember that God is in control and that He has a plan. Our God is bigger than any cat. 5 hurricane and that we have to trust and believe in Him. I will never forget hearing on the news during Katrina that Plaquemines Parish was GONE and that the Gulf Of Mexico was now where it was. I was devastated. I remember asking God why? How could this happen. Corey just got home from Iraq we just started living together again as a family after being away from eachother for a year and then this happens. I was only thinking the worst at this point. I could just vision water in my house and all my things floating around. What an AWFUL feeling. Then the phone call saying that everything on the base was fine, no damage. Tears of relief rolled down my face. Then the questions started again.... "How did we have no damage?" We were in the parish that was declared a disaster area and we had no damage. I give God the praise and glory on this one because that is the only answer that I have.
Last night, watching the news I was thinking "cafe du monde is right around the corner from where they are standing" "look there is the ferry" "that is where we stood during the Mardi Gras Parade" We have so many memories there! New Orleans isnt a place that I think that I would ever want to move back to, but we have memories there and those memories will never be forgotten.
My thoughts and prayers are with all those that had to evacuated. I pray Gods mercy on LA and that they will all have something to go home to. I am trusting and believing that all the areas where my friends live are going to be okay and that they will be able to go back home and get back to "everyday life"
We love and miss you all!!!!
Monday, August 25, 2008
I am SO behind!
I know that you are all wondering why in the world we have a blog if I dont keep it updated....
I am so sorry.
We are busy around here. Let me see if I can get you all up to date:
Kain is enjoying school.... 2 girlfriends already Emerson and Katie. Mrs Blair says, "the girls love Kain and Kain loves the girls" Looks like we are going to have our hands full when he is older *sigh* He is learning so much, so fast. He is reading level one books, knows about 50-60 new words and walks around singing the months of the year and days of the week. I think that the most shocking thing thus far was when he was in the playroom and I heard him in there with his flag in his hand, "one nation under God....with liberty and justice for all" WOW!! such a smart boy. We are proud!
Kailyn is doing great!! She is learning so much from Kain. Counting is getting so much easier for her (we are up to about 50 now) She knows about 15 of Kain's sight words and is trying to read books with him. She too knows the pledge (Kain is an awesome little teacher!) She and I really enjoy our time together during the day. Trips to the library, park and did I mention how easy it is to shop with one.... haha!! She just finished up her swim lessons and is asking when she can go again. She is a water baby!! She is such a big girl now. I often find myself looking at her and how much she has changed. She amazes us more and more everyday!!!
Corey is doing good! He is really enjoying the squadron that he is at. The short commute to work is a HuGe plus! There are several guys in the squadron that he knows from the past and it is nice to reconnect with them. He will be leaving on Sept 6 to go out to California to get the helicopters from the squadron that is closing down there. They are expected to be back the first week of Oct. This should be the only trip that they have to take for a few months. The next one is scheduled for Feb. It is so nice to have him home more in the afternoons and no working on weekends since we are no longer in a reserve squadron. Family time here is awesome. We get a lot of it!!!
I am doing well. I am really getting adjusted to the area and I love it. The area where we live is so much like home in GA and then we can drive 25 min. East and be at the beach. It is like the best of both worlds. I am enjoying being home during the day with Kailyn and being able to spend one on one time with her that I have never had the opportunity to do. I am meeting new people through Kain's friends at school and through church.
Our church is AMAZING!! It is so nice having a church family that we know we can call on. We are currently going to the "Newcomers" class to learn more about the church. In the class we have met others that are just moving to the area. Small world- the pastor of our church is best friends with a pastor of a church in Carrollton (my hometown) how cool is that?!?!?! And I know his best friend, when I used to work at Carrollton Eye Clinic, I fit him for glasses!! It truly is a small world!!!!
Well, that is our update.... I hope that everyone is doing well!!!!
All God's Best!
I am so sorry.
We are busy around here. Let me see if I can get you all up to date:
Kain is enjoying school.... 2 girlfriends already Emerson and Katie. Mrs Blair says, "the girls love Kain and Kain loves the girls" Looks like we are going to have our hands full when he is older *sigh* He is learning so much, so fast. He is reading level one books, knows about 50-60 new words and walks around singing the months of the year and days of the week. I think that the most shocking thing thus far was when he was in the playroom and I heard him in there with his flag in his hand, "one nation under God....with liberty and justice for all" WOW!! such a smart boy. We are proud!
Kailyn is doing great!! She is learning so much from Kain. Counting is getting so much easier for her (we are up to about 50 now) She knows about 15 of Kain's sight words and is trying to read books with him. She too knows the pledge (Kain is an awesome little teacher!) She and I really enjoy our time together during the day. Trips to the library, park and did I mention how easy it is to shop with one.... haha!! She just finished up her swim lessons and is asking when she can go again. She is a water baby!! She is such a big girl now. I often find myself looking at her and how much she has changed. She amazes us more and more everyday!!!
Corey is doing good! He is really enjoying the squadron that he is at. The short commute to work is a HuGe plus! There are several guys in the squadron that he knows from the past and it is nice to reconnect with them. He will be leaving on Sept 6 to go out to California to get the helicopters from the squadron that is closing down there. They are expected to be back the first week of Oct. This should be the only trip that they have to take for a few months. The next one is scheduled for Feb. It is so nice to have him home more in the afternoons and no working on weekends since we are no longer in a reserve squadron. Family time here is awesome. We get a lot of it!!!
I am doing well. I am really getting adjusted to the area and I love it. The area where we live is so much like home in GA and then we can drive 25 min. East and be at the beach. It is like the best of both worlds. I am enjoying being home during the day with Kailyn and being able to spend one on one time with her that I have never had the opportunity to do. I am meeting new people through Kain's friends at school and through church.
Our church is AMAZING!! It is so nice having a church family that we know we can call on. We are currently going to the "Newcomers" class to learn more about the church. In the class we have met others that are just moving to the area. Small world- the pastor of our church is best friends with a pastor of a church in Carrollton (my hometown) how cool is that?!?!?! And I know his best friend, when I used to work at Carrollton Eye Clinic, I fit him for glasses!! It truly is a small world!!!!
Well, that is our update.... I hope that everyone is doing well!!!!
All God's Best!
Friday, July 18, 2008
watch out... Kain is in Kindergarten!
KAIN'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!
The backpack was packed, lunch was packed, Kain was ready to go and mom was crying. That is what was going on at or house Wednesday morning.
"bye mom, I love you"
Those were the last words that I heard before I turned to leave my "little" boy at school. He was so excited. All the kids in Kindergarten had to wear red on the first day and he was very happy about that because it is his favorite color!
When we picked him up he said "I love this place, they have a playground!!!!" and then asked "can I go again tomorrow" Little does he know that this is just the beginning.... one day he will be saying "do I have to go?!?!?"
His teachers are very nice and we are looking forward to a great year with them!!!!
Kailyn turns 4
MY PRINCESS IS 4 TODAY!!!!!
7/18/04
Words cant describe the excitement that Corey and I felt when we found out that we were having a little girl.....
The Dr said the due date is Sept 9. But little miss Kailyn had a plan of her own. She showed her beautiful face on July 18 instead. At 32 weeks she was perfect. Tiny fingers, tiny toes and the cutest little nose that I have ever seen. Looking at her now you would never know that she was a 3 pound baby!
She is such a blessing to us. Having Kain before her, we really didnt know what to expect with a little girl. We call her a "girly girl" She is always playing dress up and babies. And she has her own "fashion taste" 
We cant help but laugh when she comes out of the bedroom dressed in high heels, a princess dress, a scarf, ballcap, and every piece of play jewerly that she owns.... :)
She is mommy's baby and daddy's girl.
She amazes us more and more everyday with what she is learning and doing. She is mommy's big helper. She always wants to be in the kitchen helping or putting away the clothes.
And I forgot to mention that we sometimes call her "grace" not because she has it but because she lacks it. She is constantly running into something or tripping and falling..... but she gets right back up almost like "I meant to do that" she looks as us wondering what we are laughing at.
She says that she wants to be a princess when she grows up. You and I both know that she isnt going to be a princess, but she will always be "our" princess. We thank God for her daily. We know that God has a will for her and we pray that with his strength and guidance that we will be able to bring her up in a Christian home where she learns about the love of God.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAILYN!!!
We love you so much babygirl!
-daddy and mommy
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