SNOW!

So on Tuesday, contrary to usual weather patterns, North Carolina found itself buried in 3-7 inches of beautiful snow. We got about 5 or 6 inches here at our house. Of course we had to take the kids out to experience the snow in their own backyard. In NC this amount shuts down everything. There is no snow removal equipment, so the schools were closed for 2 days and Fort Bragg was closed. It was quite an interesting experience for all of us here in NC. Here's some pictures of our fun couple of days!

Family, family and more family!

I can hardly believe that we are already in December. The house is decorated in Christmas decorations, the tree is up and most of the presents have been purchased. Where has the year gone!?!

In the past month we have welcomed both sets of Grandparents and my sister, Alli, into our home. We will have Brad's parents back right before Christmas along with their two miniature Schauzers, Oscar and Henry. That should be quite the adventure as we have our own mini Schnauzer, Ranger. We love having family over and we are always looking forward to the next time that we can be with them.

Brad's parents were here for the long Columbus weekend at the beginning of November. We did a "whole lotta nothing", which is always fun! Then, my family was here for the week of Thanksgiving. We had a great time preparing the dinner and spending the week playing games and watching football and movies on our new 42" flat-screen digital TV. (Can I just say how amazing the reception is with a digital antenna and an HDTV! I can't believe what we get off the free airwaves!) We also spent some time with Brad's unit and had a Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday afternoon at the Battalion Dining Facility (DFAC). All the officers and NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers) were dressed in their Dress Blues and served the meal to all the soldiers and families that were there. It was quite good and fun for all. Then on Wednesday we went to watch the Turkey Bowl, which was a flag football game between the Officers and NCOs in our Battalion.
We had a little snack bar set up to make some money for our Family Readiness Group and the kids had a great time playing with the other kids their to watch their Daddies beat up on each other!
The next day was Thanksgiving Day so we spent the day cooking, baking, watching the parade, watching football, and of course eating!
So next we will have Christmas and New Years and many more pictures to share. Merry Christmas everyone!

I really need to stop procrastinating!

I have to admit, I never thought it would take me so long to get back to blogging...but it has. I have posted some pictures of the past few months just to get you all caught up. I will try my best to keep this thing up now. I am finally starting to feel more like myself since Brad has been home. We all have been dealing with so much including health issues, surgeries, and Army stuff in the past few months which have kept my mind fairly busy. I think I'm starting to be able to handle everything better, so I can think about other things now. Enjoy the pictures and I hope to be able to keep up this blog now!

Post blog hiatus.

Obviously since "the Dad" has been home, I have been seriously lax in updating our blog. I realize that there are many of you that would kind of like to see what the little men are up to these days. I am going to try and update you on the past few months. Although I think it may take awhile. As I think back to all we have done and accomplished in the past few months, it is daunting to think about recounting it all in great detail. I will try my best, so please keep checking back...I promise to have something here again soon. I pray that you all are well!

He is here!

Well everyone...the Daddy is finally home!!! He came home on Wednesday the 30th of April. We are all thoroughly enjoying having him home. The boys are starting to bond with Daddy and I am loving watching them interact. I will post pictures of all our fun and of Brad's homecoming...but for now...this is all I can do...just announce that he is here, safe with us, in North Carolina. Thank you all who have been keeping up with us during this long 15 months without Daddy!