The big move

Well the time has come to finally move. We are moving to Kentucky for 9 months and then on to our more permanent duty station after that (if you can say anything in the army is permanent). Hopefully we will learn where that is in the next couple months. Don't worry I will still infrequently update my blog.

Blogging

I go back and forth on how I feel about blogging, but I have been inspired to finally update mine.

Basic Training Graduation

I went out to Oklahoma for Dave's basic training graduation, it was really good to see him. It was a very wet trip, I have never seen so much rain fall and for so long in my life. It is good to have basic training behind us and to move on to bigger and better things.

Halloween

We had a funtabulous Halloween this year, considering I could easily do without this holiday. Our friends Eric and Katie invited us up to trick or treat at their house in Cedar Hills. Jaxon and Taylin had so much fun going from house to house. I would consider this their first real trick or treating experience and they loved it. Kinley didn't want anything to do with dressing up or going house to house for candy but she enjoyed her self all the same.

Fall fun

Okay, so some of these pictures were taken in the summer and even spring but close enough. We have really been enjoying this warm fall, the kids love to play in the leaves for hours. The only thing I won't miss is raking the leaves, over and over and over and they just keep falling.

Dave's OCS (Officer Candidate School)

Dave has 26 more days until he officially becomes an officer in the United States Army, not that I am counting, not for that reason anyhow. He has been gone for 4 months and 7 days and I can't wait to have him home for a while. Hopefully this next week we will find out where we are going to be stationed, I am very anxious.

Clean up games for little ones

So as many of you know I play strange games with my children to get them to clean up. Today I discovered a new one that works fabulous that I thought I would share. I call it "minute maker", about 6:30 tonight I was looking around and wondering what happened to the house it looked like a tornado had hit. So I gathered the children around and explained the rules of the game (as I made it up). I reminded them bed time was 7pm, which I haven't been very strict about lately but I don't think they realize that. Anyway, I told them for every one item they picked up and put away they could make a line on this special game paper at the end we would add them all up and they could stay up that many extra minutes. It worked wonderful, a couple minutes into the game I realized the game needed a time limit, I decided on 1o minutes. In no time everything was picked up without me doing a thing. Jaxon had 71 lines by the time the game was over (I am sure your houses are not that messy) but be prepared.
If anyone is looking for a middle of the day game our favorite is, "pile pile". The kids each get to pick where there pile is located. Then I find a treat they like usually chocolate chips because they are small or whatever I can find around my house. I tell them they can play or lay around until I call "pile pile" then they come running they have to work to get everything in there pile put away and I put a treat in the pile every time they run to put stuff away, we continue this over and over letting them play in between until I collect more stuff and call "pile pile" again.

Random summer pictures

First Celebrity Swine Flu Fatality

And we all know who the carrier is.

Am I excited...

Am I excited, well I thought I was. I found out last night that I got into the St. George marathon, yeah! I found out today that everybody knows that you book your hotel before you find out because if you don't all the hotels will be full (yes even the really yucky ones). You'd think I would have thought of that with 7200 marathoners, plus all of the spectators :( I guess you live and you learn and bring your own tent.

Life

Things have been very busy lately and blogging has not been on my priority list for a while but here is a little update on us. I am still working, I have 5 days left of work and I am really excited for it to be over. It lasted a bit longer then I thought it would but it has made me appreciate how lucky I am to be able to stay home.
My first triathlon of the year (9th total, I think) The Women of Steel is in 2 and 1/2 weeks. I am excited for it, I am doing with some really great friends and it that makes it even better. I haven't been training as hard I usually do for a race with working and all, but over all I feel very prepared. I won't be breaking any records but I will have fun none the less.
I put in for the St. George marathon this year and I think I find out the beginning of May. I am not quite sure why I am trying to get into this race, I'm not a good runner by any means. I guess it is just one of those things I would like to prove to my self I can do and check it off my list.
Life is going pretty good right now, I just wish it would slow down sometimes. My kids are doing awesome just growing like weeds. Jaxon is almost done with Kindergarten, I think he miss school alot during the summer. Taylin is my sweet little princess, always busy as a bee getting into everything. Kinley is walking really well and starting to talk a little bit. I feel really blessed to have such a wonderful little family.

The many faces of Kinley

Kinley is almost 14 months and cruising around the house. When I look back at pictures of her I can't believe how fast she is changing. She has such a sweet personality, and fun expresssions.