Better late than never............

Right? If there is anyone that still reads my blog you will be happy to know that I am finally caught back up. I just can't seem to do this on a regular basis.
For those of you that don't know Dave is deploying over seas soon, at least the rest of the year and maybe a little more (tear, tear). Anyway, I am going to use my blog as a place for sharing pictures with him, as well as you of course. Hopefully this will help me be better at sharing thoughts and pictures this year. Here is to 2012 :)

Kinley turns 4!

Kinley turned 4 last week and she now declares that she is almost 5. She enjoyed her traditional birthday breakfast in bed (I was really glad that Dave got home early from PT so I didn't have to get up super early and make it). She also had a party that evening with lots of her friends and their families. We are so grateful to have such wonderful friends here in Washington to celebrate our special times with.

Things about my sweet Kinley:

* She knows what she wants
* She is so lovable and kind to everyone
* She is very creative and always surprises me
* She is independent and doesn't want help with things
* She doesn't need entertaining
* She loves her brother and sister
* She is very quirky and says the funniest things
* She loves being outside and being active
* She loves to cut, color, draw, and paste
* She thinks she is a big kid and can do anything they do
* She took the scissors to her hair in Decemeber and gave herself quite the haircut. She was very proud of it although she promises to never do it again.

Pinewood Derby

Jaxon had his first Pinewood Derby Race last month. He is a wolf in Boy Scouts and absolutely loving it.

Winter Wonderland

Okay so we don't exactly live in a Winter Wonderland, maybe a Water Wonderland but that is as close as it gets. We did however get 1 week of winter weather, and it was extreme. We got almost a foot of snow, not to exciting, right? But then then the ice storm came and it hit hard. Tens of thousands were out of power and ice covered everything. It was very very beautiful and so so dangerous. The aftermath was disastrous. We had trees and limbs snapping everywhere. We had experienced some crazy ice storms in Kentucky but nothing quite like this. We did however get to build a snowman, make snow angels and do some tubing, more than we thought we would be able to do this year.

DeCeMbeR 2011

The beginning of December I went to an ornament exchange party. Unfortunately no picture of the party or the ornaments that I received, only of the ones I made. I loved how the ornament turned out but boy did they take FOREVER to make.

The middle of December we headed to Utah for our Christmas vacation. We were in desperate need of some family time so this was just what we needed. It was good to see the extended family, and lots of good friends and of course loved staying with my parents. I especially enjoyed my mothers cooking and sleeping in. My kids were super sad to leave Utah as always but we love living in Washington and were glad to be home. Until next time Utah.

Birthday and Anniversary

In November Dave turned the big 33! We celebrated a couple weeks late because he was gone for training for 7 weeks in the fall. We were so glad to have him home I think we celebrated every night for the whole week.

December 22nd was our 11th wedding anniversary. 11 years, can you believe it? It has been a great 11 years I wouldn't trade it for anything. The last couple years have really been a great adventure for us and I am looking forward for more to come.

We hadn't been out on a date in a very long time and were very excited as you can tell. Boy, we need to get out more.

Halloween 2011

You may be having deja vu from our 2010 Halloween. I think all of my kids wore the same costume except for Kinley. Yup, I am lame like that, but hey if your kids don't care then I say go for it. We did add some new accessories so it felt new and exciting for them.