1-2 step

rock on kadence

the emerald coast

eric arrived june 30th and we quickly hit the road to travel to indiana and then to florida. i will post some of indiana when i locate them all. i haven't been on the computer in some time. forgive me...

just before leaving to the airport. we were excited!!


hiding daddy in the sand.

look at kadence's eyes....grrrrrrr. almost all the pics were like this!

rain drops falling on my head

there is nothing easy about saying good-bye, is there? the house was so quiet today. the kids were wandering around playing quietly with toys, not really anything in particular or for a long amount of time. the rain didn't make it any easier. all day it rained. all day. there was no kids running around looking in closets for daddy hiding. no one wrestling in the living room. no runing up and down the stairs. no strong hugs, no hands to hold, no lips to kiss. come back soon honey. we loved every moment you were home and are already counting down the days until you come back.

checking in

we are still alive. just enjoying traveling time and visiting everyone. i am currently in the great state of illinois visiting my aunt kim and grandma - alone. yes alone. i have the best husband ever! can't help but sit back and smile thinking he is taking care of the three monkeys and i am not! ha! back to reality tomorrow morning while traveling back home and getting busy with yard work and laundry. darn.

TONS of pictures to come.

love to all

travels await

eric arrived safely on tuesday evening! he has slowly been adjusting to the time and loving each moment with everyone. it was so wonderful picking him up from the airport, he actually snuck up on us and surprised us! kambel talked the ENTIRE way home, she was just overcome with joy! kadence feels like such a big girl, filling her daddy in on everything that has happened since he has left. ty is really warming up to eric. it is precious! ty keeps calling him 'mom' though! he will get it soon... just wanted to give a brief update. we head out for a few days of traveling, first to indiana then to destin, florida. i can't wait!! will post pics soon. check back soon.

awesome feeling...

oops. things have been absolutely crazy here lately. still no excuse, just a matter of priorities. as much as i would like for the blog to be tended to each day - it ain't gonna happen!

6 more days!! HOLY COW! it is such an awesome feeling to know we are going to see eric in 6 days. he will be in nashville around 530-6p on tuesday evening. thinking about it brings back memories of childhood christmas eve's and the feeling of overwhelming excitement and pure joy. the only other time in our lives that i can compare this feeling to was when kadence was born and waiting to hear what sex she was... that was true excitement! we can't wait sweetie!

kadence turned the big 5 on the 15th. wow! we had a quick hot dog and cup cake party on the 15th with the neighborhood friends. it was a last minute thing and actually went well. she is so proud to be five. what a new way of parenting too - "five-year-olds don't cry like that kadence...five-year-olds help their little sister and brothers kadence." i know she can't wait to be six, lol.

i finished my second quilt! yea! it is kadence's quilt this time. all of her baby bedding (bumper pads, blanket, and crib skirt were used). so glad this one is finished. will start cutting ty's now!

i ran my second 10k on saturday. it was so stinkin' hot - even at 7am. dad came to rescue me due to a sudden round of throwing up from kambel, original childcare was cancelled as to not infect anyone else. so dad showed up 545am saturday morning and played with the grandkids for the morning hours... needless to say, after the race i was exhausted and i think i got what kambel had and was down and out for awhile. kadence was in her element, i totally paid her to watch kambel while i rested during ty's nap. they 'redecorated' down stairs with sheets, pillows and whatever else they could get their hands on. regardless they were both awesome. to be honest the 'illness' i think i had took a few days to get over. this was the first time i was down and out with the kids around. i am SO thankful i am feeling better.

kadence had her first sleepover/slumber party last night with her best friend from school. how cute. they had a blast. i picked her up this morning and she had different color nail polish on each finger, sticker earrings on, and lipstick on! too cute :)...

here are some pictures of the kids. enjoy!

cross those t's and dot those i's

just a few clarifications here...

eric will be coming home from korea june 30 (big grins here). he will be on leave for 30 days, but then has to return to finish up his one year obligation. he will be home from korea for good the end of november. this return is just his leave that he is taking for his 'mid-tour' break. he has been there nearly 7 months. 7 months! that is toooooo long to not see our hero.

i (gulp) will be running the memphis marathon not the half marathon in december. due to eric's timeline i felt that training and running while he is home is a better move. to have him home and have him supporting me is priceless and to be honest will probably be one thing that carries me through my first 26.2. i will keep you updated. this is one thing in my life that i have always wanted to do - strange thing to finally do - putting myself on a 'to do' list.