4th of July....a little late

I was finally able to post my forth of July pictures!! Something happened with the connection between our camera and our desktop computer so I wasn't able to upload them. Now that I have my laptop I was able to upload them on to here! So....here they are!

Inside the Kiowa


Daddy showing G around the Kiowa

Sitting in the blackhawk

Hanging out before the fireworks listening to the band

Daddy and G hanging out

Our fireworks display...well part of it. It was about 20-30 minutes long or so.

Good Grief!!!

Yet again I am horrible at posting on this blog!! All the sudden I just stopped posting all the time. I think it's because pretty much everyone that reads this is on Facebook....but I really need to start posting more!!

SO...as you all know Layla is here now! She is already 2 months old and I can't believe it!! She is growing way too fast!!! She had her 2 month check-up the other day and now weighs 10lbs 15oz and is 23 inches long. I was thinking that was a lot bigger than G was at her age so I looked in his baby calendar and he was actually almost a pound heavier and 3/4 of an inch longer! Weird!!

Gavin is now potty trained!!! He never ceases to amaze me!! It is totally true that when they are ready they are ready!! Also in true Gavin fashion it totally had to be his idea!! He is completely independent when it comes to this too! He never wants me in the bathroom with him...only calls me in there to show me what he has done! :0) Even when we are out at a store or restaurant he gets mad when I go in the bathroom with him. Then I have to explain to him and I have to go in the bathroom with you, but you can go in the stall by yourself and lock the door...and he does and doesn't even want me to stand right outside the stall!! Crazy boy!! We are so proud of him though! He only wears a pull-up at night and even then when he wakes up it's not that wet at all!! Last night he really didn't want to wear a pull-up so I told him when all the pull-ups we have are gone he can go to bed with just underwear...we'll see how that goes! I might just change my mind!! So....for getting potty trained we bought him a chain-saw (toy) that he's been wanting for a really long time now!

Cory has now started his Kiowa school and is in full swing with that!! He really really likes flying them too so that's good! I am really looking forward to coming back to MN with the kids for a month!! Gavin is really excited too see everyone too!!!

WOW!

So I pretty much am a horrible person right now! It has been WAY TOO LONG since I have updated this blog! A lot has happened since the last blog almost 2 months ago! I probably won't be able to get all the pictures in here, but I will try to get as many as I can!

First off Gavin turned the big 3! I can't believe how fast the time has gone! He is growing up way to fast! Everyday his vocabulary amazes me! Just the other day he told his friend Bevin that she was beautiful! I thought that was too cute! Along with all those cute things comes the terrible 3's! I think 3 is worse than 2! He is quite the sassy one! For his birthday we went to Destin, Florida....it was rainy and a bit chilly, but we were still able to make it to the beach!

Next was G's actual birthday! We decided to get him a drumset for his b-day....which he absolutly LOVES! He is quite the drummer too!

My parents came a couple of days after G's birthday and stayed for the week. We had a lot of fun! For some reason I just didn't get the camera out and take pictures....kinda weird! We did a lot of shopping...which is the norm for when my mother and I get together! Also we consumed quite a bit of coffee from the PX coffee shop...the girl that works there knows exactally what I want!

April has been just as packed with things as March was. Our favorite little southern girl (at least til Layla is here) turned ONE! She had her b-day party the beginning of April and it was lots of fun!

This same great family we had to say good-bye to just recently! I know, I know, that's that military life! But it was so hard to say good-bye to best friends!! I am pretty lucky though that I get to see them in about a month when Layla comes! Lindsey is going to come back for a couple weeks to help us out a bit! It's probably going to be even harder to say good-bye the second time!!!

I am now 34 weeks along in my pregnancy! I am soooo ready to be done! I just want to see our little girl!! I am so excited to actually see her in all the clothes we got for her!! Her room is pretty much ready too! There are a few things that I still have to get, but for the most part we are all ready! Just waiting on her!