Snow

Oh how I love the snow and miss it already! Michigan never disappoints this time of year, and as always we saw snow! The kids and I had a blast visiting with everyone and I wish I was back there now.

We've had insanely cold temps for our area as of the past few weeks and I don't like it. If it's going to be below freezing then we'd better atleast get to see some snow with it. But no such luck in southern Georgia.

Strangest snow man ever, but hey he's ours so we don't care. :o) Kenneth says he's a crying snowman.

Snow baby

Kenneth and Adrianna didn't want to ever come in out of the snow. I think they would have been content to just stay outside and sled for days.

I had to put her to work cleaning off some of the ice that was covering the windows. She didn't mind.

Christmas in Tennessee

Home

We have been gone out of town for a little while. We had a great trip! It was so very long but well worth it. We went from GA to TN to MI back to TN then finally back home to GA. I drove about 3000 miles within 2 weeks with 3 children and I'm happy that I did. I realized while I was gone that I really miss home. I live in GA but it doesn't feel like home to me. We're up for a move in about 8 months (OMG that's not long)! And I really want to get closer to all of our family. There's a job in Indiana that I think would be awesome, but as always with the Navy it's not our choice and we have to go where they send us. I have a great group of friends here in GA that are here for me and the kids and I love that. But being on the boat has brought about a different issue with friendships and I'm just ready to move on.
So 2010 has already been filled with disappointment and change but I'm sure it will get better. I should get Chris home at some point, but as of right now I have no idea when that will be. He will leave again for another really long deployment, we'll get orders to somewhere great, hopefully, and we'll have a move later in the year. I have so much to be thankful for and so much to look forward to. So here's to a New Year!

Lots of random photos

Sorry, this is all I can muster for now. We're doing great here. Just busy busy busy. Enjoy and let me know what you think.

Because I'm a slacker...

I just realized that even though it was a month ago, I forgot to post a picture of the kids for Halloween. I guess that shows how really behind I am. Adrianna was a Vampiress, Kenneth was a Lightning McQueen pit crew member, and Lilly was a pirate. They had a great Halloween with friends.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Today, I was lucky enough to have 2 Thanksgiving feasts with great friends. The kids had a blast playing and running around with their buddies. Thank you ladies for having us over. We had a great time and all of the food was wonderful!

In honor of the holiday I thought I would share a few things that I am thankful for.

I'm thankful for:

• My wonderful husband who is serving our country on the other side of the world.
• My super sweet, albeit super crazy, children who keep me insanely busy, and just a bit insane too.
• Great friends who put up with us during the holidays. This includes Lilly's many peeing on the floor incidents, and many messes.
• Delicious turkey and green bean casserole. Yummy!
• Chocolate
• Christmas trees that are just so pretty that I want to curl up and sleep underneath them.
• Family movie nights with popcorn, cookies, and cocoa.
• Cooler weather! It's so nice to be below 80 during the day. It feels like the holidays almost.
• My mom and dad who made sure to call and tell me Happy Thanksgiving.
• My mom in law who calls and checks on me regularly just to make sure I'm okay.
• Wine
• Twilight, because what would I do everynight before bed if I didn't have the series to read over and over and over?
• Flowers, letters, and emails from my wonderful husband.
• LIFE

This is an unrelated photo, but I thought I would share because it was kind of cool.

USS Georgia gold crew

I'm trying. Really I am!

I know it's been too too long yet again. But I just can't do anything about it. Chris has been gone for just over a month so I'm throroughly exhausted already. When I have a few minutes to just take a breather I rarely want to sit at the computer. But when I force myself to sit here it's not normally to blog. I've got a real update coming soon hopefully. We've got pictures and maybe a video or two. For the most part we are all doing good. We're hanging in here trying to stay busy, as if I have a choice in the matter. The kids and I have been spending lots of time together so that's good and bad all at the same time. And we really miss having Chris around. Only a few more months to go. I CAN do this!!