Our Sweet Life

Busy Busy

2011-12-11T19:00:00.001-07:00

I’ve been working a lot, but I thought I’d take a few minutes to update. I love working at Target! Except that I spend WAY more money there than I used to ; )

Korbin has been doing amazing in preschool. His teacher said she thinks he’s ready for kindergarten already! He can identify all of the letters & numbers & can write almost all of them too!

Jace is growing up so fast. Talking all the time, asking why & singing. She loves watching Dora & Bubble Guppies.

We found out last month that Jacob will be going to Camp Casey, Korea for a year in May. I have a feeling that this is going to be harder than deployment because the kids are older now & will understand that daddy is gone.

My parents are coming for Christmas since we won’t make it back to AZ until April. I’m so happy that they will be here! I actually finished Christmas shopping about a week ago! I’m waiting to wrap everything until a few days before so the kids don’t get into the presents.

Return to Blogger:: Step 2

2011-11-08T14:00:00.001-07:00

Second Step:: Post an actual blog!

So much has happened in the past 14 months, but I’ll just highlight it with the major events. Jacob came home from Iraq in March, Jace turned 1, Korbin turned 4, we bought a house!, we got a puppy, I got a job. Life has been pretty busy between moving, work, preschool & going to the gym. Korbin loves preschool! He goes twice a week for 4 hours each day. Jace has been very clingy lately & doesn’t want to leave my side, even to go see Daddy. She’s getting better with it now that I’m working. It’s incredible how much she’s grown since my last post! Jacob has been working a lot of long days. He leaves at 0430 & doesn’t usually get home until 1830 (6:30pm). Right now he is sitting at the other end of the couch with strep (I’m staying as far away from him as possible so I don’t get it). I just started working at Target on Oct. 27th & I love it. Cashiering is actually pretty fun, I love getting to see what other people are buying & talking to adults instead of tiny children all day! Plus, I get a 10 percent discount! WOO! I have been trying really hard to get to the gym at least 4 times a week, sometimes it doesn’t happen, but I don’t get discouraged. My gym buddy is moving to Missouri in December & it’s going to be even harder to get to the gym when she leaves. She’s a big motivation for me. But I’m trying not to think of her leaving, it makes me sad. Bella, our boxer, is 6 months old now! She is very tall & can stand up to get food off of our tall kitchen table. She is such a hyper puppy! Always playing & jumping like a little deer, then crashing for a 2 hour nap. We are also doggy-sitting 2 basset hounds for our friends who are on vacation before they move to Hawaii. 3 dogs in the house can get very messy, especially with the mud outside. Molly & Trixie are very good, fat, lazy dogs (flazy, as Jessica says). I have learned that basset hounds whine a lot, drink a lot & eat a lot. Our new house is amazing! My favorite part is our 5 piece bathroom with a HUGE walk-in closet! The kids have the entire loft upstairs to use as a playroom. And, **BONUS**, our neighbors are our best friends, the Carters! Well, I think that’s all for today. I don’t think there is a Step 3 coming up, but here’s hoping I can keep this updated a lot better than before. Maybe if I stick a bookmark right at the top center of my browser I’ll remember to blog more often.

Return to Blogger:: Step 1

2011-11-07T21:40:00.001-07:00

First step:: Re-vamp blog!

New background!

New header!

New pictures!

New! New! New!

Stay tuned for Step 2!

~HALFWAY~

2010-09-15T10:49:00.000-06:00

Today marks the official halfway point of the deployment!!!

26 weeks down, 26 to go!!!!

Can't wait to see him again ♥

Picture Mania!!!!!

2010-09-15T10:42:00.000-06:00

Where Have We Been!?!?!?

2010-09-15T10:18:00.001-06:00

My favorite blog editor has pooped out on me, so I wasn't feeling the blog-mood. But after 6 months of being MIA, I decided to suck it up & start blogging again! So much has happened in the last 6 months. Here's a quick update:

March

We said goodbye to Jacob :(
Korbin, Jace & I moved to AZ
Jace met lots of family

April

Korbin turned 3!
Jace smiled
Korbin had his first Easter Egg hunt

May

Jace slept through the night!
Went to the fair

June

Went to a wedding
Played at the park a lot
Became victims of lizard terrorism!!
Fed the ducks at the pond
Swam a lot
Korbin caught his first fish!

July

Watched fireworks
Played with Sparklers
Korbin took his first trip out of state without me! Grandpa took him to a family reunion in Colorado
More swimming
Mom, Korbin & I went to Out of Africa
Jacob was promoted to SGT!

August

Roasted marshmallows
Moved back to CO
Lots of unpacking!!
Mom & Dad came to visit
Went to Flying W Ranch
Jace rolled over!!

September

Jace is 6 months old!
Jacob & I have been married for 6 years
Jacob turned 27!!
Jace sat up by herself! (one time, refuses to do it anymore)
Halfway through deployment!!!!

I will put pictures in another post. Hopefully I can keep this updated now that I got back into it!

Jace Kennedy

2010-03-13T16:07:00.001-07:00

Our sweet baby is one week old today!!!

Deployment

2010-03-13T08:50:00.001-07:00

Jacob is leaving soon & I am trying to keep calm. Mainly for Korbin’s sake. Otherwise I’d be a complete wreck!!! 4 days to go. We are going to be out of our apartment on the 16th, clean it & turn in keys on the 17th. I still need to change my address with the post office! Ugh, so much to do! We’re really making progress on packing the apartment. Monday we’re going to rent a U-Haul to move from one storage unit to a bigger one & move the stuff from the apartment. After everything is out, we’re going to stay in a hotel until my mom gets here to drive back to Arizona with us. I’m so glad I started packing early. We only had about a weeks notice of the official date. Gotta love the Army! I’ll update my other blog with all of the Army info & try to keep this blog about the kids. If you’d like to have access to my private blog, send me a comment & I will add you.

She’s Here!

2010-03-09T06:00:00.001-07:00

Jace Kennedy White

6lbs 7oz

20 inches long

born 3/6/2010 at 2:41pm

Jacob & I are thrilled that Jace is finally here! Korbin has been so good with his baby sister. We have been so blessed the past few days with wonderful friends & family. When we found out that my water had broke I called a HUGE favor in to our friends, the Carters, and they took Korbin for us while I was in surgery & even took him overnight for his first non-family sleep-over! Korbin loved watching movies & going to the zoo with his best buddy, Dawson. We are so lucky to have friends like them! And, of course, my parents drove up as soon as they could. It has been so great having them here to help. Korbin sure did miss them! Tyler should be flying up for a couple of days next week, if his job will give him the time off.

There is a tiny downside to Jace coming early… it means Jacob leaves earlier than we hoped. Which also means we are going to be even busier these next 2 weeks getting everything ready for Korbin, Jace & me to move back to Arizona.

Serious Lack of Motivation

2010-02-18T19:31:00.001-07:00

I’m trying hard to motivate myself to get anything done, and it just isn’t working. I barely have the motivation to finish this blog. Eventually I’ll get back to it, but for now I’m not going to worry about posting my weekly posts.

Hope everyone is well! 21 days until Baby J is here!!!!

Ta-Da Tuesday

2010-02-09T21:33:00.001-07:00

This past week I was awesome! :) I need to brag every once in a while!

Accomplished:

fixed the sewing machine & sewed more of my blanket (unfortunately it broke again, probably going buy a new one)
laundry
organized Jacob’s gear!!!! put it in a big Tupperware bin. YAY!!!
packed a little more into my AZ box
went through my closet & dresser & packed away clothes for AZ (stuff that doesn’t fit because of my belly)
emptied my side table drawers
packed the stuff that was on top of my dresser
Jacob rearranged the living room to fit our new 60” TV :) (good job, babe!)

See… I rocked! This weekend is a 4-day weekend for President’s Day so we are making a trip to storage! I’m running out of room to put boxes.

This week’s to-do list:

get Jacob to go through his closet & dresser & pack away clothes that he doesn’t wear often
make a few trips to storage
organize all the stuff that has ended up in the playpen (it has become my “catch-all” spot)
pack away things in the entryway closet
organize pile by kitchen
pack, pack, pack

I’m running out of things to do besides pack. I’m hoping I’ll become more motivated once there is more room to store things. We’re going to need to get a bigger storage unit, or another smallish one, to keep all of our stuff in!

Munchkin Monday

2010-02-08T13:03:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we took Korbin to see Disney Live Rockin’ Roadshow! He had so much fun watching Mickey & his friends sing & dance on stage. Even Jacob enjoyed himself! After the show we went to Texas Roadhouse with some friends who were also at Disney Live. When we got home we watched a movie & Korbin fell asleep on the floor, fully dressed!

On Saturday Korbin woke up with a fever of 103.4, so we spent the morning in the emergency room. He was diagnosed with bilateral ear infections and given antibiotics. As usual, this did not stop him from playing & running around like nothing was wrong. He is doing a little better today, but now has a cough & still runs a low fever. Thankfully, I have not caught whatever it is that is going around!

Wordless Wednesday

2010-02-03T09:50:00.001-07:00

Ta-Da Tuesday

2010-02-02T09:26:00.000-07:00

Ok, here is what I have accomplished this past week:

cleaned/organized our bedroom
sold our bookshelves
messed up our bedroom again with all the stuff off the bookshelves :)
packed all of our DVDs and video games
washed towels (still haven’t put them away)
started an “AZ box” (things that aren’t going in storage)
packed a little

As you can see, I still have not fixed the sewing machine. It sits there mocking me with its thread strewn about & fabric lazily stacked next to it. I just can’t bring myself to go near it!

This week’s to-do list:

contemplate touching the sewing machine
re-clean our bedroom
pack more
clean up Jacob’s gear!!! (it is EVERYWHERE!)
do laundry

Maybe I should put this list somewhere other than my blog… like somewhere that I can see it on a regular basis. Hmm… maybe. :)

Munchkin Monday

2010-02-01T21:04:00.001-07:00

Finally!

We have been scheduled! Baby J will grace us with her long awaited presence on March 12, 2010!!!!

We helped some friends move into their new house on Saturday. The picture is of Korbin helping Jacob & Andrew get the fireplace started. He’s such a big helper :)

Here are the boys playing in a box. They did this all by themselves, banging on the sides like drummers!

I’m sure every parent loves to show their kid off and I am definitely one of them! Today we picked up Jacob from work & had to wait quite a while. So, to pass the time we colored on a white board, showing off how Korbin can recognize & help spell his name! He’s getting a lot better at recognizing the letters on their own (not just when written in his name). He is a big hit with the Echo Co. soldiers & officers. High fives all around, joking with the guys & generally causing chaos! Just like the big boys!

No post on Sunday :)

2010-02-01T20:49:00.001-07:00

Yesterday we went to a wedding & didn’t get home until 9pm. We had a great time dancing, watching Korbin mingle among the adults & seeing friends we haven’t seen in a while. Of course, Korbin was a big hit with all the ladies!

Here is what I should have posted yesterday:

I’m not currently reading anything. I returned The Guardian early for a few reasons. One is that I was unable to renew it online because someone put a hold on it. The other reason is I wasn’t as intrigued by this book as the others by Nicholas Sparks. I haven’t made it to the library yet, but hope to this week.

**Bonus points if you know what movie my post title comes from :)

Wordless Wednesday

2010-01-27T10:00:00.001-07:00

Ta-Da Tuesday… Fail

2010-01-27T09:54:00.002-07:00

Fail #1: It’s Wednesday
Fail #2: My to do list went virtually untouched for the past week
So I am giving myself a big, fat, red

However, I did manage to go through Korbin’s toys and now have 2 paper sacks of toys to take to Goodwill.
This week's things to-do (again):

clean/organize/pack our bedroom
figure out what is wrong with my sewing machine
pack anything… I will try for 2 boxes

Hopefully this fail blog will motivate me!

Munchkin Monday

2010-01-25T16:25:00.001-07:00

I was hoping to do a Munchkin Monday about Baby J, but we didn’t get to schedule her arrival. So, I will just have to brag a bit about Korbin.

He has a wild imagination! I asked him the other day if he had fun playing with friends and he told me he had fun on the merry-go-round. I asked him what he was talking about and he said “At the carnival!” He is so good at pretending, too.

At my doctor’s appointment yesterday he was pretending to drive a boat using a rolling chair. Then he & Jacob were pretending my boots were puppets! It was so cute!

Next Monday I have another appointment with my doctor where we should schedule Baby J’s arrival!

Dear John

2010-01-24T21:54:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I finished reading Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. It wasn't quite what I expected, but still a very good book. I can't wait to see the movie. I'm sure the movie will get some tears out of me! : ) Once again, Nicholas Sparks wrote an unexpected ending, but I wouldn't have changed a thing about it. I definitely recommend this book to anyone.

After finishing Dear John, I started The Guardian (another Nicholas Sparks book). I'm only 2 chapters in, so I'm still not too sure about this one.

Apparently I'm on a Nicholas Sparks kick : ) Next I want to read A Walk to Remember (one of my favorite movies, I didn't even know it was a book!)

Wordless Wednesday: Hanging Out

2010-01-20T09:37:00.002-07:00

Ta-Da Tuesday

2010-01-19T22:02:00.002-07:00

This is my day to brag about things I have accomplished in the past week. Hopefully it will keep me motivated.

took all of the pictures off the walls and packed them : )
packed all of our extra dishes that never get used
took a huge box to Goodwill
scrubbed the stove clean (not the oven... not allowed to do that)
organized the cabinets & bathroom
3 rows of my blanket are sewn together!!!

It may not seem like much, but in our tiny apartment it makes a huge difference!

This week's things to-do:

clean/organize/pack our bedroom
organize & get rid of Korbin's toys
try to fix the sewing machine to finish my blanket
pack random things away

Wish me luck!

Munchkin Monday

2010-01-18T19:50:00.002-07:00

I'm stealing this idea from a friend.

Every Monday I'm going to try to post something about Korbin. Maybe just a picture or something funny he said or did.

This is his awesome after nap bed-head! When he saw this picture he told me, "Mom, I like a dork" (translation: I look like a dork)

I've Been Reading...

2010-01-17T12:23:00.001-07:00

A few days ago I finished reading The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks. I really liked this book. It was interesting enough to keep my attention but not overly romantic (I am not into mushy romance books). The ending had a little twist to the end, which I love about Nicholas Sparks; his writing isn't too obvious. I also enjoyed the military aspect of the book.

Last night I started reading Dear John, also by Nicholas Sparks. I have been warned that I will cry, and probably a lot. So with fair warning I dove in. I'm only a couple of chapters in but I already know I'm going to love this book. I had never heard of this book until I saw the preview for the movie. And I have to finish this book before I go see the movie!

New Blog

2010-01-13T18:50:00.001-07:00

My new blog is up and running! If you'd like to read/follow it just send me an email or comment with your email address so I can invite you to the private blog. (I won't post comments with email addresses)

Coming Soon........

2010-01-08T13:19:00.010-07:00

A deployment blog! My way of keeping everyone updated on Jacob's deployment and our survival!

It will be private to keep with OPSEC, so once it is up and going you can request an invitation to view the site :)

Stay 1-8! HOOAH!

Family Pictures

2010-01-07T22:14:00.005-07:00

New Years Eve & A Little of 2010

2010-01-07T22:07:00.002-07:00

The first picture is from New Years Eve. We went to Murphy's Grill with my dad and Korbin got a blow-up guitar. He danced around and played his guitar. :) The second picture is the night of the 1st on our long drive home. He put his blanket over his head to sleep.

Christmas Morning

2010-01-07T21:57:00.005-07:00

Christmas morning was awesome! We had to wake Korbin up to open presents :) He got lots of cool toys but by far his favorite was from Santa... the tool workbench. Jacob got spoiled and my mom bought him a special tree: white with black ornaments. Our family tradition is having biscuits & gravy for breakfast (I always get stuck making them!) Joey & Tyler tried to sleep in but Jacob & I woke them up bright & early! After spending the morning with my mom we went to Jacob's aunt & uncle's house for dinner. It was a long day!

Fun Times in AZ!

2010-01-07T21:41:00.010-07:00

Here are some pictures from our trip to Arizona:

Not sure what's going on with my blogger, but its not showing me the pictures when I upload them so I can't label or arrange them :(

Back in the Cold

2010-01-02T09:14:00.003-07:00

We are back in Colorado!! I will date more when I get everything unpacked :) Happy New Year!

In the big AZ!

2009-12-22T14:29:00.006-07:00

We've been in Arizona for a few days now and we are having a blast!! I'm so excited for our 3 days of Christmas!!!! Hopefully we can make it to Los Abrigados to see the light displays. The weather was nice at first but today it is really overcast and rainy :( I really hope it clears up before we go home.

This Thursday I will be 28 weeks pregnant!!!! Which means I only have 11 weeks to go! I can't wait! The sleepless nights and constantly being uncomfortable is getting old. We have officially decided on her name: Jace Kennedy White. I am so excited to meet her! Korbin isn't quite sure what to think yet. I'm sure when he can see that she is actually a real baby he'll be excited. But for now he wants nothing to do with mommy's belly :)

I won't be able to post pictures for a while, but I will try to get them up after Christmas. Until then, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!!!

It's Santa!!!!

2009-12-06T09:23:00.001-07:00

Hurry… Before December Comes!!!

2009-11-30T11:45:00.000-07:00

We had a GREAT Thanksgiving!!! Tons of food (3 turkeys and a ham!), awesome friends, and of course, spending time with my incredible family! My camera battery died half way through the day but I did manage to get a few good pictures. We were so lucky that Jacob was able to make it home from training in time. This was our first Thanksgiving together since Korbin was born! And will be our last until 2011!

We also decorated for Christmas! Just to help get into the spirit of things (since we’ll be in Arizona the week before and after Christmas). I made my first Advent Calendar (I'm kinda cheating since Korbin is only 2 1/2 so he'll just peel the days off instead of having something to do each day), Jacob put up and decorated the tree, and Korbin colored snowmen, gingerbread men & Christmas trees. We also colored on & cut coffee filters to make snowflakes that we hung to the ceiling but I don’t have a picture of that. Its so fun now that Korbin sort of understands what is going on!

From the mouth of babes...

2009-11-19T10:37:00.000-07:00

Or in my case, babe. I realized last night that Korbin has a few words or phrases that he seemed to pick up from who knows where.

~"Always": While throwing a fit about putting his jammies on he said, "But I ALWAYS wear my pajamas" or when I was putting his diaper on, "I ALWAYS poop on the potty!" (Which, unfortunately, isn't true lately.)

~"Friend": He says, "Here's my friend shirt/Uncle Tyler/Daddy/etc. Talk to him." I think he got this from the Disney channel. The monkey puppets Ooh and Aah say, "Our friends...."

~"So": As in, "I am SO sorry, mommy" for the silliest things! "So" came from me :( I smashed his fingers in the car door last week and I kept saying, "I'm SO sorry baby!"

~And everyone close to him knows this one... "What you're doing?" every 5 minutes! This one came about when Tyler & I were moving stuff from Az to Co. 16+ hours in a truck with a 2 year old and a dead DVD player!

It's A......

2009-11-16T17:22:00.000-07:00

GIRL!!!!!

Today I found out that Jacob and I are having a girl! Unfortunately the ultrasound tech wasn't very nice and didn't give me any good pictures. Oh well. Like my mom said, the real thing is better.

Jacob has been in California since October 29th and unreachable since November 5th, so he doesn't know yet! Hopefully I'll get to talk to him this week and he'll be home some time next week. But nothing is ever what they say with the Army. A tough fact to get used to. Korbin is missing his daddy like crazy! He asks almost every day where daddy is. :( I don't know how he's going to handle deployment. How do you explain that to a toddler?

Santa?!?! Already?

2009-11-13T18:42:00.000-07:00

Mr. Potato Head pieces make a great mask!

Harmonica

2009-11-09T16:45:00.000-07:00

This is a video of Korbin playing the harmonica for Baby J!!! So cute!!!

Just my cute little boy!

2009-11-09T16:35:00.000-07:00

I LOVE THIS GUY!!!

Tyler & Kaycee

2009-10-29T18:13:00.000-06:00

My brother and his girlfriend, Kaycee, my bestest sister, had some pictures taken the other day in Sedona. So, in true Kera fashion, I had to edit them with picnik.com. Here they are.

These 2 are Korbin's most favorite people in the whole world. Mine, too. When we look at pictures of them he says "Its my Kaycee and Tyler"

Snow & Pumpkins

2009-10-29T12:07:00.000-06:00

On the 25th it snowed all day long! Korbin wanted to go play in it so we compromised and all went to check the mail.

Yes, Jacob is out in the snow wearing shorts and a t-shirt! He's just a little crazy!

The first snow for our new car

He LOVES snow!

After we warmed up, we carved pumpkins. Korbin picked out a baby pumpkin and colored it.

Crayons didn't work so well. We ended up giving him dry erase markers. They actually stayed on!

He didn't want anything to do with the pumpkin guts :) Even after Jacob cleaned it out he wouldn't touch it.

Korbin's pumpkin

Jacob's pumpkin (he shaved it instead of cutting all the way through)
It took him almost 5 hours!!! He gets pretty serious about his pumpkin carving :)

My pumpkin

Jacob's all lit up

Mine lit up

Home, Sweet, Home

2009-10-20T09:45:00.000-06:00

We are finally home! Here are my favorite pictures from the trip.

Playing in the water at Grandpa's shop

Eating a popsicle with his best bud, Brayden

I just love picking on a sleeping baby :) he was out cold!

I love this picture

Painting a beautiful picture

Laid back, watching Blue's Clues

Sweet smile. He looks so innocent... don't let him fool you.

Our new car

Sleeping on the way home.

This picture I took this morning.

Zoned out mid-bite watching Lazy Town

I had my baby shower while I was in Arizona. We are pretty sure that its a girl but nothing 100%. And we've almost decided on a name, but I'm not tellin' :)

Trip to Prescott, Lots of Kiddos & Mysterious Injuries

2009-09-23T17:52:00.000-06:00

This past weekend my mom, Korbin & I went shopping in Prescott.

I love the way Korbin is wearing his sunglasses in this picture.

My momma

Korbin's picture of Grandma

Lots of Kiddos

Korbin, Gage & Brayden in the backseat of my truck... Carter was in the front seat between Afton & me

Mysterious Injury
Korbin claims that he ran into the table... not sure how he hit behind his ear but that was his story.

House is a GENIUS!!!!!

2009-09-21T22:48:00.001-06:00

I love Dr. Gregory House!!!!!!!

This season's premier was the best I've seen! I can't wait to see what happens!

How could you not love this man!?!?!

Today's Obsession

2009-09-21T19:33:00.000-06:00

Today my obsession is picnik.com, a photo editing website. Here is what I did today.

Jacob's older sister, Nichole

Korbin's 2nd Birthday

Gage & Brayden (Afton's oldest 2 boys)

Jacob's oldest sister, Sarah

Amber & her daughter Emma

Emma (Amber's) & Haleigh (Sarah's)

Brayden & Gage again

Justin (Afton's Husband), Brayden & Gage

Brayden & Carter (Afton's youngest)

Tim (Amber's Husband) & Emma

Big Surprises, My Little Artist, Bats, & Bikes!!!

2009-09-18T19:47:00.000-06:00

Since Jacob is training for the next 2 months without a real break, Korbin & I packed up and headed to AZ. Only 2 people knew we were on our way so it was a big surprise when I sent Tyler & Kaycee a picture of their house :)

We were at Amber's having coffee & chatting and Amber decided to let the kids paint. I snapped a few pics between designing a few blogs. (check out my handiwork: http://www.amberberner.blogspot.com/ , http://www.odonnalfam.blogspot.com/ , www.aftonlynn.blogspot.com and http://www.grammalorimarie.blogspot.com/)

This is a bat that was outside my mom's house right by the front door!

This is Korbin's new bike that Grandpa got and fixed up for him!

Baby #2

2009-09-13T19:47:00.000-06:00

Here are the ultrasound pictures of baby #2 @ 12 weeks:

Tons of new stuff...

2009-08-20T18:07:00.000-06:00

So much has happened since I last blogged. Lets start with July: Jacob got promoted to Specialist (E4); we found out I am pregnant!!!!! I'm due March 18, 2010; 4th of July was amazing, we watched fireworks on post and they ROCKED!!!; Jacob and I went to see Harry Potter 6. Only the best movie ever!!!; Jacob was in Missouri for 2 weeks for training, just a little preview of what I have ahead of me during deployment; and we went to AZ for a little visit. It was extremely hot!!!

This month we've gone to the lake & went camping. Nothing too exciting this month. I had my first OB appointment but it was just paperwork and bloodwork. My first ultrasound will be September 3rd (same day as our 5 year anniversary!) I'm a little bummed because I'll only get 2 ultrasounds during my pregnancy as opposed to one every month with Korbin. I think its going to be a girl because I was never nauseous with Korbin and now I'm nauseous ALL the time!!!!

Jacob will be training all of October & November so I will be coming home to AZ for 2 months!!!

Echo company picnic

2009-06-05T19:20:00.001-06:00

Jacob's company had a picnic today at Turkey Creek Ranch. Here are some pics:

It was a very fun day!

Paging Dr. Korbin... please report to the OR

2009-06-05T19:12:00.000-06:00

Korbin had a doctor's appointment today for his 2 year check up & he got one shot. To pass the time... this is what we did:

who are we again???

2009-06-03T21:55:00.000-06:00

I've been very lazy when it comes to blogging. So here's what we've been up to... last weekend was very busy for us. We went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the Garden of the Gods. The zoo was HUGE!!! Korbin loved it! Garden of the Gods was beautiful. Here are some pictures:

The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Korbin feeding the giraffe

Riding the carousel... it went really fast & I was super dizzy!!

He got a tiger lunch box

Us riding the ski lift to the top of the zoo

The view from the top... gorgeous

Garden of the Gods

This rock is called "Kissing Camels"

This is the beautiful path we walked on... so green!

Korbin loved the caves

Hiding behind one of the rocks

I just thought this bridge looked cool

Wow!

Jacob took this picture on our way out... while driving.

Snow capped mountains, red rocks, & green trees. Amazing!

I love Colorado!!!! It may be freezing at times, but it is so breathtaking and green. The weather lately has been very stormy. Usually warm in the morning, then thunder storms at night. But I love the thunder!

Been a while....

2009-05-15T16:47:00.000-06:00

Now that my computer has decided to quit having a hissy fit every time I log on... I can update!!! Not too much has gone on in our lives. Jacob hurt his knee and we found out he has a strained MCL... so he's off PT until sometime in June. Not that he's complaining about that. He can't play softball... that's what he whines about. But he's a good sport and supports his team! They lost pretty bad on Wednesday... 30-something to 4!!!!!

On May 8th we went to our first Army Ball! It was awesome!!! Here are some pics::

This is the beautiful (& crowded) table setting. I, being the clumsy oaf that I am, spilled my cranberry vodka all over the pristine white table cloth!! I hadn't even begun drinking yet... I simply sat down and tried to scoot in and my ta ta's hit my cup and it went everywhere!! I stole the napkin and silverware from the empty seat next to me!! I was SO embarrassed!!

Us before the ball

and us at the ball

Earlier that week Korbin had a play date with a new friend, Isaiah. Korbin is a few months younger than him but they had a great time playing ball and jumping on Isaiah's bed!

This is Isaiah... he has one blue eye and one brown!!! So cute!!!

Isaiah has this totally awesome motorcycle! Its battery powered of course, but awesome none the less!

And it goes pretty fast!!! We had to practically jog to keep up with them!

Well, thats all I can think of for now. Except that in a few hours I'll be on my way to Az!!!! Can't wait to see everyone! Wish me luck on the long drive with a 2 year-old!!! Hopefully he'll sleep most of the way! :)

Pics from last week

2009-04-28T11:26:00.000-06:00

Jacob finally got some nice weather so he could go golfing

"Please let me out"

"Mommy, big hole!"

We always seem to have more fun than normal when we go to the laundry mat

Pretty shoes!!! (he did this by himself!)

Korbin's 2nd Birthday

2009-04-19T18:39:00.000-06:00

Morning surprises are the best!!!

His new Diego trike

Of course he loves it!!

Safety first!

Birthday cupcakes

This kid was trying to steal Korbin's trike at the park!!

Playing T-ball with grandpa

Already a pro!!!

Swinging with grandpa

Mmmm........ cake!

We had a great day!! My dad came to visit for Korbin's birthday. We were also hanging out with some of Jacob's friends. One of them deploys to Iraq tomorrow. Please keep all of the soldiers overseas in your prayers.

Potty Training

2009-04-14T17:17:00.000-06:00

We started potty training on April 11. This is his potty chart... he gets a star sticker everytime he goes potty on his little toilet. Its filling up fast! Wish us luck!!!

Snowy Easter

2009-04-14T16:22:00.000-06:00

We had a very snowy Easter!!! A couple of Jacob's friends came over so they wouldn't be stuck in the chow hall for dinner. We had a wonderful dinner made by Jacob, carrot cake (made by WalMart) and played board games. All in all a great day!

He loves playing in the snow!

His Easter basket... another ducky for his sleep time buddies! He now has 3 duckies that have to be in bed with him.

Not sure why but it definately is cute!

All bundled up to go play in the snow

These trees are across the street from us. I just thought it looked beautiful.

The rocks outside our apartment.

My Little Jumping Bean

2009-04-10T13:46:00.000-06:00

This is how he lets me know he's up from his nap.

Shaving Cream Masacre

2009-04-10T13:33:00.000-06:00

Jacob got to come home for a few hours before going back to work. Mischievous little Korbin found Daddy's can of shaving cream within his reach, for once. Here is the aftermath of Daddy's silly decision.....

Here he is "washing his hair"

Spreading it all around.... on his shirt

And here is the end result... not to mention the smears on the couch, under the table & on Daddy's pants :)

The best part.... since it was Jacob's idea he had to clean all of it up!!!!

Random pics

2009-04-03T08:25:00.000-06:00

Korbin was trying to put his hand in his back pocket (which doesn't exist)

Grandpa & Uncle Tyler came to visit. Korbin was so excited to see his papa. It was a short trip to bring the last of our stuff up from Az but they'll be back for Korbin's 2nd b-day in 3 weeks!

What is so fascinating about the garbage can?? I'm always catching him taking empty fruit snack boxes out of it. Hope its not just my son!!!

This was done by him. He walks around with a garbage can on his head. Or puts it down and sticks his head in it and says "its dark!"

This is Korbin's 1st trip to Hooters. We went for dinner when my dad & brother were here. All the girls LOVED Korbin. They thought he was the cutest thing!! They gave him a cute little bear and a balloon to play with. But we didn't get this cute pic on the first try. He cried a little at first but when we started laughing he got the idea that it was ok. But he would not let them hold him!

Holy Snow!!!

2009-03-26T19:20:00.001-06:00

It has been snowing ALL day long!!! We're supposed to get 1-2 feet of snow by tomorrow afternoon! He just HAD to go outside even tho it was freezing & windy...

This is what I woke up to this morning.

This was @ about 5:30pm. And now we have a blizzard warning until noon tomorrow!!!

And this is the crazy squirrel that lives in the tree outside our apartment. He's been hanging out all day and when the snow is the worst... he comes down and shoves his head in it!!! Too cute!!!

Playing @ the "park"

2009-03-16T16:58:00.000-06:00

This is the ghetto little "park" outside our apartment

Korbin loves to slide!! (notice his sweet new kicks!)

Here he's trying to climb... not really working for him

And sliding again... he could slide for hours if I let him but, man, its cold and windy and momma doesn't like it!!! :)

Fun at the Launderette (on base laundry mat) & more

2009-03-12T20:11:00.000-06:00

We went on base to do laundry today... like 8 loads!!! The launderette is in the Mini Mall and they had a horse he could ride for 50 cents... we spent about $3.00 playing on it!!!

This mischievous little boy disappeared for about 10 minutes and when he reappeared he had my razor & Jacob's toothbrush in hand... He was trying to shave his face!!!! Talk about razor-burn!!!

oh the things little boys shove up their noses!!! this happens to be one of Jacob's ear plugs... unused of course. and of course we laughed so he kept doing it. he was saying "crazy nose" the whole time! now imagine saying that with a plugged up nose... it made it so much funnier!!

Well, Jacob goes back to work Monday after being off for 10 days. Things will definately be different here at home. I'm trying to find a play group to go to during the day so I don't go crazy!! Its been really cold and windy but I'm just glad it isn't snowing.

McDonald's... Dinosaurs... Snow!!!

2009-03-07T11:12:00.000-07:00

We had lunch at McDonald's before we took Tyler to the airport and this is the fun that happened:

Jacob sliding down the slide at McDonald's
Can you believe he fit up there???

Big boy sliding down by himself

I don't wanna touch the dinosaur!!!!

Maybe just one finger.... :)

The dinosaurs were in New Mexico on our way to Colorado. He was so excited until we got up close and he saw how big they were!!

so we've only been here 5 days and it already snowed!!! its freezing!!!!

2009-03-06T14:59:00.000-07:00

Well we're finally settled in Colorado. Its not as cold as I thought it would be. Korbin is so happy to see his daddy!!! Not much really going on... just a lot of unpacking! These pics are long overdue for posting!!!!

bowling with daddy!

throwing a snowball on mingus mountain

this is his spoiled christmas face!!!

here's jake playing with guns... his fave thing to do!!!!!

Finally.......

2009-02-12T19:57:00.001-07:00

Well... we finally found out where we're going when Jacob graduates from AIT.......... Colorado Springs, CO!!!! He graduates next Friday the 20th then goes to CO to inprocess which takes 2 weeks.... So I'm thinking we'll be leaving around the middle of March!!!!

Korbin loves to play baseball!! He found Uncle Tyler's bow stand out back and decided it would make a good tee! Today he was throwing the ball in the air and trying to hit it with the bat!! It was funny because by the time he got the bat ready to hit the ball had been on the ground for about 3 seconds!!!

2008-12-22T18:36:00.000-07:00

Well its been quite a while since i posted cuz i didn't have the internet. But i figured out how to do it on my phone... Jake is home for Christmas! Korbin has pretty much been a leech to him! Its gonna be really hard when Jake goes back for his training. I've had a nasty cough for the past few days... I think i got it from my brother. I'll post more later on... After Christmas is over.

Playing at the Park

2008-11-02T15:54:00.000-07:00

Before we went to the park he found a buggy (walking stick). He got mad at it cuz it was "sleeping" and wouldn't move... he squished it and it went to buggy heaven :( But he wouldn't put it down for anything. He brought it inside to show Uncle Tyler!!!

Here's some pictures from our trip to the park today!!!!

Halloween Fun

2008-11-01T18:55:00.000-06:00

Last night was my first time trick or treating with Korbin (last year I had to work). It was pretty fun! He wouldn't say "trick or treat", just "CANDY!!!" and man did he have a lot of candy!!!!! He slept pretty good tho! He was a little hunter. Uncle Tyler made him his own little bow to carry around. It's adorable!! He kept trying to shoot it like a gun! Not too much else went on last night.

Update on Korbin

2008-10-29T21:49:00.000-06:00

Korbin is doing MUCH better today!!!!! Back to his usual self... except that he slept in til 8:30am!!!! That made me very happy cuz I'm not feelin' too good myself. We are completely moved out of our house and into Mom's. I'm so glad to be done with packing... now I just have to unpack the things I need over here. Not much else going on. Just missin' my hubby like crazy!! He gets to come home for Christmas so I'm super excited about that!!!

Poor Little Bugga

2008-10-28T22:08:00.000-06:00

Today my brother & I went down to Phoenix to pick up Korbin's birth certificate (yes he's 18 months old and I just now got it....) Apparently I don't know how to properly fill out the forms because they got sent back to me many times. So I figured I would go there and have them help me. Doing it that way saved a lot of time, so now I finally have it... Then we went to Bass Pro Shop (BAD ASS!!!!) Its HUGE!!!! And they have lots of real fish! Korbin loved it.... We were getting ready to head to Ross so Ty could by pants and I thought I should check Korbin's temp because he felt warm this morning. Well, it was 102.3!!!!! We went and got him some Motrin and it helped for a little bit. He became really lethargic so when I got back in town I called his doctor and we went right over there............ Turns out he has a double ear infection and possible pneumonia! It might just be bronchitis right now but Cathleen Jochim said it could turn into pneumonia. So he got 2 Rocephin shots in his tush and we had to hold him down for a chest x-ray :( Now he's on an antibiotic, steroid and breathing treatments every 4 hours. But the cutest thing today was Korbin saying his ABC's by himself all the way to "H".... after that he said, "nine, TEN!!". I'm not feeling that great either, but baby always comes first. Last year he had bronchitis 3 times! We go back to the doctor on Thursday to see if he's doing any better. I'll let ya'll know. Keep him in your prayers.

2008-10-26T08:48:00.000-06:00

I just had to post this picture!!! Cheeeeeese!!!!

uuuuuuggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh

2008-10-25T11:51:00.000-06:00

so very hung over!!! had a great night tho. lots of people showed up. we all got trashed! had lots of fun. after we went to casa bonita we went over to zoomers. it was pretty awesome! i'm for sure not gonna be drinking any time soon!!!!! i drank more last night than i have in a LONG time.... uuuuuuuuggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh

To New Beginnings

2008-10-24T17:19:00.000-06:00

So today was my last day at work. I'm pretty excited to start something new! Tonight me & a bunch of people from work are going to Casa Bonita to have drinks. I'm really looking forward to it... Korbin is getting sick :( Last year around this time he got bronchitis twice so I think that's what he's getting now. He's really pouty and lovey. Its cute but sad. Jake's doing great... he got to "babysit" a haunted building today while people were doing construction on it. He said it was creepy cuz he kept hearing noises like doors opening and closing and things moving around. He's a nut cuz he volunteered for it. So now I'm gonna brag about my son (cuz he's SO smart!) He's been doing really good about going poo on the big boy potty! He'll go almost every day. He knows sign language for milk, mommy, daddy, baby, friend, more, kiss, and eat. He'll repeat the whole alphabet and the numbers to 10 in english, spanish & french!! To get my attention he'll say MOMMY until I answer him. He tells me to shhhh when he wants to talk to me. He talks so so so much!!! He tells stories and tells us what he sees. He loves talking on the phone. Its so cute cuz he gets the phone and says "Hewwo..... Hey..... Uh doin?". Its so funny.... I love my little bugga.

First Timer

2008-10-23T17:06:00.000-06:00

Well, I've never blogged before but I figured this would be a good way to keep everyone updated on in our lives. So here goes... As of tomorrow I am a free woman!!! From my job that is. I've been burnt out on patient care for a while so I finally got the courage to resign. A little scary since I don't have anything lined up right now, but I know everything will be okay. My stress level has greatly decreased in the last few days, so that tells me this is the right thing to do. Enough about me... My super awesome hubby, Jake, has joined the Army (hence Army Wife). We're both really excited about it. He starts his WTC (warrior training course) November 14th in Santa Fe, NM. Right now he's at Fort Sill in Oklahoma just waiting to start. After that he goes to Missouri to start his Combat Engineer training. He'll be there for 8 weeks then.......... who knows! We'll find out sometime in February where he'll be stationed, hopefully in Georgia. That's where we really want to go. Korbin is a year and a half already!!! It has gone by so fast. He's such a big boy, too! So smart. He loves playing outside... especially with Uncle Tyler. He's already a baseball fan. Loves to hit with a bat. Has the perfect pose too!!! He has his momma's temper too. When he gets mad at something he'll hit it and yell at it! Its so cute, we can't help but laugh. I'm almost completely moved out of our house and into my mom's. I am so tired of packing!!! I think that's enough for now. I'll post more when I have more to say! :)