~HALFWAY~

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

26 weeks down, 26 to go!!!!

Can't wait to see him again ♥

Picture Mania!!!!!

Where Have We Been!?!?!?

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

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

April

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

May

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  Jace slept through the night!
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  Went to the fair

June

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

July

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

August

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

September

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

Our sweet baby is one week old today!!!

Deployment

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!

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

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

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

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

Ta-Da Tuesday

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

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 :)

 

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

Ta-Da Tuesday… Fail

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

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

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

Ta-Da Tuesday

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

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...

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

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........

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 :)

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