Hi-Ya !!!

Derek started Tae Kwon Do in January. It is the absolute cutest thing to see him in his class in his uniform. He's not so little anymore. *sigh* He goes to class at Carvin's ATA twice a week for 30 minutes per class. He is really good at it and actually listens & pays attention. His teacher is GREAT!! She is also a school teacher...for young kids but i don't remember exactly what grade. Her son is also a blackbelt ( they both are) and he helps her teach the Tigers, which is Derek's age group. I believe her son is 13. Derek is actually a little young, they usually start them a 4 years old but they allow them to try a little after 3 & see if they're able to concentrate & follow directions well enough to join the class. I was thrilled when he got in & so was he! He's already advanced from his first belt, a white belt to the orange belt ( with a black stripe). Here's my little man....

Fall 2008

Well, I did it. I signed Derek up for preschool and Kayleigh for a Kids Day out program for next Fall. Derek is going to go 5 days a week and Kayleigh only 2. I wasn't sure I even wanted to put Kay in but she is little miss social butterfly and I know she'll really enjoy it. I really have no idea what I'll do with 3 hours a day, 2 days a week to myself!!



On another note...I'm posting a few pictures of Kay playing outside today while her brother was at TKD. She's such a little princess

E7 - SFC

We're so excited! We found out last thursday that Adam made the promotion list for Sergeant First Class ( E7). It's really nice for him because he works really hard & is a "by the books" kinda guy so I'm glad it didn't go unnoticed. And of course, any extra money will be a great deal of help. Kids are extremely expensive! Anyway, I think he's really enjoying our tour here. He loves to teach and is very good at it. I'm just glad to have someone who truly cares, teaching the new soldiers and pushing them in the right direction. That can make all the difference in the world. I'd imagine ( especially in the military) that it must be very difficult to find a nice balance between that strict hard ass military mentality and caring about your students. I think it must take some special people to find that happy medium.

We just wanted to share this great news.

Here's a couple more pictures of the kids!! They're from the Airshow.

My first post!

I've decided to create a blog so my friends and family can keep up with everything we do out here in West Texas.

I'm SO not technically savvy so thank heavens my friend Jennifer came & basically set everything up for me in hopes that I might actually learn something. Thanks Jennifer!!

Easter wasn't too eventful this year unfortunately. It was storming so we opted out of any egg hunts, Adam had a nasty stomach bug and I had to go to work at 4. It's always hardest to be away from extended family on the Holidays so of course we missed everyone. We did have a nice lunch though. We made a little ham & potatoes & green beans that we ate around noon so that was very nice. That is the one upside.....no matter where we go, we'll always have our immediate family right there with us.

Derek on Easter, March 08



Kayleigh on Easter, March 08