Moving to Texas!!

Sean just moved to Texas today.  He'll be looking for a house in the next ten days.  We really need prayer that he'll find a house in a good neighborhood.  The housing on base is completely full!  So, please pray that he can find a good deal in a nice area.  He has 10 days to do so....   the kids and I will be moving the end of this month.   I'm also praying that I get to be here for the birth of my second niece/nephew.  If I am still here.. I will get to experience attending another birth for the first time :-)  Also, I would just love to be here for my sister!  I am also missing Sean a TON.. I just can't hardly wait to see him and have our whole family back together again.

Carley turns two.........

I am honestly amazed how fast this little girl is growing up.  Born the day after my birthday two whole years ago as my 27th birthday present.. (BEST ONE YET)  She is just blossoming into such an independent, silly, crazy, happy go lucky... make everyone laugh~ little girl!  I love this age in sooo many ways, yet can't wait for her to grow up and be a lady!   She is talking better every day.. right now she says several sentences.. of course mommy is the only one that understand EVERYTHING... but most words are recognizable.  She is way too smart for her britches.  She has learned that saying "I have to go potty" and "cereal" will get her out of her crib!!!!!  Well.. didn't take mom long to realize most of the time, it was false and her little sneaky way to get my attention.   Needless to say, it doesn't work anymore :o)

She loves both her brothers...but also gets very jealous of them as well.  Being stuck in the middle has proven to be a little challenging for both her and mommy to say the least.  I'm trying to figure out how to give her enough good attention that wont make her a little "diva" but just enough as to not make her "needy" all the time. 

Hannah Housker, Carley's cousin

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Stetson is 5 months old!

Our little Stetson is not so little anymore, he is 18 pounds at 5 months old TODAY! 

I took him to the doctor last week, he had a double ear infection, yep... back 
on anti-biotics! Poor little guy has had a rough couple of months!   Last time 
it was drugs for his bronchitis and ear infection... plus he was on a nebulizer for a whole week.

This is what I call a duck face Stetson made.. I thought it was really funny....

Colton- Before and After Hair cut

My little man.... is 3 1/2 years old this month. 

A day at the pool.........

 We went swimming at the AmericInn... what a fun way to get the kids out of the house

and do something physical!  They played for over four hours!!!!  They only charge 5.00 a person and it's for the whole day!  I'm definitely doing that again... it wore the kids out, they slept good the whole way home and even the next day Colton took a longer than normal nap.  

My friend Micah met me there with her two youngest kids.  Ava and Stetson are only 8 days apart.  Stets was born September 8th and Ava on the 16th.  They LOVED the water too!  We weren't sure if they would since it's cooler than bath water, but they enjoyed sitting on the steps and splashing.

Cousin Hannah and my younger siblings joined us as well!

 

My beloved........

Was wonderful to see my beloved again.  A month is just way too long! We had to cherish every moment

knowing it was going to go by fast.  It's amazing how every time I see him for the first time in weeks, it's like I'm seeing him for the first time in my life all over again!  And then to see him in his Class A uniform.... yikes!  I better stop...   

I have to say though how proud I am of him....  he not only has to be away from his family for weeks at a time! But he's been elected platoon guide at AIT (after being squad leader at BCT) which means hes had

to put up with a bunch of young bucks and their immaturity, keep them in line and out of trouble!  Since given the opportunity he actually found out that he makes a great leader.  He has proof of that since he was voted by his peers for the "Leadership Award".   He was also Honor GRAD for his Engineer Equipment Repairer class!!!!  GOOOO KING!

I think being a daddy will always be his favorite job!

This is outside the army lodging where we stayed, there was

beautiful fresh snow falling as I drove the last 30 minutes of my long

drive and onto post.  This was the next morning after the sun had melted away

most of the snow off the cars.

My beautiful son... almost 5 months old already!

So kissable.........