Month Six

AJ is six months old now. Time is going to fast for me. I can not believe how big he is. I had to get rid of his 6mo clothes because he has out grown them so fast. In fact he is in 9-12mo clothes. Took him in for his well baby appointment and he is 27 inches and just under 20 pounds.

He got to go on his first family vacation. We took a week and went down to Panama City. We stayed at Tyndall AFB which was really nice. It was a two bedroom house with a full kitchen and a washer and dryer. AJ didn't really like the long drive. He wanted out of his car seat and didn't sleep all that much. Not like the girls did at that age. We hung out at the beach for a day and did some shopping another day. AJ did not like the waves in the water so he didn't do much swimming. Sam and I did some boogy boarding until I was to tired from getting pounded by the waves then it was Alex's turn to play with the girls. Ashley and Sam got to ride on the sling shot again like they did last year. It was a real relaxing trip except for the parts where AJ didn't take a nap, sleep through the night or the crappy bed Alex and I were sleeping in.

I don't know what is up with this boy but he has decided that he doesn't want to take any naps, or a least not good long ones. I can't put him in his swing anymore because he's to big for it and he is always trying to lean over the edge. I am afraid that he will flip right out of it. If he does take a nap it is only for 30 minutes. Very rarely will he take a longer one. He is still however sleeping through the night so that is a major plus.

He is trying to crawl. He almost gets into the crawling position and if he does when he moves he just falls on to his stomach. I know that one of these days I am going to put him down in front of the couch and go in to the kitchen for something, turn around and find him crawling after me. He has figured out how to roll places.

Alex has been home for the last couple weeks and I think he and AJ really bonded. Now if Alex is around AJ doesn't want me. He will act like he wants to go to me when I put my hands out but then puts his head in to Alex's shoulder. It is very cute and totally makes Alex's day. I really don't mind he and Alex need to bond, especially since Alex will be leaving soon.

Birthday Girls

I am now the mother of TWO teen age girls. Sam turned thirteen this past July. With that came facebook. One more thing for her talk to boys on. Mom and dad were here for that week and we made sure that she had a great birthday. I made her favorite, lobster and steak. Mom and dad got her a full length mirror, duct tape and a few other things. Alex and I also got her some duct tape, bracelets, and a poster of her favorite character on the Big Bang Theory show, Sheldon.

Of course the day after Sam's birthday is Ashley's. She is 14 now. I can't believe it. In just a few days she will be going to high school and starting seminary. It just seems like yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. Mom and dad had to leave on her birthday but they were able to give her the gifts from them. They had also got her a mirror, duct tape and other things. We had gotten her a few things but the big gift this year was a cell phone. In fact both girls got one. I don't know how well we thought this through but I let it be Alex's decision to get it. At least now I have something big to take away when they get into trouble.

Like I had mentioned Mom and dad came down the week of the girls birthdays. The night they got here AJ cried when he saw mom. He even cried the next morning when he saw her. I was hoping she didn't take it personally and want to go home. Dad, on the other hand didn't even get a whimper from him. After he did warm up to them he wanted to be around them all the time. He and grandpa did some serious bonding. Grandpa was trying to feed him anything and everything that he shouldn't be eating like ice cream.

We had a great time with them while they were here. We all went to see the little white house where president Roosevelt died. We had a blast at the wild safari animal drive thru. We rented one of their vans and I got food for the girls to feed the animals. Sam thought it was great and so did Ashley until the animal stuck it's tongue out to try to get the food. Ashley kept screaming. Drove me crazy. Dad and Alex also went to play golf and then afterwards Dad took everyone minus Alex rollerskating. He was telling the girls that he was going to skate circles around them and he did. He even fell a couple of times. That was funny. Mom tried to skate but she instead stayed with AJ while everyone else skated. When everyone was done Mom, dad and the girls played miniature golf while AJ and I hung out.

It was a great week spent with them. I sure wish we could do it more often.

Month Five

How much can one little person learn in just a month. Not only has AJ learned to sit up but we are also standing assisted. He has been going to town in his jumping toy. Just acts like a crazy boy. He is eating more solid foods and loves peas, green beans, carrots, squash, sweet potato, all fruits except bananas. His favorite thing to do is suck on pickles. I have another pickle baby. Since we have started learning many new skills we have decided to give up a few things like sleeping though the night. He is only waking up once a night and goes right back to sleep after a bottle and diaper change.

AJ has learned to love to sing. We sing wheels on the bus all the time. I love it when he sings with me. We have started going to a baby reading time at the library. He really loves watching the kids in the group. We have been experences a lot of first this past month. He loves to go to the pool and jump around in the water. We went to the Wild Life Animal Safari with grandma and grandpa. Can't wait to see what happens in the next month.

month 4

So much has been going on with AJ the last few weeks. On the 15th of this month he tried cereal for the first time and loved it. He is so funny when he eats. He is always smacking his lips. On the 18th he rolled over for the first time, back to front. He has only did it twice since then but I know that it is only the beginning to crawling. He now weighs 17lbs. I can't believe how fast he is growing. I don't remember the girls growing this big this fast.

Sam's soccer team took first place in the championship. Her team was the underdog team in their age group. They were the smallest and youngest of all four teams. They had a rocky start at the beginning losing most of their games. She was so excited to show me her trophy.

I know that we have a lot more coming up in the next few months. Next week AJ will receive more shots at his next well baby check-up. The girls will be celebrating the last day of school. After that both girls will be going to girls camp. Sam for the first time. I don't know what I am going to do with out the girls for four days. Alex is going to have to help out a lot that week.

month 3

AJ is growing in leaps and bounds. At his last check up he was 15.5lbs and 24.5in long. He did very well getting his first set of shots. So much has been happening since he hit the three month mark. On the 23rd of April my mom came down to meet her new grandson. She was so excited to see him and we were excited to see her. That Thursday Alex's sister Kat surprised us with a visit from California. Dad came on Friday and then we celebrated AJ's 100 day celebration.

The 100 day celebration is a Korean tradition that celebrates a milestone in a baby's life. You invite people over for food and well wishes for the new baby. It was Suk's day to spoil and pamper her new grandson. We had a lot of people over at our house with tons of food. It was great to share this special day with friends and family.

The next day at church we had AJ's blessing. Mom and dad bought him the cutest blessing outfit. It looked like a white tux with a newsie hat. Dad asked Alex if he wanted to take AJ to the front of the chapel for the blessing and he agreed. The bishop had Alex hold the microphone while dad gave the blessing. That is one thing I love about our bishop is that he likes to include the non members in everything they can participate in.

The girls were out of school that following Monday which was really nice so they could spend as much time with their grandparents. We all went to Callaway Gardens for the day and got to see the turtles in the lake, the butterfly house and get our feet wet in the water. AJ got to play in the lake for the first time. He really loves the water. He had discovered splashing while I was giving him a bath last week. I now have to have his bathtub in my bathtub to contain all the water since he was getting the counters and floor wet in the kitchen.

A couple of weeks ago I started to transition him from breast milk to formula by adding some formula to his night time bottles. Since I started doing that he has been sleeping through the night. I also have him sleeping in his crib in his own room now. He is the youngest of all my kids to sleep through the night and to sleep in his room at such an early age. He is has also started teething. I just can't believe how quickly he is growing. It just seems like yesterday I found out that I was pregnant.

The girls have a lot going on to right now. Sam is finishing up soccer season. She just has a couple of more games to go. She has really been loving it and wants to continue playing this fall. Ashley is getting ready to complete middle school and go on to high school next year. That also means starting seminary. I am so nervous for her to go to high school. I just don't want my kids to grow up.

We did get some bad news this last week. Alex came home and told us that he got orders for Ft. Polk, LA. We had talked about what would happen if he came up on orders since we wanted to stay here until Sam was done with high school and we decided that he would try to go to Korea. Well he checked on that and even the possibility that we all go to Germany but it was all a no go. I didn't prepare myself for what would happen if he couldn't switch it to Korea. I decided that he is going to Ft. Polk alone and we would visit as much as we can. He will be in a CASH unit and they deploy. My luck would be that shortly after we get there his unit deploys and I am stuck in a place I don't like with the kids. Plus the girls are established here in school and they have friends. He said that he is going to put in a transfer to here as soon as he can.

Week 10

I can't believe how much time has flown. Our little man is 10 weeks old now and is getting bigger every day. He is already up to 15lbs and already wearing 3-6mo clothing. He is such a happy baby always smiling and giggling at us and his sisters. It is great when he looks at you and can recognize your face or turns his head to a familiar voice. I think that he is already starting to have favorite activities with different people. With Alex he always smiles and laughs when he plays patty-cake with him. If I try the way Alex does it then I don't even get a smile. With me he tries to stick his tongue out because that is what I have been doing to him. He loves to talk with everyone and is getting pretty vocal about some things. Like if Sam plays with him then walks away he lets her know that, that wasn't cool. Ashley is becoming more confident with him. Usually if he starts fussing then she stresses out.

The girls have been such great helpers with him. Not only with AJ but also with doing their chores and getting ready for school. They usually let us sleep in unless there is something I forgot to sign for school and they have not fought once in the morning. That there is the best part. On mornings that I'm not up to see them off to school they leave me notes on our white board. It is really sweet and totally makes my day.

Poor Alex is trying to relearn how to balance work, wife, big girls and a little baby and still get some rest time. He's been trying really hard at helping me with AJ. Now that Sam has started soccer and the girls have their young women activities there are times during the week that we don't see each other. That part does make it hard but it is not forever. He is taking the week of spring break off so we will be able to have some good family time.

Alex and I celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary last week. It was nice to go out just the two of us. His parents were able to take all the kids. We did leave the girls there over night but AJ is just a little to young to do any sleep overs at the grandparents house just yet. We went to dinner and then saw the Hunger Games. Great movie.

As I mentioned Sam has started playing soccer on a city team. She is having a blast playing. They have her playing two positions, defender and forward. She's pretty good at both I just wish she would be a little more aggressive at handling the ball. Ashley didn't want to sign up with Sam did but after seeing her play she wants to play now. We'll have to wait until the fall season to sign them both up. It will be great to have them both on a team again.

Week Four

I can't believe that AJ is four weeks old now. He is getting bigger every day. I swear he is going thru a growth spurt now. He is eating all the time and sleeping for longer periods. There has been a lot that has been going on the last couple of weeks. Last week AJ and I had to go to Atlanta to see the pediatric urologist to see if he was going to be able to have a normal circumcision done or have to have something fixed. It was a two hour drive for a five minute appointment to find out that everything was ok and that it could have been done while we were at the hospital. I figured that they would find nothing wrong but it is better to be safe then sorry.

I did end up really sick this last weekend. I ended up with mastitis which hurts like crazy and I had a high fever. I ended up going to the doctor on Monday and ended up on antibiotics. I feel way better now and was able to get all of the sleep I needed since I started taking care of the baby my self.

We did end up getting AJ's circumcision done this week. I had to go and take him myself since Alex wasn't able to come for moral support. He had meetings all day. I felt so bad taking him in for it but I know that it is what we wanted. He was a trooper for the whole deal. He calmed down after I got him and fed him. He did get even with the doctor though the last time he checked him out. After the doctor opened his diaper he peed in his face. It was so funny that everyone in the room got a good laugh. The thing that will make the whole day memorable is that it happened on Valentines Day. What a way to spend his first Valentines Day.

It is amazing to see how he changes everyday. He is a wake and alert more and has more control over his head. He loves to look at himself in the mirror which is a total uncle mike and uncle Brandon thing. He smiles more while he is awake and I just love seeing his dimples. There is one thing about him. He loves to grunt in his sleep. I think he is just trying to compete with daddy. I am so glad that he sleeps so well at night through all of the noise that Alex makes.

I am still happily surprised that I have a little boy. I love snuggling with him every second I can. I hate that he is growing so fast. I just want to keep him little just a little bit longer.

Week two

AJ had his two week appointment today. He is now 9lbs and 21in long. I can't believe how big he has gotten in such a short time. He is still a good baby, probably my best one. He is sleeping most of the night which is good.

I still can't believe that I am a mother to a little boy. Alex has even said how weird it is for me or anyone refer him as his son. Sam has had to learn how to change boy diapers since she was only used to girl diapers. I didn't know that there was a difference.

AJ has past two big mile stones this past week, meeting Papa Jay and his first luncheon with Harmony and her friends. So many Korean women holding him and trying to wake him up. He slept through all of the poking and pinching. They are already planning his 100 day celebration.

Week One

AJ has been home for a week now. He has been a great baby. Doesn't really cry unless you change his diaper or make him naked in anyway. We did have some issues with feeding. He really didn't want to breastfeed at first and still has issues with it. I finally broke down and gave him a bottle when we got home. The good thing is that he is only taking breast milk so I don't feel to bad about it.

The girls have been fawning all over him. I have to make sure that they get all of their homework and chores done before they hold him or play with him. Alex has been great with helping me out. The first few nights had been rough with lack of sleep. I didn't much sleep while at the hospital and then top it off with less sleep at home and the stress of not feeding my baby the way I wanted to was taking it's toll. So Alex came up with a plan. He stays up til wee hours of the morning with AJ so I can get a good block of sleep and then I wake up with him the rest of the night and morning so Alex can sleep. I seemed to have gotten the short end of the stick since he thinks he needs to sleep all day long.

AJ's first week has been a busy one with doctor appointments and his first photo shoot with a friend of mine who specializes in newborn pictures. He even went with me to take the girls to young women's where he was ohhhed and awwed by everyone.

Can't wait to see what the next few weeks bring to us.

Introducing....

We are proud to introduce the newest member of our family, Alexander Hyon Harmon Jr (a.ka. AJ) He joined our family at 12:25 pm on January 19, 2012 at Martin Army Community Hospital. He was 8lb 11oz and 20.5in long. He was born via c-section. All went well with his birth. The first thing the doctor said was how big his head was and what a big boy he is. Yes he came out with the Mitchell head. He has some of the longest toes I have ever seen. They look like money toes and he can grip really well with them.

Mommy, Daddy and sisters are so happy to have him in our family. He looks just like Alex and of course I was prepared for that. All the kids came out looking like him. The girls are proud big sisters that have told everyone that they can about their new baby brother. We even sent some pics with them to school so they could show all of their friends.

I can say that I am so happy to not be pregnant anymore. The surgery went well for me. I did get sick but for me that is normal. Alex was able to be there for the birth but was not able to watch unlike with the girls. He was however able to cut the cord and I was able to see him for a few minutes before they took him to the nursery to be cleaned up. We had lots of vistors while we were in the hospital. A lot of them were people that Alex works with in the hospital. They were all surprised to see how much AJ looked like his daddy.

Start of the Second Trimester

We had an ultra sound done a week or so ago to see how the baby was growing. It was great to be able to see the baby so soon. Alex and I got to share this wonderful experience with the girls. Sam was doing her "I'm excited but don't want to show it" look. We did find out that this is a VERY active baby. The doctor had a hard time getting the heart beat because it was moving so much. Can't wait though to find out what it is so I can start planning the nursery.

I think what I have been enjoying most about this pregnancy is that I get to share it with the girls. Sam and I talk about the baby all the time. She likes to hear stories about when I was pregnant with her and her sister. I think out of the both of them and even Alex she is the most excited.

The girls are always asked what they would like to have a brother or a sister. Ashley says brother but Sam says sister. She says that so it won't jinx the baby. So I guess she is secretly hoping for a brother.

I can't believe how different this pregnancy has been. My pregnancy's with the girls were a breeze. I don't know if it is because it is a boy or if this is my last pregnancy but this kid is driving me crazy. Everything that I did not experience in the last pregnancy I am getting a double dose now. I finally got rid of the morning sickness and tiredness and now I can't seem to be able to brush my teeth with out getting sick. I still think I am about to go crazy and I think Alex does to. Sometimes I feel really bad for him and the girls.

In a couple of weeks school will start. Both girls are totally excited to start. I have never seen this from them before. It will be nice to have them in school and have some alone time before the baby comes.

July Birthdays

This has been a mile stone month for the girls. Sam is offically out of primary. She in now in Young Women's and is enjoying it. I was able to go in and talk about her to the other Young Women kind of an introduction for her. I tried to embarrass her but didn't do a very good job.

We ended up going to the Georgia Aqurarium on Sam's birthday. It was the only time we could meet with everyone. We went with Alex's parents and his cousin with her husband. We all had a great time seeing all the different kinds of fish. We even had the opprotunity to pet stingrays and sharks. The girls loved the dolphin show alot. To me it was kinda cheesey because of the singing. I really wasn't expecting to see a dolphin musical.

Later on that day we went out to dinner and gave Sam her present from Alex and I. It was great to see the look on her face when she opened up her Ipod touch. This is the only thing she got but she was totally surprised we got her something she wanted. Ususally this is a "No" present.

We didn't do as much on Ashley's birthday. Mostly because I was feeling not so good. She was excited about what she was going to be getting since Sam got the Ipod so she went to bed way early the night before. Because of that she woke me up at 6:30 am so she could open her present. I told her to go back to bed and leave me alone. After a while we all got up and let her open her present. It to was an Ipod touch. Since she turned 13 (i know it is scary to have a teenager now) she is able to have a facebook page. We had to teach her some things about posting online. She did get a little crazy the first day. Later on that day we all went out for BBQ and then I took the girls to see a movie that Ashley wanted to see. All in all I say they both had a good birthday.


Baby Update:

Well I am now 11 1/2 weeks. I have my first OB appointment this week. They will be doing a ultrasound to see how far along I am and to see if there is more than one. I know this sounds crazy but both Alex and I want twins. We have been disussing girl names but can't agree on any. We already know what the name is if it is a boy. I hope that Alex will let me go to a place to find out what it is in a couple of weeks. He doesn't want me to pay for some thing the Army will do for free but I don't want to have to wait that long.

I will try to keep this updated as much as I can.

Week 8

Well I just finished my second month and am feeling way better. I still have some kind of "morning" sickness and have become very tired on some days. I asked Alex if this pregnancy is any different from the last two and he answered with a BIG YES. With this one I am very sick, MOODY, and extremely tired. We are just hoping that since it is a different pregnancy it means that it is a boy. One good thing is that I can still fit into my clothes.

We are just all excited here about the upcoming baby. Both girls have a preference on what they want for a sibling. Sam wants a little sister. This way she has someone to dress up in cute clothes, plus I think she just wants a little sister since she's the little sister. Ashley wants a baby brother and tells anyone who will listen. She evens asks for a brother in her prayers. Both Alex and I are hoping for twin boys. I know that we are asking for trouble but since this is our last one it would be good to have a playmate for him/her.

It looks like we have a lot of work to do to get ready for this one. I have a lot of cleaning to do. The baby's room has been our catch all room. I am really excited about decorating the room. I do have to wait until we know what were having and how many before I can start buying things.

New Addition

I have decided to keep the blog updated with all that is going on with this new baby. I will have to say that this pregnancy was a BIG shock. We have been not really trying to have another one but not doing anything to prevent it. I had been feeling sick and very emotional the last couple of weeks. I knew that I was "late" but that never really bothered me since I usually am every month. I went running with a friend of mine and she got me thinking that I should test to see if I was pregnant. I got the test and it didn't even take a whole 3 minutes to let me know that I was. Needless to say I was dumbfounded. I called Alex to let me know and I don't think that he believed me at first.

I was able to go to the hospital and take a blood test that day. Within two hours it was confirmed that baby number 3 was on it's way. I told the girls and they were a little surprised at the news. Ashley claims that she is going to be changing all the diapers but I am sure that will change soon after. Sam is excited I think she wants a baby sister so she has some to dress up in cute outfits.

As most of you know we are hoping for a little boy since we have the two girls. It will be great no matter what we have. It will be interesting to be parents of a newborn all over again. There will be a twelve year difference between this one and Sam. That is like how my little sister and I are.

Alex and I are very excited. It will be great to have a little one in the house. Thank you all for your support in the next few month.

Memorial Day weekend

The girls and I decided to spend this past weekend in Spokane with my best friend Karen and her family. It was great to finally meet her kids Jakob and Sydney. We all went out to Jakob's Riverfront Park to ride rides and just have a good time.

On Sunday the girls and I went to Rathdrum to go to church. It was really great to see everyone in my old ward. Most people looked at me like they knew who I was but couldn't really remember until I told them I was a Mitchell. I got to see lots of old friends.

The girls really enjoyed seeing my old high school and some of the towns I used to live in. I couldn't believe how much things have grown out there. Of course it has been eight years since I was there. We also made a trip out to the boardwalk in Couer d' Alene. It was a little windy and chilly out by the water. The girls really liked looking at the boats.

I am glad that we were able to go and see everyone. I really miss everyone and everything.

R & R

As most of you know Alex was home from Iraq for a couple of weeks. He was able to come home for the girls' springbreak. It was great having him home. We surprised him by meeting him at the gate at the airport. I think he was more surprised to see how big the girls have gotten since the last time he saw them. They both have grown a couple of inches while he was gone. While he was here we went to the mall a lot. Shocking because he hates the mall and really hates spending money. As you can see we had our family pictures taken. My neice Brandi took them for us. I think that they turned out great.

We sprang the girls from school on Friday and spent the day at the zoo. They were surprised to be pulled out of school for that. It was a great day. The girls got new cameras from daddy and had a blast taking pictures of all of the animals. It was a great day.

Yesterday we decided to go to a hotel and spend the day by the airport since his flight was going to be so early in the morning. We went to the Bulwinkle Family Fun Center. It had everything. We got to go on go carts, bumper boats, play miniture golf and play a lot of games. The girls said it was the best place ever. That was until we went out to dinner at a steak house. It is the place where they give you peanuts to snack on and you are able to throw them on the floor. Sam thought that was the coolest thing ever. It really doesn't take much to impress that girl.

But like all good things Alex's stay had to end. It was a sad night for us all. Alex had to leave around 3 am and ended up waking us up in the process. There were a lot of tears and I know that there are going to be more. At least this time we only have to wait around four months til we see him again. Then we move.

Sun, Surf and Sand

Happy Memorial Day to everyone and especially to my family members serving in our military. I love you Alex, Michael and Dad. The girls and I really miss having Alex at home with us but we know that it is all part of the job.








The girls and I along with a couple of my friends went to Ocean Shores for the day. It was sunny but a little cool out. Of course that didn't stop the girls from getting wet. They had a great time trying to jump over the waves.

My friends Ash and Chris had a ball playing in the sand with the girls. They did everything from building sand castles to making sculptures. Here's one of a octopus that they all did.....

We walked around and looked at all the little shops that they had. I had to get my salt water taffy while I was there. My friend Ash and I found a bunch of medieval toys and were playing with them in the store. It's great to act like a kid some times. We also walked along the beach to look for shells and other interesting things. Sam kept picking up all of the dead crabs. The farther we got down the beach the more it looked like D-Day except with crabs. There were crab parts everywhere. It was really sad and gross.

We all had fun and even got a little sun. Some more than others. Hope that everyone is well. We will talk to you all later.

Sam's Big Night

Sam had her first orchestra concert a couple of weeks ago. As most of you know she started playing the viola this year. It was a great concert. They show cased the new elementary students, the advanced elementary students, junior high kids and high school players. Then they all played the last song together. Ozzy Osborne's Crazy Train. It was really good. Sam is having fun playing the viola but she has decided that she wants to try the trumpet next year.

Happy Mother's Day

To all the mothers I know Happy Mothers Day. I hope that everyone has had a great and memorable day. Mine started great. The girls made me scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast in bed. Then they let me sleep in. They really wanted to make sure that they love me by telling me over and over that today was all about me. Of course Alex would say that everyday is all about me. At least that's what I tell him.

We had a great ward activity Friday night. It was a talent show. Both of the girls performed. Ashely played her flute and Sam played her viola. They did an awesome job. Ashley is really loving playing the flute. I think that Sam is going to give up the viola and take up the trumpet next year. She really wants to play the tuba, but thank goodness the school doesn't offer it.

As most of you know Alex is gone for training. He will be gone for a total of 16 months or so. We don't know when we will be able to see him again. The girls seem to be handling it well. We have had a couple of melt downs usually at night. We are going to try to keep busy. We all get out of school in a few weeks. I'm going to be taking a online class in the summer so I will be home with the girls.

I will try to keep updating this more often. Hope everyone is well. We will talk to you all later. We love you Alex.

I know that it has been a long time since I last posted. The girls have been going on from one sport to another. We had just finished up with soccer. They were amazing this year. The team had won 3 out 6 games. That is 3 more than last year. Ashley loves playing goalie and is great at it. I thought that we were going to have to visit the ER this season. She loves to dive for the ball while feet at still trying to kick at it. Sam is all for action and that is why her fave spot is forward. She scored two goal in the last game. I know that this is going to be the it sport for them both. Who new that my calm, sweet Ashley could be so aggressive.

Ashley had a band festival last month. There were three elementary schools, one of the junior high bands, and one from the high school. All of the elementary kids played together. It was really great. Ashley loves playing the flute. She has picked it up so well. I know that she got the musical genes from my side of the family. I just wished that they didn't skip me. Sam wants to join the band next year. She was scoping all of the instruments to see what she wants to play. She has her heart set on the tuba but since they don't offer it on grade school level she'll just have to settle for playing the trumpet. I think that i will have to invest in earplugs.

Alex will be out processing this next week and then he will be home on leave for three weeks after that. For those of you who don't know Alex is deploying later on this year. He has some training that he has to do in Texas and Kansas and then he will be going to that great big desert. He will probably be gone for 16mo. I don't know if he will be able to make it home for leave while he is gone. We did find out where we are going to when he returns. FT. Benning Georgia. My in-laws are ecstatic that we will only be about 20min away from them.

As you can see I got to meet Peter Facinelli, the guy who plays Dr. Cullen in the movie Twilight. He was great and he said that he loved my shirt and asked to sign it. He is now my most fave actor. He stayed at the PX for 12 hours to make sure that everyone was seen and had whatever they brought signed. How many actors do you know would do that?

School is going great for me. I received my first 4.0 this last quarter. I was so excited that when I found out I had to call my mom. I knew that she would appreciate it as much as me. I do have to go back to school today while the kids are on spring break. Thank goodness Alex is home to watch them. Well that's all for me and my house hold. I don't know when I will be able to update again but I will let you all know when I do. Take care.