A 30th Birthday Bash!!!

Yesterday was my hubby's 30th birthday!!! I hope he had a fun day, I tried to get guys at work to harass him since he doesn't like attention drawn to himself....I'm not sure they did a good enough job. I should have thought of something clever to embarrass him REALLY WELL!!! Anyway, we went to Hibachi with some friends....the Kroshus', Modell's, Power's, and the Houcks. Thanks for coming everyone, we had a really great time and it made it a special day for Tim. Adilyn thought the chef cooking in front of us was pretty crazy. She watched him and each time the knives would clank together, she'd blink and get this bewildered look on her face. It kept her entertained though....here's her watching with wonder and playing with Daddy's balloons!

Hope you had a great birthday, babe!! We love you!!!

Little Beach Bum!!

Things have been a bit busy with Primary, family visiting and Tim coming and going that I haven't taken the time to post anything lately. So, here's some photos I thought we'd share. This truly is our little fish/beach bum! She has always loved the pool and it's funny because we have 2 on our "housing" side of base that are across the street from each other. Each time we are in the car and come around the corner near the pools, she begins yelling "POOL", kicks her feet and flails her arms around.

Oh the days of summer!

Summer seems to be flying by for us. Tim recently returned from his "dollar ride" which means it was his first trip overseas. He went to Germany, England and Kyrgyzstan. It was a great time for him, he flew quite a bit and learned a lot. Plus, he did an air show and now can add 3 more countries to his list! Addy and I had fun while he was away, doing girl stuff. Here's some photos from some of the summer fun. She is a little fish so anytime she can find water, she will!! Even if that means it's the dogs bowl, the toilet (GROSS!), sink, or a tiny puddle. She is a very independent girl and I can't believe she's getting so grown up. She reads books all day long, loves to help mom in the kitchen, eats yogurt and many things with a spoon all by herself and she is signing a lot more now and learning more words like cold, pretty, go (she yells this at the dogs when they need to come inside!), gone and of course, DADDY! She walked around the house when Tim was gone, yelling it for like a minute straight! Too cute!

Anyway, we're making some great friends here and really settling into our new home. Can't wait til we get some visitors though, next month we're having some and it'll be fun to see family.

I'm a big girl, I promise!

Here are a few pictures of our little "big girl"! She is such a good helper trying to lend a hand to Dad in the garage and is growing up way too fast by wanting to dress in mom's clothes! Doesn't she know she's suppose to stay small? :) The other pictures are from our stay in Utah. The one below is from her birthday when we went to Discovery Gateway with her cousin Spencer.

Hi, uh, I'm in Delaware!

Well, after months of craziness.....we've finally arrived and are moved into our new house. Things with the move went well, however, we did lose our little red Cavalier someplace in Arkansas! I guess it couldn't last forever, it was a great little car for 11 years for us. Poor Tim and my step-dad, they had to deal with it breaking down during the move. Oh well, all is good now.

This is a picture of our house. We love it, it's brand new and huge compared to the places we've been the last 7 years! Adilyn is finally feeling settled. It sure is interesting how a little one can change once her life gets stable! Now she is a total terror....ok, she's really the "destructor"! She loves the dogs but she loves them too hard for their liking. She just can't get enough of her closet or mine and today found a leopard print shirt of mine and had to put it on herself! Yesterday at the outlets she ran into Carter's and went straight for the racks ready to pull all the clothes off. Too funny! She loves to say "Daddy" and is totally into giving hugs now and we can't get enough. She's also begun to hide behind her glider....aparently she "disappears" if she's back there and gets a BIG kick out of it.

Well, Tim and I wish you all would come visit us. We have plenty of room and there's TONS to do here on the east coast. Just plan the day and let us know, we'd love to have you. Now that our life is becoming more stable, we'll get back to posting and checking our friends blogs to see what is happening with you.

ps....can anyone name the movie the title of this post is from??? I've been dyin for someone to know it. :)

Sorry, but we're goin crazy here!

Well, the time has come and we're moving to Delaware. Sorry for the lack of communication lately, I have been in Idaho for quite a while with my grandparents. What a great time it was to relax with them and let Adilyn get to know them since we're moving far away. Plus, I had a chance to see my dad and his wife quite a bit so all around it was a perfect trip!

I just wanted to quickly post because Tim is back in Del Rio (YIPPPEEEEE, Surivival is OVER!) and we are beginning the moving tomorrow. My dad leaves Bountiful with my car and dogs tomorrow and he'll meet up with Tim in Oklahoma on Monday. Then, Tuesday they will begin the drive to Delaware and Adilyn and I will fly out that morning from SLC and head to Philly where my dear friend, Nikki, will pick us up.

WOW, I'm out of breath just typing that paragraph! So, I'm sorry I haven't posted pics of Adilyn's birthday and such...it'll still have to wait. Thanks for all your love and support during this crazy time for us. We're very excited and wish you all would come visit us!!!!

A Year Goes By So Fast....

It isn't Adilyn's birthday until Wednesday but I have been reflecting back to last year since I had her on Monday morning. WOW! How quickly a year goes by and how sad I am to have those baby months gone. It is nice, however, to see her learn and grow. It seems she has truly become a little toddler in the last couple weeks with walking, talking more, getting more teeth and interacting...oh, and of course, who could forget the tantrums that have begun? :)

What a crazy time it was, last April. Tim was finishing the second "track" of his training and I was a balloon ready to pop with swollen feet that wouldn't hardly fit into Crock's! I planned Adilyn's birth (c-section) according to when Tim could have a couple days to spend with us and all my efforts went down the drain because the Air Force's Instructor's are incredibly thoughtful....another story for another day....I'd hate to ruin this lovely post about my sweet princess:).

We went in early Monday morning and Adilyn joined us at 9:00am. How MUCH she looked like Tim, it was incredible! Everything went really well and we were filled with joy that our baby had arrived. Tim had to fly the next day so needless to say, he was unable to spend much time with us at the hospital Tuesday or Wednesday so we went home a day early. How incredible it was to see Tim's confidence as a new father. He jumped right in (partly because I was recovering) and changed diapers, held her, got her dressed, etc. How intensely my love for him grew and what a GREAT dad he is! I am truly blessed with a wonderfuly supportive husband who sacrifices so much for us. We miss you babe (he's at Survival training til the end of the month).

Anyway, didn't want to post something terribly long but I just wanted to share with you my thoughts from today. How wonderful it is to be a mother and ESPECIALLY Adilyn's mother! How much I love my little munchkin!!!!