Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The beginning of 2010

Wow it's odd typing 2010! There isn't much to report on with us at the moment. Adam is back at work and trying to get all of the paper work and what not together for us to move in a few months. We've had lots of people look at the house but so far no offers. The couple that came by yesterday really liked it and we are one of their top 2 so maybe they will put an offer in soon. We are getting close to crunch time and I am getting a little nervous about the house selling before we leave. In the mean time we will work on getting things packed up and ready for when it is time to leave.
Everyone seems to be settling in just fine now that Adam is home. In many ways it's like he never left. Granted we do have moments where he doesn't know or remember what to do or where things go, but I think part of that is just being a man :-)
Andrew and Ava are just fine. Andrew still loves school although he does have a few behavior issues we are working on. Ava is an over all happy baby and rarely gets upset, which is amazing for me. Below are a few random pictures from the past few weeks. Hope you enjoy!

Andrew playing Band Hero

showing off one of the shirts he got for Christmas

Ava showing off one of her new outfits too

she is FASCINATED by the screen saver on Adam's computer

Ava after trying her first bite of rice cereal

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Christmas/New Years Eve

This year Andrew asked Santa if he would wait for Adam to get home before he delivered our presents. Since Santa is such a nice guy he did just that and delivered our presents while we were picking daddy up New Years Eve morning.
Andrew with his pile of presents including his bat cave from Santa

Ava checking out her pile of presents and her learn and grow farm from Santa





Andrew and daddy having their usual wrapping paper fight

sooo excited

This is the necklace Andrew bought for Ava at his school's Santa sale.

Ava on her play mat from Nana and Pawpaw. She LOVES it!!

Welcome Home Ceremony

Welcome Home Fort Drum 3rd Brigade 2-87 Infantry Battalion!!!
At 2:30am on December 31, 2009 Adam's battalion returned from their year long deployment to Afghanistan. The welcome home ceremony was at 6am that morning and while it was incredibly early, no one had problems waking up on time. The soldiers were all exhausted from traveling and being on an all night flight (as you can see in the pictures), but that did not diminish their excitement of being home. Here are some pictures from the ceremony and of our family being reunited again. I was so lucky to have a professional photographer, and friend, come with us to take the pictures for me.
The sign above lists just some of the missions Ft Drum has been a apart of.


The Ft Drum band. The sign above shows the starting date for Operation Enduring Freedom. This is the mission we are trying to accomplish in Afghanistan. Hopefully there will be a completion date added soon.

waiting on the ceremony to start (5:30am)

Ava showing off her shirt

Don't let Andrew's expression fool you. He was laughing and carrying on until he saw a camera pointed at him.

3rd Brigade 2-87 Infantry Battalion

Fort Drum's commander Major General James Terry

There he is!

Dismissed!!!

my 2 favorite boys

Andrew trying to show daddy the sign we made


reunited....FINALLY


lovin his baby girl


Now lets go home!