Happy Halloween!

It's Official

Well, it's official...I am the mother to a drama queen. We have suspected it for a long time, but this past weekend it was confirmed. Kaitlin tried out for the community (yes COMMUNITY, not school) Christmas play. They are doing "It's a Wonderful Life" She was up against 10-15 other little girls for one of two parts...and she is IN!!!!! She plays the part of young Violet. She is just over the moon excited about this. In a few years you can all say "I knew her when..."

Twelve Years Ago

October is one of my favorite months...the weather is nice-not too hot and not too cold. The leaves are changing colors, and it is beautiful. Oh, and on a Saturday afternoon twelve years ago I married the love of my life. Who would have guessed how much our lives would change? We were college students when we married, and now twelve years later he is an officer in the Army and we live in Europe. Who knew? I remember our first anniversary. We were at Ft. Lewis, WA. We were so broke we rented a room (yes, a ROOM, lol) from a lady. On our anniversary we took a trip to the beach with one of our housemates, and he treated us to dinner at Denny's. Good times:)

No matter where we are, if we are separated or together you have my heart Jamie. I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you, and watching our children grow up, and spoiling our grandchildren. I love you with every ounce of my being.

My "Baby" is five!

Five years ago Jamie and I headed to the hospital, excited, and as for me, ready to get that baby out of me! After a relatively short labor Alexander James was born. His lungs were collapsed so he was flown to the University of Missouri Hospital-the closest hospital with a NICU. During his stay there the nurses called him their "monster baby" He was born a week overdue, and was 8 lbs-he was a monster compared to the other babies! Now, five years later he's still a little monster...although not in size.

Monday night during bedtime A.J. asked me if we could go to Cinnbon for caramel milkshakes (caramel chillatas) After making him say Cinnbon about five times (it was soooo cute!) I agreed. Wednesday morning A.J. took goody bags to school for all of his friends, and on the way home we got a caramel milkshake. Later that afternoon, he opened his presents. He got a helicopter rescue set with a helicopter, boat, and rescue divers and a set of German emergency vehicles. The emergency vehicles have sirens-and I think that Rachel might want one so she can always remember the LOVELY sound of European sirens, lol. We went to Anthony's Pizza for dinner (buy one get one free night!) and had some cake afterwards.