It is hard to find a time to write and update my blog with what we are doing and what we are doing is going crazy :) but we will survive. We long for Idaho and family and wish we were there now. Maybe I just long for a break.. is a break too much to ask. I carry on with a smile but deep (well maybe not too deep) I feel I will burst with emotion for the mixed feelings I feel right now.
Arya is growing up so much. I wouldn't be surprised if she is walking soon. She loves to explore and taste whatever she touches. (Caution!! Gross alert) The other day she picked up dog poop and started eating it and the next day the boys came in and said Arya had something yellow in her mouth. She was trying to chew up a slug, you know the big orange slimy ones....It was horrible! The slime from them doesn't come off easily and she had her whole mouth caked with it as well as her hands. It was almost too much for me. I was a little freaking out. I even called poison control and asked them if it could hurt her or not. She is good now. I hope she stops trying to eat everything she comes in contact with. :) The joys of being a mother right?!
Bridger is a tender heart creative boy. He loves to play with his brother and the neighbor boys on the other side of the fence. They could play all day with a fence in-between them and be content. He brings down the dress ups of knights and pirates and gets Arya's rocking horse out and he is there in the ocean on a pirate ship or running down a bandit that stole from a princess (who would be Arya) I love his imagination. They will miss their neighbor buddies, Tristan, Gavin and Rylan.
Gideon loves to read. He is in a contest with the library to see how many minutes he can read this summer. He has just under a month left and he has already met the goal amount and seeks to double it. He loves to play with his brother, ride the little trike because he can do cool tricks on it and his plasma car.
Both boys love to snuggle in blankets on the couch and hide under them.
Joseph has been covering shifts left and right for the last few weeks and looks forward to his regular schedule. He also took a test for Staff Sergeant in May and we just got the results back. Only 11,000 people make the cut (pass the test) out of 30,000. And he made it!!! Good Job Joseph! You are so good at taking tests...and he only studied the day before the test. So he will be promoted probably in the next 9 months or so. So proud of you!!
I have been getting rid of stuff and organizing our things to get ready for the move. I feel all I ever do right now is clean (blah) I look forward to not doing that all the time.....I really hope I don't have to wait to be an empty nester for that to happen :) We enjoyed Eifel park again and went to the Wittlich swimming pool as a family and LOVED it. I love swimming and I love Summer time.
Life is far from perfect and like today I feel like I am at my limit with my kids and just want a break, but we learn through those experiences to have more patience, show more love and serve others and that is how we can find joy in the chaos of life. I chose this life and would never go back. I love my life and the 3 little ones I call mine and for a loving husband who calls me His, Forever and Always. Life is good no matter how crazy it gets :)
