Traveller Family

Abe's A Daddy...

29 July 2011 18:41:57

5/23/11I can't believe how tiny these little guys were when they were born. We are so excited that they are finally here. From what I understand Ebi did great and there were no complications. She had 2 little boys. We were all hoping for some girls, but you never seem to get what ya want.* This is Ebi (momma) and the 2 pups *The puppies are only a couple of weeks old in this picture. Their little eyes weren't even open yet. Ebi is the best little momma. She takes great care of these 2 little boys. We have decided we are going to keep ours. His name is Theodore Roosevelt... go figure right?! We call him Teddy for short. The other one is sold, but for now we call him Winston. After Winston Churchill... I know, I know... you might think we are crazy, but believe it or not, Ebi's owners are the ones that named the puppies. They said in honor of Abe they wanted to keep the theme going.

Happy 4th...

29 July 2011 18:23:11

Yesterday after church we all took a 4 hour nap so we decided that we would drive down to the river and watch the firework show after dinner. We knew it would be chaos, but figured we were going to be up for a while. The fire works were awesome... the girls loved every second of them. We were lucky enough to be right under them. When they were all over it was CRAZINESS trying to get out of there. It took us 2 hours to get home. It is maybe 20 minutes from our house if that says anything. All in all it was a good time and the girls enjoyed themselves. I am so happy to have Nater home this year to spend it with us... Today we have plans to BBQ with some friends and see the fire work show on Ft. Campbell.Hope you all have a safe and Happy 4th of July!!

The Place We Call Home...

28 July 2011 13:03:19

These pictures were taken with my iPhone so they are a little grainy... We have made a few changes since these photos so I will be adding some more pics soon. Just wanted to give you all an idea of what on post housing looks like. We moved in this house in July of 2010. I haven't been very good at keeping up my blog, but hope to keep on top of it now. I wasn't a big fan at first, but once I hung some things on the wall and got our stuff put where we wanted it... It now feels pretty homey.

Home At Last...

28 July 2011 12:38:48

*Daddy and Reg's*After what seems like an Eternity, Nate has arrived home safe and sound!! I am grateful for the sacrifices these men have made! It has been one tough year, but I think our family has learned so much and will continue to learn as we keep on our journey in this life. There was a time in the beginning of this deployment where I seriously thought I wasn't going to be able to make it through. I have learned we are all a lot stronger than we give ourselves credit for. I would like to thank our family, friends and most of all the ARMY family I have made over this last year. Without you all I don't know where the girls and I would be.

Awww, The Joy's of Moving...

28 July 2011 12:21:37

Can I just tell you how much I hate to move?! I have moved 9 times in 7 years now. I am gettin' pretty good at it let me tell ya. This was a much needed move and it went pretty smooth. The hardest part has been gettin' it all to fit in this tiny place and gettin' it all unpacked. I am just tired of unpacking. We got our keys to this place on July 1, but the movers moved us in on the 6th. I still have stuff in boxes and not a whole lot on the walls. I sent Nater a video of the place and his first call to me after he saw it went like this... "Lish, you need to either rent a storage or sell all that clutter." I just started laughing. He then tells me that he will hang everything that is sitting on the floors. Like I said... I still haven't hung everything on the walls yet. They are on the floor where I want to hang them just haven't hung them. Nate is the "hanger upper" in our house. So Welcome to our first "On Post" home...

Pickin Up Our Soldier...

24 October 2010 17:24:34

The girls and I were so excited to be pickin the Daddy up from the AirportWe got the call early in the morning letting us know he would be there earlier than expected so we rushed down to Vegas to get him... The picture above was us gettin ready to head into the airport to get him. The girls were ecstatic!!As he was comin down the escalator Reg's got pretty excited...Kennedy on the other hand wasn't to sure for a minute, but warmed up really fast...The happy fam finally together after almost 5 months... We have 2 weeks with him and we will be stuck to him like glue until we drop him off to go back!!

Finally Got to See The Nater...

24 October 2010 17:23:37

There is no words to explain the excitement of seeing someone for the first time in 4 1/2 months. I had the biggest butterflies flyin around in my stomach. As soon as our eyes met each others both of our eyes filled up with tears of happiness. It felt so rewarding to put the blue cord on my 11 Bravos shoulder.I can't tell ya how proud I am of my husband. He continues to amaze me everyday. We had a great couple of days together, but sure wished it could of been longer. He will be home in a couple of weeks for Christmas Exodus then he will head back for Airborne School. I can't wait to find out where our first Duty Station will be!!This was our last picture together before we had to say good bye. We were headed to Church before he had to report back to the barracks... Nate... we miss you beyond words and can't wait to spend a couple of weeks with you at Christmas time.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs...

24 October 2010 17:06:49

Reg's really wanted to go and see this movie, but I new that Kennedy wouldn't sit through it. Usually my niece Alexis watches my kids and they are really comfortable with her, but Regs wanted Alexis and Tayler to go with us so I decided to see if my Father in Law would watch the Kennerbug. We watched it in 3D... movies are so fun now a days!!! We had a good time and we decided to go to Spoon Me afterwards... MMmm it was yummy! I had a good time with all the kiddos!Kennedy wanted to be in the picture too so I let her wear my glasses!

Our Visit with Beneva...

24 October 2010 17:04:17

I can't exactly remeber when Geneva came to visit us, but I know it has been a very long time since we have seen her and we miss her a ton!!! She came to spend the day with us and brought the girls some Princess Stickers. We went to Red Robin for lunch and had a really good visit with her. It was sure nice to see her and wished we could see her more often.Geneva... thanks for the fun little gifts and lunch (it was yummy)! We miss you Lady!

Papa's Pumpkins...

24 October 2010 16:54:38

Papa planted these little decorative pumpkins and decided to let the kids decorate them... they had a blast!This is my niece Alexis...And the Reggers...and the Kennerbugs... They turned out so cute and they were a hit thats for sure!We also decided to make a little video for Natey...