FLORIDA!!!

So we're headed to Florida! Yeah! This is the first family vacation (minus Shawn) my parents, sisters and I have taken in years. I'm very excited. What's even more exciting is that we'll be celebrating Tregan's 3rd birthday on the beach...which he is very excited for. All he has been talking about lately is his party on the beach! So next post will hopefully have some great pictures from our trip! Until then...

life this past month...

Life has been crazy busy this past month. Shawn was busy with work getting ready for his deployment but luckily he was able to take 2 weeks off. He called home one day during a crazy day and told me to book a trip to Mexico. He didn't have to tell me twice! So we dropped the kids off in Oklahoma and flew down to Mexico for a few days to relax. And let me tell you...I didn't know how much I needed that along with some alone time with my husband until we were there. It was nice to go back to our "kid free" days...although I missed those kiddos to no end. (now, I don't know if the feeling was mutual though. After landing I had called my parents who went to visit the kids while we were gone and one of the first things my mother told me was "those kids didn't miss you at all.") Now, I know that is good that the kids did well without us but it still kind-of stabs you in the heart! Anyway, Shawn and I had a great trip and now the kiddos and I are making the best out the time we have while daddy is away.

deployments...yuck

So the bad word has popped up and is showing it's ugly face in our household. Yep...deployment time. We have been so fortunate to have him home for this long...these days having your husband (or wife) home for a couple years is like an eternity. The up side to the whole deployment is that it is only 6 months...so that is a blessing. So we are going to embrace it and have a wonderful summer starting with a well needed vacation to the beach!!! whoo hoo!!!

my musicians!!!

school day!!!

Today Tregan started going to daycare/preschool at our church. He was so excited and I'm guessing he had fun because when I went to pick him up he was very upset that he couldn't take a nap with the other kids. My little man is growing up so fast!

our first snow!!!

We woke up this morning to find a beautiful blanket of snow outside! Tregan was so excited because this is his FIRST SNOW!!! Needless to say he was so excited when I told him it was time to go out and play! First thing he did was dive in and make a snow angel and then attack all the neighbors and daddy with snow! The only way I was able to get him in was to bribe him with hot chocolate (a huge treat in this house!)
The funny thing about the whole thing is that it NEVER snows here. And a few inches literally shut down the town...AND MILITARY POST! So we were very excited when Shawn got the call that post was closed which meant another day off!
Here are some of my favorite pictures from it all!

the holidays...

i can't believe that the holidays are already over...and yet at the same time i'm ready to relax. it always seems to go by in such a whirlwind that it is sometimes hard to enjoy them. it gets crazy when we travel from Missouri to Tulsa to Oklahoma City, back to Tulsa then to Missouri all over again...in a matter of 4 or 5 days. but atleast we were able to see all of our families. here are a few of my favorite pics throughout our trip.