Jam session

While Brian was in Iraq, he ordered himself a new guitar. His old guitar he left at home and Colin got really into playing it. Since Brian has been home they have had a few jam sessions. I think in a couple of weeks they are going to take the show on the road.

Having fun with Daddy

The Deployment is finally over!!!

After spending a week in Ft. Lewis, sunday was the day that we were finally able to see Brian. It was hard to believe that the day had finally come. What a year it has been! The demobilization ceremony was scheduled for 1pm in Bend. That morning the kids and I met up with my parents and Brian's parents in Salem. We all drove over to Bend in separate cars. We got to Bend around 11:30am, parked our cars and then headed toward the stadium. As we were getting closer to the stadium we were seeing soldiers every where...and then we spotted him....what a wonderful sight! Colin was sooooo excited! We got to hang out together for about an hour and then the ceremony began. The ceremony only lasted about an hour but Colin kept saying "I want to go see daddy." After the ceremony we headed out for a late lunch and then my parents drove home because they were flying out to Palm Springs the next day. Brian had to report in the next day to the armory for a couple of hours, so we spent the night along with his parents. Since Brian's parents were with us, they watched the kids and Brian and I were able to have a little date and we headed out to dinner that night. The next day Brian was released at 1:30pm and then he headed home.

We are all so very proud of the sacrifices that Brian has made for our country. We love him very much and we thank God that he is home safe. Now we are looking forward to be able to spend time together as a family.

Loving the park

Last week we had such good weather that we went to the park three days in a row. Colin LOVES playing in the sand and Kendal enjoys taking naps in her stroller while we are there. While we are at the park Colin usually finds a few other kids his age to play with, which he loves. He is such a social butterfly! Here are some pics of the kids while we were there.

Happy Easter

This Easter we started out the day by checking out the wonderful baskets that the Easter bunny brought for Colin and Kendal. We then headed to church, had a yummy dinner at my parent's house and then headed over to Brian's parent's house to celebrate with them. The day was packed with family and we loved every minute of it.

Dying Easter Eggs

The night before Easter we stayed at my parent's house and decorated eggs. Colin had a blast! Everytime he would drop an egg into the dish to be colored he would get a huge smile on his face and say "I did it!" It was so cute!

Bumbo already???

Kendal is always trying to sit herself up so I decided to get her bumbo chair out. I sat her in the chair and she really likes it. It is hard to believe that she is already old enough to use the chair, but she is. Once I had the chair out, Colin wanted to try it out for himself. So I guess the chair works for a 10 week old and a 3 year old. At least we are getting our money out of it.