Guess What!

No, I'm not pregnant:))! Jon is on his way home right now! He just flew out of BWI (Baltimore/Washington) and is headed our way! He gets in at 7:00 tonight. We are all estatic! I gotta go shave my legs!

Joey at 3 months

I can't believe that Joey is 3 months old! He is such a good baby and such a blessing in our lives. He gets cuter every day (I'm a little biased). He is always smiling and he is just starting to laugh. He LOVES to be held. I think I have spoiled him a little because I am always holding him...partly because if I put him down, Anna wants to "play" with him (that usually includes poking his eyes and pulling on his ears). He is such a good sleeper too. He sleeps for about 11 hours every night. I am so thankful for that! When I am rested, I am definitely a better mom. He is getting so big and I can't wait for his daddy to see him!

Nothin' New

I've been meaning to update my blog, but there really is nothing going on to blog about. I haven't even taken one picture on my camera since I was in Idaho. We're just doing the normal stuff around here and it's not very exciting...school, church, etc. I've always thought January was a boring month. After all the excitement of Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, January is kind of a let down! To make it worse, my kids had Friday off of school so that we have a 4-day weekend...a single mom's worst nightmare! I can't come up with enough activities to keep these energetic kids busy.....

Lots of people have been asking when Jon is coming home, so here's the update. Jon's replacement is just north of Iraq right now. He has been delayed a couple days, but once he arrives(which will be any day now), Jon has to train him and then he will be on his way home. It will take about 3 days to train his replacement and about 5 days to travel home. There will most likely be delays during the return home, so we're thinking he will be home in about 2-3 weeks.

On a totally random note, here are a couple pictures of my kids with their favorite uncle, Brent. He is Jon's littlest brother and we got to see him lots over Christmas break.

Back to Reality!

We made it back to Florida! We got back on Saturday and the night before we flew, I got sick...of course. Our flight left at 5:30am, so we were all exhausted and being sick didn't help. One of the highlights of the day was being pooped on by Joey and having apple juice dumped down my shirt by Anna. Luckily, I brought an extra change of clothes for Joey, but not for me. I ended up getting a new shirt that says, "Minnesota" on it!

We are getting back into the swing of things and getting back on schedule. We are definitely on the home stretch for Jon coming home...we are counting down the days now.

Here are some pictures from our New Years Eve! We went to a bull riding rodeo in Idaho. It was really awesome. We had so much fun. We even got our picture in the Nampa, ID paper.

Great Grandma

One cool thing about visiting Boise is that my kids get to see their great grandparents, Doris and Figs Hanna. They are Jon's maternal grandparents. It seems like everytime I come visit, there is a new great grandchild for them to see. They loved seeing Joey!

Christmas Highlights!

We had a wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. For Christmas Eve, we had all the kids dress up as Nativity characters and then they acted it out. We had a lesson about the Good Shepherd and then we sang Christmas songs using hand bells that Grandma Pam sent us. The kids loved it. We ended the evening with a gift exchange game.

Christmas day was nice and relaxing. We opened presents and ate a delicious breakfast. I even got a nap! What a great day! We had the best Christmas dinner...we felt like kings and queens. We had prime rib, crab, lobster, mashed potatoes, and homemade rolls.

Little Anna gave us the biggest laugh of the day. She was munching on a treat that she had found. It looked kind of like a biscotti to me...she ate about half of it. A little later, my mom asked where the dog biscuit was for my brother's dog. Apparently my mom filled a stocking for his dog and the big dog biscuit was missing. We realized that Anna had found it and eaten it. What a funny girl!

Toothless Tyler

Tyler lost just lost his first tooth! According to him, "It's about time!" All of the other kids in his first grade class have lost at least one tooth, so he was getting a little impatient. The Tooth Fairy gave him $1 for his tooth. When he woke up, he said, "The tooth fairy came, but she only gave me a dollar!" I guess some kids in his class have gotten up to $20. Does this seem ridiculous...$20 for a tooth? So, what is the going rate for the Tooth Fairy these days? Does anyone know?

Snow!

We made it to Idaho and the trip was very eventful. The t-shirts I made were the best! It seemed that people were more than helpful because of them! We even got free dinner in Atlanta because my husband is in Iraq and this kind gentleman felt sorry for this poor mom with four kids. We almost didn't make our flight from Salt Lake to Boise, but they held the plane for us! I would have cried if we missed it! The kids all did very good on the planes and somehow we survived! I felt like I had run a marathon by the time we arrived...I was exhausted. When we got to Idaho, my kids were more than thrilled to see snow! They have played in it for hours! They are so excited to be at Grandma and Grandpa's house for Christmas and they are looking forward to their cousins coming tomorrow!

Flying...

By myself...with 4 kids...from Florida to Idaho! That's what we're doing in a few hours. I am sooo dreading the flight! I made the kids these t-shirts so that people would know why I would be crazy enough to drag 4 kids onto an airplane (3 airplanes, actually) without a husband!

Ready for Christmas

We went to a Christmas party at the hospital with Jon's coworkers. The kids got to see Santa, play games, eat way too much sugar, and get their faces painted. Anna flipped out when I put her on Santa's lap. The rest of the party, she clung to me with a death grip. After the party, Tyler stated that he was ready for Christmas because Santa promised to bring him a Nintendo DS. Maybe this is the year that Tyler finds out who Santa REALLY is because he is NOT getting a DS.