Sunday Funday!!!!

Sunday we spent the day just playing outside. David loves playing in the water and doing anything outside.

David and Julia reunite

Julia and David had a reunion at the Charleston Children's Museum.They had so much fun playing with the water, pirate ship, shopping carts and golf balls. It was SO good to see Beth and Julia. We sure do miss them in Germany:) It has been 11 months since David and Julia have seen eachother. They didn't skip a beat though. Those two are so sweet together. We miss Brian, Beth and Julia so much. David asks to play with Julia atleast 3 times a week. Best Friends 4-ever! Here are some pictures of our visit!

Their hug goodbye made me cry like a baby! The Bauder's are going to be great friends for life! XoXo

Arkansas trip :)

David and I drove to Arkansas the first week in Feb. My oldest neice was having a Valentine's Dance and My youngest nephew Brody was having his 2nd birthday. We weren't going to miss either of them. Here are some pictures from our trip.


Peytan, Heather, Tayler and me having fun while getting Tayler ready for the dance.
Beautiful Tayler! I can't believe she is only 13!!! They grow up so fast.

Michelle and Ty with all the kiddos. Tayler, Alyssa, Teygue, Peytan and Kaydin

Gran with Brody and David

We were snowed in 2 days while we were there. David loved playing in the snow :)

Brody's 2nd Birthday! Happy Birthday buddy, We love you!

Toilet talk and Crooked House

So I know these two things do not go together at all, but I'm so behind on blogging they do today. Ha!

We have 3 bathrooms in our house and the master toilet and downstairs one were both acting funny. I let it slide a couple of days until the water would not flush at all. I called the maintenance to come out to fix them. I wasn't home when they came, so they "fixed it" and left a note saying all fixed! Yeah right!!!! They came in with a plunger did both toilets and left. Well of course that fixes it temporarily. So the next morning I called again. They came with the snake thing, the water vac all the tools. After 2 hours and 45 mins this is what we found...

Daphne and Scooby were in the master bathroom and poor Thomas in the downstairs one. :(

Now we lock all bathroom doors and David will not do that again.

The Crooked House was so much fun to go play at. About 5 mins from the house is a really cool playground and David has so much fun playing at it. This was back in February when we went. I am so behind on blogging like I said.

Gunnery Sergeant Kimbrell

On Monday March 1st, Jeremy was promoted to Gunnery Sergeant Kimbrell. His promotion ceremony was on base at the Iwo Jima Memorial. The marines of 1st Battalion Charlie Company were there also. Jeremy wanted David and I to pin on his new chevrons .....huge mistake! I told Jeremy that David was too young to understand. The ceremony was outside to of course David wanted nothing to do with either one of us. But most important, we were both there to support Jeremy. Here are some of the pictures...

We are so proud of Jeremy! Keep up the good work Gunny!

Once upon a time!

I'm in the kitchen cooking dinner and David walks in and asks " I need a book to read!?!" all I had around me was US weekly magazine so I gave it to him. He sat down on the rug and began to read/say, "Once upon a time....the End! Good book Mommy!" He's such a cutie!

Jeremy's Initial Drill

(January 18, 2010)
As you know Jeremy is a Drill Instructor for the United States Marine Crops. The Initial Drill Evaluation tests each platoon’s ability to listen to the orders of its Drill Instructor at this point in training, and is a demonstration of the unit’s degree of discipline and esprit de corps. Drill is used as one of the first methods of transforming these recruits from civilians into Marines, and plays a large part on their development of teamwork and unit cohesion.

The object of close order drill is to teach Marines by exercise to obey orders and to do so immediately in the correct way. Close order drill is one foundation of discipline and esprit de corps. Additionally, it is still one of the finest methods for developing confidence and troop leading abilities in our subordinate leaders.

As a new Drill Instructor, Jeremy took charge of his platoon of 75 recruits and lead them through initial drill. The drill instructor and the recruits are both graded. How well the recruits listen to orders and how well Jeremy gives them orders...ha! He loves that.

Here Jeremy is waiting to begin and tell his recruits to "Fall In"
The Platoon

Monday Jeremy is being promoted to Gunnery Sergeant. David and I will get to pin on his new chevrons.

We are so proud of you Daddy. You are an amazing marine and we love you so much! Semper Fidelis! (Always faithful)