Never a dull moment

With Sawyer Dean and Lincoln Jordan.... There is never a dull moment at our house!  Whatever One does, the other can do bigger....better... and LOUDER!!!

Here are a few cute moments from the last month or so:

I woke up one morning to this.

Lincoln had threw in a bunch of toys and climbed in the crib with Sawyer

At least they are playing nice right??? 

Sawyer LOVES shoes...any shoes whether they fit or not.

But he gets frustrated when he can't walk in them.

Lincoln falls asleep in the strangest places sometimes

He likes to snuggle behind all the pillows

 

Sawyer wants to be just like Lincoln and wear big boy underwear

This is a barricade that Lincoln made so that I could not leave my room

Link standing by his work!

LOVE THESE TWO BOYS!!!!

Halloween Craft

I saw this on a blog and thought, I can do that!  It was not tricky or hard, but.....................
hours and hours and hours later.........

Was it really worth it...ha ha ha!

A First look at our Pilot

The thing is, helicopters are different from planes.  An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly.  A helicopter does not want to fly.  It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces and controls working in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in this delicate balance the helicopter stops flying; immediately and disastrously.  There is no such thing as a gliding helicopter.

This is why being a helicopter pilot is so different from being an airplane pilot, and why in generality, airplane pilots are open, clear-eyed, buoyant extroverts and helicopter pilots are brooding introspective anticipators of trouble.  They know if something bad has not happened it is about to.

         Harry Reasoner, 1971

Class 11-21 Bandit Flight had it's Family Day on

September 16th 2011 at Allen Stagefield

and....My Pilot rocked it!

Family Day has become a tradition for flight school students at Fort Rucker.  It is a day for us to show our family and friends that our hard work and hours of studying are paying off!

Flying aircraft is a coveted career in the United States Armed Services, and the process to become a military pilot is a competitve one.  We appreciate your support in this career decision and know that we could never do this alone.  Family day is our way of saying "Thank You" in a very small way.

Family Day was a much anticipated day for the boys and I!  We were so excited to go and see Jordan fly for the first time!!!  We get to see helicopters fly over our house everyday, but knowing Jordan was actually the pilot...was so much more exciting! 

 

On our way to see Daddy!

When we first got to the stagefield we all met in a little room for a short safety briefing.  Then we were able to look at the flight manifests so we knew which aircraft to look for.  70K(kilo) was our man!!!  Within about 10 minutes the first of the helicopters started coming in.  It was so exciting to watch for Jordan's aircraft.  Jordan had already told us that his stick buddy would be flying in and that he would get dropped off first to come and spend time with us and have lunch.  Then after about an hour they would trade places.  We waited..and waited... for 70K and finally it came in, almost last. 

(Apparently they had a little trouble with something before takeoff). 



Here he comes

What a good lookin Pilot!!!!

 

Hanging out with Dad and checking out the TH67

WO1 Hooge's turn to show us his stuff!!!





Hovering




It was such a beautiful day!



Up on the tower catwalk watching Daddy

Here is a little bit of Jordan flying...he did so awesome!!! 

I am a very PROUD ARMY Wife!!!

Disclaimer* 
Sorry in advance for the horrible filming...it was a little tricky watching 2 kiddos on a small catwalk with lots of people while filming.

It was a really Fun Day that we will always remember!!!



Life...

So.....Life, what a crazy thing! 

Sometimes it feels so rich and full and happy!
Other times it is stagnant and dull and sad!

Either up or down.....but where is the middle?
I felt like we were sort of on a roll for awhile there.  We were happy and settled and had lots of time together.  We had met new friends and we were enjoying our ward and callings.  We missed family and friends, but we were not homesick.  The boys were adjusting, and growing and even playing.

Then Jordan started flight school....schedules changed, kids acted up, I got tired, more friends moved away, the heat and BUGS became unbearable, the kids got restless..............Need I say more? 

How do you pull yourself out of a funk?
Life is still good.....just cloudy.

Happy 4th!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

How blessed we are to live in this beautiful country and to enjoy all of the many freedoms that we do!  I am so very grateful to all of the many Men and Women who have contributed to our freedom and to keeping our country safe.  I am also the proud wife of the most handsome man in uniform!!!!

Ironically...it was Jordan's Independence Day from SERE (survival,evasion,resistance,escape) school the day before, 3rd of July! 

It was a very..very..long 3 weeks that he was gone. 

We were ecstatic to have him back, but I think he was the happiest!

SERE is the toughest training that the ARMY has to offer....needless to say it was NOT easy or Fun, but extremely hard and stressful.  But, if Jordan was ever in a situation that called for this training (praying that never happens though) he would probably be grateful for it!

3 whole weeks without any communication ... seeing or even talking to my hubby, was so much harder than I thought it would be.  I missed him so much!!!!  I have never gone that long without talking to him...ever.  Hopefully not again anytime soon either!  Let's just say that I now have a greater appreciation for single parents. 

Saturday night the 2nd of July, The boys and I went to the Freedom Festival at Ft. Rucker with Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band.  It was fun but we wished Daddy could have been there with us!  They had the concert, food, games, rides, all the helicopters and of course fireworks!

Lincoln in the BLACKHAWK

Train Ride w/Mommy

Waiting for the fireworks to start

Then after Daddy got home we celebrated again with some friends with food and more fireworks!!!

I think we will always remember this 4th here in Alabama!