Orion's 4th Birthday

I can't believe it, our cute little Orion is four! We tried to video conference with Daddy on the computer but MSN was acting up and didn't find the web cam. That was frustrating, He later called from work and were able to put him on speaker phone so we all talked to him. How we miss him-We celebrated Orion's day with the family at home, had cake and ice cream and opened gifts it was a simple party, but those are the best ones of all. Enjoy the video & pictures

Night Out!

Saturday, I went out with my Sista in law and some friends to a Mexican dance club in SLC, There was 6 of us who went. It was great! I learned to dance the Cumbia, a traditional mexican dance...It was so much fun!... I miss hearing Portuguese language, so being surrounded by Spanish speakers was cool! I haven't stayed out that late since I was in my early 20s, I didnt get home until 4am, it was a blast!

Steve found an apartment and will move in Jan 6th, he's excited! He's busy with work so he's tired all the time. This distance between us is very difficult. We all miss him so much. Hopefully once he's in his own apartment and has access to internet and phone we can have more contact.
Kylor tonight said, I want to be in the Air Force when I get older, I asked him why, his response was "because Daddy is", He look's up to his Daddy so much. He then told me he wants to get married and have 4 kids too. He's cute! He's growing up so fast.

My latest Guilty Pleasure...

I have started watching this great series! I can really relate to the character's. I'm not sure if it's the fact that Steve is currently in Korea or the fact that military members and their spouses are a different breed in general. I know I've shared my own hardships with my husband in the Military, as I try to support him. His job not only effects him, but it involves the whole family commitment, and it's a way of life for us. I suggest if you'd like to see a piece of what our lifes are like, watch it!

Orion's 4th Birthday Pix

I know I'm a stud!!!
Orion's 4th Birthday is on the 30th, I went ahead and got his pic done today though. Enjoy!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!

Today was a great day! I was ready for Christmas to come believe it or not! The kids wrote Santa letter's early in the month and they had fun with that. Santa didnt' bring everything they wanted of course but they got plenty of gifts, and that made them happy. It was great to see their reactions and Yes! Our boys beleive in Santa still...it's part of the Magic at Christmas~ I've forgotten how nice it is to spend Christmas around family. It's been two years since we've been in UT for Christmas and WOW! Steve was able to video conference with us in the morning and the kids were able to show Daddy some of their gifts they got. It was nice to see his face and he even got a Christmas gift from his roommate, some Chinese balls, they looked neat from wat we could see. The kids got some sleds so in the afternoon I took the kids outside and we had a blast! Orion was cold so he didnt last long, but he had fun.

I took some good pictures so click on the link down to the right (our Pictures link) if you want to see more.

SNOW. SNOW. SNOW

It's been snowing alot! I've gotten the kids their first pair of winter boots. We've never had to get them those in the past. They enjoy going outside and playing in the snow, they get cold though. The roads today were bad so I was able to use the 4 wheel drive that was fun. I can really feel a difference once it's on. We've had a constant stream of storms move through and they say this winter is going to be a bad one. Lucky us! I miss the warmth of the AZORES! I also miss my friends back there. Things are going fine, here in my little world, I've been trying to stay busy. The kids have had a nasty stomach flu bug so I've been having late nights and I've been doing laundry much. Poor Guys! I think we are over the most of it though. Tonight Orion flooded and clogged the bathroom sink with toothpaste, he was supposed to be in bed....I had my mother-in-law help me take the plumbing apart so we could clean it out. I walked in there and there was water everywhere. AHHH! I was going to take a picture, he had his Pj bottoms in the water saying he was trying to get them dry....funny boy, I sent him off to bed again and cleaned up the mess.
I don't hear much from Steve, his emails are few and far between, he says work is really busy.

Christmas Gift from Kylor

Orion with Santa when we went to the Symphony on Monday night!

Kylor made this ornament in his class at school. Merry Christmas to us!

Pictures

Quinn and the Train

Quinn just starred at the train for the longest time, watch his eyes...it's cute

Broadcasting the News

Lajes Radar Shop

Kimmey, Kevin, Bizer, Sulley

Steve, Lennetta, Manuel

I never posted Steve's Shop picture while in the Azores so here it is.

Puppy Progress....

I didn't get much sleep last night, Quinn was up, Orion peed the bed and Daisy was up on and off. I went to work and it went well, I'm starting to feel more confident about not messing things up there. I learn something new everyday there. I'm starting to house train Daisy and it's going well. She only pooped once the 6 hours I was at work. I left her in the bathroom with a puppy pad and food and water. This evening, when she started to whine, I took her outside and she pooped on the ground. YAY! I just remember House training our Lab several years ago and that was so much work, I think I can do this small dog business piece of cake! It's fun to have a puppy in the house. Ky and Orion are so cute with her, Quinn just wants to cuddle her. I was a little worried with her being so small but it's actually better this way.
Steve in processed the base. We miss him since he's gone. We see Christmas lights everywhere and it makes me want to be with him even more with it being Christmas time. He's doing good though. It's cold there in Korea.

Miss Daisy

We got a new puppy....I know I have enough going on but just to add to the excitment I couldn't resist and get this adorable puppy...She's 6 1/2 weeks old and a dachshund & chihuahua mix, she will only be 8 lbs max her father 3 lbs and mother 6 lbs...she's cute....The boy's named her my idea's were...IZZY, LADY, NALA, then Ky came up with Daisy...

Duck park

I took the kids to the park today, Orion had a run in with a duck and got bit on his cheek. The park is such a nice place. Those Ducks are not shy at all....They were hungry today

Count Down to Christmas

Christmas Countdown & MySpace Layouts

Today

***Steve made it safe and sound to KOREA*** He called this morning and told me he'll probably be living off base all the housing is condemed so he's going house hunting after he gets some much needed sleep. I'll post some pictures as soon as we get some.
I found out today our friends are having triplets....they don't have kids yet and they are, well expecting their first 3 all at once. Congrats to them!!!! I'm so excited for them at the same time shocked! What a blessing....
Last night I had the boys create there "Dear Santa" lists, I explained to them that Santa can't bring everything they want but it's fun to want things...Kylor was happy that he'll be getting even some of the things on his list...Orion we'll he doesnt really want much other than a scooter, simple pleasures. With the economy in a mess and seems like everyone is down sizing there wants more for needs. I think this is a wonderful thing. We are so spoiled as it is... It's time to keep it simple and count our many blessings each day.
I've been working out and I'm going to try and loose a bunch of my baby weight by doing a cleanse/ detox come January...

Family Pix

So it begins...

Last night before Steve left for Korea


This morning 4am I dropped Steve off at the Airport for Korea. He was in Utah over the Thanksgiving holiday it was bitter sweet.... talk about months of emotions crammed into 5 days, it was just too short to be able to do and say everything we wanted to do. We had thanksgiving, and were able to get away for the night on Friday we went and saw the "Twilight" movie together we visited with family. Went to Temple Square, build-a-bear for the kids they picked a animal and Steve recorded a special message each of them. We visited with some good friends and it was amazing how much we complished in such a short time. I'm so sad to see him go. This year is going to be a hard one with ups and down and happy and lonely moments. "We don't remember days, we only remember moments." so....I will keep my favorite moments we've had together in my mind and hopefully the time will go by quickly.