Last day with Daddy

On January 7th we said goodbye to Beale and left for Oregon. These were some pictures I took of Adam and the girls. They were taken in the TLF(hotel) we had been staying in. It was a sad day.

Last day with Daddy

On January 7th we said goodbye to Beale and left for Oregon. These were some pictures I took of Adam and the girls. They were taken in the TLF(hotel) we had been staying in. It was a sad day.

Christmas in Kansas 2009!

Even though we were about to move, we had already gotten our tickets to go to Kansas for Christmas with Adam's family. So we left December 21st and came back on the 31st. We had such a good time. We didn't worry about anything that was going on and just had a fun family vacation. All of Adam's family was together except for Andrew his little brother who is on a mission. The girls loved playing with all there cousins. We shopped and had lots of good food. Unfortunately while we were there I was pregnant sick and threw up everyday. Then everyone else got sick with throwing up and diarhea, so Adam and the girls also got it. Adam had it the worst, thankfully the girls each threw up a few times and then were done. Ellie threw up at 1 o'clock in the morning christmas day but by the time we woke up to open presents she was fine. Thank goodness.
On Dec. 23rd we went to see Ross(my brother) and Lindsays and there two boys. It is so nice they live in Kansas City and we can see them whenever we go visit Adam's family. We went with them to Lindsay's family party and had such a good time, the girls loved playing with there cousins Braden and Cashel.
We also met them one day for shopping and eating out. I love spending time with them and will be so happy we are only 2 hours away so we can see them more often.
On Christmas eve Kansas City had one of the worst blizzards it had seen in years. So we spent the day inside and out of the freezing cold. The girls did venture out once for about 10 minutes but then they got to cold and were ready to go back in the house. It snowed so bad that some of Adam's family couldn't get out of there driveways to make it in time to open presents with us christmas morning. But were all able to get together that night. It was a really good christmas.
We also went one day to Manhattan to see where we will be moving to and actually really liked it, so I am excited.



Megan and Ellie Christmas morning.

Adam and Adalyn opening up her new leapster.

Ellie and her cousins Micah and Aliza. So cute!


Braden and Ellie playing at the outlet mall. We couldn't keep them out of the snow.



The girls at Grandma McKee's house in the snow.

Adalyn and Ellie on Christmas eve in there new pajamas.

Wesley, Ellie, Kiera and Adalyn waiting to open christmas eve presents.

This is my sister in laws Lindsays sister Amanda. Ellie just loved her.

My brother Ross and his family with ours.

Adalyn and Ellie giving Cashel some loving.

Christmas in Kansas 2009!

Even though we were about to move, we had already gotten our tickets to go to Kansas for Christmas with Adam's family. So we left December 21st and came back on the 31st. We had such a good time. We didn't worry about anything that was going on and just had a fun family vacation. All of Adam's family was together except for Andrew his little brother who is on a mission. The girls loved playing with all there cousins. We shopped and had lots of good food. Unfortunately while we were there I was pregnant sick and threw up everyday. Then everyone else got sick with throwing up and diarhea, so Adam and the girls also got it. Adam had it the worst, thankfully the girls each threw up a few times and then were done. Ellie threw up at 1 o'clock in the morning christmas day but by the time we woke up to open presents she was fine. Thank goodness.
On Dec. 23rd we went to see Ross(my brother) and Lindsays and there two boys. It is so nice they live in Kansas City and we can see them whenever we go visit Adam's family. We went with them to Lindsay's family party and had such a good time, the girls loved playing with there cousins Braden and Cashel.
We also met them one day for shopping and eating out. I love spending time with them and will be so happy we are only 2 hours away so we can see them more often.
On Christmas eve Kansas City had one of the worst blizzards it had seen in years. So we spent the day inside and out of the freezing cold. The girls did venture out once for about 10 minutes but then they got to cold and were ready to go back in the house. It snowed so bad that some of Adam's family couldn't get out of there driveways to make it in time to open presents with us christmas morning. But were all able to get together that night. It was a really good christmas.
We also went one day to Manhattan to see where we will be moving to and actually really liked it, so I am excited.



Megan and Ellie Christmas morning.

Adam and Adalyn opening up her new leapster.

Ellie and her cousins Micah and Aliza. So cute!


Braden and Ellie playing at the outlet mall. We couldn't keep them out of the snow.



The girls at Grandma McKee's house in the snow.

Adalyn and Ellie on Christmas eve in there new pajamas.

Wesley, Ellie, Kiera and Adalyn waiting to open christmas eve presents.

This is my sister in laws Lindsays sister Amanda. Ellie just loved her.

My brother Ross and his family with ours.

Adalyn and Ellie giving Cashel some loving.

Adalyn's last day in Pre-school!

Adalyn's last day of pre-school was on December 18th, it was also her christmas party. I volunteered to help. They had stations set up for the kids to do different crafts. Then they got to eat lunch and treats. They played outside while the parents helped clean up and then at the end the kids sang jingle bells for all the parents and all the kids and teachers said good bye to Adalyn. It was so sad. She still talks about her pre-school and doesn't quite understand that we are not going back to school or our house there. It's hard to explain to a 4 year old. But she is enjoying being in Oregon.


Adalyn saying goodbye to Shyanne Hofman who moved at the same time.


She made an ornament.


They made a bird feeder out of pine cone, peanut butter and seeds.



Adalyn saying goodbye to Mrs. Rosie, Ms. Terri, and Ms. Nicole and her friend Lindsay.

Adalyn's last day in Pre-school!

Adalyn's last day of pre-school was on December 18th, it was also her christmas party. I volunteered to help. They had stations set up for the kids to do different crafts. Then they got to eat lunch and treats. They played outside while the parents helped clean up and then at the end the kids sang jingle bells for all the parents and all the kids and teachers said good bye to Adalyn. It was so sad. She still talks about her pre-school and doesn't quite understand that we are not going back to school or our house there. It's hard to explain to a 4 year old. But she is enjoying being in Oregon.


Adalyn saying goodbye to Shyanne Hofman who moved at the same time.


She made an ornament.


They made a bird feeder out of pine cone, peanut butter and seeds.



Adalyn saying goodbye to Mrs. Rosie, Ms. Terri, and Ms. Nicole and her friend Lindsay.

Guess where we're moving...

So we also found out the middle of December that Kansas State which is in Manhattan Kansas is where we will be moving to! I was really shocked but thankfully it is only 2 hours away from Adam's family and my brother who lives in Kansas City with his wife and kids. Moving to Kansas is going to be a big change from California, I'm not looking forward to hot humid summers especially since I'll be 7 months pregnant and then really cold snowey winters. We were lucky in California to never have really cold weather so this is going to be a challenge. We did get a chance to go to Manhattan over Christmas break and thankfully it is a pretty big town with everything we could want or need. So that is nice. There is no Air Force Base so we will hopefully be buying a home. Adam will be teaching the AF ROTC cadets. Adam is so excited to be moving back to Kansas and to be teaching I think it will be a good place for our family. Hopefully by the first week in June we will be back together and in Kansas.

Guess where we're moving...

So we also found out the middle of December that Kansas State which is in Manhattan Kansas is where we will be moving to! I was really shocked but thankfully it is only 2 hours away from Adam's family and my brother who lives in Kansas City with his wife and kids. Moving to Kansas is going to be a big change from California, I'm not looking forward to hot humid summers especially since I'll be 7 months pregnant and then really cold snowey winters. We were lucky in California to never have really cold weather so this is going to be a challenge. We did get a chance to go to Manhattan over Christmas break and thankfully it is a pretty big town with everything we could want or need. So that is nice. There is no Air Force Base so we will hopefully be buying a home. Adam will be teaching the AF ROTC cadets. Adam is so excited to be moving back to Kansas and to be teaching I think it will be a good place for our family. Hopefully by the first week in June we will be back together and in Kansas.

LOT"S OF CHANGES!!!!

So the past few months A LOT has changed for our family. Over Thanksgiving break while in Las Vegas with my entire family we found out we were pregnant with our 3rd baby! We are so excited to welcome a new baby into our family and feel so blessed. My due date is Aug. 3rd. I am currently 16 weeks pregnant and will find out on March 11th what we are having. I have been really sick and thrown up everyday up until about 10 days ago. It feels really good to not be so sick! The kids are very excited for a baby to be in our family.
We were so excited about this news and were awaiting so more news. In May it would be our time to move from Beale since we would have been there for 4 years. Adam thankfully got picked to teach ROTC for a university. We were just waiting to see which school we would go to for our next 3 year assignment. He came home the middle of December and woke me up from a nap I was taking with the girls. He told me he had some news for me, I thought it was where our next assignment would be but instead it was that he was deploying for 4 months and would be leaving in 2 weeks! Thankfully it was only for 4 months and it was in Dover AFB which is in Delaware. I know that seems odd to be deployed there but it is a deployment. That is where the mortuary is and every body that comes back from the war goes there. Families have to be notified, funerals arranged, and everything else that come along with that. It would be a challenging deployment in a different way. With Christmas right around the corner and me being pregnant I was a little panicked as to how this was all going to work. We had already bought tickets to go to Kansas to see Adam's family for 10 days. I was also overwhelmed at the idea of during Christmas we would have to have our house packed up and cleaned so we could move out. I was also really sad that Adalyn would have to leave her pre-school that she loved so much. Thankfully Adam got it extended for him to not have to leave until Jan. 7 and he would drive to Delaware so he could have his car there. So we went on Christmas vacation, came back had the weekend to pack everything we would need for 4 months and then the packers and movers came. By Wed. we were out of our house and on Thursday Adam and I drove separate cars to Oregon where the girls and I would live with my parents until he got back.
It has now been 6 weeks since we have been here and things are going pretty well. We miss Adam like crazy but are thankful we can webcam and talk on the phone. The girls love being at grandma and grandpa's house and having cousins close by to play with. I found a doctor here in Woodburn to see which is nice and close. Unfortunately when we move in early June I will be 7 months pregnant and have to find a new doctor. I know the Lord has a plan for our family and we have been so blessed to have things work out so well.

LOT"S OF CHANGES!!!!

So the past few months A LOT has changed for our family. Over Thanksgiving break while in Las Vegas with my entire family we found out we were pregnant with our 3rd baby! We are so excited to welcome a new baby into our family and feel so blessed. My due date is Aug. 3rd. I am currently 16 weeks pregnant and will find out on March 11th what we are having. I have been really sick and thrown up everyday up until about 10 days ago. It feels really good to not be so sick! The kids are very excited for a baby to be in our family.
We were so excited about this news and were awaiting so more news. In May it would be our time to move from Beale since we would have been there for 4 years. Adam thankfully got picked to teach ROTC for a university. We were just waiting to see which school we would go to for our next 3 year assignment. He came home the middle of December and woke me up from a nap I was taking with the girls. He told me he had some news for me, I thought it was where our next assignment would be but instead it was that he was deploying for 4 months and would be leaving in 2 weeks! Thankfully it was only for 4 months and it was in Dover AFB which is in Delaware. I know that seems odd to be deployed there but it is a deployment. That is where the mortuary is and every body that comes back from the war goes there. Families have to be notified, funerals arranged, and everything else that come along with that. It would be a challenging deployment in a different way. With Christmas right around the corner and me being pregnant I was a little panicked as to how this was all going to work. We had already bought tickets to go to Kansas to see Adam's family for 10 days. I was also overwhelmed at the idea of during Christmas we would have to have our house packed up and cleaned so we could move out. I was also really sad that Adalyn would have to leave her pre-school that she loved so much. Thankfully Adam got it extended for him to not have to leave until Jan. 7 and he would drive to Delaware so he could have his car there. So we went on Christmas vacation, came back had the weekend to pack everything we would need for 4 months and then the packers and movers came. By Wed. we were out of our house and on Thursday Adam and I drove separate cars to Oregon where the girls and I would live with my parents until he got back.
It has now been 6 weeks since we have been here and things are going pretty well. We miss Adam like crazy but are thankful we can webcam and talk on the phone. The girls love being at grandma and grandpa's house and having cousins close by to play with. I found a doctor here in Woodburn to see which is nice and close. Unfortunately when we move in early June I will be 7 months pregnant and have to find a new doctor. I know the Lord has a plan for our family and we have been so blessed to have things work out so well.

Wheatland Ward Christmas Party!

December 5, 2009
Our ward had a wonderful Christmas party that I was able to help set up. We had a nice turkey dinner with all the sides. Then the primary kids sang some christmas songs(Adalyn went up but did not really sing, I'm just happy she actually went up.) Then the kids played with there friends. At the end we had a special visitor Santa Clause! The kids were so excited to see him and they he gave them a candy cane. It was a really fun night.





Ellie, Lindsay, Adalyn and Shyanne

Wheatland Ward Christmas Party!

December 5, 2009
Our ward had a wonderful Christmas party that I was able to help set up. We had a nice turkey dinner with all the sides. Then the primary kids sang some christmas songs(Adalyn went up but did not really sing, I'm just happy she actually went up.) Then the kids played with there friends. At the end we had a special visitor Santa Clause! The kids were so excited to see him and they he gave them a candy cane. It was a really fun night.





Ellie, Lindsay, Adalyn and Shyanne