Living in Georgia

I have soooo many photos and things to share but have had a hard time getting back into the blogging thing. Jason left Tuesday afternoon and we miss him terribly. Luckily, we've been so busy with activities and hanging out at the pool. This should help make the time go by faster! At least until fall -- but then Jack will be in preschool and that will help. The first weekend Jason was home we had a BBQ. We invited a ton of people, but luckily, it ended up being only a few. It always seems like a good idea to invite everyone but you have more fun when it's more intimate. Anyway, these are the photos from the BBQ. These show our friends that live in the front of the neighborhood. Dan and Jason were in the same Army unit until just recently, but he, too is on active duty and currently only home on the weekends until he get's deployed next year. So Kellie and her girls are in the same boat as me and the boys and we are getting together weekly for dinner (plus hanging o

We've been enjoying having Jason home for his two week vacation before he heads off to Ft. Bragg, NC for the next year plus. We haven't done much except for hang out at home and do all Ethan's therapies and Jack's gymnastics class, which we have to change because his teacher told us he was too good for the one he is currently in! Monday we had to spend the day at home waiting for the UPS driver to show up with our projector for the theater room. They gave us a window of 8a - 7p! At least the repair guys give you a four hour window. Jack had fun waiting around for them - he sat outside and had lunch waiting for him. He finally showed up at 4:30p and Jack couldn't wait for Daddy to get home to set it up. Jack enjoyed passing the time until Jason got home on Tuesday by reading his train book. He climbs up on the chair to pick the perfect book off the bookshelf and then reads to himself. This kid needs to get into school this fall. Jack is going to kill me one of

At least with the first part of his training. Jason graduates on Tuesday from the Officer course and will then be home for two weeks!!! As you will see from this picture of Ethan, he's been napping a bit earlier these days and this particular day, I didn't get lunch to him fast enough and he fell asleep while I was getting it ready. Jack also found a new hiding place in the house! This one is much easier for him to get in and out of all by himself and a lot cleaner than dumping all the toys out of the toy box to climb into. Ethan started his Occupational Therapy this week and I'm so happy to finally get him working on his fine and gross motor skills. He was a bit fussy when the therapist showed up, but I think it was mainly due to her being a new person. By the end of the hour he was picking up the blocks and putting them into the bucket really well. And today, he was doing it all by himself without any help. I think he's going to make great gains with this new th

Summer finally hit Georgia! We were in the upper 80s on Saturday and in the 90s on Sunday and today. Saturday we had Jack's T-ball team party, which was a BBQ at a park. Unfortunately, with our move, the park was about an hour away. But it was fun to see the team again and a PERFECT day for a special picnic. Sunny, warm, no humidity and a nice breeze. But I still managed to get a bit of a sunburn, which I then made worse by spending the afternoon at the pool! The coach collected all the boys and told the what a great team they were and how much he enjoyed coaching them. He then went on to tell them how our last game was actually the championship game and that we won it! The parents got a good giggle but I don't think the boys really understood the joke. Sunday we planned to hit the pool again, this time early, but instead we enjoyed a somewhat lazy day around the house. Jack and I got out early and planted four day lilies along the front walk to help bring a little colo