Saying goodbye to El Paso

Well, the time has finally come for us to say goodbye to El Paso - at least temproarily. With as big as Ft. Bliss is getting, we may very well be back some day...

David returned home yesterday morning and thankfully will be able to stay until we are all ready to go. The movers will be here to pack on Tuesday, and then load everything up Wednesday. Hopefully we will be able to get all the last minute things done on Wednesday afternoon and be on our way to our new home by Thursday morning.

(Tristan playing peek-a-boo with Daddy)

Unfortunately, the offer we received on our house fell through, so we are still trying to lease or sell it. We've had quite a bit of interest, and everybody LOVES it, but there's always a "but". So we put our trust in God and know that He will provide - even if it is in His time and not ours. He has done well by us so far!

I finished up working on Thursday, and even though it was a really long day, I hated having to leave and say goodbye. I have had such a great time working in the Recovery Room this last year and made some wonderful friends. I hope I can find another job that I enjoy as much as I did here.


On to some more smile-worthy things...


We had pancakes with blueberries for breakfast this morning - Tristan really enjoyed them!



Thankfully I had the foresight to have both the kids take off their shirts before we started eating.


I was washing Grace's sheets yesterday and didn't have them done before nap time, so she just snuggled up with all of her animals and pillows - right where I had thrown them when I took them off her bed...



What a joy they are! They always provide entertainment and laughter, even if it is amid frustration sometimes...

We may be out of touch for a few weeks, but will get back on as soon as we can.

My new toy

I should be getting things ready for moving - you know, setting things aside that I want to take with us, but I just can't seem to get motivated to do that. So, I thought I'd share some pictures that I took with my new camera...

Our old camera's telephoto went out, so it sounded like a pretty good excuse to upgrade. So, Tuesday I went and purchased a Nikon D60, complete with zoom lens - and I LOVE it!! Now, if I can just figure out what all those pretty little buttons will do for me I'll be way ahead of the game. But, until then, I'll continue using the auto mode and still get fabulous pics.

Here's a few of them...

The kids got into the water last night after I cleaned up the spilled bubbles...

In other news... David went to Ft. Huachuca, AZ on Sunday and secured a house for us on Monday. We will be joining him on or about the 26th of June. We decided that with the price of gas these days that the kids and I really didn't need to go with him. After all, it's not like we had to go house hunting - he saw 2 models and chose one of them. Now if we can just get this house sold or rented...

Party Time

I have had a HUGE case of the lazies lately, and have been working quite a bit - which explains why I haven't been keeping up our blog.

David has been busy doing all of his out processing stuff these last two weeks, and in preparation for movers coming this week, we decided to have a farewell BBQ and a little party for Tristan's upcoming 2nd birthday. So, I printed invitations and made sure they all got out in a timely fashion since this was really last minute - and then I got a call from David saying that we can't get any movers to come out until at least the 24th of June! UGH!! Since David is still going to Arizona on the 10th, we went ahead with the party and had a great time. We have made some wonderful friends here who we will dearly miss.

Friday I made cakes for Tristan and David. Tristan's is the John Deere, and David's is the International - he even directed me on how to decorate them so they would be more accurate than the cake instructions depicted...

Tristan had a great time, and was really into opening his presents this year. He got stage fright when it was time to blow out the candles though...

Monday, David took the kids out in the back yard and had some batting practice