Oops...we did it again

For anyone who hasn't heard the news yet...

We're due in January!! Yay for R&R babies :)

Recently...

Aiden got a haircut a couple weeks ago, and it's the shortest it's ever been! I was worried the curls might disappear, but I think at this point they're here to stay.

We went to Auntie Bonnie's house for a Memorial Day BBQ and he rocked out on the drums to Rock Band!

Yeah, that's our kid :)

This rainbow appeared directly over our fence one afternoon during a summer shower. The sun was shining out during the rain, so I knew there had to be a rainbow somewhere, and I just happened to look out our back door and saw this! I should've run out to get the pot o' gold...

Hole

The sinkhole is back. Not that it ever really left. We've had a hole in our yard since we moved in and every time I've had maintenance come take a look, all they have done is fill it with either gravel or dirt. But the last time they came out I got my hopes up that something more might be done because they dug even further into the original hole and found some sort of cement structure. They said they would probably have to take apart our fence, bring in a backhoe and dig up the cement thingy before refilling the hole. Then, two days later, they came back and filled the hole with yet more dirt. We had lots of rain recently and ta-da! Sinkhole is back. Here's some pictures of what it looks like now, with a close up shot of the cement whatever-it-is. I've called mainentance yet again and someone came out the other day, but I have no idea if this time will finally be the last.

Preschool!

Aiden officially began preschool on Thursday, 6 May! We had orientation the day before which was basically filling out paperwork and walking around the school. The classes were out on a field trip so we didn't get to meet his teacher until the day he started. She is WONDERFUL. Actually, everyone we met who works at the school is amazing. We got to the school early on Thursday in hopes that I would be able to talk with his teacher but she was busy getting her supplies together for that day, so I only had a minute to speak to her as the rest of the class was also coming in. She apologized for not being able to talk longer but gave me the basics (she e-mails the parents almost every day with updates, has a monthly newsletter, etc) and since Aiden seemed a little clingy (there was a craft on the table that the rest of the kids sat right down and began as they came in but Aiden just stayed near me), she took him by his hand and asked him to get some more cups with her, giving me a chance to sneak out. But I couldn't leave the school right away without stopping in the cafeteria for bagels from Panera and Starbucks coffee! At first I thought "what a great school, providing breakfast for the parents every morning!" but I was told later that it was a special breakfast in honor of Mother's Day! I had to make a PX run to pick up a spiral-bound notebook for Aiden - all the kids have one, and the teacher has them write their letters and such inside. She showed me a 3 year old little girl's notebook and the girl is already writing her last name! I can't wait to see what Aiden writes in his! When I picked him up his teacher said he had a great first day and he gave me all sorts of goodies for Mother's Day - a spoon w/ Hershey kisses, a muffin in a bag, and seed he'd planted in a small cup! Here are some pictures...



Handsome boy on his way to school
Seed-in-a-cup

Muffin-in-a-bag (if you can't read it, the poem says "Since it is your day, I have something to say: Don't lift your head, have breakfast in bed! Just take a look! You don't have to cook! I don't like to brag, but it's breakfast in a bag! Happy Mother's Day 2010")

Kisses-in-a-spoon (this one says "A spoonful of love and a couple of wishes, Please enjoy your Mother's Day Kisses!")

Unintentional racism (by Aiden)

Aiden has been playing Wii Resort Swordfighting since the beach trip, and he has since figured out that the last person you must defeat in order to win wears black armor. He likes to pretend to play the game when he's not actually playing, and he holds a "sword" and runs around swinging it at pretend players. We were at the post office the other day and, of course, he's pretending to play the game. While waiting in line behind a mom with a baby and small girl and with post office workers behind the desk, Aiden loudly says "I got the black guy with my sword, Mommy!" ......

I had to contain my own laughter and say "You mean you got the guy with black armor with your sword?" It's a good thing I knew what he was talking about in the first place, that could have been even more awkward :)

Daddy!

Here's what 6 months in Iraq looks like:

After we picked Daddy up at the airport we drove back down to Benning, got some lunch @ Chick-fil-A and headed home, where Matt decided to mow down the jungle that had become our back yard. (In my defense, there is a new landscaping company on post that will begin mowing inside our fences...I just haven't been told when that will start, so I had postponed mowing the yard in anticipation of the new landscaping people coming in and doing the job for me:) ) After he was finished mowing, we took the rest of the afternoon to watch TV and just relax. Aiden napped, we vegged, I went to an exercise class (hey, just because I'd gotten next to no sleep the night before picking up my husband whom I hadn't seen in over 6 months doesn't mean I should skip my workout routine!), Matt ordered Chinese food for dinner and we played Wii with Aiden. About 8:30 Matt's head began to nod and I knew he was done for the day.

Today we went shopping at the PX and got a new lawnmower (because Matt broke the pull-string on our old one!) and ate at the mexican restaurant on post. We've been playing with Aiden the rest of the day:

R&R

YAY FOR R&R!! Matt flew into the ATL airport around 8 AM Wednesday morning. Aiden and I stayed at my Dad's house the night before, and the traffic that morning was not too bad at all. I made T-shirts for us but only got pics of Aiden in his. Mine looks the exact same, just bigger images :) More pics to come throughout the next 2 weeks!!

Aiden calls this his "star shirt"