Bigger by the Day

The kittens are now three weeks old! It is amazing how much they grow and change in such a short period of time! Three weeks ago their eyes were closed and their ears were down. They were blind and deaf leaving them to depend on their sense of smell. Now, they can see, hear, play and more! Their ears are up and eyes wide open! When Kevin or I walk into the bathroom and speak, they all perk up and the gray one will run to the door. Her and Lucky will even climb up on the box we have blocking the doorway to keep them in! Sorry if the pictures are blurry. The kittens were pretty active and I had poor lighting. I took the pics on my IPhone, so there was not a flash.

The kitten below is Lucky. She is the one Kevin saved! With that being said, she is also the runt of the litter which makes us wonder if that is why Bella did nothing to save her at birth. A few hours after birth, Bella did allow her to eat and has been taken care of Lucky since!

The picture below is our absolute favorite! Priceless! This is what she does whenever she hears mine or Kev's voice. She will look at us and meow until we acknowledge her.

Happy Birthday Dustin!

Happy 24th Birthday to Dustin! Dustin is Brittney's brother and a soon-to-be dad! We hope you have an amazing birthday full of many moments to cherish and memorable moments!

We love you and miss you!

The top pic was taken in February of 2010 and the bottom one June 29, 2007 (21st bday)

Afternoon at the Pool

While Nicholas was napping and Kevin and one of the guys were playing PS3, the girls and I decided to spend the afternoon at the pool. It was nice to be out, enjoying the sun and water. The girls had a blast playing. They met some other kid and all three kept jumping in and out of the water, giggling nonstop!

Quick Update

We finally received the call we have been waiting weeks from EFMP yesterday! How amazing that call was! Everything with mine and Breanna's healthcare has been officially updated! Kev's Branch Manager can now cut us orders to get out of El Paso.... well, as long as we can get in touch with her. Kevin has made many attepmts to reach her since we found out that everything is updated. After many attepmts yesterday and this morning, we decided to research an alternate number since we can never get her to answer. We located one and called just to be informed that Quatermasters is in transition from VA to Fort Knox, KY. Talk about timing, could it be any worse? Haha. Kev left a message with someone for the reason behind the call as well as all of his contact information, in hopes that she would actually call him. After lunch, we decided to cover all bases and he also sent her an email. The Army is not the best at relaying messages at all times, especially when relocating. We did not hear from her at all today and are praying we hear something on Monday. My fear is her not calling him in time and us being stuck here for another few years. However, I am trying not to think nor focus any unneeded attention on that matter. We are staying postitive and as much as we are wanting to be closer to the east coast, we are also at the point of not caring where we go as long as it is better than here with better healthcare! I am sure everyone can understand that. El Paso really would not be that bad if it were not for the lack of healthcare that WBAMC gives us as well as the rude people we tend to run across out here. How it makes us miss the southern hospitatlity! Neither of us are use to people that are not welcoming! There is a lot more to it, but nothing I care to express at this point! Staying with the positive side of things!

Yesterday was wonderful! We are cleared on all speeding tickets now! Lol, yes Kevin and I each ended up getting a few combined, but they are taken care of. We were ticket free for eight years until last year! Guess it was bound to happen sooner or later! However, we never expected us to each get one within a week of each other! Then, I got another one shortly after he deployed while in a rush to work after oversleeping. What can I say, some days were harder than others when it came to waking up and him being overseas! I didn't sleep well the night prior! Yesterday Kevin had court for his ticket. Yes, over a year later because they had to reschedule his court date since he was already in Iraq when the original date rolled around. Kevin went to court and called me, pretty happy after. The judge dismissed his ticket! The cop was there and just told him that he did not recall pulling Kevin over. Love it! We also received a call from our Nurse Case Manager. All I have to say is she seems great and already on top of things. She is also upset and very let down with WBAMC for not setting us up with her four years ago and for taking my health as a joke. There is a lot to take care of with my health, but more than likely we will not have the time to do it here. Good news on it, she had me go in for more lab work (Thyroid Panel). With all the medications Cpt Burton put me on we have been able to maintain my levels! Terrific news! It has been awhile since we have heard that!

We also had to replace the battery in the XTerra today! We just replaced Kev's car battery like two months ago! How do we end up with dead batteries in both vehicles in less than a few months! Something that was definitely unexpected!

Now, we are back to the Army's wonderful "Hurry up and Wait" life! Waiting on orders and waiting to finally move out of here! As soon as we do get them, we could be moving very quickly! As always, we will keep you all updated! As of now, everything that is posted on here is all that we are aware of!

Getting Bigger

Below are some pictures of the kittens and the past two days. They are so adorable and should be opening their eyes any day now! All the kittens and Bella are doing great!

Ten Amazing Years

This month marks ten years that Kevin and I have been together. (In August we will celebrate our 7 year Wedding Anniversary). Ten years that have been full of lifes ups and downs that we have overcome as a couple. We have learned that at times things have to fall apart in order to come back together. With that being said, we feel incredibly blessed that we picked up the pieces and it all came back together with us! The past ten years have been with not much downtime, but some of the most amazing memories a couple and family could have. We have experienced and been through more than so many people. We have learned to cherish and value our time together because of the life we choose together. The Army life. In the years together we have been blessed with three amazing and beautiful children, even after the doctors saying we would never have children due to my medical problems. Getting them here was one of the hardest things we have been faced with, yet the most rewarding of them all. Something we would go through all over again in order to have these three monsters with us! We have had the opportunity to marry and to share that day with the people we hold close to heart. I will never forget being nervous before our wedding, yet forgetting the rest of the world except for him as soon as I stepped out. We have lived over six years with the Army playing such a large part in our lives, yet all the while, leaving us with more memories and wonderful expereinces! We have had the opportunity to live in Germany and tour France. We have so much to look back on and even more to look forward to.

Kevin and I came into each others lives when we needed someone, yet never expected to fall in love and be where we are now. Through the normal teenage relationship we had to grow together and depend on each other when we found out that we were having a baby. We have grown and changed so much over the years, all for the better.

I look back on these ten years and know that I would go through it all over again just to know I have Kevin in my life and here beside me every day for the rest of our lives. He is truly my rock, my bestfriend, and the most amazing husband I could ever ask for.

Thank you to everyone that has been such a part of our lives and shared so many wonderful memories. We look so forward to the years to come!

Thank you Kevin for everything you are and everything you continue to be. Thank you for being my best friend, the most amazing husband, the love of my life, a wonderful father and so much more! I love you so much. There is no way to ever put into words how thankful I am to have you in my life or what you mean to me!

Crazy Kid

We took the kids out today, trying to get some ideas for furniture for our house. Luckily, Kevin and I agreed on pretty much everything we want to eventually purchase and the style! Everything is getting old and from being moved so much, we are going to have to pretty much replace most of what we have over the next few years. Before we left we stopped to look at a dining room set we both loved and Nicholas found something he found a liking to. He climbed on the tiger and sat there for a good twenty minutes roaring at people. All the sales people loved it! He is always the center of attention with the things he says and the way he acts! Now, of course he wants one for his room!