Birthday Boy

Kyesuns 7TH Birthday was on the 15Th. This post is a little later due to the fact that I took forever to upload my pictures.

Kyesun is getting really big. In fact on the day of his birthday he came to me and said "Mom I know I'm today but I really don't feel like I'm 7ft tall today." It was the cutest thing. I cant believe that he is 7 years old and in 1st grade, Its just crazy to me. He is so smart and is very polite yet bossy and stubborn at times. He loves his brother and is always sharing with him even though he doesn't want to all the time. His Best Friends are J.C., Malik and Gage. His hero and role model is his dad. He wants to be like wolverine so he can help catch bad guys with the cops. He Really likes to listen to the Jonas Brothers and his favorite is Joe Jonas because "He is cool." He is still into wrestling and we recently took a mommy and son day to a WWE match here in the valley. We had a blast together just him and I.

Kyesun We love you so much and are so proud to call you our son. You are unique and such an awesome boy. I love watching you have fun and do the things that make you the most happy. I love going to your hip hop class and seeing you learn. I love how thoughtful you are and how you tell me everyday at least 10 times that you love me. I love how you help me and are so caring. I love that you take responsibility for your actions. I love You love bug and I hope you had an amazing 7Th Birthday!!!

7th Anniversary!

My goodness I cant believe I have been married for 7 years! It is crazy how much you grow in 7 years. Kyle and I have been through so much together and this anniversary was so bittersweet! We have known each other for 9 years. We met in high school through a friend. we dated off and on until kyle graduated and after that we were always together. Kyle and I have been through 2 deployments, one that is still going and will be finish next year. We have 2 wonderful little boys and a little angel in heaven. We have shed alot of tears over losing 3 babies and have grown from them. We bought out first house when kyle was 21 and I was 19. We have had ups and downs and have found ways to make it through all those hurdles. Kyle is an amazing guy and he surprises me all the time. Weather its from sending me flowers while he is away on bad days. or from writing 25 things he loves about me. Or just a simple email that he finds time to write while he has school classes and 12-8 hour work days in Iraq. He is simple wonderful. He is a strong man and is always there to comfort me when I'm not feeling to good and always makes me smile. He is an energetic soul. We have so much in common and I absolutely love that. This year I got to give him one of the best gifts a guy could ever ask for. It was an AUTOGRAPHED Larry Fitzgerald jersey. I wrote to Larry and his assistant got back to me. I would like to thank Shawn for all of his help and Larry for his time. Kyle surprised me with a night at the AZ Biltmore Hotel on sat. and then we went to a cards game on Sunday. Although the cardinals lost it was still so much fun. We always have a blast when we are together.

Kyle I just want to tell you that you mean the world to me. Thank you for being my husband these past 7 years. Thank you for always encouraging me to do my best! Thank you for providing for our lil family and for always striving to be better. I am excited for our future and I cant wait for you to get home so I don't have to watch sports by myself anymore. I love more than you know. Be safe out there and I will see you in 6 months!

Happy 7Th Anniversary,
Always & Forever
Erin

Catch Up

These past 2 weeks I have been a MAJOR slacker on here. And this is why!!




I had my husband home for a whopping 2 weeks. We had such an amazing time together. We got to celebrate our 7th thats right 7TH anniversary together. He got a babysitter and surprised me with a wonderful night at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel. It was so beautiful. We also got to spend all of sunday together followed by going to the Cardinals game and watching them get their bottoms spanked by the colts.

We got to take a little family vacation up to Utah and spent a fantastic time together at a resort in park city, utah. We got to go to Provo and to Salt Lake. It was so beautiful there and it even SNOWED!!! Yeah it totally snowed in september. It was crazy but we all loved it. We got to eat yummy food and enjoy the cold weather and just be together as a family.

Kyle surprised me with a little shopping trip for our lil peanut. We got a bassinet and some other fun stuff. We also got the boys their halloween costumes and Kyesuns birthday presents. We got to hangout with family and friends. By the way My sister in law Delaina Got Married. Congrats to her and her husband Kevin. May you guys be happy together forever!

All in all we had a great time with our Husband, Daddy, son and brother.. Kyle We love you so much and are so incredibly thankful to have you in our lives. Good luck on your LSAT scores and your school. You are an amazingly smart guy and I know that you will Accomplish whatever goal it is you put your soul into!! We cant wait for you to come home and make more memories with you. Thank you for keeping me sane these past 2 weeks and for helping out so much around here. I am so glad that I have you as a husband and I know that we can Make it through anything. Your Amazing and I wish you the best while you are away and I will see you soon.

LOVE and Miss you ALWAYS
Erin

(for some reason I cant get my picture to fall in order. So they are backwards. They start from when we dropped kyle off this morning and end when we started our 2 weeks with him. oops)

And the result is..................

ITS A BOY!!!

We are happy to say that we are having another BOY! We haven't decided on a name yet since we just found out today. We are all very excited for this lil one to join our family. He is a healthy boy and we got great ultrasound results. Our lil one is expected to join us on Feb. 19 2010 and hopefully his daddy will be able to be there with us!

dun dun dun

So I decided I wanted to try and get Kayben use to the potty. So in the mornings and at night before bed and after baths I make him sit on the potty to see if he will go. Well he will usually sit on there for about 1 minute and say momma done. So I of course am like OK next time right and he answers back with an "oh Yeah". Well tonight we do our routine and after bath time its potty time. So I sit him on the potty and after about 5 seconds he begins to go. and He gives me this face that is so silly and says "oh" and then proceeds with an "oh yeah". It was the cutest thing, and we were both really excited. We began to clap and shout with joy! Well we go to the living room get a diaper and What do I hear when I turn around.... A little boy going pee in the corner!!! I was like Kayben we just went and he said yeah and points to the corner. So I guess our potty training continues......

A Soldier's Wife

Here is the poem I am referring to in my last post. enjoy!

A Soldier's Wife
by
Roxie Dean

Breaking News from a desert town
Smoke and rubble on the ground
The names we do not know right now
And it cuts me like a knife
With a tearful goodbye kiss
I sent him off to this
But I've gotta stay strong for our kids
I'm a soldier's wife
I run the house
I sleep alone
I live for e-mails
And the phone calls home
I tell my children he will be all right
And I hope it's not a lie
I'm a soldier's wife
We do the things we used to do
Go to church, go to school
But you could drive a truck right through
The hole that's in our lives
My little boy shoots me a grin
And says he wants to be like him
And I feel my heart start caving in
I'm a soldier's wife
Sometimes I'm angry
Sometimes confused
I live and die by
The evening news
But I tell my babies he will be all right
And I hope it's not a lie
I'm a soldier's wife
I pray for strength
I pray for peace
I pray that he comes home to me
And if you would please pray for me
I'm a soldier's wife.
i found these lyrics and they are so true.
times i am angry and then confused.
i try to be strong for my kids. and husband.
i pray for strength. and i pray for peace.
this is me.
a soldier's wife.