Three little turkeys...
The girls love to see animals...animals love to see the girls!
Well, it is hard to believe that it is almost April and we have been living in our beautiful home in Oklahoma for two months. Time is flying and we are enjoying every minute of it. It is great to say that all of the boxes are unpacked and the only thing left to clean is the garage...John is being so patient with that! The weather is starting to warm up and we are all loving that, especially the girls! We have had both Jack & Sue and Marv & Barb visit us within the last month and we so enjoyed spending time with all of them. The girls of coarse were excited to show off their new home and all the fun things they do here everyday. It is hard to imagine living this season of our lives anywhere else...it is just too perfect!
John has been back to work for about a month now and loves all the training that he is doing for his new aircraft. Last week he did some air refueling simulators and said it was awesome. Of course he did an amazing job. The instructor said that some pilots can't hold a stable contact with a tanker by the end of their simulator training and John was able to do it on his second try. Yes, I married a stud! He has about four more months left of training then he will check into his permanent fleet squadron, VQ-4, where he will begin his deployment cycle. Currently most pilots are averaging 30 days on deployment, 30 days home. He has made a lot of improvements to our house and is starting to tackle the yard now that it is nice, should keep him busy until winter!
I am keeping very busy spending my days with my two beautiful little girls and my evenings with my wonderful husband. I have met a lot of great friends here and many of them have kids who are close in age to the girls. We have lots of play dates and make frequent visits to the zoo and science museum. I have gotten involved with the NOSC (Naval Officer Spouses Club) and I am helping organize Shadow Sprouts, which is a play group for moms/kids attached to VQ-4. It has been a great blessing to meet such great woman and will be an awesome support system for when John deploys. My goal over the next few months it to finish my first children't book...the girls make for the best inspiration!
Brecken is such an amazing little girl and absolutely loves everything about our new home. Rain, shine, or snow she loves her big yard and the freedom to explore it. A day doesn't go by that she does not get on the trampoline. For Easter this year, we fixed up an old sandbox that was left here and bought the girls some new toys for it. Brecken loves it and plays in it whenever she gets the chance. She is such an awesome big sister! Baylen wants to be everywhere Brecken is and sometimes that means on top of her and Brecken is so patient with her. Brecken is quite animated and it is amazing to see what she comes up with. She has also learned how to climb out of her crib. This morning not only did she climb out of her crib, but she opened her door, climbed down the stairs and greeted her daddy and I in bed with kisses...gotta love that sweet girl!
Baylen is growing and changing by leaps and bounds. She is getting so big and is such a smart little girl. It is amazing how many words she says. Out of no where she will repeat words she hears us say. She also loves music and whenever I start singing or she hears music she bounces up and down. She is such a little ham! She took her first three steps about a week ago, but has decided that is enough for now. Whenever she gets the chance she likes to try to crawl up our stairs. She is now eating table food and breakfast, lunch and dinner are her favorite times of the day. Everytime she takes a bite of food she says, "mmmm." It doesn't matter if it is the first bite or the twenty-first bite..."mmmm." She loves to imitate her sister and has starting trying to put puzzles together and looks at books. Time has gone by so fast and Baylen is turning into such an amazing little girl!
As you can see life is AMAZINGLY GOOD and we are staying quite busy. We are enjoying each day and love the place YHWH has put us. I hope all of you are doing well and are enjoying this spring weather. Take care and I will be blogging again soon!
I recently received a spouses appreciation award during the ceremony that John received his wings. This poem was printed on my certificate. Just thought I would share it with you all...
The Military Spouse
When the good Lord was creating military spouses, He was into His sixth day of overtime.
An Angel appeared and said, "You're having a lot of trouble on this one. What's wrong with the standard model?"
The Lord replied, "Have you ever seen the regulations? It has to be completely independent, must be sponsored to get on base, have the qualities of both mother and father during deployments; Be a perfect hostess to four or 40, handle emergencies without military orders, cope with the flu and move around the world, have a kiss that cures anything from a child's torn valentine to a soldier's weary day, have the patience of a saint when waiting for the unit to return stateside, and have six pairs of soft hands."
The Angel shook her head slowly and said, "Six pair of hands? No way!"
And the Lord answered, "Don't worry. We'll make other military spouses to help. Besides, it's not the hands that are causing the problem - it's the heart. It must swell with pride, sustain the ache of separation, beat soundly when it's too tired to do so, be large enough to say 'I understand' when it doesn't, and say 'I love you,' regardless."
"Lord," said the Angel, touching his sleeve gently, "go to bed. You can finish that tomorrow."
"I can't," said the Lord. "I'm too close to creating something unique. Already I have one who can heal itself when sick, feed unexpected guests who are stuck in the area due to bad weather, and wave goodbye to its spouse from a pier or runway and understand it's important to the country that the spouse leave."
The Angel circled the model of the military spouse very slowly. "It's too soft," she sighed.
"But tough," the Lord said excitedly. "You cannot imagine what this being can do or endure!"
"Can it think?" the Angel asked.
"Can it think? It can convert 1400 to 2 p.m.!" the Lord said.
Finally, the Angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek. "There's a leak," she pronounced. "I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model."
"It's not a leak," said the Lord. "It's a tear."
"What's it for?" asked the Angel.
"It's for joy, sadness, pain, loneliness and pride," the Lord said.
"You're a genius," said the Angel.
The Lord looked somber and said, "I didn't put it there."
~Author Unknown
Miss Baylen loves going to the zoo and makes friends quite easily...it must be her glowing personality!
Brecken and Baylen got their Easter present a little early this year. Like a good sister, Brecken is checking it out first, making sure it really is as fun as it looks.
What a personality this little one has...you can't look at her without smiling!
Brecken is front and center to catch a glimpse of the beginning of mating season for the Lorikeets.
Baylen found the perfect meal for Easter, but has not figured out how to break through 1.5 inches of glass in order to get it!
Brecken found a friend at the zoo who was also visiting...luckily there is a fence nearby or this game of "tag" might not have ended so well.
What cookie? I didn't see no cookie!
I love a clean house, but these window smudges are too precious to clean off...or so that is what I tell myself!
Baylen loves to go for stroller rides around the yard. Anything that keeps her moving at her sister's pace is a good thing.
Brecken has amazing balances on the trampoline and has even learned how to do a seat drop!
Baylen got a new chair from her cousin Lauren and loves it!
It is so cute to see these two play together...especially when Brecken tries to turn the pages!
Nothing like sand between your toes...
Brecken's first steps into her new sandbox.
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