Howdy All!

These pictures were all taken with my phone so they are pretty horrible quality, but way cute so I had to post them :)

AJ' s first time on a swing...this one was a while back.....

My cool little dude.....

Sissy feeding her bro....

AJ loves to climb up the stairs. He thinks it's hilarious.....

Hello! Things have been busy around here like usual! AJ has been sick for pretty much a month straight :( Poor little guy just couldn't catch a break. He's gone from virus, to stomach flu, to cold, flu again, cold again, and now he has ear infection. He is on some antibiotics right now and it really seems to be helping him cuz he's in a much better mood. So, hopefully we are on the rode to recovery with him.

Gracie is still great! She has managed to stay healthy regardless and her brother. She is learning so much in Pre-k . She has been memorizing Bible versus and working on her writing skills. This week they had share day along with a pony named cupcake coming to visit them....it was a great week for her :) She misses her Daddy alot though. She talks about him daily and daddy doll pretty much goes every place that we go. That is what she took for her share day as well. She hasn't talked to him in a while so hopefully that will change soon. Little miss has a Birthday coming up at the end of the month!!! She can hardly wait. Her b-day is on a Monday this year so I'm taking cupcakes to her school to celebrate and for dinner she wants to go to her favorite place "ab spurs"---AJ Spurs. What 4 year old wants to go there for their b-day?!?

I've started back stong on my Arbonne again....so far, so good.

I've been co-planning Nancy's Baby Shower which is taking place next month, planning Gracie's B-day, along with a sick little guy...I've been managing to keep myself busy! Even though this deployment really sucks, I feel really blessed that I actually get to be in California during a friends pregnancy. And other friends seem to be popping up pregnant as well!!!! It's so great! So, now that Aj seems to be getting better I have to take advantage of this time that I'm home and see my girlfriends way more than I have been!! That is my goal!

Mo-Bear---He is hanging in there. I talked to him a few days ago and he didn't sound the greatest. He is extremely tired and over worked right now. He is at a new location now. He is at some small base called COP Rath and it's by some little town ( I will get more info on it, I just haven't talked to him a ton lately so give me time) He has a new address as well so I will ad that to the end of this post. He did get packages from Rex, Trish, and Ash!!! He said thank you guys so much!! He loved the package. It made him feel really good that you guys thought of him. He also got one from Miss Alana!!! He enjoyed that one as well and says thank you!!! That was so sweet of you guys and I really appreciate it! His bro Eric has also been working hard on getting Mo tv shows on an external hard drive that his mama bought him! I'm going to be sending that out today and I know he is going to be soooo stoked to get that! Also, my uncle mike gave me a crazy amount of gum to stick in the packages!! Thanks uncle mike!!! I'm sending some of it out today...the guys will love it!! Thanks for all the love you guys! It means the world to Mo, and therefore it means the world to me!! PLEASE keep that Mo and his guys in your prayers. They really need it now more than ever!!!

On a brighter note....Kyle Hackett gets home from his deployment TOMORROW!!!! We are heading up today to be there when he gets back!! Everyone is so excited to have him home. My sis has a cute little house on base that she has been fixing up for his arrival. Kyle hasn't even seen his new home yet, but I know he is going to love it. We have an exciting weekend planned that's for sure! I'll take some pix and post them up!

Mo's NEW address :

1LT Morgan Boyd

5/2 SBCT 2-1 INF, B Co.

COP Rath

APO AE 09355

Love ya all!

Big Boy Bath

I was giving miss gracie a bath the other day and AJ comes crawling in the bathroom and starts trying to climb over the bathtub to join his sissy. I finally put him in there with her and he though he was all that. They had the best time in the bath and I don't know why I didn't think about throwing him in there with her earlier?!? He thought he was hot stuff in there and he laughed so hard at his sister. It was way cute :)

Afghan kiddos

I just received this email from LTC Clarks wife....good info



A forward from Andrea Clark--


Hello, Blackhawk family~Many of you have requested guidance on what you can send for the children and families of Afghanistan. One of our parents put the Squadron in touch with an organization that offers guidance on what to send. That organization is the Davy Weaver Memorial Project,http://www.davyweavermemorialproject.org/how_to_help.html.The Squadron Chaplain, CPT (CH) Gregg Green, is our point of contact and packages can be sent in care of him. You will see our FOB's mailing address listed as NEW on the homepage. By clicking on "How to help" on the left side of the homepage you can see a list of suggested items to send. The chaplain has personally requested crayons, culturally sensitive coloring books and individually wrapped hard candy requested for the children. In addition to sending items for the Afghan people the chaplain had some current requests from our soldiers. This list will change as needs change. When I receive an update I will pass it along. I have attached the list and pasted it below.
Please consider how you might help with these efforts. Sincerely, AndreaItems For our Soldiers - - Men’s Body Wash and Deodorant - Dental Floss - Kool-Aid singles, “Or any drink additives that makes water taste like something else.” - DVD’s -Magazines about cars, sports, muscle building, etc (Religious magazines do not get looked at, per the chaplain) - Children’s books for the “United Through Reading Program.” The Chaplain is video-taping fathers reading stories to send home for their children. He needs more children's books. Items To Pass out to Afghan Children – - Individually wrapped hard candy - Crayons - Coloring books that are culturally sensitive ( I was specifically told no Disney princess type books.) No Christian coloring books. Suggestions might be books about animals or plants.
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STANK EYE

I talked to Morgan finally today! He is doing pretty good. It had been a while since I last heard from him so I was starting to get a little worried. He is fine though. Sounds tired and drained from the heat. He is on Kandahar Air Force Base right now and they were going to be there for 6 months, but things have changed and they should be moving out pretty soon. He can't tell me where and what they are doing yet so I'm not sure what is going on?!? He is hanging in there though which is good because he has a looooong time left there!

Here on the home front::::

Ashton got his first tooth!!!!!! yippppeee! I'm so excited for him because I know he has been hurting. he is so funny with his tongue right now....he keeps putting it over his tooth because I'm sure it feels really funny to him. I think he will be getting some more teeth here pretty soon. And here is the bad news.....ASHTON woke up today with pink eye!!!!! YUCK! I'm freakin a little about it. Dee and Tanner got it and silly me for thinking that I was in the clear. My little man woke up with it this morning. I called the doc already though and they prescribed him some eye drops for it. Now I'm just hoping and praying nobody else gets it.
So, now we just got to kick this pinkeye thing and then we should be good!

Miss Gracie is still loving her school and having a blast with her cousins. Britt, dee and Tanner will be moving back to Vacaville at the end of this month. I'm hoping that Gracie copes ok with it. She really loves getting to play with them all the time. Gracie is gearing up for her birthday next month:) Yes, already!! She is so crazy. Anytime we are out at the store she tellls me everything she wants for her birthday, down to the bag she wants her gift in. she is so much like her father:) ha ha

hope everyone is fabulous! ~~PEACE

Here are some new photos......

So we had an hour till bedtime last week and I decided that we needed to do a "photo shoot" the kids loved it and it made the time go by fast:) They had fun messing around and getting their photos taken...fun fun!!!