2 Months Down, Mom's Birthday, Ben did it again, and more.....

Well, two months down and a few more to go until Ben comes home on his mid-tour. Hopefully things will go by faster now that Spring is arriving. This is by far the hardest thing that we have had to do, but I feel this will make us all stronger. Brittney and I have really been able to have some good quality time and our relationship is growing. We were really worried, because she is such a daddy's girl.


Ben is doing great in Korea and actually just re-enlisted. He did this so he could transfer his GI Bill to me to help cover nursing school.

I'm proud of you baby!

This picture is of Ben during an exercise, where they have to practice for real world situations. During these many exercises, he has to wear his chem gear, often many hours at a time. During this particular photo, he was actually messaging with me on the computer. He had big rubber glovers on so he had to type with pencils. I thought this was halarious!

My birthday dinner was fantastic! The kids did a great job and prepared a special dinner for me. Christian was the host who seated me in a specially decorated chair. Brittney was the chef and they both waited on me. My drink (water) was served in a special glass and they had Mozart playing. I was given a menu with very expensive prices. I even was given cash, credit card, and checks because I had to pay for my own dinner! I figured out why they gave me all of that money, because my credit card was declined. Too cute! We even got to Skype with Ben while they sang Happy Birthday to me! What a special night.

This was the menu and all the other stuff that Brittney made.

Opening my birthday presents......

Me and my sleepy little girl! She is such a sweet baby!

The kids and I at the Mardi Gras Parade in St. Louis last weekend. It was very cold!

The house being built behind us - will be complete at the end of May

Britt got new braces and glasses in the same week!

Britt, Christy, Lauren - St. Patty's Day Parade in St. Louis

Lauren is here for a visit and we are having a good time! It is always great to have family or friends in town. We are going to have a fun week of hanging out and exploring the area. Oh, and our fence will go in this week as well. We can't wait for our yard to really be a yard. In the next few weeks we will have our sprinkler system installed and the grass will go in too! This is so exciting and Lexi will love to actually go outside off of her leash. We will be thrilled not just have a mud pit for a yard.