See you soon.

Kingston and I made the trip to New Jersey to spend a week with Paul before he flys out.

We spent Pauls pass in Philadelphia for Independence Day. It was pretty neat to see actaully. Our hotel was in Historic Philly and literally connected to the Cemetary that Ben Franklin is buried in. We found lots of neat things to see and do. (I'll post pictures)

At the end of the week we had to say "See you soon."

Kingston and I are so proud of what Paul does. Though I know why he does it, it doesnt make it any easier.

Stay safe, and come back to us. We love you.

10 Months and our Milestones!

The time is going so quickly. This little man is 10 Months Young! Some days I look at him and I can't believe how big he is getting. He's adorable, smart and full of personality.
We've been seeing alot of Ashley and Lucy lately. We love hanging out with them. Lucy and Kingston are becoming good little buddies and I think they are learning alot from eachother.
Kingstons Milestones:
I can walk along the furniture all day long.
I can stand by myself (but only for a few seconds).
I have learned how to lower and lift myself on things without falling.
I know how to crawl up stairs (only when supervised of course).
I am learning to say new words like hat/cat/dog.
I am getting faster, and someday I will catch the cat.
I shake my head back and forth ALL the time.
I can CLAP and say YAYY!
I am getting better and better at feeding myself (fine motor skills).
I am using a sippy cup!
I can stand up in my crib, and I do everytime I don't want to going to sleep!
I can splash around in the tub and I love getting Mommy all wet.
I am definitely a water baby.
I love Skyping with my Daddy, I know his voice and I get extremely excited when we talk!

and.....

I HAVE TWO TEETH!

Missing you...

I may have my days where I complain about you being away, but at the end of everyone of them I know why you do what you do and I am proud of you.
"Missing someone is a part of loving them. If you're never apart, you'll never really know how strong your love is..." -Unknown
May 23rd, was the start of a new set of 400 day orders.
We're hoping this year is SPEEDY!

In the mean time:

Kingston got his first tooth on 6/8/11!

He now is not only an active crawler and climber but now he can go from crawling to standing, sitting to crawling, crawling to sitting, sitting to standing etc..

When you say "Where are the Dogs?" He looks toward or goes to the back door.

He loves Skyping.

Today, he turned 10 Months Young!

Happy Birthday to Mommy!

What a day..
After work we met up with Ashley and Lucy in Northfield.  We got dinner, dessert, and played in the fountain. 

It was all I could have asked for!
Only thing missing was Hubby.  <3

Family Pictures!

I heard about Corrie from my friend Sarah. Corrie did Sarahs wedding photos and I love love love them.

So a few weeks ago I got ahold of Corrie and scheduled our family pictures for before Paul deploys.

I just wanted to share with you some of our favorites!

Ok, so I know I said some of our favorites... Understand, there are 206 pictures to choose from!

They really turned out great. We definitely plan on doing this again when Paul comes home.

Here's to you...

My best friend.
My husband.
The amazing father to our son.
The other half of my heart.

I love you.

8 Month Update...(late...oops)

On April 9th, this little guy hit the 8 MONTH mark. Oh, so bitter sweet. His laugh is heartwarming, this little guy can instantly make our day great!
Every month it's like he's changed enough for a year. I swear he has been drooling and chewing on everything since 3 Months. Still, No TEETH! I can't believe it. He doesn't really let you check for them so I can rarely sneak a peek. I'm sure they are coming though, because somedays he is just cranky and the only way to fix that is with a little Tylenol.

We've seriously been contemplating when we are going to go for his first haircut. I want to do it before Paul leaves so we can both be there. We just don't want Daddy to miss it! I think the time is coming though, because it growing over his ears. Haha.

New Things I Do!

I say 'Da Da'- some days I look right up at him and yell 'DA'.

I have just started pulling myself up. It's still a rare occasion but I'm sure it will only become more regular.

I am increasingly good and scooting backwards, but I'm still working on the forward part.

I love to stare down the Cat.

I am the ultimate baby food eater now. Grandma Lynn has been convincing Mommy to give me real food. You should see me with a PICKLE!

I think its funny to shake my head 'No' when I am getting into my carseat.

I got a BIG BOY carseat!

I love to Swing. (Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Hutch)

I obviously have a good time with Bubbles.

My new favorite toy to chew on is Steggie. (My Stegosaurus)

Love, Kingston