It's been a long, long time

I had no idea I hadn't blogged in almost a month! Wow! There is so much to fill everyone in on. Where to begin...


1) Jeff was promoted to Sargent on April 16th. I am SO proud of him! He's had the points needed for the promotion going on 7 years now, and he finally received the recognition. It also means a good pay raise, so we are blessed in that respect. It will make it that much easier to get things to where we want and need them to be when he gets home from Iraq.



2) Kamden and I flew to El Paso on the 18th to see Jeff. He had 4 days off before he had to be ready to leave for Iraq. We mainly had a good time of just rest and relaxation being a family, but we did take Kamden to the El Paso Zoo on Monday. He (and we) had such a good time.





Kamden and Jeff "being prairie dogs". Kamden thought his voice echoing in the tubes was the greatest!



Riding the tiger at the carousel.




Ready for a safari!


On Wednesday morning we went into downtown El Paso to check out a Robots - The Movie Exhibit.



3) Wednesday was also Kamden's 1st Birthday!!! I can't believe that a year has already passed since this little man came into our lives. We flew back from El Paso that night and had his party on Saturday the 25th. Most of the decorations are courtesy of my good friend Erin and her sweet twins. We had a great time, Kamden was blessed as far as good friends and gifts and he thoroughly enjoyed demolishing his cake!!







4) I lost 10 pounds in 10 days. I think it was due to being sick before we left for El Paso, but it kinda inspired me to start actively trying to lose weight. Anyone want to be a workout buddy with me???

Comments

  1. On My Mind 24/7April 28, 2009 at 7:18 PM

    Awe-I love pics of the kids enjoying their first birthday cake! Happy belated B-Day Kamden! Glad you all had a great time at the zoo. I wish I could be a work out buddy-maybe in 6 weeks? LOL

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  2. StephanieApril 29, 2009 at 7:23 AM

    Glad you had a great time in EP! Happy Birthday Kam!1

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  3. MissBillieApril 29, 2009 at 7:41 PM

    Great pics!!!! I'll be your workout partner from a distance! LOLOL! Just come on over whenever! LOL!

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