June ALREADY!!!

Bella's 7th Birthday Party - 50's theme bowling party.

I was trying to get a pic of the kids together at the beach- Parker wouldn't sit still though.

My family plus one at the air show.

Parker, Rob, and the Jacksonville Jaguar cheerleaders.

The plane that Rob got to fly on.

Where has this year gone? I haven't posted in awhile. Let's see.....We got back home to SC, and 5 days later, I had to turn around and go back to Texas for my grandmother's funeral. We knew that it was coming, but that never really makes it easier when the time for them to go does actually happen. She had so many friends and family at the visitation and at her funeral. I got to hear so many great stories about her that I had never heard before. I wish that I had more time to sit and listen to these stories! I will remembe them always!!

I flew back to SC, and life has been busy, busy since then. The weather has been pretty good, so we have gotten to enjoy the beach a few times. We went to the Blue Angels air show. Rob got to ride in the Blue Angels C130 plane "Fat Albert." He was so super excited about that. Bella finished softball- YAY!!! I have decided I am not a BIG fan of softball, and either is Bella! I think that we may just stick to soccer and basketball for now. Nothing else has really happeend. Rob applied for the MECEP program again this year. He has his interview board yesterday, so we are praying that he gets thru! I'll post a few pics of what has been going on here lately!

SAD

It is Tuesday, and we are leaving. Texas to head back to SC on Saturday! I don't want to go!!!! I hate being away from all of my family and friends. We have been in SC for 2 years, and I am still not use to it. I still don't like it at all! I keep thinking that it is going to get better, but it's not. I want to be here where my family is. My grandmother is not doing good at all. Hospice is with her everyday now, and I don't think that she will be with us much longer. It is so sad, and I don't want her to be in any pain......I wish that I was here to spend EVERY last day with her!
On a happier note, we went to Sea World this weekend. It was SO much fun!!!!! I will post pics later! It was the first time that my mom and my sister and the kids and myself had been somewhere like that together. We had a great time and made some great memories!!!
Parker had to go to the e.r. today. He had gotten into some benadryl that was in my mom's room. We were unsure how much he had taken, so we had to go to the e.r. Thwy gave him charcoal to absorb it in his stomach and we were there for 6 hours. He gave us a BIG scare, but he was ok. Thank goodness!!!

Texas

We are here!!! We made it to Texas on Saturday afternoon. It was quite an experience with me and the kids by myself. Parker was crazy in the airport in between flights, but he wore himself out and slept the whole second flight! We made it to Austin to find that they lost a piece of my luggage. No worries though - they found it and flew it to my hometown Sat night! We have been here 4 days now, and I LOVE being home! There is no place like home! :)

I saw my grandmother today, and she does not look too good. It makes me very sad to see her like this. She was suppose to start chemo on Friday, but I don't know if that is going to happen or not. She was unable to get her port in today, so I don't know if they will do it this week or not. Please keep her in your prayers.

Rob will be flying in on Friday, and I can't wait to see him. I forget how much of a help he is until he is gone for a few days. I miss his smile and sweet kisses! ;)

I will post some pics of our trip once I get home!

Rain, Rain

Bella's 2009 school picture

It is raining and raining today! We were going to go to the drive-in tonight, but it may have to wait until tomorrow night (Bella doesn't have school Monday.) The rain did pause long enough for her to have her first softball game. She did sooooo....good!!! :)

Update

He could barely hold his head up with this hat on

Season kick-off for softball

Parker looking at his loot after the egg hunt

It had been awhile since I posted on here, so I thought that I would catch everyone up. I have not had a good day today AT ALL!! Rob was told that he was going to a class in San Angelo (my hometown) for three weeks in April, so we bought plane tickets to go. Today, eight days before we are to leave, they tell him that he is not going. Someone did not do their job, and the paperwork did not get turned in on time. So.......he is going to take leave and come 6 days after the kids and I leave. Therefore, I am going to be on an airplane alone with the kids - Parker is my main concern. He is sucha a handfull! it seems like the marine corp has become very good at letting us down. Also, I got a phone call that they found cancer in my grandmother's lung, neck, chest, and pancreas. Without treatment, she has 6 months to live. With treatment, she has 1-2 years. Chemo is so harsh though, I don't know if she will make it thru that. I hate that I am not there to help her and be close to her during this time. I don't like the idea of her being in pain during her last months of life, but then again, I am not ready for her to die either. i plan to spend as much time with her on my trip home as I can. This may be the last time that I get to be with her.

On a happier note, Bella has started softball and is loving it. She has her first game tomorrow, and I will post pics soon. Parker had an easter egg hunt this past Tuesday, and he was so funny to watch! i can't wait for the whole family to see him and Bella hunting eggs!

Please keep my family in your prayers these next few weeks, and I will try to be better at posting more frequent updates!

Flowers

Yesterday, Rob brought me home a dozen red roses! They are so pretty!

Valentines

My hubby really shocked me this year with his creativity in preparing for valentines. It started 12 days before, and here is what I got on each day:
1 balloon that said I Have Always Loved You
2 laminated coupons. One for 2 childless nights out on the town with my hubby and 5 - 30 min massages. There were hershey kisses laid all around these.
3 Bible verses on Love printed out on pretty paper surround by gummy candy hearts
4 love poems all printed on pretty paper
5 candy hearts with 5 of the reasons that he loves me
6 chocolates in a heart shaped box and he planned a Sunday afternoon with just the two of us. He had the babysitter all planned out and everything, so after church we went to lunch and a movie! It was GREAT!
7 letters in my name and next to each letter was a word that he thinks describes me
8 hershey kisses in the shape of a J (for Jessica)
9 valentines cookies that he had someone bake for me with a note that said "A treat for my sweet"
10 ways to say I love you in 10 different languages printed on really pretty paper and hanging in my bathroom
11 reasons why he loves me
12 cokes - ok - this one was kind of funny. He had ordered 12 red roses from a place here on base, but when he went to pick them up, they were out. He couldn't find any decent ones in town and he wanted to give me something red to represent love, so I got 12 cokes!!! :)

He did REALLY good. We spent valentines in the house watching movies. It was cold and raining and it was just perfect! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful hubby!!!