Christmas Tree

Here are a few pics of the kiddos while we put up the Christmas tree. It isn't decorated yet, but they enjoyed helping put it together. Decorating it will be interesting with Maddie...those pictures are yet to come.

Jake's First Tennesee Deer

Jake got a doe this past weekend while hunting on post at Fort Campbell. It was a really nice doe and we are excited to get the meat. Maddie was really excited, but thought that it needed a big bandaid because it was hurt. Jacob was clueless, but his daddy was proud.

Maddie at 2 and Jacob at 2 months

Here are a couple recent pics of the kids. Maddie is so sweet and so sassy. She can get anything she wants when she flashes her grin to daddy. Jacob is a cutie. He has a great personality already and is a smiley little guy. He loves to watch his big sister.

Moving Pictures

Here are a bunch of pics over the last 5 weeks. We took Maddie horse back riding, swimming, and to Auburn football and soccer games. Jacob was a trooper and had a good time everywhere we went. He was dedicated at our church in Colorado Springs the day before we left town. We are so thankful for our beautiful little children.

Halloween 2007

Here are some pics of the kids with our pumpkins and in their costumes. Jake carved out a pumpkin for Maddie and for Jacob and then we all ate pumpkin seeds. It was a lot of fun and Maddie loved the seeds. She is very proud of her jack-o-lantern. She is going to be a Lion ("simba") and Jacob is going to be a puppy for halloween. It should be a lot of fun.

Maddie's 2nd Birthday

Maddie turned 2 on the 28th and we had a great day. She really wanted to go to Chucky Cheese, so that is what we did. The Kitson's and her Aunt Rea came up to meet us for dinner. She opened a few gifts, ate lots of pizza and cake, and rode on all the rides she could. She had a blast and is still telling everyone about her birthday.

Airborne School

So, a lot has happened over the last 6 weeks. We have had no access to a computer because we have been in the process of moving from Colorado to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. While moving, we took a quick 3 week detour to Fort Benning so that Jake could complete Airborne school. In other words, he was trained to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. He did great and loved the training. It was very hard both physically and mentally, but it is something that he will always be proud of. He has his wings on his chest and Jacob, Maddie and I are all very proud of him as well. Maddie loved watching the airplane and got even more excited when the "balloons" came flying out of it. We got the opportunity to go and see all 5 of his jumps, even the night jump that occured around 11pm for him. It was a great thing to be a part, we love supporting our soldier.

Jacob At 2 Weeks

Jacob is doing well. He is 2 weeks old now and growing quickly. He is already 9 lbs...he eats all the time. He is getting more and more alert and is really trying to focus on things. He is a sweet little boy.

Maddie and Jacob

Here are some pictures taken this week (09-03-07) of our kiddos. Two little sweethearts!!