Goodbye to my main Man!

Jack left yesterday and the Goodbye was as good as can be expected. We woke up and took the kids to breakfast and then to Target to pick out a new book sack for Tre's first day at his new preschool (tomorrow). Then we dropped the kids off at my parents. They planned the "perfect" day for the kids. Their cousin Grant, who Tre adores, was over and they were going swimming and to chick-fil-a, and then to Grants house to play with his toys. Thankfully, Tre was so excited that he just said, "BYE DADDY! COME ON GRANT!!!" William went down for a nap. He is a little too young to really understand. It was good!

I drove jack to the Airport (a couple hours away) and we had lunch and I was able to go to the gate with him. Our goodbye was good. Laughing, hugging and kissing. No tears! :)

I left and stopped at the mall for some retail therapy. :)

Tre asks every now and then a few questions. Here is a sample convo:

Tre: Is daddy coming back in this many days? (holds up 3 fingers)
Me: No, more like 365 days.
Tre: But mommy, that's too much long!
Me: I know. I think so too.

We got the boys Hug-a-hero dolls and they love them. Grayson (their smallest cousin) loves it too!

P.S. I do have to admit. When the kids ask, "where's my daddy?" and are talking about a pillow it does feel kinda sad to me!

Karate... again.

Tre's first day at Karate!

Today was Tre's first day of Karate. I really think he enjoyed it! It was sooo so cute to watch!

William tries so so hard to be like his brother and he was trying so hard to swim with his new Toy Story kick board.

underwater swimming

We had some fun with our underwater camera to see what Tre was doing under there!

Swimming with no kick board

learning to swim

My sister Allison taught swimming lessons for years and is going to teach Tre and William this summer (or try anyway). We've gotten a head start with Tre and have really realized how much determination he has. He won't give up! Every time we go to the pool that is all he wants to do. TRY to swim. We are really proud.

The next few posts are going to be of him trying.

Move is complete!

sorry it's been so long! We've been so so busy! I actually have videos and pictures saved to post on here, but it'll have to wait. I am still in bed and don't want to get up :)

Update:

We have moved out of our house in New Orleans and into our new apartment. It's almost all decorated and moved into and we hope to sleep there tonight. I think the kids love their room, so that makes me happy. We closed on the house yesterday and that makes me thrilled!

Jack leaves a week from today. It makes me so sad, but as always, once you hear about a deployment and soak in the reality of it, I am always ready to just get it started. I think all military wives get like that.

Funny Story:

Jack is a dipper. I hate it, but have learned that trying to make him quit isn't going to work. He has to decide on his own. Tre has never really asked me what it was, but yesterday he found a few cans and asked. I told him to ask his daddy. Later, Jack came home and that was the first thing Tre did. Jack told him it was poison! I kinda laughed because once Tre realizes what poison is, he is going to give Jack a harder time than I do. Jack said that was his plan. I hope it works!!!!

Wondering...

Tre hasn't had accidents at night for weeks. Jack left for training Sunday and he's had an accident Monday night AND Tuesday night. I wonder if it's because he's gone. I think it's subconscious because he is soo upset with himself when he does, but still. I just wonder. I feel bad for him!

P.S. I feel bad for me too. I hate changing the sheets on his top bunk bed. It's HARD!