IA NEWS!

The title of this post was the title of Jack's email this morning.  For all non-military folks, IA is the LAST thing you want to hear!  An IA is an Individual Augment that deploys one person out of the squadron to go do an Army job on the ground in the war zone.  If no one volunteers for an assignment, you get chosen.

Jack got selected and went on an IA 2 years ago.  It's crappy!  When he got back, we got out of active duty and joined the reserves.  Fortunately, in the reserves, you are ineligible for an IA.  Unfortunately, now that has changed and reservists are the ones that are chosen!  BOO!  His squadron has to submit 2 names this month.  Thankfully, if you've been on an IA in the last 5 years, you are ineligible!  I never thought I'd be so thankful Jack went on an IA before!  HAHAHA!

William's thoughts on marriage...

William is the funniest thing. Lately, he's been asking me and Jack why we married each other.  Today, after I told him why I married his daddy, this is how the conversation went:

Me:  When you get married, do you know what you should look for in a girl!?

William:  No.

Me.  You should marry someone that you think is pretty because you have to look at them everyday.  But more importantly, you should marry someone that is nice to you!

William: Carmen (the girl he talks about at school all the time) is very nice to me!

Me:  And she should be smart.

William: Carmen is smart.

Jack: And she should love God.

William thought for a second.

Then Jack whispered: And have a smoking bod!

William: Carmen doesn't have a smoking bod, but she is nice!

HAHAHAHAHAH!  I thought that was the funniest thing!

Church funny

We've been trying to be better about going to church and have been going for a few weeks in a row now.  Last week, Tre did something funny and I wanted to document it, but forgot.  Better late than never I guess.  Anyway, at Sunday school they gave each of the kids small notebooks.  When they came back into church, Tre wrote in his to entertain himself during communion.  This is what he wrote:

Jesus is in my heart. (It was very sweet, but I do have to say that was on the cover of the notebook.)
I love God.  (That part he wrote on his own.)

Then he asked Jack what else he should write.  Jack said to write how he felt.  His last sentence said.

I need to pepe!

We laughed and laughed.  It was such a sweet note and his ending just took the cake.  I need to take a picture of it and post it, but I can't find the notebook.  I'm sure it will turn up!

bedtime funny...

We were tucking the boys in bed when Jack whispered in William's ear, "When you grow up, you are going to be an amazing man!"  William whispered right back in Jack's ear, "When you grow up, you are going to be a good daddy!"

Then Jack whispered the same thing in Tre's ear, "When you grow up, you are going to be an amazing man."  Tre whispered back, "When I get Batman 2 (a video game), I'm gonna buy Shazam first!"  HAHAHAHAHAHHA!

That story perfectly describes both kids personalities!  I wouldn't change a thing about either of them!  Love them so much!

It's a girl!

I'm still getting over the shock!  We had the US tech do a scan and then the doctor came to scan (we went to a specialist because my nephew has a rare syndrome) and I made both of them double check!  It's definitely a girl and I just can't believe it!

The boys both wanted a sister so bad.  They both said that they already had a brother and now wanted a sister.  We had a gender reveal party with close friends and family and we had everyone where pink or blue for what they thought the baby was.  The boys HATE wearing their pink polos, but on this day, they couldn't wait to put them on!  I was shocked with how they embraced all the pink goodies that fell from the pinata too!

The next morning, I went into the boys room and the first thing Tre said was, "MOM!  I didn't sleep at all last night because I couldn't stop thinking about having a sister!  I just can't wait for her to get here!" I mean, seriously!  Is that not the sweetest thing ever!  Tre gets a bad rap for not being a kisser and hugger, but that kid sure does LOVE HARD and I LOVE HIM HARD right back!

We have been so truly blessed!  I tell Jack every day that I am living my perfect life and I thank him for it!  I truly have the best husband and kids a woman could ever want... and I'm not just saying that.  I truly mean it!

Tre LOVES the waves!!!

Beach!

We arrived at the beach today and right when we got here a MAJOR thunderstorm hit!  Thankfully, it passed and we got to take the kids out this evening for a bit!  After a while Jack asked Tre if he wanted to go inside to eat dinner and then go get dessert.  You KNOW Tre was having an absolute blast because he said, "NOOOO! I'm having too much fun!"  Tre NEVER turns down dessert... I guess unless he's at the beach!