Wow... so it's been awhile since I last posted a blog. I guess I've been busier than I thought. Kaleb and Conor are heading into their third week of school this week. So far so good... they both like their teachers and seem to enjoy their classes. Kaleb has been working hard at football. His first game was this past Saturday. His team won 20-0!! He was very excited about that. When he started the game he was quite nervous and forgot some of his plays. By the end of the game he had it down and did a very good job. Conor got his casts off a little more than a week ago. His arms aren't completely healed but the doctor felt they were healing well enough to go without the casts. He still cannot particpate in PE or anything else for that matter. We have been spending most Sundays at the pool because it something he can do without risk of hurting his arms. Logan enjoys the pool too. Today he fell asleep while we were in the pool. It's hard to believe he is going to be three months old this week! He won't be considered a newborn anymore! We are looking forward to Scott coming home. He should be home in about a month. They have moved him back to Camp Liberty to begin preparations to head home! Well... other than stay busy with the day to day activities there isn't much more to share. I just wanted to post some more pictures...

August 11th

Well... the boys summer is coming to a screeching halt very quickly. Kaleb will be starting 5th grade and Conor 2nd grade on Monday. How they EVER got to this point I'm not sure. It seems like I closed my eyes and they became kids and not babies.

Overall, we are all doing pretty well. Conor has learned to manipulate things with his fingers and really doesn't need much help doing things anymore. You wouldn't even know he has two broken arms. Unfortunately, if I am not watching closely he is doing things he shouldn't be. Its very hard for an active 7 year old to 'take it easy'. In a little more than a week we are going back to the orthopedic. They will take off his casts (thank goodness because they stink something awful!) and x-ray his arms again. I'm keeping my fingers crossed they have healed enough for him to leave the casts off. Kaleb is doing well too... he is anxious to start school. It's a pretty emotional year (for Mom anyway) since this will be his last year of elementary school. He has become such an excellent young man. He has been such a super help to me when I needed it. Sometimes even when I didn't need it :D Logan just adores him... too bad for me he spoils his baby brother terribly. If Logan makes just a little squeak Kaleb is there to pick him up. I've tried to explain we don't need to pick him up for any little noise but he seems to enjoy it. Kaleb also started football a few weeks ago. He has some good days and bad days with it. I think he's starting to understand that is going to happen. It's hard work... I don't think he realized how hard it really was. Kaleb takes time to warm up to new things so I guess we'll see how he's doing in a few weeks. Logan is getting big. He definitely knows what he wants when he wants it and isn't afraid to let me know. As you can probably see from the pictures he's got quite a sweet smile. We think he has even started to laugh a bit. He still absolutely HATES riding in the car. I haven't been able to figure it out yet. Unfortunate for him, many times there isn't an option. Scott should be home in about a month and a half. We don't have an exact date yet. He's doing pretty well but the last few months of deployment drag terrible. He certainly has a lot to come home to. After a few months of the chaos that occurs in this house he may ask to be sent back... just kidding. :D