Merry Christhmas...

We love to hear Maddie wish you a Merry Christmas...she has a little lisp...

Happy Holiday's!

Promotions.

It's been a week of promotions...

1st and foremost the BIG promotion was for Dale...

General Litchfield and his staff made this spur of the moment promotion a special event for our family. Dale was supposed to pin on over in Saudi this coming March, but because of some great turn of events Dale was able to get his rank in advance...a very rare occurance, General Litchfield said he has never done this before.

Taylor was bound and determined to get that rank on his Dad...

he was having a few issues with the button...

He eventually got it done.




Introducing Major Williquette...that's got a pretty good ring to it!


Taylor had his own promotions ceremony.

He received his 2nd degree orange belt.

Thanks for smiling for me bud...

Congrats to both of my boys!

I'm so glad when Daddy comes home...

Glad as I can be...

Put my arms around his neck...hug him tight like this!

still here...and a cute girl in dancing shoes!

What is about this time of year? It's just busy, but I don't really have a lot to blog about. We were excited to find out a few weeks ago, that Dale had to come out to a conference in Indianapolis this week...YAY for us, because that means he can come see us for a few days...5 to be exact!!! So tomorrow after I pick Maddie up from school, we are headed to the airport to pick him up!!!

Some other exciting news is...remember how Dale was selected for Major earlier this year? Well, he isn't supposed to actually pin on until March, which meant the kids and I wouldn't be able to be a part of it (bummer) well...he got an email a few days ago saying he was selected to be "frocked" meaning he gets his Major rank pinned on earlier then March...like on TUESDAY! Yes, that means the kids and I do get to pin him on! So happy about the fact we get to be part of it! and so happy the kids get to see their Dad even if it is for only 5 days! Ok...so anyway...

Maddie had her parent watch day at dance yesterday...so cute to watch!!! I love little girls in tights and leotards trying to dance, it's so entertaining!

I will leave you with a few pictures of Miss Maddie showing off...





I may be MIA the rest of the year...headed to my parents in Las Vegas for the holidays, we'll see if I have time to blog while I'm there???

Merry Christmas!!!

Sticks.

I don't know what it is about sticks when these 6 get together...

Whatever it takes to occupy them for at least a little while anyway...

and aren't these 3 adorable?

Wish I had some blue eyes like these 3 do...

We had a fun weekend...

Thanks for making my birthday weekend fun!

Feeling Thankful.

for a few things today...

my cute little family...

my stinkin' adorable kids...

an awesome husband and Dad for those stinkin' adorable kids...

incredible parents, and grandparents for my kids...

I guess when your husband is on the other side of the world, and the rest of your family is scattered across the country...you tend to reflect a little more on the blessings we have.

I'm just grateful for the life I have, and the people that are in it...even though they may be in Saudi Arabia...Oklahoma...Nevada...California...Wisconsin...Utah...Texas...

and because I have been scolded by a few people for not keeping up with my blog very well lately...here is an update:

The kids both had their Thanksgiving feasts at school this week...so here is proof I was there...


after Maddie's feast they sang the cutest song with sign language...

then each child shared what they were Thankful for...Maddie said "my daddy and mommy" awww...that's my sweet girl!!!

Taylor's class has been talking about the pilgrims and the indians. I loved how they picked if they wanted to be a pilgrim or an indian. His class also went around and shared what they were thankful for...Taylor said "nintendo dsi" NICE...someone needs a little lesson on what to be grateful for, don't ya think?




It's been a busy few weeks, but busy is good.

Looking forward to the Christmas holiday to start tomorrow...hopefully I can get in the mood, I've been having a difficult time without my man around! He is the one who pulls out the Christmas music and starts baking cookies December 1st!

Saying Goodbye...Again!!!

It's so hard to prepare yourself and your kids for Dad to leave...for a long time. I have learned it is the waiting for him to leave that is one of the hardest things.

So, in preparation for Dad to head over seas, we had a fun little family night out on the greens.



Dale was trying to teach Maddie how to hit the ball...

Dale forgot we were playing mini-golf...not pool!


Taylor wanted his picture with the "7" flag...since he is 7!

Maddie got bored half way through, and didn't want to play anymore...so she just ran around being cute!

Seriously... I have the cutest boy! How can he be so stinking adorable, but at the same time be the biggest stinker, ever??? (I love that kid!)

(I love this kid...too!)

I love my little family!


The next day we took Taylor out of school so we could see Dale off at the airport.

I love the way the kids are looking at their Dad...I was telling Dale to smile, (because more often then not, he doesn't smile) the kids both looked up at him at the same time...they sure love their DAD...you can see it in their eyes!

We got special permission for the kids and I to wait at the gate with him...good thing we had the cell phone and camera to keep us busy...waiting for what seemed like forever...







I really didn't like saying goodbye...not knowing for sure how long it would be until we saw him again. We knew he would be coming home for a few weeks in the summer, and he had at least one conference back here in the states, but we weren't sure when that would be.

When he got there, he did find out when the confernece is...next month!!! Wish they would of told us before I cried my eyes out at the airport...I can handle a month! So, now he will get to come home for a few days, which means...we will be saying GOODBYE again in a month! ugh!

Oh well?!