The Gabeharts

NOT AGAIN

2011-11-04T16:44:00.001-07:00

Karma sucks, at times!
Last night I was telling Robby that I just wanted a day off to do nothing. At 7 am Jaydn comes in our room, which she never does on a weekday, and informs us that her throat hurts. Hoping it was just allergies but went ahead and made her a doctors appointment just to be on the safe side. We had her parent teacher's conference this morning, so after wards we headed off to the doctor. Of course, she has STREP THROAT-AGAIN! She has only been off of antibotics for 6 days. I'm beyond frustrated. Her doctor made her puke. He swabbed her throat (she has horrible gag reflexes) and proceeds to puke on his floor. He felt horrible but she then puked again in the parking lot of the pharmacy. So I got my day off, not in the manner of which I would have liked, but we did NOTHING today. I also woke up feeling not so well, drainage, but I can't take much for it!
On a side note, the parent teacher conference went really well. She said that Jaydn is doing awesome! She is reading amazingly and is great to have in class! Glad she behaves for her teacher since she doesn't listen to her mommy!!
Also, I finally got my results for my real estate class that I had to take in order to take the test with the state. I didn't feel confident after taking the test and was sure that I had failed. You are only allowed to miss 28 and when I got my results today, I had missed 17!!! Such a huge relief. Now I have to take the state exam. Fingers crossed that I can pass it!
We only have a couple of weeks until we come to Idaho and we can not wait! We look forward to seeing everyone and hopefully we will all be feeling better by then!

Happy Halloween

2011-11-02T18:19:00.001-07:00

The Gabehart's had a BLAST this Halloween. It was cold as heck with rain, wind, and about 50ish degrees..if not colder.
We decorated the house, which I will post pictures of later, and had fun scaring the little children!!!
Hope you enjoy the pictures. We had a great time and are already plotting for next year.

I say the family that bites together, stays together!

Reunion!

2011-10-17T19:47:00.000-07:00

Ok, finally something is working for me. I tried putting in a couple of other pictures but it wasn't working correctly! ANYHOW!! Jaydn and I were able to go down and see Kasey and Sadie while they were in SC!! I am so glad that we got to spend the day together. I have missed them dearly and was grateful for the day we had. Jaydn had a blast with Auntie Kasey and wanted to go home with her. Hopefully Jaydn didn't infect anyone since she woke up with strep throat the next day.

Me and Boog!!! ( I just can't not call you that, I hope you don't mind!!!) We so do not look like we are in our 30's..we are HOT!!!

Jaydn at the pumpkin patch!

Jaydn in the tractor..eat your heart out Papa!

Jaydn and Sadie on the tractor ride.

Me and bug...of course she would be silly!

OMG!!!!

2011-09-12T18:15:00.001-07:00

Last night Robby was on the phone with his mom while I sat on the couch relaxing. He had been burning piles of brush in the fire pit earlier in the evening so when he came "running" in to get a bucket, I thought maybe the fire had gotten out of control. I didn't think anything more about it until he came back into the house about 30 minutes later.
He sat on the couch and said" I have something to tell you, but I don't want to". That is NEVER a good way to start a conversation. My response, "what did you catch on fire". If you know Robby's history, you know this isn't an unusual question to ask!!! (Love ya babe) He ho-hummed around the subject until he told me that this is what he found.........

I HATE snakes! When I asked for the details of the snakes capture, he was like.."are you sure you want to know right before bed. I know how you are about snakes." He caught a glimpse of something as he was walking in the house and no and behold, this little guy was on the front porch, above where we would walk...ewwww. He put it in the bucket until this morning when he so nicely "took care" of it! We aren't sure what kind it is. We have several different kinds of poisonous snakes around here so we are hoping it's not. We will be doing research though until we figure it out!

DENTIST.....URGH!

2011-09-09T05:11:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was suppose to be the "big" day that Jaydn had 4 of her baby teeth pulled. We were as prepared as possible. She had finally gotten nervous and didn't want to have it done and I of course was a ball of anxiety. Robby had luckily gotten the morning off to go with us, which was a huge relief. Jaydn got up at 7:45 and wanted to have a go-gurt and a granola bar. I didn't think anything about it and figured she should have something in her tummy.
We get to the dentist, they were suppose to start the sedation at 9:30. At 9:45 I go to the counter to ask if they were just running behind or what. When the dental assistant took us back she asked when Jaydn last ate. I told her this morning. Little did I know and Little did THEY TELL me, she couldn't eat. So after all the anxiety and build-up, we had to reschedule. They offered to pull two with just the laughing gas but I said NO. I was so pissed. This is after I already had an issue with one of the other dental assistant's in the office.
She is now scheduled for Sept 22, which is really bad timing. Robby won't be able to be there, but I'll get through it. Just not looking forward to it at all. I will keep you all posted on the process!

Mini Family Vacation

2011-08-20T16:39:00.001-07:00

Before summer ended we decided to take a mini family vacation to Wilmington, NC! Thank goodness we did it when we did since Hurricane Irene is threatening to hit this weekend. Keeping fingers crossed that she weakens and we don't get hit hard.
We spent Saturday thru Tuesday in a little cabin, that was awesome, about 10 minutes from the beach. We had a blast!

Jaydn and Robby running down the beach!

Aren't we cute?

This is the living space of the cabin. The door beside the futon is the main bedroom that had a queen sized bed and a closet. Behind me is a second bedroom that had a bunkbed. And to the left front of me is the bathroom. It had a deck, bbq, fire pit area, and a swing.

Jaydn actually let us bury her in the sand!

The body board was the best investment. She loved being out there with daddy!

Getting past the shallow water is the hardest part.

GO JAYDN!

I love it!

An Albino Alligator at the aquarium. He was trippy looking.

Jaydn and daddy in front of the HUGE one.

Me and BUG!

The cabin had a pool. She has turned into a little fish!

This was my 3 attempt at getting a good picture of us. The first time he flipped me off...typical Robby.
We can't wait until next year and hopefully we will get to spend a week at the beach!

Thanksgiving!

2011-08-17T18:08:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone!
Just wanted to let ya'll know that we will be coming home for Thanksgiving! I don't know what the plans are for that day yet or the exact date we will be in Moscow, but it will be sometime around the 20th! We will be spending a few days up North with Janice and her family before heading home. I can't wait to see everyone.We might even have a birthday party for Jaydn as well, she will be turning 7 on Thanksgiving. Amazing how quickly the time passes. Anyhow, we look forward to hopefully seeing everyone while we are there!

It's not Good-bye...it's see you in Heaven

2011-08-05T19:55:00.000-07:00

It is with great sadness that I type this. Some of you already know, but for those of you that do not, Great Grandpa Lippincott passed away on Wednesday. He had been in a nursing home for about a month. He had not been doing so well for a couple of months after a freak accident that broke his hip.
He was an amazing man who will forever hold a very special place in my heart. It's hard knowing that I will not see him again, but a relief to know that he is no longer in any pain. I know that he is being taken care of and is in God's hands now.

It's been a rough couple of days, but my heart goes out to Grandma Lippincott and the rest of the family. This is a very difficult time for all and I send my love to everyone.

Until I see you again in Heaven "Old Man", I love you!!!

Want a FRIEND???

2011-08-05T19:49:00.000-07:00

Well I don't think that anyone wants this kind of friend! However, this is what Robby and I found in the firepit area. We took the top part off to drain the water and found her in there with her egg sack. While I ran up to get something to kill this GINORMOUS Black Widow, she started moving her egg sag to a hiding spot. We were able to get the egg sack taken care of, but not her. She is now on my list of things to get rid of. I haven't seen many black widow's in my day, but she is by far the biggest one I have ever seen. This picture just doesn't seem to do her justice.

Yard projects

2011-08-05T19:31:00.000-07:00

We have started many projects around the house and for the most part have gotten them done! Here is a picture of the house after we planted some flowers. I'm still working on having a green thumb!

The Gerbera Daisy's have done awesome. It's too bad they are an annual flower. I know that I will be planting a lot more of them next year though.

This was the start of putting Jaydn's swing set together. It took us 12, yes 12, hours to put it together. We have since put down mulch and an edge to it. We need to re-do some of the mulch but it looks great.

We had to stain the deck! It wasn't a difficult task, just tedious! It's done and now we are on to doing the 470 feet of fence that we have to do :(. Anyone want to come and help us?

This is the firepit!!! We love this area. It needs a little bit more work. We leveled it out with sand and then put the pavers down. However, we had a massive rain storm and a lot of the sand washed away. We have to figure out how to fix it and try to keep the sand from going anywhere. We have enjoyed spending nights down there. It will be perfect once the weather cools down.

I will post more pictures of the outside projects after we get the fence done!

Hello

2011-06-27T07:52:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Just wanted to let everyone know that all is well on the East Coast. I am missing everyone on the West Coast like mad and can't wait until we are able to make it back. I've been a complete slacker on keeping this updated and apologize. I am busy at the moment painting a portion of the house, I hate flat paint. I think that the builders should be "shot" for using that crap. So hopefully after I get some more painting done, I will update. I have a couple of videos of Jaydn playing t-ball that I need to get posted on here and some house pictures as well. Robby and I have been busy trying to get some outside projects completed. Being a homeowner is awesome, but also very tiring, time consuming, and expensive!
Hope everyone is well and I will try to get some pictures and such put on here soon!
Love to all

Swing batter batter, SWING

2011-05-24T11:31:00.000-07:00

Jaydn recently started playing T-ball! We love it. Jaydn thinks it's boring and I would have to agree with her. Her coach isn't really teaching them about the game, they can only run to first base, and there are no outs. She is a good player though. They pitch to them and if they can't hit it within 3 pitches, they get to hit it off of the T. Well Jaydn is the only girl and the only one that hit it from the pitch!!! It was a proud mommy moment!

Jaydn waiting for her game to start!

Her second hit of the first game!

Jaydn playing 3 base on their second game. She was BORED!

And thus begins the flower picking.

Daddy tried all game to get a picture of her sliding. He didn't manage to get one so after the game he took this.
GO DODGERS!!!!

JOB

2011-03-05T20:20:00.000-08:00

While I was down in North Carolina, I had a job interview!!! Sort of a scary proposition as I haven't worked in 6 years, but I've been given an amazing opportunity. There is a company called First Command that advises people on what to do with their money, life insurance, etc. We are clients and our advisor made a call to the office in Fayetteville and got me the interview. The interview went amazingly and I have the option of becoming a financial advisor. I would do 12 weeks of training with no pay and then after that 12 weeks and becoming licensed, I would be able to start seeing clients. I would be on a salary with the potential of getting bonuses for the first 2 years and after that I will become an independent advisor.
I have gone back and forth about what to do. I am afraid of failing and not being able to build up a client base. I am also fearful of what to do with Jaydn. It's been so nice to be able to come and go as I please for the past 6 years, but this past 6 months since she's been in school have been BORING. I want to be able to do something for me and feel like I'm being a productive member of society. SO after much discussion with Robby and contemplating what to do, I think I'm going to make the leap and take this opportunity. If it doesn't work out, I haven't really lost anything! I might feel like an idiot, but I will go on with my life and find something else to do. If it works, great. The first year is probably going to be pretty tough with learning new information and trying to build a client base, but with the support of Robby and Jaydn, I think I can do it.
Hopefully I'll be able to get some time off so I can come visit with Robby and Jaydn this fall!!!
I will keep you all posted on my progress!

HOMEOWNERS

2011-03-01T18:58:00.000-08:00

Well it is finally official, we are HOMEOWNERS!!!! I drove down to North Carolina yesterday to sign the papers this morning. There was a minor glitch in the paperwork, which had to be redone, and papers signed in the late afternoon. I'm still down in North Carolina so that I can get Jaydn enrolled into her new school, taxes done, and utilities hooked up!!!!!!
Jaydn and I will be moving down next weekend and we can't wait! I will post pictures when we get painting done and stuff moved in. We are so excited to start this phase of our life.
Oh, and I have a job if I want it. I would be financial advisor, which would be great, but I don't know if I'm the sales type person. Lots to talk about with Robby and will keep you posted!

MOVING...AGAIN!!!

2011-02-24T06:50:00.000-08:00

Well, it's that time AGAIN, we are MOVING!!! The movers came yesterday and packed all of our stuff and they are coming today to load it onto the truck. I was really impressed by the team they had yesterday. There were 4 of them, two guys and two girls, and they packed our entire house in 5 hours. When we moved here it took 2 guys 2 full days. We will be staying at our friends house down the street while they are away. I go down to North Carolina next Tuesday to close on the house!!! We are so excited! I will send our address to everyone and our new phone number. We still have the same cell numbers but will be getting a house phone.

Judy came to visit last weekend and we had a great time. We were able to take her to North Carolina and show her the house! Jaydn had a blast playing with Gaga and is wondering when her and Gma Sharen are coming again. Thanks mom for coming and for helping me chose paint! I can't wait for you to see it when you come again!

In Jaydn news, she has 2 teeth that are loose!!! We'll keep you posted on the progress of that. I think she is screwed because neither Robby or myself will be able to help her pull it out..hehe!!!

BIEBER FEVER

2011-02-14T06:17:00.000-08:00

Well, it's official, Jaydn has BIEBER fever. She has been all about him for some time now, but I think it's gotten worse. She knew his movie was coming out this weekend so being the good mommy that I am (hehe), I took her to see the movie on Saturday.I figured it would be packed, but it wasn't, thankfully.
Jaydn loved the movie but wants to watch it in 3D next time. I have to say that it was a very well put together movie. As much as many might find Justin to be annoying, he appears to be a very well rounded kid and I hope he always remembers where he comes from and how he got started. Definitely don't want him turning into a Miley Cyrus :(
I do hope that he has a tour one of these days, I would love to take Jaydn to see him.

JUMP ROPE FOR HEART

2011-01-29T19:55:00.000-08:00

Jaydn came home the other night all excited. She gave me a flier for the Jump Rope for Heart! I simply said: "honey, you don't know how to jump rope". "So", she says. So when we had her parent teacher conference I found the gym teacher to ask if she could still do it. She was ecstatic to find out that she could still participate! I've sent out an email where you can make donations if you would like. I'd like to say THANK YOU to those that have already donated. I can remember doing Jump Rope for Heart when I was in school! I always had so much fun and hope that she does too. After losing Grandpa to a heart attack way too early in life, this has an even more special place in our hearts! I'm so glad that she is able to participate and hopefully one day, maybe I can do it again!
On another note, parent-teacher conference went well! She is where she is suppose to be and a joy to have in class. Mrs. Carrell is going to begin pushing her harder in reading. Jaydn is a little hesitant when she reads, especially in front of the class but she knows that she has it in her to excell! And apparently she listens well and isn't easily side tracked in class. I guess she leaves that trait for her parents to deal with :)
I need to go and wake Robby up. He has apparently fallen asleep with Jaydn after reading her nightly story. So sweet!

Shoulder Update

2011-01-23T18:35:00.000-08:00

Happy Sunday everyone! Thought I would give you all an update on my shoulder. As most of you know, I had a "fatty" tumor (lypolma) in my shoulder that needed to come out. I've had a lot of problems in that area for the past year and was tired of it. I, not so happily, agreed to have it taken out. It was a pretty small tumor and they will send it off to make sure it's nothing major, which I'm sure it's not.
Of course it's my right shoulder which requires lots of use. It's been sore and uncomfortable since Friday. I have good times and not so good and sleep is nearly impossible. Hopefully by the end of the week I will be feeling much much better. I go in on Thursday for a follow up. The surgeon put stitches on the inside and glued my skin. Sure wish they would have just done stitches so I wouldn't have to worry about showering. Oh well.
I'll keep everyone posted on what the surgeon says. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes. Love you all!

Cabin Tip, August 2010

2011-01-19T18:09:00.000-08:00

In August we took a family trip to Missouri, rented a cabin for a weekend, and did some fishing. It was so nice to have a weekend with no phones, internet, or anything. I think I could get use to that kind of lifestyle.

This was what we "ran" into on the way home. We got stuck in traffic for almost an hour. A motor home caught fire. There was NOTHING left of it.

The bedroom

This was the living room/dining room.

Kitchen.

Just realized that Robby looks mad in this photo. Wouldn't think that he would be mad when he's out in the boat but stranger things have happened...maybe the fishing was getting him down.

Beautiful sunset.

Mom and Jaydn!

If you look very very closely there is a bald Eagle in the tree. We watched him/her for a very long time and hoped that he/she would fly. But it never did. Still an amazing sight to see.

Sharen catching some Z's

Goodnight Moon

2011-01-19T18:06:00.000-08:00

The Moon was amazing tonight! I tried to get some pictures of it but it's always so hard to get them to come out just right. However, I was pretty pleased with these. Hope you enjoy.

Ice skating

2011-01-19T17:55:00.000-08:00

We finally found somewhere to go Ice Skating and surprised Jaydn with a trip! She was a little apprehensive at first, but then was excited..until she got on the ice. She wasn't so sure about it. Dad made it a lot of fun and a great partner for her...mom on the other hand stayed in the arena..no skates for this girl.

Daddy and Jaydn!!!

I think Robby got a great workout from trying to help her! She just wouldn't keep her body straight.

Need a break!

The buckets helped a bit, but not a lot. She gave up on them on about the third lap.

HI MOM!

She was getting much better towards the end of the adventure and was keeping herself up! So proud of her.

Our NEW HOUSE!!!!

2010-12-31T17:19:00.000-08:00

So as most of you know, we are moving to Fort Bragg, North Carolina in March! After many years of living in military housing or renting, we've decided to take the plunge and buy a house! We will be in NC for up to 5 years and the interest rates are amazing, so it's the right time. Robby had to come to NC for work so Jaydn and I came with him and we've spent the last 4 days looking at houses. I have to say that looking at houses is exhausting! After three days Robby and I narrowed it down to two houses. They were both about the same price but in completely different locations...city vs. country. We ended up going with country/rural! We love this house.
There is only thing that I wish was different and that is that there isn't a room for the laundry, it's just a closet. But it will work!
We put an offer in on it today and they accepted. We are waiting until the end of February to close and will finally move in in March!

The front of the new house. Even has a front porch that my rocking chairs will go great in.

The entry way of the house! I LOVE this about this house!

And this is pretty much what sold me on this house! The kitchen is gorgeous!!!! To the right of the picture, where I am standing, there is another cabinet with the sink and dishwasher and a bar! Behind the bar is an eat in kitchen!

The living room. The kitchen open ups to the living room. it's a little bit small but very homey and cozy feeling.

The formal dining room that Robby hates. It's a point less room but we will use it as an office.

Walking up the stairs. Behind Robby is the bathroom, Jaydn's room, and the laundry closet. Behind where I am standing is the master bedroom and to my side are the two other bedrooms.

The master bath!

And this will be Jaydn's room. Ridiculous that this will be bigger than the master room. It's technically the bonus room but it will fit all of her crap!!!

Merry Christmas 2010!!

2010-12-25T20:47:00.000-08:00

First, it was AMAZING to have daddy home for this Christmas, that was the greatest gift of all! We had a great day, even though this is the first year in 8 that we haven't been with family :(. We spent the day at home for the morning and then took dinner to our friends house that just had a baby two days ago. We played some Wii and had a great day!

Jaydn got a bike from Santa but she wasn't so sure about it at first. Before the snow started falling, daddy took her out to ride it and she did great! She like the bike now.

Thanks for the bear Gaga and Grandma Sharen. She is now sleeping soundly with it.

We offically have BEAVER fever at our house. She is currently wearing her PJ's and has worn something Justin ALL day.

Thanks Papa and Kathy!

Thanks Auntie Janice, Trav, and boys for the clothes. They look so warm.

Thanks guys!!! Robby is excited to find a place to hang his new wind chime.

Merry Christmas From BILLY!! He even got spoiled with his very own stocking and treats from Santa.

The aftermath. I'm still cleaning up, I think it will be like a 3 day project.

Well the snow started falling around 3ish and is suppose to continue until sometime tomorrow night. We are suppose to get anywhere between 5-10 inches. I'm happy for a white Christmas but really hope it clears up before we drive to North Carolina on Tuesday.

Merry Christmas to all our family and friends! We love and miss you all and hope you have a blessed year. Thank you for all the gifts but most importantly for your love and support!

OUR new car

2010-12-02T06:34:00.000-08:00

So we got a new car! Totally not needed but this is the LAST car for a very long time. I love it. It's a 2010 Toyota Highlander Limited and we got a smokin' deal on it..otherwise there is no way we would have done it!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

2010-11-25T06:35:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to our Family and Friends! We have so much to be thankful for this year, especially Robby being home with us to celebrate! It is always hard to be away from family during the holidays and that is hitting me pretty hard this year. This is the first year since 2002 that we haven't been with family during the holidays. We have great friends here though that we will be spending the day with (but they don't compare to being with family)!
Hope everyone enjoys their Turkey day. Eat lots, relax, love one another, and be grateful for what we all have!
With Love,
The Gabeharts

HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY BUG!!!

2010-11-24T06:40:00.000-08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUG!!!
It's so hard to believe that 6 years ago today Jaydn was born! She has been such a joy, even when she is sassy :)
We took her to Chuck E Cheese on Saturday to celebrate with a couple of her friends. She had a blast.

She LOVED this gift. She is in LOVE with Justin Bieber and said this was her best gift!

She was very nervous to meet Chuck E and kept asking when he was going to coming out. But when it came down to it, she wasn't afraid!

We LOVE YOU Bug!!!!!

Happy Halloween 2010!!!

2010-11-01T12:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!
We had a great Halloween this year. Robby was home, which was the best part!

I can't even tell you how long Robby worked on the witch but it was a very long time. He did an amazing job though!

Snow White

A Bat

This pumpkin was also very cool!

Jaydn doesn't like the feel of the guts, but would clean out the pieces that dropped in after we carved them. At least she would do that!

Daddy is so scary!

After a long debate with Jaydn of whether I could decorate the front yard or not, she agreed to let me do it. She is afraid but it didn't bother her as much as she thought it would. There was one kid that she was afraid of and 2 houses. Not too bad. But she did play the "my tummy doesn't feel good, I want to sleep with you" game last night. She slept on our floor!

Even Billy was a part of the fun!

Jaydn the cop, with her 2 criminals--Daddy and Billy!

The criminal and his vampire!

Bug and Daddy

She made the cutest little police officer! I loved it!

BOATING

2010-10-31T11:54:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago we finally got the boat out onto the river! It was a beautiful day but the river is very SHALLOW. At some points, only 1.5 feet deep. The river's depth is dependant on the tide of the ocean, weird, so it varies. But the river is gorgeous and it was fun!

Virginia house

2010-10-11T17:16:00.001-07:00

Here's pictures of the new house! I'll put some in with our stuff in it after I get everything organized and cleaned.

Our back yard.

The guest room

Jaydn's room..it's very small but she feels safe in it

The Master bath..love having my own bathroom.

Master bedroom

Kitchen

Rest of the kitchen

Living room

I don't think were in Kansas anymore!

2010-09-19T19:03:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been a little while and a lot has happened since then. On September 7 the moving company came to our house and began the packing process. After a very loooonnnng 3 days, our house was empty. I fear that not all of our stuff will have made it in one piece, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed! On Friday the 10th, we signed out of our house after living there for 5 years. It was a sad day. Rod came into town on Thursday night to help us drive across the country, which I am extremely grateful for! We spent a few last days in Kansas hanging out with friends and getting ready for a 3 days drive.
On Monday at about 920 we headed out of town :(. It seemed like it took forever to get to Kansas City where we had to stop at Cabela's. It was a blessing that we had to stop because we noticed that the tire on the boat trailer was about to blow. So after getting a new tire, we were on the road again. The first day we drove about 475 miles to Mount Vernon, Illinois. The second day was uneventful at about 400 miles and then the last days was about 400 miles. We were so happy to finally be in Virginia but not so happy to start house hunting.
We were suppose to get a house on post, we were number 1 on the list, but they stopped building houses and didn't have one for us. So we spent our first full day house hunting. I was discouraged and very stressed. The only thing we had really found was an apartment and I didn't care to do that again. The second day was SO much better and will sign a lease tomorrow for a 3 bedroom 2.5 bath house with a garage in the country. I am excited and relieved to finally have somewhere to call "home" for the next 6 months! Tuesday the movers come and deliver our stuff and then the fun of unpacking begins :(...anyone want to come help!
Today we were lucky enough to relax and go to Virginia Beach. Jaydn loved the beach and I will post pictures very soon. We also saw a shark, a pod of dolphins, The Blue Angels who were flying in an air show which was amazing, and a helpicopter! It was a great day!

THE Bogar's

2010-09-07T16:38:00.000-07:00

Here's pictures from the time we spent with the Bogar side of the family! They are goofy but boy do I miss them!

Sarge! Sarge turned 13 this year, amazing that he is still around. But for how much longer, we don't know. It will be a sad day for me when he is no longer here. Love ya Sarge.

Jaydn and Papa on the four wheeler. No papa is not PREGO, he has apples down his shirt. This is the first time ever that Jaydn has ridden in the back of the four wheeler. Even the next time she rode, it was in front of Papa.

The tractor is slowly replacing the four wheeler. I think the smile says it all.

Jaydn and Grandma W...she doesn't like to say Witch

Robby and Grandma

Papa at Rooster's..yummy. He even got to see some pasty white A** while eating dinner.

Jaydn and Papa in Elk River. we are so glad that Papa got to spend as much time with us that he did.

Shooting Gunny..jaydn's gun.

I'm still in shock that he did this. I sure hope it ran correctly the next day.

Sadie and Kasey

2010-09-07T16:16:00.000-07:00

Kasey and Sadie were able to come and see us on their way back home! It was so good to see them again. Jaydn had a really good time playing with Sadie. It really makes me wish that we lived closer. I had always envisioned our kids playing together, but I guess life is never what you think it will be.

Jaydn and Sadie hugging...although I'm not sure Sadie was in the mood for it.

Me and Kasey(Boog...is that still ok to call you?) I miss you girl!

Jaydn helping Sadie to dance

Sadie and Kasey! I can't tell you enough how much I admire you! You are a fabulous mom and Sadie is a very lucky girl.
On a side note, there is a box of clothes coming your way :)

IDAHO!

2010-09-07T16:03:00.000-07:00

Sand Point!!!

Cody, Travis, Jan, Me, Robby, Jaydn, Rod, and Max at Silverwood....we had a BLAST

Jaydn and Daddy being super silly

Robby and Jan before they went on a super crazy roller roaster...they are crazy.

Robby, Rod, and Jan

Jaydn and Max...this was their taxi that they took around swimming area all day. The water was like ice, I am not sure how they were in there so long.

Well it's been awhile since I've posted anything and I'm sure there are a few of you that are frustrated by that (sorry kasey).
We had a fabulous time in Idaho and go to see lots of people that we have missed greatly! I think that for the first time ever, we didn't run ourselves ragged on this trip. We still kept plenty busy visiting everyone and doing our things, but I didn't feel as stressed, thank goodness.
Here's a few of our favorite pictures...ENJOY!

WOW, WATER!!!

2010-07-10T07:45:00.001-07:00

We have had a massive amount of rain the past month or so and Milford Lake is a perfect example of that. WE finally got the boat ready to go out and went to our normal loading spot to find the above picture. The lake is probably a good 10-15 feet the normal level. So the road where we would put the boat in is gone and the ramp is under water.

Hope you didn't want to have a dry picnic!

That is the walkway where we stand to put the boat in.

I don't know if you can see the light post on the left hand side of the picture or not,but that light post is near where we would put the boat in.Just goes to show how much water there truly is.

Jaydn wanted to bring her friends, Cami and Erick, with us! They all had a blast.

Amazingly we didn't even take the fishing poles with us! The kids were very excited to get into the water and swim! Cami even jumped off the boat a couple of times!

Jaydn driving the boat!

Robby let Jaydn paint his toes and fingernails! I thought it was funny that he had red toes in his boat!

Billy was even happy to have the boat out again!

Not sure what that look was for but I thought it was Funny! we are so happy that daddy is home and we can go out on the boat again!

Daddy is HOME!!!!

2010-07-10T07:24:00.001-07:00

Here we are, patiently awaiting the arrival of daddy after 10 LONG months! I am not complaining because it could have been a full 12 months and I am so thankful that it wasn't. They were due to start the ceremony at 630 which meant that we had to get there around 5 to get a good seat! That of course meant that we were up around 4 am. Once again, won't complain after Robby had to fly for at least 24 hours and had been up for a very long time. I was just happy to have it done and over with!

We were tired but happy and anxious to see DADDY!

This is when the soldiers started marching in. You should have seen her face. I can not tell you how excited she was. That smile says everything.

LOOK, there's daddy! Thank goodness for cell phones though. Robby was able to text me and let me know where he was going to be so I didn't have to sit there and try to find him among all the other uniforms....even though you know your soldier, it is difficult to find yours!

I wish I would have gotten a picture of her running up to Robby, it was priceless. I will admit that I was a little jealous :)! She was so darn excited to see her daddy!

Finally, a family again!

Thank you to Mom and Sharen for coming to Welcome Robby home!

She was helping Daddy carry his stuff even though it was heavy!

I love this picture!!!!

WELCOME HOME 701ST!!! WE LOVE YOU ALL!!

Random pictures

2010-07-01T10:52:00.000-07:00

Here's a few pictures from graduation and summer. I PROMISE to put some up after Robby gets home as well.

I think she's going to be a model. She can't look at the camera without posing.

UPDATE!!!

2010-07-01T10:47:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I know I've been horrible about updating my blog, life just seems to get in the way. I'm sitting here in my World Regional Geography class and about to fall asleep....boring. Almost done! I have already walked through the graduation ceremony but still had a couple of classes to do before I was completely done.
We are enjoying the summer. The 4 of July is going to be fantastic! ROBBY IS COMING HOME!!!!
It has been a long time coming and we can't wait. Jaydn is beyond excited and won't leave me alone about when is daddy coming home! I don't think she will leave him alone once he is here.
And for all those that don't know, we will be coming back to Idaho from July 24-August 6! We will keep you posted on when Robby is offically home!

UPDATE

2010-04-25T20:44:00.000-07:00

I figure I should probably update everyone on what has been going on in our lives the past couple of months. Jaydn has finally overcome her fear of her room and is now sleeping in there. I came up with the idea of putting a blue sheet around her bottom bunk so that she can't see out and it seems to have helped. She is also sleeping with her bedroom light on, but whatever works. Now I just have to worry about all the thunderstorms we will be getting this summer.
I took a girls trip to Las Vegas at the end of February. Diana, Kellie, and Aunt Patty all met me there and we had a blast! We spent 4 nights there! I will have to post some of those pictures later. It was great to be with friends again....we will definately have to do it again!
Robby came home for R&R in March! It was amazing to see him again. Jaydn wouldn't leave his side for the first couple of days. Every time he would think of walking outside, Jaydn wanted to make sure he was coming back. We took a trip to Kansas City and went to the zoo but mostly just stayed at home. It was incredible to have our family back together again.
I am back in school and will be done soon! I will actually be walking in the graduation ceremony next month! I will have an Associates in Science!! I can't wait to be done. Now I just have to figure out what to do with my life.
Robby will be home sometime this summer. We still do not know when but are looking forward to that day. We are hoping to make a trip to Idaho after he gets back and we will keep everyone posted. Also, we will be leaving Kansas for Ft. Lee, Virginia in September!!!!! Robby will be attending his Captain Career Course for 6 months. I am sort of sad about leaving Kansas but think it's time for a change of scenery!
Well I think that should about catch everyone up. I promise to try and be better about posting pictures!

Lt. Dan Band

2010-04-25T20:30:00.000-07:00

Gary Sinise (from Forrest Gump and CSI: NY) has a band named The Lt. Dan Band. They came to Ft. Riley this past week and put on a free concert in celebration of Month of the Military Child! We had a great time during the concert and Jaydn had a blast.

My little RoCK STAR! She stood up there with the sound guy the entire concert and jammed out the entire time!

I really wish that I would have gotten her on video before she stopped dancing. She was having a blast. It's amazing how much she loves music.

She thought it was pretty cool to have her own dog tags.

We thought we would take this picture and then ask daddy if she could have one!!! It didn't have a price tag on it, which is never a good thing, but I can just imagine the fun she would have on it. Her and papa would have a blast!

DADDY

2010-04-25T20:22:00.000-07:00

I have been SEARCHING for the perfect coin rack for all of Robby's coins and I FINALLY found one that I really liked! Robby kept telling me that he didn't have very many coins but I think he has more than he thought. This one is now full and I will be on the search AGAIN!

I have the sweetest husband ever! Last week I had a horrible dream about Robby leaving me and to remind me how much he loves me, he sent me flowers!!! I was completely shocked and surprised! Thank you baby, I love them.

He also sent Jaydn a stuffed puppy with balloons! The florist forgot to bring Jaydn's gift with my flowers so daddy had to call them and remind them. Jaydn was so excited to get something just for her!

Tulip Festival

2010-04-25T20:08:00.000-07:00

Every year in April, a small town named Wamego, has a Tulip Festival! They have food, craft booths, kids games, and a petting zoo. We have gone almost every year and we love it. I think this was the coldest year that we have had but we still had a good time.

The day before the festival Jaydn was playing at the park with her babysitter while I was at work. She fell and hit her lip on a rock. She ripped off a good portion of her skin and had a very fat lip. I felt so bad but she is such a trooper!

At the top of the light house.

This was comical! They had an inflatable caterpillar...you went in the mouth and out the butt! You had to be there to appreciate how 'wrong' it was.

Mommy and Bug

It would such a better picture if she didn't have that fat lip! She's still gorgeous though...if I do say so myself.

Easter

2010-04-25T20:02:00.000-07:00

HAPPY EASTER!!!!! Here's a picture of Jaydn while we were decorating our eggs! Her and daddy had a blast. I was shocked that Jaydn didn't want them all to be pink but she didn't!

I cropped myself out of the picture. Jaydn wanted me to go up there with her but I stood to the side. She was fine up there and told him what she would like!

My beautiful girl

Random pictures from R&R

2010-04-25T19:53:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I last posted anything but it's been a very couple of months. Here are a couple of pictures of us when Robby was home on R&R! We had an amazing time and it was so nice to have him home!

Robby and I

The 3 of us! Jaydn was more than happy to have her daddy home!

The bear has almost become a part of our family....as much money as we spend at that darn store :)

Bad guys and bathrooms

2010-01-08T09:56:00.001-08:00

So for the past week or so, I have had a hard time getting Jaydn to sleep in her room. The first night she fought me for 3 hours. To which I locked myself in my room and figured she could do whatever. If she was tired in the morning, not my problem. At about 1030 that night I heard her lightly tapping on my door. I got up and her and Billy were laying in the bathroom. I think she knew I was mad enough that she finally went to bed. The next night she started to throw a fit. I told her the only other option was to sleep in the garage, since telling her to sleep in the bathroom hadn't worked. She didn't fight me for 2 nights...until last night.

She went to bed just fine. About 10 minutes later I hear Billy come down the stairs with Jaydn fast behind him. She was crying saying she was scared. I went up and talked to her to find out what she is scared of, to see if I can fix this issue. She is scared of bad guys and shadows. I guess she thinks that the bad guys are going to come into the house, even after much debate about whether myself or Billy would ever let that happen. The shadows, I think, come for the damn movie Princess and the Frog. I explained to her what shadows are but it didn't work. I told her that she could either sleep in here or the garage. She then asked if she could sleep with the light on and play for a few minutes. At this point, I didn't care, as long as it got her to bed.

Fifteen minutes later I decide to go and check on her. Her light was off and door closed but so was the bathroom door. I opened her door and she wasn't in there...I opened the bathroom door and her and Billy are fast asleep on the floor. I had to laugh but at the same time it's so frustrating.

How do I make her feel safe enough to be able to sleep in her room instead of the bathroom. I thought about letting her come into my room but that is a habit I DO NOT want to start. I'm sort of at a loss at this point. I guess we will see what tonight brings and hope that she will sleep in her own room again. She slept all night in the bathroom. I tried moving her but she refused.

Merry Christmas!!!

2009-12-25T12:13:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas everyone! We had a very busy night and morning. Jaydn wanted to sleep with me last night and refused to go to bed until I did, so we were up until around 10 pm on christmas eve. She woke up at 830 and was ready to go! We called daddy and he got his computer set up and was able to watch and listen to us open our gifts. We also got to see him open his gifts! It is so nice that we have the technology that allows us to see one another even from miles apart, it wouldn't be the same if we couldn't do that.

The lazy bones on x-mas eve
Our free christmas tree! Thank you to Trees for Troops that gives free trees to families with deployed soldiers! We were so lucky to get such a beautiful tree..even though it fell down the first night we had it. I managed to get it set back up and only lost one ornament in the ordeal!

So Silly

Jaydn and "Flat" Robby

Jaydn with Billy the reindeer

We have had HORRIBLE weather the past two days. We've had snow with winds up to 45 mph gusts. Lucky for us (NOT) the snow has drifted into our back yard and front porch. I don't think this picture does the drift justice but you get a little bit of an idea of what it is like here.

jaydn trying to figure out who the gift is for and who it's from..SANTA

Billy wanted to see

Cousin COdy made Jaydn a very pretty necklace..thank you cody

Jaydn talking to her daddy! We love you daddy!

Jaydn performing with her new microphone...not sure what i was thinking getting this for her. She has been entertaining me all day and having Grandma Sharen sing as well.

Billy wasn't sure what the heck Jaydn was doing.

Let it snow!!!

2009-12-09T14:58:00.000-08:00

So we got our first big snow storm of the year. It snowed for two days and we got about a foot total. Then last night the wind kicked in and the snow drifts are horrible. I can't get out my front door and I'm afraid to see what the driveway looks like. We have about 3 feet of snow in the back yard but there is nothing on the hill right behind us. Billy hates it, but Jaydn loves it. We didn't have school today and will see what tomorrow brings! My friend Maria convinced me to come out and let Jaydn so sledding and I'm so glad that I did! We had a blast!

Jaydn was so excited to see the first snow!

she likes to pose for the camera

WEEE!!Thank you Gaga and Grandma Sharen for the sled, it came in handy!

She was trying, unsuccessfully, to pull Erick back up the hill.

catching snow flakes on her tounge

Jaydn and Cami! They have a lot of fun together.

exhausted

Jaydn and mommy! we were very cold at this point

Ariel

2009-10-31T20:33:00.000-07:00

Jaydn, who was a beautiful princess Ariel, had a great time tonight. She is so obssed with Ariel that she wants to have an Ariel birthday party.

Happy Halloween

2009-10-31T20:16:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween everyone! Jaydn and I had a good time tonight. I have to say that this was the most disappointing Halloween by far. Hardly anyone was handing out candy or had signs that said, Sorry no candy. I'm sorry but you live on a military post with kids everywhere, is it too much to ask that you hand out candy. Anyhow, we still had a good time and Jaydn was ready to be done and hand out candy. Billy even helped but he didn't appreciate all the people in masks and was a little protective of his girls when men came to the door! I carved 5 pumpkins this year and Jaydn couldn't understand why we couldn't have more...my hand was sore after doing all of these. Can't wait until next year when daddy can be here and we can all dress up again!

This is our one 'odd' ball pumpkin. i didn't feel like taking the time to carve it like the others

BOO

Ariel

Billy, the ladybug

Jaydn and billy handing out candy. Billy was yawning...in between growling :)

Ariel and the Vampire

FRIENDS

2009-09-20T07:05:00.001-07:00

Jaydn got to enjoy a very special treat this weekend. Her best friend(from Kansas :)), Sienna, came down with her mom on Friday night and stayed with us until Saturday evening. Jaydn and Sienna hadn't seen each other in a while so it was nice for them to get together and play. When they got to our house Jaydn went flying out the door and ran to give Sienna a hug, it was so cute. They had a grea time playing together. When Sienna and Shannon had to leave, both Sienna and Jaydn were crying. I'm so thankful that they still live close enough that we can go visit from time to time.

Saturday was Apple Days. It's a big festival thing that Fort Riley does every year. They have a petting zoo, bouncy's, food, music, and of course Apple Pie. I got up early that morning and took the girls to Apple Days. Sienna won this sign that says "Support Our Troops". So as we are walking across the field, Jaydn is holding it up yelling, "Bring our daddies home safe". It was sad and cute all at the same time!

Jaydn was so excited to see the ducklings. When she saw there was a petting zoo, she immediately asked if there were duckings. So we found them in this cage adn i wanted to get a picture of her with them. She didn't want to get close because she was afraid that they would peck her. She is about as fond of birds as her mommy is.

jaydn and sienna petting a calf. I told jaydn that it was a baby cow and her reply, "you mean calf mom"..of course jaydn. they also got to feed a baby goat it's bottle but jaydn insisted on sitting on my lap so i couldn't get a picture of her.

jaydn riding Goldie. She loves horses and had a blast. Goldie is 19 years old..amazing.

Jaydn and sienna. it never fails that at least one of them is making a funny face. we enjoyed our visit with shannon and sienna and are looking forward to going to their house in october!

SUNFLOWERs!!

2009-09-13T20:29:00.000-07:00

Jaydn and I decided to go out today and take some pictures. I really want to find a patch of HUGE sunflowers, but I have to go west for that. Maybe next weekend! My good camera wasn't working so I used this one but was able to still capture some good pictures. Jaydn wasn't cooperating very well either..dang it.

If you could see from the waist down, you would see that she has her hand on her hip. She wanted to pose...I wanted her to be 'normal'.

See ya in a year :(

2009-08-25T11:49:00.000-07:00

as most of you know, robby left today for his 12 month 'vacation' to the sand box! it's been a long time coming, but i don't think it makes it any easier. we had a great last weekend together and had a lot of fun. we had to take him in very very early this morning. jaydn did amazing well and didn't shed a tear, which i think really helped robby and i to do better. although, as robby was leaving she told him,"daddy, you will always be in my heart". i haven't stopped crying today, just about anything will get me going. i'll feel sorry for myself today and then pick myself up tomorrow and move on. jaydn and i have to make the most of having daddy gone and living our life. everyone always says that the second deployment is easier, and while that may be true, the departure was much harder this time. robby and i have an amazing relationship and i love him more than anything in the world. letting go was very difficult. however, we can now start the countdown to having him home again and starting a new journey. thank you to everyone who loves and supports us...you will help us to get through this difficult time and we are truly blessed to have you in our lives. we have some amazing friends and family,both here and in idaho!!! i will keep everyone posted and post pictures as i get them!

family time

2009-08-25T11:40:00.000-07:00

we went out to the lake last night so that we could just relax and take some pictures. we love going out there and having family time.jaydn and i are going to miss that..guess we'll have to do it on our own..yikes!

jaydn took this picture of robby and i. she does pretty well when she tries. i think we will be buying her a kids digital for her b-day!
got to love self portraits. robby always gives me a hard time but i think it's fun!

about 3 years ago, we took a shot just like this one. robby loves the picture and wanted to re-do it. jaydn is a lot bigger but still a precious shot.

more family shots

2009-08-25T11:32:00.000-07:00

here's a few more pictures of us from this weekend. we had a great weekend and it was so nice to just spend time together!

me and the love of my life!
we have a fascination with ladybugs and this one just happened to be on a rose. it was so pretty!

her and daddy had been going through the water and well, she doesn't like to get splashed in the face. unforanetly, she got it right in the face and was very upset about this. she's a trooper though and got over it pretty quickly.

i think it must have been cold!

just being silly and having fun

1st day of pre-school, year 2

2009-08-25T11:25:00.000-07:00

well jaydn finally started her second year of pre-school. she was very excited to be able to go back and see her teachers. her teacher had left a message on my answering machine over the weekend and jaydn told me that she got teary eyed listening to it...so sweet. she has only gone 2 days so far, since daddy left this week. it's back to the grind of things tomorrow and i can't wait. she loves school.

she really wanted to ride her bike to school so we bought a lock for her bike. it was a rough go, especially up the hill, but she hung in there. she was very proud of herself and we get there much quicker when we ride instead of walk.

more 35mm pictures...they still make them

2009-08-25T11:14:00.000-07:00

here's a few pictures of us this weekend. i apologize for not being able to turn these, i took them with my 35mm and for some reason, i just can't rotate them! these turned out great. we had a great weekend with robby and mom and sharen. it was a perfect weekend before robby left for the dreaded sand box...i'll post about that later too!

robby and sharen

robby and mom

me and robby!

our family! i'm pretty blessed to have such a wonderful family

robby and jaydn

she was having so much fun at the splash park. although, she doesn't really like to be splashed in the face.

the girls!

35mm

2009-08-25T11:05:00.000-07:00

it's been awhile since i posted anything, so i'll try and catch you up. i haven't used our 35mm in a little while so i decided to get it out. i got some amazing shots of jaydn and have had lots of fun with it.

SPLASH

2009-08-06T08:27:00.001-07:00

This pictures says it all. She loves the water if she can wear a life jacket, doesn't have to jump in, and doesn't have to get her face wet..otherwise she dislikes it a lot. So when the first thing they had to do was get their face wet, she was a little upset. She refused to go under so i had to dunk her, which of course really made her mad. Once she got over that, the instructor asked them to jump in. Most kids would love this, but apparently Jaydn has trust issues and doesn't think that mommy is going to catch her. So she threw a fit, this was before daddy got there, and refused. I finally got her to do it but only if i hold her hands. We are taking baby steps to get her to trust us and be ok. I was so proud of her on Wednesday when she went under with no issues. Still doesn't like to jump off the side but i'm hoping we will get there by the end of next week.

this picture says it all. this was at the end of the lesson and she wasn't very happy.

mommy was having fun and the water was warm

GO, GO, GO!!!!

Camping

2009-08-06T07:54:00.000-07:00

Jaydn has been 'bugging' us to go camping for a very long time. And for two people that love that outdoors, we have yet to do this. Kansas camping is not at all like Idaho camping, way to hot here. So we finally decided that we would set the tent up and give it a shot. I checked what the weather was suppose to do for that Friday at the begining of the week and it was suppose to be good. We had an event to go to that evening so before we left, i checked the weather again,granted we already had the tent up so it was going to happen. The weather said we were suppose to have scattered thunderstorms. We went to our event and came back around 10 and the weather then said a LARGE thunderstorm was coming but not until around 4 am.

Wouldn't it be our luck that as soon as we went to bed, the lightening started. Luckily jaydn was exhausted and feel asleep pretty quickly. Robby started snoring about the time that Jaydn started twitching, but poor mom was wide awake with no chance of going to sleep. For those that have never experienced a midwestern thunderstorm, HOLY COW! The storm was very large and even scared me. Jaydn surprised me and slept through about an hour of it....until a huge bolt of lightening struck somewhere very close.

At this point I put her next to me. We asked if she could hold on until the rain calmed down and she said that she would try. We waited about 15 minutes and I noticed that she was shaking and about 5 minutes after that, she had gotten sick from her nerves. I took Jaydn in and she slept in bed with me, although the storm had past by the time we had gotten into bed. Robby said he would come in and he did, 9 am the next morning! Maybe we will be able to try again before Robby leaves.

Jaydn and mommy after coming back into the house!

Jaydn and billy before bed

Jaydn before bed..we even roasted a marshmellow...but she didn't eat it

Jaydn and daddy getting the tent ready

Jaydn hammering in the tent stakes.

She loved helping!

And some day I will figure out how to put these darn pictures in order!

Riley county Fair

2009-07-29T12:07:00.000-07:00

We were invited to go to the KAW Valley Rodeo and Riley County fair with our friends Glen and Kim! Jaydn had a blast and it was very entertaining to watch the Rodeo. We were sad that no one rode the bull for a full 8 but watching little kids ride sheep was HILARIOUS!!!!!

Jaydn wanted Mr. Glen to go down the slide with her! She had a lot of fun on the slide

Jaydn riding the pony. She loved it.

Jaydn and mommy going down the slide! Mommy doesn't like heights so much

Jaydn and daddy on the Ferris Wheel. mommy was too much of a chicken and refused to go up. Maybe someday I'll become a little bit more adventerous!

MISSOURI

2009-07-28T20:42:00.000-07:00

So after we returned from a 1700 mile trip from Idaho, we turned around 12 hours later and drove another 600 miles(round trip) to Missouri to pick up the damn dog. Don't get me wrong, i love you mom and sharen and had a great time, but i was in no mood to be in the car another minute. we ended up having a really good time and jaydn was so excited to see her dog again.

Jaydn and Grandma Sharen showing us how big Jaydn's fish was...it wasn't that big

this was actually after we had returned from Missouri. I was giving billy a bath and jaydn found some of my lip gloss. needless to say, she missed her lips by a little bit. she was pretty proud of herself though

robby fishing..didn't have much luck at this pond but saw a HUGE snapping turtle. i wouldn't want to cross paths with him

Jaydn and her 'baby' sunfish. i was so proud that she actually held it

the end of the wedding pics

2009-07-27T17:16:00.000-07:00

best friends forever!

so cute!

more wedding pictures

2009-07-27T16:54:00.000-07:00

here's some more of my fav's! enjoy

This one says it all.....it's all about love and each other!

giddy up horsey!!! or so jaydn thought

love, love, love this one! she has my hand and he has her hair.

i'm sure she's thinking"would you just hurry up and take this damn picture"

Wedding!!!

2009-07-27T14:44:00.000-07:00

Ok! So first I'll apologize for taking so long to update the blog. I'm horrible and life seems to have gotten in the way. I'm trying to catch up but things are going to be way out of order so, but i hope you enjoy looking at the pictures.

Robby and I re-newed our vows while we were in idaho! it was AMAZING...no other word to describe it. I always wanted to do our wedding over again and it was everything i had hoped for. it's amazing to be so much in love after 10+ years of marriage. i definately think that this helped to bring us even closer. I'm lucky to have such a wonderful husband. the pictures aren't in any order either.

Jaydn and daddy!

The three of us!

she sort of has a 'mean' look on her face...like whatever, i'll do what i want

I love this picture and i love him! what an amazing day.

i love this picture as well. the love that a little girl and a daddy share is awesome! i'm lucky to have it with my dad and i'm so glad that jaydn has an incredible daddy!

Wedding Invite photo shoot

2009-04-29T19:38:00.000-07:00

i forgot to put this one in the first time. however, you can tell that robby is being his typical self....and he loves messing with sandra. maybe he should go into modeling.

Robby and I have decided to renew our vows this summer while we are in Idaho!!! So we wanted to have our pictures done to send out as invites. My great friend Sandra, who likes to take pictures and do hair, said she would help us out. So on a very windy(it's Kansas and you can't get away from the wind) Friday evening we decided to head out and take some pictures. The night was full of bloopers and funny moments!

Here I am with crazy hair. Jaydn saw it and started yelling at me. She hated it. I told her to stop yelling at me and if she didn't have anything nice to say, then she needed to leave. So she left and a couple moments later I could hear her crying. So as you can see I'm trying to comfort her. I told her that mommy's hair wasn't going to stay that way...are you sure mommy??? She had a very emotional week last week.

Here's one of the 3 of us. Jaydn wanted to be included in the pictures but she was being a total goof, typical Bug.

I love this picture!

I also love this one....water seems to be a major part of our life...if only there was a big fish in it!

I do have to tell you about the bloopers though. After we did the water shoot we were getting into the car. Sandra's kids, Cody and Jessica, came with us. Sandra was getting them into the back of the Highlander and Robby was talking on his military cell as she was trying to get into the car. He apparently thought she was already in the car and started to leave. I told him that she wasn't in yet and he told me to hush...guess someone important was on the other end. So I thought he was just being a smart ass and pretending to leave Sandra...until he kept going. I finally yelled at him and he finally realized that she really wasn't in the car.

Our second blooper, which was more embarassing for me, took place at the other place. We had 37 MPH winds that night and I wore a dress...I guess I was asking for it. So as Robby and I are standing in front of a church on one of the main streets in Manhattan, the wind catches my dress and sends it flying up to my face. Luckily I caught it but not before Sandra got an eye full and a picture of it. We had a great time and am thankful for Sandra for doing us a huge favor.

random stuff

2009-04-29T19:25:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I have to tell you the story behind the Rhino. This is the 'rhino', thank goodness, but you will get the picture. So the very last rhino in the cages did not like me, at all. He would back up and charge the cage right in front of me. Had it been this rhino, I probably would have had a horn in my stomach. If i moved out of the holding area, he would stop charging and was happy. As soon as I came back in, he would lower his head, glare at me, and CHARGE. At first I thought it was a fluke, but he kept on doing it. I decided to leave and quickly.

i didn't have enough 'umph' to spin myself all the way around but i thought it was a cool picture

she loves to go around and around and around...makes me dizzy just to watch her

it amazes me daily how big she is getting. i bought her a dress yesterday that is a size 5...i'm not ready

here is jaydn at tumbling. it was funny because after this, we had to go home and practice..she wanted mommy and daddy to do it to..amazingly i could do it.

A PINK Easter

2009-04-29T19:16:00.000-07:00

Easter this year was great. Robby was home which was nice and Jaydn got to color Easter eggs for the first time!

We were shocked that Jaydn didn't want all of her eggs to be pink and the first one she colored was blue!
They are so cute together

Mommy and Jaydn being silly

Looking to see where the Easter Bunny left here basket. She would have been shocked if it was really in there

The Easter Bunny must love PINK as much as Jaydn because that's all he brought. everything you see was from the bunny...got to love the bunny

Jaydn and PAPA!

2009-04-29T19:04:00.000-07:00

Papa finally came for a visit. He hasn't been here since Robby returned from Iraq last year. He and Jaydn had a blast. One lady even said, I don't know who is more goofy...him or her! They didn't stop the entire week. I'm sure that Papa was happy to get home and have some rest. I needed a break too, Jaydn didn't calm down the entire time he was here. It was great to have him here and we look forward to the next trip.

Here is Jaydn and Papa at the Salina Zoo. We were one of five families at the entire zoo. It was nice.

Jaydn wanted to know what everything on the tractor did...and who better to have as a teacher than Papa.

Here they are in the backyard fighting with cardboard sticks. Amazing that noone got hurt.

Jaydn read to Papa while he tried to nap.

priceless! there is nothing like the love of a papa and a little girl who adores him. thanks for coming to see us papa...can't wait to see you in idaho in june.

Hanging out with DADDY

2009-04-13T17:23:00.000-07:00

Jaydn loves spending time with her daddy! she has gotten a lot of time with him lately and he has been sure to teach her the finer things in life!

Jaydn with the BIG walleye that daddy caught. She wasn't very happy to be standing next to it

robby was teaching her to fish with an open faced reel. she did awesome! she picked it up very quickly.

Hollywood Studios

2009-03-30T12:33:00.001-07:00

Hollywood Studios was our last stop at Disney World. Here is where all the characters from the Disney Channel live. Jaydn had a lot of fun here as well.

Jaydn with JoJo and Goliath from JoJo's circus

we saw the Beauty and the Beast show...AMAZING. It is about true love that was brilliantly performed.

Jaydn with Handy Manny!

Water FUN!!

2009-03-30T12:26:00.000-07:00

I think there was only 2 things Jaydn wanted to do while in Florida....see a princess and go to the pool..luckily we got to do both. Getting her out of the water was much harder than getting her in. She spent about 3 hours being a water baby. She never use to love it this much and i'm thankful she finally likes it.

He's a turd!

Kansas Weather....What the heck

2009-03-30T12:17:00.001-07:00

It is IMPOSSIBLE to predict what the weather in Kansas is going to do. We had 70 degree weather in January and a snow storm at the end of March. This allowed Jaydn to wear her snow pants at least once this year!!! We had a great time going outside and playing in the snow though!

Lucas was not as excited as Jaydn was!

mom had this grand idea of taking a lid to a rubber maid container and turning it into a sled! it worked a little bit, but jaydn thought it was a blast.

dad was a better pusher than mom was.

dad and jaydn were having a snow ball fight. her tiny snow ball did not compare to dad's shovel full of snow. she didn't mind it though and kept on throwing.

Bouncy Bouncy Bounce

2009-03-26T07:14:00.000-07:00

here is jaydn bouncing on the trampoline at sea world. she loved it. the guy of course had to help her bounce, she just doesn't weigh enough to be much air...but he sure did. she wanted to do it again as soon as she was done. it was definately worth taking the break and watching her, she hasn't giggled like that in awhile!

Sea World

2009-03-21T21:17:00.001-07:00

We spent a relaxing day at Sea World. It was a nice change from the fast pace of Disney. I even convinced myself to go on a roller coaster with Robby...OMG!!! I'll have to look up how fast it went but I paid for it the rest of the day. Jaydn, being the adrenaline junky that she is, wanted to do the trampoline. She didn't have enough 'umph' to make herself bounce so the worker had to help her, and bounce her he did. She got some massive air and giggled the entire time! She kept asking to do it again.

This made the $8 fee so worth it!

Jaydn was a little afraid of the Clydesdale...they are massive

The Shamhart's...hehe

This has got to be an amazing job! Before the show, they honored those that have served or are serving in the military and asked them to stand...it made me so proud to see Robby stand up!

Jaydn and Robby visiting Shamu!I think she is finally over her fear of people in mascot outfits.

A Kiss From a Princess

2009-03-21T21:01:00.000-07:00

Half way through the day, our little princess was exhausted and passed out in the stroller. This doesn't happen very often so we had to capture it with a picture!

Robby with Jaydn's pink Minnie ears

Jaydn with Minnie and Mickey. She was so upset that Minnie wasn't at Minnie's house and wanted to know when she was going to be home so Jaydn could go over there and play. Robby finally had to tell Jaydn that Minnie was going to stay at Mickey's and watch a movie until late...she was finally ok with that.

The two of us at Minnie's house...young love once again.

Jaydn had waited to see Snow White all day and was so excited to see her. Jaydn told her that she liked her lip stick so she leaned over and gave her a big kiss on the cheek. I don't think there was another child in the entire park with Snow White's lip print on her! She felt so special that day.

Magic Kingdom

2009-03-21T20:48:00.000-07:00

Us and Snow White...she was Jaydn's favorite princess.

Jaydn and Belle!

Jaydn and Cinderella!

Jaydn and Ariel!

Us at the Castle!

This is the park that we spent the most time at, considering that is the home of the things princess! Jaydn LOVeS all things princess and tends to think she is one as well. It brought tears to my eyes when she saw Cinderella for the first time. She told me, "It's amazing to be at Disney World". She truly appreciated the trip!

Disney World

2009-03-21T20:16:00.001-07:00

Tyler, Taylor, Michelle, Jaydn, me, Robby, and James! We miss the Verbowski's

So we just got back from spending 4 days at Disney World! We kept the secret from Jaydn for 6 weeks and she was estatic when she found out where we were going. She was in awe the entire time we were there. We literally took 654 pictures and trying to figure out which ones to put on here is so difficult. Hopefully I can find the ones that capture the best moments of our trip.

The first day we were there we didn't do too much. We spent a few hours at Epcot before heading back to the hotel and meeting up with The Verbowski's. We hadn't seen James in almost 7 years, amazing how quickly time goes by. Jaydn even developed a little crush on Tyler!

This is the big 'golf' ball at Epcot. Not very interesting but well known.

Rob, me, Judy, Jaydn, and Sharen

Me and Jaydn! It is amazing what they can do with flowers and plants!

Jaydn with Chip and Dale. These were the first characters that she saw. She was nervous to see them but she quickly relaxed after they gave her kisses!

New camera

2009-03-14T19:42:00.001-07:00

we got a new camera today and so far, i love it. here are a few samples of what we took today!

so everyone gives me compliments on jaydn's eyes and we all know where she got them..from me!!!! we can zoom in after we've taken a picture and take another picture so that is what we did. i think it's safe to say that she has my eyes.

me and robby being DOrKS. He now knows what he will look like bald!

this is billy! he actually looks "good"

BUG! she loves to swing and spent about a half an hour today swinging.

we are leaving tomorrow for disney world and we can't wait. jaydn has no idea what we are doing. she knows that she is getting a special day but doesn't know what that is. i can not wait to see her face. we will be posting lots of pictures when we get home.

Special Day!

2009-03-07T18:46:00.000-08:00

Jaydn had a HUGE surprise today, her best friend Sienna came down to visit! They were so excited to see each other and had a blast! We are so sad that they live so far away. Robby was so nice and took them to lunch and to the park.

Tumbling!

2009-03-07T18:33:00.000-08:00

Jaydn has started taking tumbling classes once a week. There are a ton of kids in the class so they don't get much one-on-one time. However, on Friday they had a make-up class and only 5 kids showed up!!! Jaydn has been asking since day 1 to do the bars. Last Monday she finally got that chance and ROCKED at it! Of course mommy didn't have the camera so I promised daddy that I would take it next time..and I did. I wish that the balance beam was closer because it was hilarious to watch her. She would not let Ms. Vicky let go of her and had no fear when it came to jumping off the balance beam.

Military Ball

2009-02-07T16:45:00.001-08:00

Robby and I got an evening out, although it was a military ball, we had a blast. It was nice to have some adult time and to PARTY! We both got a little bit intoxicated and hungover but had a blast!

Us at 130am at the bar

Us dancing..amazing. had to get a picture because it only happens once every 10 years

we were the village idiots, i mean people!

Us before we left! It was too windy to be doing pictures outside

A day at the park

2009-01-31T16:35:00.001-08:00

Who would have thought that on January 30th that the outside temperature would be 72! With the weather being so nice, we decided to take Jaydn to the park. We had a blast and got some great pics in the process.

Robby going for a ride

she loves excitement but started to get dizzy as she went round and round.

Mommy was helping Jaydn for gold

All those years of watching Jan in gymnastics has finally paid off!

WEE!!! Higher daddy, HIgher

Pictures by JAYDN

2009-01-24T17:46:00.001-08:00

Jaydn LOVES to take pictures with my camera. I got it out tonight and she asked if she could take one of mommy and daddy. She actually takes pretty good pictures, except for self portraits..as you can see! She find it hilarious that she had chopped off her head and you could see every spec on her face. Maybe someday she'll have a career as a photographer, we'll keep you posted.

Party like a rock star

2009-01-24T17:42:00.001-08:00

Jaydn partied like a rock star with her friends at a b-ball game and was exhausted on the way home..thus being the end result! I love the glasses on her though, she looks so stinkin' cute in them.

Reality

2009-01-24T17:27:00.000-08:00

Jaydn had her first dose of reality and death. She wants Billy to sleep in her room, but we will not let him (too many toys for him to chew on) so we told her she could have a fish instead. She was sad that she didn't have a friend to stay in her room with her. So last Friday I took her to Wal-mart(my first mistake) to pick out her very own beta. She picked a pretty purple one that she named Dorothy(even though it was a boy). We got her bowl ready and put it in Jaydn's room. However, on Sunday night I discovered that it was floating at the bottom. Robby and I, being the clever parents we are, thought that we could find another one that looked the same and just switch them out. That task proved to be difficult and we were not able to find one that matched. When we picked Jaydn up from the babysitter and got her home, we told her that her fish had died. She stood in the kitchen with her head down not speaking. I told her it was ok to be sad and asked if she wanted to see her fish before daddy got rid of it. She wouldn't talk and was clearly upset, but too 'proud' to cry. Finally, after about 10 minutes she spoke and said she wasn't upset and wanted to see her new fish.
The new fish has last much longer than the other one and it's name is Cinderelli. Everyday that it hasn't died she informs me, "it's not dead yet" and when it does die she wants to use it as bait at the lake(she has to be Robby's child)!

Milestones!

2009-01-24T17:11:00.000-08:00

So I've been looking at Kasey's blog and missing the new things that kids discover. And I realize that Jaydn doesn't do 'new' things anymore and there's not much to get excited about these days. Or maybe it's just that they are few and far between. But much to my surprise something new took place a couple of weeks ago.
I was just getting off the phone with Robby when Jaydn said "mommy, mommy, look what I did." Of course I didn't pay attention until I was off of the phone and to my excitement, Jaydn had written her name. I felt that same feeling I had when she rolled over for the first time or took her first step! I looked at it and realized that she had spelled her name wrong so I told her, "honey you forgot the d" and her response was, " but mommy, I don't know how to make a D". So we have worked on our D's and she can now write her name. It's not always neat or on the same line, but she can do it!
That same weekend we had another first. On Friday when we got home from running errands, I checked my email to see that Jaydn had been invited to her first sleep-over. I called the mom to get specifics and she asked if Jaydn could come. I wasn't sure how it was going to go, but asked Jaydn if she wanted to go to Alexa's and she got extremely excited. I got everything ready and an hour later the mom was here. I walked her outside and felt sad to see her leaving without me. I've left her with family before, but never has she left the house and I stayed here. It made me sad. But she had a blast and came home exhausted! And for the first time since she was born, we slept alone in the house.
It's amazing how quickly they grow up. I miss the days of new discoveries, but I also know that Jaydn will discover new things they just won't be as often as with a newborn.

Rock-a-bye BEAR?

2009-01-08T19:33:00.000-08:00

Jaydn got her bear our tonight, which she hasn't done in forever, and started playing with him. I wasn't paying attention, as usual, but when I looked up I saw that she was rocking him. She was looking down at him, just rocking. She then wanted him to be wrapped up and have me rock him. She is going to be such a good mommy some day. She already likes to boss people around!

Before and After

2009-01-08T19:28:00.000-08:00

This is Billy before going to the groomer

And this is after.

Never did I want or think I would have a dog that would require such maintance, however, he is now a part of the family. He looks so much better now and smells better too. Who knew a dog could stink so stinkin' much...even Jaydn couldn't stop sniffin' him.

MASTERS?

2009-01-03T13:39:00.000-08:00

The Penaz boys recently got mini hamsters. Ever since Jaydn saw the pictures of them she has been begging me to go see the Masters. So we were finally able to go and see them today and to my amazement, she loved holding them. Speedy and Jack are very cute and soft! And of course Jaydn asked if she could have one...NO!!!

Ringing in 2009

2009-01-03T11:26:00.000-08:00

Wow...2008 if finally gone, woohoo! I am looking forward to seeing what 2009 has in store for us. Robby and I are definitely getting older, instead of going out for New Year's we went to a friends to have pizza and play poker...no more partying days for us. We had a blast though. I lost my butt at poker. Jaydn had been sick all week, finally took her to the doctor and she has pneumonia..yuck, so she wasn't much in a mood to be out. And unlike her mommy and daddy, she only likes to sleep in her bed. However, Sandra has the magic and was able to rock Jaydn until she gave up and fell asleep. There are few people in Jaydn's world that have that power...good job Sandra! And just like her mommy, Jaydn sleeps with her eyes partially open, Robby finds it to be creepy :).

Not the most flattering picture of Sandra(sorry) but it was too cute to pass up.

Lucas got his hands on a cookie and shoved the entire thing in his mouth. He looks like a chipmunk!

Christmas 08

2008-12-25T19:03:00.001-08:00

I'm sorry but the pictures are out of order..oops Toni. The formatting on this isn't what it should be. Anyhow, The Gabehart tradition is that Jaydn gets a pair of PJ's from mom and dad on Christmas Eve and then we go to look at lights. Luckily Jaydn's reaction was much better this year, she didn't ask for something different!!! Our tree was so 'stuffed' that Santa had to find other places to put Jaydn's gift. When she visited Santa at the mall he requested sugar cookies and carrots for reindeer. She only wanted to leave 4 carrots for the reindeer and 2 cookies for Santa....I think he stole some more from the platter. Mommy is reliving her youth through Jaydn with the new doll house that Santa brought. Jaydn has had a lot of fun with it so far and I can only imagine the fun that the two of us are going to have. Merry Christmas everyone!

Hunting

2008-12-21T14:35:00.000-08:00

Robby and his buddies, in their crazy and addicted state, decided to get up early and go duck hunting. Thankfully they had a great day and all got their limit. Never mind the fact that after retrieving the ducks, Robby's waders were so frozen that he had to stand up...they wouldn't bend. Good job boys!!!

Bored on a cold day!

2008-12-21T14:30:00.001-08:00

Our lovely high for the today was 12 but with the windchill factor, it's a warm -5! So with nothing better to do...the family stayed in and stayed warm. While mom was busy making cookies, everyone else was loungin'! Even Billy was trying to stay warm in his bed. Jaydn was so excited that mommy made special cookies just for her. Now if only I could get some help frosting them.

2008-12-18T17:23:00.000-08:00

This was Jaydn's first fish and a trout fish to boot. They stock a pond on post with them and I think she caught the only one in there! It was a nice fish.

Call me self centered, but I LOVE this picture of myself. This was on Jaydn's first field trip which was to a pumpkin patch.

Blast from the past

2008-12-18T17:17:00.000-08:00

I looked on Robby's camera one day and noticed he had this old picture on it. Best we can figure, it is from before he left for Iraq so Jaydn was probably 2. Amazing how quickly they change. I miss those big ol' cheeks.

Duck Hunting

2008-12-18T17:14:00.000-08:00

Robby has an addiction, a duck hunting addiction. And unfortunately for mom, Jaydn has become obsessed as well. She gets so excited when he comes home. If you will notice her attire as well, she is quiet the fashion icon...snow pants and flip flops. She's prepared for any kind of weather.

More x-mas party

2008-12-18T09:57:00.001-08:00

Jeremy, Jaydn and Alexa! Alexa is Jaydn's partner in crime!

Her ginerbread house! Mommy actually got to help her decorate.

Mommy and Jaydn decorating. Oh, you can even see the smiley face I made. Jaydn decided she didn't like it and decorated it more...I thought it was cute.

Jaydn's X-mas party

2008-12-18T09:38:00.000-08:00

Jaydn and her friends singing at their x-mas party. It was very cute but Jaydn didn't enjoy being crowded and pushed to the back. She finally got "mad" and pushed her way back to the front. I hope she is like her mommy and stands up for herself.

bowling

2008-12-15T10:24:00.000-08:00

Jaydn was invited to Carter's b-day party at the bowling alley. Mommy accidentally dropped the camera after this shot and broke it...OOPS!

Robby's Christmas Party

2008-12-15T10:13:00.000-08:00

So Jaydn has seen Santa like 3 times before this time so she was pretty comfortable around him. Robby and I were helping the other children visit with Santa as Jaydn sat beside the couch he sat on and colored. She never made an attempt to sit on his lap until she noticed that the other children were receiving gifts. After about 20 minutes she made her move and plopped down on his lap. I think he had a clue who he was(Cpt. Haas) but who knows. It was funny!

Robby and SANTA(aka Cpt. Haas)!

I can only imagine what he told Santa he wanted for x-mas

Shooting in IDAHO

2008-12-13T09:43:00.001-08:00

With Robby being in the ARMY and getting ready for his second deployment, life has been a little sped up. Things that we may have waited to do with Jaydn, we are doing now. Robby has dreamed about the day that he would give Jaydn her first gun and when he found this pink one, it was a done deal. We took it to Idaho with us and were lucky enough to have Papa share in the excitement! Jaydn had a blast and hopefully she will remember it for a long time....I sure know her daddy will.

Jaydn took this picture of Papa!

Mommy and Jaydn shot better than daddy!

Those smiles say a thousand words!