UPDATE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.