Flowers, Flowers Everywhere

My parents are in the middle of getting all of their summer flowers planted! If you haven't ever lived in the SouthEast...I think we have the prettiest flowers available! Little Bias! Here are just a few of the things they have been doing today....so many things they have have not ever started to bloom yet.

This was earlier today, but it is different now....Mom and I decided to plant the 2 hibiscus plants on either side of the purplish looking bush.

Just in the corner of the yard.

Here are some of the azaleas still in bloom - they did really well this year.

These are actually my mom's neighbor's iris's, but since some have multiplied into our yard....she claims them! :)

Spring has Sprung....

But it feels like summer already in NC! We spent the morning outside with Memaw and Papa (although Jackson calls them both Papa now) working in the yard. I don't believe that Jackson has ever gotten so dirty as he did today! Nothing a bath will take care of my folks always say! But he had the best time helping Papa in his shop, planting flowers with Memaw and I, crawling in the peat moss trashcan, and helping cut the grass. It was truly a little boys dream day! We are all just pooped tonight and thank goodness the little stinker is in bed fast alseep!

The right way to mow!

He pushed his mower right behind Memaw....too cute!

cheese- I tried to get a pic of his dirty face

You can see some of the dirt now!

And there is some nice peat moss on his face, but it was truly all over!

Almost halfway there...

or if in Jackson's case - more than halfway there! Tomorrow I will be 20 weeks and I can say I am starting to feel pregnant. The constant potty breaks, the harder time breathing, feeling this little man start to move and grove....
I finally got approved for an off base OB/GYN and my first appt is on the 5th! I think I will be very satisfied with the care I will be getting now!
Here is a pic - 19 weeks, 6 days and yes I cut off the top of my head! I am not very good at timer pics yet! :)

One year ago today...

we at CAFB lost two of our own in a T-38 crash. One was Instructor Maj Blair Faulker and the other, a student, Matthew Emmons.

I will never forget the turn of events that day- they play in my head at vividly as the events of 9/11. I was out trying to cut grass around lunchtime (never got the darn thing started) and my good friend, Liz, is frantic at my fence....saying "I saw smoke on the runway as I was coming out of the Commissary". We knew something was WRONG- way WRONG. You get no news right away when a tragedy happens, the waiting is the worst. She was very scared for her husband Andrew, but for some reason I had asked him the night before when he flew the next day. (Why would I ask this- now I know it was God helping me to be able to console Liz in her time of need.) I remembered he had an early flight, as well, I knew David did- so I felt confident that our husbands were safe and sound. Of course you try to call them, but everything and everyone is on lock down.

As Liz is feeling a little better, she heads home- a couple streets away- but calls me soon thereafter with the news that it was a confirmed T-38 crash...this is all we know. David was flying the T-6, so I felt better, but Liz's husband was in the T-38 Trainer at the time. I felt like I was back to square one. So I told her I would call a few Instructor wives that I knew, one being who Andrew flew with that day. No one knew anything. I also call a friend, Paige, who's husband is also an Instructor in the T-38 and she is on her way home from work in tears.

I end up going to Paige's house to sit with her and some friends while we wait to hear any word. Liz also comes over b/c her mom is at home with Gavin. This is not something I ever wish on anyone.....I should not at 27 years old have to sit and pray with friends waiting to hear whose husband is hurt or killed. We then hear that it was fatal and one was an Instructor and one a Student. The minutes feel like hours and finally another friend gets word of the names - Maj Faulkner and Lt Emmons. There was no relief in knowing that it was not a husband of the wives I was with. It hit home like it was a brother, a cousin, a best friend....

The community of Columbus AFB was completely silent for days......the hurt was felt throughout and today we honor them. Their service to this country amazing - not many men and women decide to put themselves in the line to keep this country free. My heart and prayers go out to both of their families today. Blair left behind a wife and 2 small children. Rachel is the strongest Christian I know and I am proud to be her friend. Matt left behind a wife and an unborn son at the time. May their day be filled with peace that both men were Christians and today they are in a wonderful place....no more hurt, no more pain. God bless them as today will be a tough one.

Beach Bums

David and I went on a little beach weekend - Jackson free before he had to leave for more training....we stayed at a friends condo in North Myrtle Beach! We had the best time after we decided not to miss Jackson so much! And I am glad we did being he could have cared less when we got back!
The weather was a little chilly out on Friday, but we braved the beach on Saturday being it was warmer. I sat in a chair for several hours reading a book while David was crazy enough to try out the tide! He said it was COLD!
And I decided that I definitely want to live back in the NC area when David is through with this AF thing and I want a place at the beach! FUN! I guess his airplane is going to have to wait!






** And there are a ton of new posts....sorry I got behind! Check them out!

Dad and Lad Pics

Spring 2008

Spring 2009

Lake Rim Park Fun

David and I took Jackson to the park right down from my parents house...he had a ton of fun! :)


Gotta love this face!





We even met up with Maddie at the park...how fun!