The day.

This was the day.  The dreaded day since we found out he would be leaving late last year.  He has been settled now for about 6 weeks and is doing well.  We are finally adjusted to everything and are starting to thrive instead of just survive. lol.   I have felt like a crazy person, but I guess selling your home (for a loss ), moving the girls and I alone, a deployment and a 3rd pregnancy all within 2 months will do that to a person.  Please continue to pray for Blair and our family when you think of it.  We find out the gender on Oct. 19th .

On one of our last days, we went bowling.  The girls played the “hunting” game with Daddy .

Daytona Beach Aug 2012

We had the honor of joining some of our best friends, Jeremy and Rebekah in Daytona Beach for 24 hours.  They live in Arizona, so we don’t get to see them as often as we like.  This was a KID FREE event .  We enjoyed lounging on the beach, long walks, pool dips, Aunt Catfish’s food, and shopping.  So relaxing.  Thanks guys for the great treat!

Here is Blair and I before we went out to eat.

First Day of PreK for Bales

Bailey’s Pre-K class started while we were in FL.  Her first day was on Monday the 17th .  Here are some pictures that we took that morning.  She has LOVED going the past few days.  Taylor and I are starting to get into a routine ourselves while she is gone.  Taylor will be going to the cdc on base 1-2x/week to get some school time herself . 

Silly faces!  Don’t they look so big?!

Smiles

 

My Mom and Tales. A happy pair .

Taylor’s Best Day Ever

 

I promise to try and update the blog from the past couple months…starting with the most recent events .   We left the Cellon’s on Sunday morning after Poppy’s memorial service to visit with my parents for a couple days.  On the last day we were there we took them to some friends of my parent’s that have horses.  They girls were able to feed them, ride them and brush them.  They even got to take a tour of the horse trailer.  Both girls loved it, but Tales especially was in horse heaven!

The girls a grinnin’

After the horse riding fun we took a rest on Mr. Jim’s new swing. 

PS- both girls have on their “horse” shirts! 

Poppy

The past couple weeks have been very difficult for the Cellon/Thomas family.  We lost the patriarch, Richard David Thomas (aka Poppy) on Sept. 5th.  He was a great man of faith, former Marine, extremely hard worker and beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather.  The girls and I were able to come down on the 2nd and visit with him until he passed.  I am so thankful that Blair was able to talk with him via phone to say his last words.  God has been good through it all and we know without a doubt that Poppy is in heaven.