Am I the Only One that is Always Playing Catch-up?

I feel like I am always behind! But the good news is that I am officially on vacation in wonderful (cold) Utah and I have done a lot of scrapbooking. I think I have done 16 pages in the last week! Wahoo! Here are pictures from recent happenings:

Dylan's Birthday Dinner

Dylan's Birthday at the Georgia Aquarium

Dylan's Week of Birthday Presents

Welcome Home! Nov. 7

Happy Thaksgiving! I mean Happy Thanksgiving!

Dylan was so proud of this sign that I thought I would share it and give a short update on all that has been going on.

Dylan is such a good kid. He loves school and has a lot of friends. He is still very interested in art and trains. We found out the other day that he is allergic to cats (see photo above). Dylan went with me to a friends house and played with her cats. On the way home he was talking about how sore his eyes were. I had him jump straight into the shower and gave him some allergy medicine and he still looked like this about 30 minutes later.
Maggie is loving school. She is in full day preschool and has the best teacher. She has just a touch of a southern accent that I fully blame on her cute teacher! Rob thinks that it is hilarious! Maggie and I got to go see Princesses on Ice the other day with some friends and she was in Princess heaven (see photo above)! I'll post more pictures of that later.

Rob made it home from Iraq on Nov. 7 and should be home for at least 18 months--we hope! We always love it when daddy comes home and are not looking forward to any more deployments. One year is a very long time.
We will be here in Georgia for a little less than 2 months then it is onto Virginia. Rob has his Captain's Career Course that he needs to attend before he can be assigned to a new company.
I am a bit behind on my scrapbooking, but hopefully I will get caught up in the next week or so.
We wish all of you the best Thanksgiving and hope that the holiday finds you safe and well!

Dylan's First Lost Tooth-Nov. 1

Halloween

Richmond Hill Safety Fair

Fun with Jenni, Kris and Leigh

CPT HEYWOOD-- Sept. 1

Dylan's School Performance-- Sept. 13

Dylan had his first ever school performance. He did such a good job. He informed me before the program that he needed to be professional so if I waved to him that he was "just going to nod his head--it looks better."

Proud or Angry?

My cute little girl, Maggie, is growing-up too fast! The other day she was so proud of herself for writing this:

I was tempted to also be proud until I remembered that she wrote it on this:
Yep! The wall!
Should I be proud or angry?
(I took the pictures while she was eating dinner--I don't want her to think its okay.)

Tybee Island--Aug. 8

Our New House--Aug. 6

(I blocked out our address because I have a public blog. If you want my address you can call me!)

First Day of School--August 4

Grandma & Grandpa Beckstead -- July 18

I have the best grandparents ever!!!

I know you are probably thinking, "No Way! My grandparents are the best ever!" Unless you are one of my siblings or cousins--then you are thinking, "You are totally right!"

But let's just be honest...my grandparents are the best...end of discussion!

Anyway... Dylan, Maggie, Leigh and I went to Idaho to spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa Beckstead. I think it is amazing that my kids get to spend time with their great-grandparents. I remember my great-grandparents and I love knowing where I came from.

Grandma and Grandpa Beckstead are the best at keeping our family close--all 99 of us! (Grandpa told me the other day that he will give a Pepsi to number 100!)

As I am typing this most of the 99 are at a family reunion. It is something that everyone looks forward to every year. Unfortunately, I am one of the few that couldn't make it, but my heart is there.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for keeping us close!

4th of July