NCOA(Non-Commissioned Officer Academy)

 Mike went to Germany....school was difficult, but he does a great job, and of course was able to fit in some play time as well. Mike will have to come and label the post with the names, but I at least got the pictures on here.

working? 

WOW!! That, my friend is A LOT of schnitzel..he almost finished. I think we figured it was about 2.5 lbs worth.

 We were going to try and be there, but there were passport issues with Cameron, so the kids and I couldn't be there, however a friend from years ago is stationed there and was able to attend Mike's graduation--thanks Joe!

When Mike's away....

Mike had to go to Germany for a class for 6 weeks, we just played at our house a lot and tried not to have many commitments. For the first time ever, nothing happened that was too much for my wee self to handle. I guess Mason did choke on a marble and I had to perform the Heimlich maneuver--however he ended up swallowing it fully and all was well within an hour. So very minor in comparison to past experiences in our house. Taylor obviously had the camera--since she is not in any of these. :)

Sitting up & Crawling

Cameron has some older siblings who LOVE to teach him new tricks. These were all taken by those siblings while they were working on Cameron's sitting and crawling. I can blame them for all his antics in the future I suppose. :) These are also taken right when Cam was turning 6 months old! I was kind of hoping he'd be a little behind the curve in moving around the house so he could be a baby a little bit longer, but I guess I didn't get my wish after all.

School is in!

Carter starting Middle School---year 5

Taylor is starting Year 2 and was so excited to be back at school, the summer holiday is way to long for her liking!

These two are either best friends or worst enemies--you never know what you are going to get from each day. Hopefully they can work out their relationship as they both mature. :)

Brennan had a couple extra days at home before he started his first year of Reception(Kindergarten).

Brennan was beyond ready to start school, he was so excited to join Taylor at the big kid school and was also a little sad that Carter wasn't going to be there.

 Mason was also anxious to start back at school, he moved schools and is now in the 6th grade! We had to prepare the essential school supply of homemade salsa for him to take in. He sampled, approved and then was excited to get out to his taxi.