Where do we go from here.. CHATOM!

In between packing and cleaning...and refereeing the kids, the weekend has snuck up on me. Ryan took our other car home to his dad and is on his way back here with his mom:)  I think i have thrown away a LOT of things in this house LOL... I never knew just how much junk we had accumulated. When we moved on post, I didnt look at stuff because the Army had someone pack and move us... but since Im doing this packing on my own, lol some stuff just wont make the cut. The kids wont let me pack up the last of their toys .. and I guess they do need SOMETHING to play with ...

The kids are already so attached to their daddy dolls.. :)

Look who put herself to sleep the other night:)
I was a proud mama >>>>>>>








We got the privilege to keep Miss Avery the other day:) aka Em's bff:) I am sure going to miss my Aimee:) Em and Avery have always gotten along SO great! 

Now that most of the house is packed up, I guess its microwave, takeout, and delivery for a while.. Im sure not complaining about not having to cook! Tonight was Dominos
As much as I am NOT looking forward to deployment.. I am looking forward to being back in Alabama and being around family more often. I know the kids will enjoy both sets of grandparents too!
<3 you Ryan!

Dollar tree now accepts coupons!

Dollar Tree is now accepting coupons, beginning on 8/26. This means we can now snag many free and cheap items there! AWESOME!
Click here to go to the official Coupon policy! (its at the bottom of the page)
 Or just read it here!:)


IN-STORE COUPON ACCEPTANCE: GUIDELINES & LIMITATIONS
DOLLAR TREE WILL ACCEPT COUPONS IN STORES BEGINNING SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2012

1. Only original and intact manufacturers’ coupons will be accepted. Retailer-specific coupons will not be accepted.
2. Coupons are void if copied, scanned, or if they have been altered in any way.
3. Only two (2) print-at-home Internet coupons may be redeemed per transaction.
4. We are unable to accept coupons for “Free” items with no purchase requirements or where the amount for the product is blank.
5. Coupons can only be used in stores and must be presented at time of purchase. Coupons cannot be redeemed for cash at a later time.
6. Coupons will not be accepted without the purchase of the item specified and are subject to the terms listed (e.g. expiration date, size, limitations, quantity, etc.).
7. Coupons cannot be redeemed for more than the purchase price of the item.
8. Only one (1) manufacturer’s coupon will be accepted per item.
9. Management has the right to refuse any coupon or otherwise limit quantities.

Potty Training!

At this age, Dustin was NO where ready to even begin to start potty training. He didn't tell me when he went or anything. Emmy will not only tell me, but will tell me before and run to the bathroom. She will sit on the potty.. But has yet to actually go in it!
She prefers big girl underwear.. and goes a good LONG time in between going. She can even take a nap and wake up dry... MOST of the time.
But that is about as far as we have gotten...
Im half sad that my baby is growing up and then half happy and very proud of my big girl:)

 

I think her and Dustin are on a secret spy mission. They are both on top of all my packed boxes with guns.. On the lookout LOL

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Its so funny how Emmy acts when Im TRYING to get a photo of her LOL... She will be in the cutest pose..as SOON as I get up to get my camera she ..rolls over or moves.

Thats okay though:) She cooperated SOME:) Like above:)
other times I get some liek below..but those are great too:)

 

Dustin has been begging to go Chuckie Cheese for like a month now.. so tonight I talked Ryan into it.. after all..its not every Thursday that he doesn't have work and we have the time...

Now we are home and I need to desperately get to packing some more... I have 5 of the plastic totes full and the house doesn't look like its missing a THING.

Opp leave

Its been a busy week. HA not
Ryan has the week off, its his "opportunity leave" before deployment.I wish we could make a flying trip home. But it means we need to get as much done this week as we can because we don't really have a date of when he will be leaving. (Not that it'll be posted when we do ! OPSEC ! So please don't ask me when he is leaving.. because the only answer I can give is .. too soon:(
I signed up a while back to start some doing some reviews and got an email today that Id be receiving plastic storage boxes from http://www.packaways.com/ soon. They should get here just in time to pack them full of stuff to go into storage. So that's great:)

Dustin has become obsessed with Ryan's army gear:) He is growing up to be such a little ham:)
Last night he "gave" Emmy one of his old spiderman pj tops to wear :) So they could match.

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Chicken Nugget Soup

Thats is what Dustin wanted for lunch... I gave him the choice between chicken noodle soup and chicken nuggets and french fries.. and his response? Chicken nugget soup.
He is such  a ham sometimes..
Em is on the VERGE of potty training.. she tells me when she needs to pooop..but not pee..
She will sit on the potty.. get up there with help from a stool but no help from me. ...but she just sits there.. so I guess thats a start LOL. Then she always tells me when she need a changed diaper..
Itll be nice  to eventually not be changing a diaper lol

Creeping Deployment.. Stay away!

That's what I think this deployment is doing, its creeping up... and soo fast. Ryan brought home the daddy dolls and some Comfort bear package for the kids today. The bear had a bomber helmet , goggles, and scarf lol Airborne symbol I suppose. 

Another birthday has come and gone for me.. I'm now 26. I sure feel that old sometime.. but most days I feel.............. OLDER LOL . My baby boy is now 4! And my girl will be 2 in OCT! My babies aren't babies anymore:( Since Ryan is deploying, we will be moving back to Alabama to be around family while he is gone. I look forward to the being around them part..not so much to him being gone for almost a year:( .

Dustin is in a afraid of the dark phase...actually we are up right now. The routine has become, Ryan takes Emmy to bed with him and I stay up with Dustin. He is watching cartoon (yes I know my 4 year old up at 11pm isnt good). Usually I lay in bed with him until he falls asleep and then go to bed with Ryan and Emmy (her bed is "sidecar"ed with ours, though she doesn't sleep in it much).


Emmy is now a weaned toddler(from breastfeeding)! We started weaning when we went home for block leave in July and just completely weaned about a week ago. Im relieved 
and sad all at the same time. Breastfeeding that long was a new experience for me and I canNOT say that I regret it. IF(thats a BIG if) we had another child, I wouldnt change and would probably breastfeed the same length of time.
We started cloth diapers with Emmy kinda late compared to most (close to her 1 year birthday). I tried just about everything before sticking with RAR (rumparooz) for daytime and Ecoposh for nighttime. But recently we have REdiscovered gdiapers and love them now!

Well now that Dustins drifted off to sleep here by me on the couch, I guess it's time to carry him to his bed (He is really getting to big for me to do that these days.. he is a whopping 40 lbs)