It's definitely been awhile! A lot has happened since February! Jon graduated basic and ait. We had a baby March 19th (miss Emelyn Claire). Avery turned 2 June 12th. We moved to Washington June 28th- after a 4 day drive. We spent a month in a hotel (ugh!) and are now slowly getting settled and unpacked in our "new" home. We live on McChord AFB, even though we are Army. It is technically called "Joint Base Lewis-McChord." We like it over here! It's pretty quiet. We see lots of wildlife on a daily basis! I'm not just talking geese and squirrels either. We have brown tail deer everywhere. They walk around like humans taking a stroll through the neighborhood. They're not really scared of people either. It takes them awhile to finally decide to run away. I've seen coyotes too. I read in our newsletter today that we also have bears and panthers walking around in the woods. *weird fact-- the anthills on post are protected by the state of washington. it's actually an offense to knock them down or destroy them! They're massive! I need to take a pic.* Washington is definitely a change. We're getting used to it a little, but it's not easy.
Jon's been assigned to the FST here. It's a "forward surgical team." They are a detachment of the CSH unit (combat support hospital), which is a detachment of the medical brigade. Basically he is part of the team that stabilizes the injured soldiers so they can be transported to the big hospitals. He's still looking into being a physical therapist, though!
Avery- she is growing up sooo fast! Everyday she says something that just amazes me. She's funny, outgoing, a huge helper, extremely bright, and a great big sis--- most of the time! hey, we all have our sibling rivalry moments! Her vocabulary is AMAZING! She also knows her alphabet, numbers, colors, animals, sounds, directions (up, down, left, right, inside, outside, over, under, front, back, etc). She can identify the letters that words start with, too! Right now we're working on spelling and writing. She can write a few of her letters. She asks me almost daily to go to school. Unfortunately, early education isn't as important up here. It's very hard to find a school that accepts 2 yr olds. We're trying! We are probably going to put her back in gymnastics so she can have some interaction with other kids until we can get her into a school! She has her "stinker" moments, but she is an awesome kid! never a dull moment with her!
Emelyn is 6 months already! I can't believe it! She says, "hey! daddy (da da deee) and she said "hey gigi." It was pretty funny! I was on skype with mom and dad- we all kinda looked at each other with that "did u hear that!?" look! She kinda waves when she wants to and adores her big sister! she also really likes reenie! She lets reenie like her face, yuck! She's the best baby. Really laid back for the most part. She already has 2 bottom teeth and is working on a few more- so she's a little grouchy right now. She still smiles and laughs all the time! She's almost crawling! She rolls, scoots, and lunges to get where she wants to go! She's so funny! :-)
Well, I guess that's the jist of the update. I will try to keep this thing up much better than before. These girls are exhausting! Avery never stops moving- she loves singing, dancing, and playing outside. Emelyn is moving around now and finds everything she can to put in her mouth! I'm worn out! I love them though and couldn't imagine life without them! <3 I will try to get some pics up here! Good night yall!
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