Brollin + Laila = BFF

Talk about BFF! Bro and Laila are joined at the hip! Her name was actually his first word; LaLa. When I go and get him up in the morning, he looks around, "Lala, Lala..." and as soon as she comes into the room, he waves and will throw a fit until I put him down. She will lay her head in his lap and let him pull her ears. I am so glad to have such a wonderful dog that loves my kids! She is just ready for her daddy to get home, but aren't we all! 30 DAYS!

OMG TY!

Ok Ty! No more complaining! Here are some pics of me and one of Brax head on! Even all the way around the world, you are still so demanding! But I still love you!

A New 'Do'

Finally a new 'do' for Brax. This was a much needed change for her. So with Grandma Eileen here, it was a perfect opportunity. Brax sat so good and after she was all done she couldn't stop staring at herself in the mirror (what else is new; TYLER).

A Wicked Winter

These are some pictures taken around base. The news said that this is the worst winter Spokane has ever seen. They have had over 50 roofs callapse as you you can see. Trees are broken literally in half, power is out all over the city because of the deep freeze we are now experiencing. That's actually how I spent my birthday; holed up in my room with the kids and plenty of candles trying to stay warm.

Roller Skating Follies

I have been wanting to take Brax roller skating for SO long. It was one of my favorite things to do when I was little. My mom would take me and my best friend literally every Saturday when we lived in Albuquerque. Although I didn't get to skate with her, I had so much fun watching her. And she loved every second of it. She begged me all morning Sunday to go again, but we have to wait until Friday!

A Little Face-Lift

Sometimes when Ty is gone, it's the only chance I have to spruce up the house a little. He doesn't like to bother with stuff like that, but I love it! I painted the one wall in my living room and a wall in my bedroom. (I would show a picture of my room but I have new furniture coming and a closet organizer coming so it's truly a mess.) Next up, the kiddos room!

A quick update

Yeah!!! My internet has been down for 2 weeks now and finally someone was able to brave the weather and get out to help me! This is so typical with Ty gone... everything breaks; my computer and now my vacuum broke. The weather has been so bad here that all the roofs have been caving in, Brax has had no school, all the roads in and off base have been closed, so needless to say we have been trapped at home since Christmas Day. Even our grocery store has been closed, opening only for a few hours a day, letting in only certain amounts of people to just get necessity's. thank goodness for food storage. My drain pipes have all fallen off my house and for two days we were completely snowed into the house. It took 2 of our housing guys with salt, kitty litter, shovels and plows to get us and 2 of my neighbors out. Don't even ask how Laila held it for so long! Good Girl! Tyler is doing great! He spent New Years in Amsterdam partying it up in the Red Light District! And has gone snow boarding in Munich and Austria. What a rough life! We miss him so much! Under 60 days now!