Baking

This afternoon Kaiden and I baked some cookies for Mike. Mike has duty today, so we are going to take him dinner and cookies. Kaiden was a big helper today. It was his first time baking cookies. Sure I didn't make the dough, I bought the simple cookies that you just put on the cookie sheet and bake for like 10 minutes. But it still was cute having Kaiden help.

Mike was very excited to get his cookies that Kaiden made for him. He enjoyed the cookies his little boy made for him.

Apple Festival

Apple Festival in Gettysburg, PA. Lots of fried foods, music and things to do and see!
Kaiden got to ride his first pony. He had such a great time, when his turn was over he did not want to get off the pony. He actually throw a fit, but soon got over it the moment he realized he was being watched and didn't like it to much.
Walking around... love the way Kaiden hold on to his Daddy; by the ears.

Kaiden was fascinated with the piglets.

Playing in the kid barn with a bunch of "old time" games, lol. Like throw the bean bag in the bucket and he even tried to hula hoop. Really cute!

Blue grass music was our choice. There were different types of music bands, but Kaiden picked this one to listen to. We also enjoyed pumpkin ice cream while we listened to the music.

Tractor heaven! Kaiden was so happy when we got to the tractors. He got on at least 5 tractors and wondered around looking at all the rest. There were old school and new school tractors, he loved them all!

Watching the tractor rodeo. He clapped when everyone else clapped. He liked watching all the tractors drive around.

Reynalds Farm

Today we went to the Reynalds Farm to do a corn maze and have a fun family day. Which of course we did. Kaiden got to sit on a donkey made out of hay. We bought apply cider and 3 little pumpkins.

There was a ship play area, that Kaiden loved and refused to get down so we could explore the rest of the farm. Kaiden & Mike played on it for a good 20 to 30 minutes.

There were even two huge slides that Mike and Kaiden had a blast going down. They went down about a million times. Kaiden laughed and laughed, he would run all the way to the top to do it again. It was a lot of fun watching Mike & Kaiden on the slide.

We even did the corn maze. We took turns leading... it was a lot of fun! Not going to lie, we did get lost maybe ones, but we managed to find our way out of the maze.

After the maze we wondered around the farm a little more. Kaiden played on the big hay ball thingys, lol.

We left the best for last! The tractor hay ride... Kaiden was so excited to ride on the tractor. He just kept talking about it while we stood in line. The moment we got our tickets Kaiden took off running and Mike had to catch up to our "speedy gonzales". Kaiden had such a wonderful time!

Back To Work

Mike has been on leave for like 20 days. We had such a great time during Mikes time off from work. We celebrated my 24th birthday, Kaiden's 2nd birthday and visited Mikes parents up north. We also finally finished organizing and decorating our home (photos soon to come).

Now Mike has gone back to work. He started back today. He says its nice not having to work on a ship anymore. His working hours are nice... 7a - 4p... which is really nice. Mike gets to sleep in a little bit and he gets home in time for dinner and to spend the evening with Kaiden and I.

I'm glad Mike is no longer on a ship and I'm really happy that he doesn't have to be deployed for a very long time! YAY, welcome home baby.

Etta James / At Last

I have been humming this song since I picked Mike up from the airport. I am so happy my love "has come along"... I love my husband. Baby I'm so glad your home!

At Last...

After 4 months, I get to drive 2 hours to pick up Mike from the DC airport. My parents watched Kaiden for a few hours this afternoon so I could get a few hours of sleep, that way I don't fall asleep on the drive. I don't care if he gets in at midnight, I am just so happy that the love of my life finally gets to come home to me and our baby boy.
I really hope Kaiden does good for my parents and doesn't give them a hard time. Maybe he will go to bed before I leave so they don't have problems with that.
Well, I better get going, have to make Kaiden dinner and get ready to get Mike. So excited!!!

Finally!

YES! Finally got our housing stuff from storage. It only took a month! Which is really good, I have heard stories that some people have waited like 2 or 3 months or longer! I pushed Mike into filling out the paper work the moment we got a mailing address, because I didn't want to live in an empty home for months, especially Kaiden. I wanted it to be as homey as possible for Kaiden so he would like the new place. He was feeling a little out of place not having his own stuff. So now that our stuff is here I can't wait to start setting things up so Kaiden can feel more like home.
I can't wait to decorate Kaiden's room, he is getting his very own room!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Today is my wonderful husband, Mike, birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!!!

Boy or Girl?

Today we found out if our new addition to our family of three is a boy or a girl.
Mike has been hoping for a girl since we found out we are expecting. And I'm proud to say that we will be having a beautiful baby girl right in time for Christmas. What more could we ask for during the holidays.

Home Sweet Home

Well, I wanted my Mom to come with me to Waynesboro and stay with me until Mike got home. Which of course she did! On the drive down to Waynesboro, I called our new home office; just to let them know I would be there to get the keys. The manager had BAD news for me. They had been trying to get a hold of me for a week to tell me that our home was not ready yet, there was some electrical problem. But they had just finished a 3 floor home and it was livable, clean and ready for someone to move in and it could be mine for the same price of the 2 floor home. I told her I had to call Mike to make sure it was alright with him. So I called Mike and he said it was fine. So I called the manager back and told her we would take it. So now we have a bigger home! 1st: dining area, kitchen that opens up to the living room. 2nd: master bedroom with bathroom, 2nd bedroom, din/office, laundry closet and bathroom. 3rd: giant bedroom.
I'm very excited to decorate our new home. I can't wait to share photos with everyone!
OH YEAH WE HAVE INTERNET NOW... YAY!!!