Here are the results that my sister actually took on my camera of her night of babysitting at my parents house. Cooper is "painting" Papa's garage wall with muddy hands. Don't think I am not taking mental notes of what she allows my boys to do. She will have kids one day and when they are in my care, I will spoil them rotten. Of course, I will send them home with mean mommy and remind her of all the fun times my boys had with her;) She took other pictures too but I was afraid to post them because for some reason the boys were not wearing any clothes? They had a great time and in the end, that is all that matters!

Tonight was my night. I hired a babysitter and headed out for a night all about me, me, me. First I had my hair cut and straighened at my favorite salon and then went to the movies to indulge in a chick flick I could never get Brian to attend, Step Up. I did feel a bit awkward buying a ticket for one but I will never see these people again so, live on! I even bought Chick Fil A for dinner and stuffed it into my purse. . . Lemonade and all! I loved the movie. It fit in the category of Dirty Dancing, Save the Last Dance, and Bring it On. It inspired me to want to be a dancer. Now I know it was a good movie!

Brian will be home Saturday. He passed his class which was a bigger deal than what I was lead on to believe. So yeah for Brian! He has not had much rest and is physically drained so he is taking an extra day just for himself to unwind and get in the mindset of being with us again. That is what makes a military lifestyle stressful at times. They expect him to act a certain way, which is a complete opposite of who he is at home. We have learned how to handle these situations and so far, so good.


Here is another picture of Wyatt at Joel's birthday party. Joel wasn't getting the whole "eat the cake" part, even as his dad is trying to stick his finger in his mouth, so Wyatt had to step in to teach him the ropes. After five or six bites I had to pull him away or he would have eaten it all himself. What a helper;)