ALASKA at last! Part 2 (animals)

So here are the animals that we saw in Canada or have seen here in Alaska... This is the coolest place to live cause the wildlife is everywhere! If you take a drive you are bound to see some kind of wildlife and I love that.... In this first picture look at the grizzly's front right paw.... You see that it is chopped right off! Poor thing wont make it through winter I bet... Hope you enjoy the pics

ALASKA at last!

(This is going to be put into a couple different post so its not way long)

So we made it to the great state of Alaska on July 3rd and loving every bit of it. Nice weather, beautiful surroundings and a wonderful house for us to live in. Cant complain not one bit. Now once winter comes who knows if our complaining will start! LOL

Here are some pictures from our road trip. Lets just say it was long long long. Poor Sterling was about to die being in the truck that long. Good thing he wont remember it being that long! We got lots of pictures to show him tho.

On our road trip we went through St. Louis so here is the Arch. That was the first time I got to see it.

Then next stop John Wayn's birth place Winterset, Iowa

Then Mount Rushmore. So awesome!!!

Then Cherrie pickn' in Kenniwick, WA with my cousins.

Then Spokane, WA with some friends that are practically family....

Then Canada! This was the first glacier we saw. So we had to put Sterling in the pic! ( Look at his face priceless)

( More to come of all the animals, Alaska and Pictures of Sterling!

Baby Blessing

In our church we bless a child when they are first born. We bless them with a name and give them a blessing of a happy life and things that they need to do in life. This past sunday we blessed Sterling and lets just say it was so good. Sterling and Bryce looked so handsome in their matching ties, pants, shirts, and boots! Well here are the pics.......






I couldnt ask for no other 2 men in my life, cause these 2 are perfect to me!

Wonder which one did the trick?

So on May 5th little Sterling Bryce River was born at 2:06pm. 5 pounds 10 ounces and 19.5 inches long. He is the most precious little boy I have ever seen (but then again Im his momma so of course Im going to think that) He came 2 1/2 weeks early and man was I glad. I was getting so misareble I was trying to put myself into labor as soon as I hit 37 weeks.

So here are a few of the things I was trying.

5 days before I had him Bryce and I went and shot around cause it was a beautiful day. I was up and around all day and lets just say I was so tired when we got home.

Was it the shooting that put me into labor?

Walking, walking and some more walking. My hips were hurting, he was so low that it felt like someone sucker punched me in my tail bone, and I felt so tired no matter what I did.

Was it the walking that put me into labor?

Then we went to a nautral vitamin store 3 days before he came and asked what would put me into labor. They gave me Black Cohosh. Lets just say it made my braxton hicks come alot stronger and then on the third day it turned into contractions.

So was it the Black Cohosh? I dont think no one will know.

I woke up at 2am with the contrations 4 minutes apart and I just knew we needed to go to the hospital. We got there and I was almost 2cm and they wanted to keep me til 7am to see if I was progressing any. When they checked at 7am I progressed a little and the doctor decided to admit me and we were going to have a baby! At 10am they broke my water and put me on pitocin. Then at 11am I got my epidural which was a saving grace. Then at 12pm I was a 3cm and 100% efaced.We asked the doc when we should be expecting the baby and he said "Since your a first time mom it wont be til later on tonight, hopefully before the hockey game at 7pm" So I fell asleep and then at 1:30pm I kept feeling like I had to push. Told the nurse and she said that she was going to check me. I was 9 1/2cm! She said we are going to have a baby within 30 min. I was so nervous cause I didnt know if I would push good enough and I did not want to be pushing for hours at a time. Lets just say I pushed for no more then 6 minutes and Baby Sterling made his famous debut to the world.The doc almost missed it cause he was trying to put his gloves on. It was the best feeling in the whole world to have such a beautiful little man to love on.

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Im just so grateful that he came safe and sound and with no problems. He is a healthy bugger.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Major curves in our road!

This has been one crazy year for Bryce and I...

Not only did we get reunited from this Deployement with camaras in our face, expecting our first child and preparing for him, but we lost 2 very amazing and influential people in our lives. (Just a week apart!)

We got a phone call from Bryces older brother Blair early early in the morning telling us that he was in the hospital cause he hasnt been feeling good and when he went to the doctor his heart was going crazy so they wanted to admit him. Then later that day we found out he had double Pnemonia and they were going to get it with antiboitics. Then the next day we hear he is going to ICU cause the Pnemonia is bad. Then the next day we get the phone call that they are putting him on life support cause his body needs to fully just work on getting rid of the Pnemonia. All we were getting was he is going to be fine he just has to fight it off. So we were waiting for the phone call to pack up and leave if we have too. But no one sounded to worried til we got the phone call saying its not good and you have to leave now. So we went and got paper work signed at 10 pm came home and packed and left by 11:30 pm.

That was the worse 24 hour drive. Not only you didnt know if he was going to make it but we were not there to hear it from the doctor themself how bad it was. I was 28 weeks pregnant and man that was so hard. My body hurt like no other. I felt like I went threw a cheese grater.

For those 4 days at the hospital we were on a emoitional rollercoaster. One minute we would hear good news then we would hear that he took 5 steps backwards. Then right after we got there they found out it was Swine Flu that turned into double Pnemonia. He passed away 4 days after we made it.

He was young and loved by anyone he meet. He was a great father to his daughter Sascha. And a great friend and a even better Brother. We were glad we were able to make it and see him in the hospital. We will always treasure the memories with him.

This is the family the day of the funeral.

Then the day before the funeral I got the phone call from my sister asking me if I heard from mom and dad? (While she was crying) And I said no. She then tells me that our Uncle Bill passed away that morning. I just couldnt help it but just start crying. I just couldnt handle any more. When were we going to get a break! We came home for 1 funeral not 2!

Now looking back Im greatful that we were able to be there for family and the funeral. I know that they are way better off then us down here.

I hope they both know how much we love them and miss them each day. That they will never be forgotten.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

First Pair!

Daddys boots, Mommas boots, and now...........Babies boots!

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Bryce is home!

So Bryce has been officially home for 2 weeks and 1 day! I dont have any pics from that day but we will have that whole day on tape... Actually Lifetime Network is having a new show called "Coming home" and Bryce and I was picked! So if you watch it and see me please dont make fun of me cause all I did was cry the WHOLE time... I told the producer if you want cryers just get a pregnant army wife to do a taping of the homecoming and you will have a cryer the whole time! It was a very cool experience but Im kinda nervous to watch myself on TV looking completely stupid... I just keep telling myself this is for the kids when they are older...

A little recap of the day when Bryce got in....

-I got lost on my way to family parking but was still early cause the flight got pushed back another hour. Sat on the bus for 35 mins waiting to get to the hanger. Felt like I was going to throw up all morning long cause I had 5 million emotions running threw my body.
-Got on the loud speaker and said the plane will be landing in 15 minutes. I ran outside and waited in the freezing cold.
-When I saw the plane land my eyes filled with tears knowing that Bryce was safe from harm and I knew that I was going to be in his arms within minutes.
- Hundreds and I means hundreds of boys start streaming off the plane and Im just waiting like a good girl and then 10 minutes later I start to worry cause I still havent seen Bryce...BUT of course he had to be the 7th to last one off the plane and make me wait to see his handsome face!
-Then the soldiers march in and I just start scanning so I know which way to take off too.
-The moment I get to hold him for good was the best feeling in the world. He was there in 1 peice. Safe from harms way and MINE! ALL MINE! He saw the belly and it made it more real that he is getting his little man.
-He had to go turn in his weapon and sensitive items and I just had to wait, wait, and wait some more.
-Then we went to Nashville so he could see his little man on a ultrasound. He loved it! He had a grin from ear to ear. Proud little daddy....

That day was amazing... I had the man that I love with all my heart in my arms. He was here in the U.S. I dont have to have a marriage over the phone and I dont have to cuddle with a body pillow!





So on other subject it has been snowing for the past 2 days here in KY which is so crazy for this part of the country. Its so nice for Bryce and I tho cause we love the snow! So here are some pics of the snow...

This was one day and less the 12 hours later this was how much it snowed... And remember this is Kentucky it never snows here... People freak when it snows for 5 mins let alone 6 inches

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