I'm a horrible blogger...

I keep making the promise that I will come here and update and then time slips away and next thing you know it's 7 months later!

Ok..so in all fairness it isn't like I haven't had a ton going on. We moved rather unexpectedly right when school started. Zach started a new job 6 weeks prior to that. Then Zach left for his deployment in October. I finished moving by myself (and the help of a couple of friends), I've made a trip to Colorado with 4 children, a trip to Arkansas with 2, still work full time, still taking orders and working on new items, designed (sort of) my website for my store, redesigned my craft blog (which I have been better about updating), attempt to get my house in some form of order, trying to lose a few pounds, and I started taking college classes again this month.

There, I think that pretty much catches up!

Lets see...Zach is gone for another 4 1/2 months so we are closing in on the halfway point of this deployment. We miss him more than he probably knows, and we can't wait for Daddy to come back home. He's doing ok over there. I think boredom is his biggest thing, when he's off work. I'm trying to keep him supplied with books and care packages.

Ashley is doing well, in Girl Scouts, 5th grade, and is still doing homeschooling. She likes it and seems to be doing well with it. She's into horses and art.

Jonathan is doing much better at his new school. His teacher is a doll, and he's made friends. His grades shot way back up to where they usually are. He's been doing remarkably well with his Dad being gone so I am very proud of him for that!

Dagen is in Kindergarten. We decided to put him back into public school so he could get that needed structure and social aspect that I think will serve him well. He likes it so far and I think it will be a better choice for him in the long run.

Jacob is his father's son. He is a playful little guy who has discovered how to laugh but not yet figured out that he could walk without holding onto things.

I've redesigned and caught up here, so I promise now I will make it a point to do better at coming here and updating.

sorry for the absense....

So life is a little crazy and I just haven't been good at maintaining this at all.

Jacob is now 8 months old and healthy as can be. He is starting to crawl, though he has the inchworm scoot down to an art. He's holding his own bottles, working on sitting up unassisted, though not too interested in it. He'd rather stand!

We have another new addition to the family as well. Last week we adopted another dog into the family, Akela. Akela is a Siberian Husky and extremely patient. He lets Jacob do pretty much whatever he wants and is fiercely protective of Jacob from any other dog.

Ashley, Dagen, and Jonathan are happy it is summer, and just enjoying the sun. Jonathan is off spending a couple of weeks with his grandparents, and Ashley and Dagen will be here the whole month of July, so who knows what we will end up doing.

As the summer rolls in, Zach is working short orders on base, I'm still working full time, and starting to generate some interest in the items I've made from military camo so I'm spending alot of time with fabric and my sewing machine.

I'll see about getting some updated photos on here.

In keeping with Beauford "tradition", Zach dressed Jacob up in the uniform from the Air Force teddy bear for a little photo shoot. Jacob wasn't totally cooperative, however. He was more interested in the flashing light of the camera flash.

His personality is starting to really emerge now. He's smiling and cooing, and is fascinated by the flames in the fireplace, as well as the mirror above his swing.

Latest news

Life has been busy obviously. Jonathan got straight A's again for the 3rd six weeks. Jacob weighed 6lbs 12oz his last checkup and that was weeks ago. He is beginning to smile and always has to have his head up now.

I couldn't resist..

Stocking Stuffer!! Merry Christmas

Two months old!

Today is the day I was SUPPOSED to have a scheduled c-section to have Jacob. Instead he went to the doctor for his 2 month check-up. He is making rapid progress in the growth department! 5lbs, 10oz and 19 inches long. He also got 3 shots today so he wasn't the happiest of campers today. When I got home from work I laid down on the couch with him while he slept on me, which is where we both remained until just a few minutes ago. I'm heading to bed now :)

Jacob's First Thanksgiving

With all the chaos that we've been through the last couple of months, we took a much needed "break" this Thanksgiving. Jonathan went to spend the holiday with one set of his grandparents, Ashley and Dagen were with their dad, so Zach, Jacob, and I headed to his Aunt and Uncle's deer lease for a long weekend of hunting and vegging out on the sofa. They have a REALLY NICE RV camper that they took down there, so while the boys were out hunting for deer, hogs, and whatever else they could, his aunt, Jacob, and I hung out watching movies, playing, and basically doing nothing. It was wonderful!