The 4th of July

So we were at home for 4th of July and had a great, great day. My family had a big bbq and everyone came out, we then let off fireworks at my mom's house. Fireworks are illegal in my hometown unless you live on the reservation. It was a lot of fun watching Tad light them off and doing sparklers with Trent, and Maddie. Maddie did not like the noise though. Trent could not get enough of it. As soon as we got done lighting off the fireworks the cops showed up haha. Some crazy person in my mom's neighborhood actually called the cops. I mean come on it is a day to be patriotic and celebrate our freedom. My husband is a soldier for Pete's sake who has been deployed to Iraq twice, I personally believe that he can do whatever he wants since he fought for the freedom and the people of this great country. It was so great watching the fireworks and really thinking about how blessed I am to live in this free country and to look at my husband and be so proud for the work that he does. Being a army wife defiantly has its challenges but that day all I could do was look and smile. (oh yes and don't forget your safety gear w hen lighting off fireworks lol as you can see Tad)

Cherries

So I LOVE LOVE cherries that are picked right off the tree. When Tad and I were at home we went to a local orchard and picked, picked, picked, or we ate, ate, ate. It was so fun though. One of the things I really took advantage off growing up in Yakima was the Orchards and the fresh produce we have there. Living in Ca everythign just tastes aweful when you are used to "fresh" produce. It really makes you think of your blessings and other things that you are taking advatage of as well. I think we all went a little overboard though. We all didn't want any cherries after eating all those. Maddie loved them too!

Mariners Game

While we were at home Tad and I had the opportunity to go to a Mariners game one of Tad's favorite things to do. Tad is a fanatic he is the guy who everyone thinks is really obnoxious because of all his yelling and screaming. I just sit way down in my seat and pretend that I do not know him haha. Tad's dad went with is and his step mom, who are very nice people. We had a really great time. It was great having some family time together, and doing what we love watching baseball.

My baby is one

How time fly's I cannot believe that my precious little girl has turned one. It almost seems unfair how long it takes for them to get here and then they just grow up so fast. We had a great little Princess party in Yakima that was a lot of fun. Friends and family came to celebrate the event the wheather was not so great that day and we planned it outside. We has a bbq and cake that I made (it did not turn out so pretty since I ran out of time). Overall the day went really good I thought I could of changed a few things but there is always next year right? I really need to focus on my daughter more and spend more time with her, because she is going to be 18 and moving out of the house before I know it.

Bad Bad

So I am a bad bad blogger I will update soon. Lots going on and so little time. I promise it will be soon!

"Mama"

She said it! My little precious child who is such a blessing in Tad and my life has said those magical words every mommy likes to hear "momma" well it sounded more like ummma, but she said it. To make it perfect on mothers day I was sitting in the chair in the living room and Tad was across the room. Maddie got upset about something and started whining and crawling toward me with all her might. As I was watching her crawl toward me and our eyes met she looked up at me with those beautiful blue eyes she gets from her daddy and says ummammma (it meant mama) Tad's head whipped around and all I heard was that is soooo not fair! Ever since then all he has been saying is da da da da. He will call from work and tell me to put the phone to her just to say this to her. All she does it smile because she knows it is him and starts to babble. It actually amuses me. He is away for some training in Kentucky until the 22ND of June and every chance he gets he calls to try and get her to say it. He informed me that I need to work on her and teach her how to say it like I taught her to say mama. I then told him that was not a good idea that he needed to do it because then she might start calling me daddy. I am happy that she said it and it made it even better that she said it on mothers day. It also saddened me. It seems like only yesterday that I gave birth to her or even pregnant. It is so true how time flys when you have kids. Am I wrong to just want her to stay little forever so I never have to let her go? She is already going to be one in two months. I am going to be one of those mom's who bawls her eyes out when she goes to her first day of preschool. I know I am pathetic.

Trip home

So Tad left for the field AGAIN, so I was like bye bye Maddie and I are headed home. So Maddie and I went to the airport and flew to Yakima. We were there for just shy of two weeks. I could not believe how cold it was (at least to us) Our bodies are now adjusted to California weather and the day before we left it had already reached a scorching 101 degress. It has now already gotten up to 111. I love going home. I love my family. How I wish Tad and I lived back in yakima. I remember the days when I could not WAIT to leave there. I hated Yakima I now want nothing more that to live there. While we were there we decided to go to the Oregon Coast it was also freezing there as well. We had so much fun just visiting the little shops in Seaside and Cannon Beach. I love the beach. It is such a peacfull place. I wish Tad had the opportunity to be there with me. We also did some climbing on rocks and just explored the beach area. While climbing on rocks we kinda lost track of time and when we started to come back we realized that the tide was coming in and quite close to us on the rocks. It had already covered some of them. So we hurried as fast as we could down. I got quite freaked out the Sea was going to swallow me up and I was going to be eaten by sharks. I am glad my dad was packing Madelyne in the back pack, because when we were coming down I was in such a hurry I slipped on a rock and fell pretty hard. The pain didnt set in until late though I was just focused on survivng when I reached land and felt a sigh of relief I also felt a lot of pain lol.
We went back to Yakima after a fun couple of days. I also had the opportunity to spend some quality time with my grandma who is battling cancer at this time. She is such a strong person. I have never seen anyone go to chemo and keep on the move like she does. She loves Maddie. It is so funny watching those two together. While home we also celebrated mothers day. I had my grandma over and cooked her and my mom a really nice dinner with a really yummy desert. I had a really good time. I am so thanfull for such a wonderful family. Oh the day when I am no longer a army wife and we can just settle down.