Great Wolf Lodge!

The Army Family Strong Bonds Program offered spouses of deployed soldiers a trip to the Great Wolf Lodge in Cincinnati, OH this past weekend. So I signed up, asked my mom to tag along, and we had a blast! While I attended my "sessions," my mom watched the boys. When I was finished for the day, we got to take to them into the indoor waterpark, and the boys loved it! Ty loved going down the water slides, and Caellum loved sticking his face in the fountains! Thanks, Army, for this awesome program, and for giving us a fun weekend!

Here are some pics:

Mammoth Cave!

Aunt Peggy, Uncle Bob, and their sweet girls, Natalie and Molly, along with Meemaw and Pawpaw came down last week for a visit. We went to Mammoth Cave, and had a great time spending time together! Thank you, for coming down! We love you and had a fabulous time!

Meemaw, Papaw, me, and the boys

Aunt Peggy and the girls getting ready for their first cave tour!

Entering the cave

Natalie, Caellum, Molly, and Ty posing in front of a tank at the Patton Museum

Caellum's new favorite thing to do is pick dandelions! :-)

Mommy and Ty-Ty Day!

I don't think I have had one-on-one time with Ty since Caellum has been born. So, when my friend asked if we wanted to go to the circus with her and her oldest daughter, I was so excited! She told me her mom would watch Caellum if I wanted her to so I could have some Mommy/Ty time...awesome! I felt guilty leaving my baby boy behind, but Caellum is at the age where he just doesn't want to sit anymore...he wants to get down and get into everything! And I knew it would be good for Ty to have some quality mommy time. So, Ty and I went to the circus! We had so much fun! Thanks to my friend, Kat and Kat's mom, for making Mommy/Ty-Ty time possible! :-)

Here are some pics:

Mommy and Ty at the circus!

He is mesmerized!

The Elephants were Ty's favorite! Unfortunately this happened before he got to really see them do their portion of the show:

We bought Caellum a gift since he didn't get to go with us. Ty gave it to him when we got into the car.

Loft(3)

Hello All!

So I know it's been awhile (again) since I've posted, but I just can't seem to get into the swing of weekly posts. I am just keeping busy as ever with our growing little men! We are all doing well, including Josh! Nothing new to report, just plugging along day-to-day. I have been waiting to post this link, though:

Loft(3) Blog

Once there, click on "blog," and you'll find us under the title "lisa & her boys."

For Josh's upcoming birthday, I had professional photos taken of the boys and I. Since I couldn't wait until his actual B-day to show him (I was too excited about the photos), I gave him the link today while we were skyping, and got to watch his very touching reaction to seeing them. Our friend, Melanie, and her husband, Adam, take the most amazing photos, and Melanie hooked us up by squeezing us into her extremely booked schedule! If you have time, you should check out her blog...amazing photos to look at, and some very touching stories to read! I think the photos made the perfect birthday present, and I am hoping that Melanie and Adam will be able to take more photos of us next year, when Josh gets home! They are also the photographers for my brother's upcoming wedding in July!

Here are some recent pictures of the boys:


Enjoying one of the few warm days we had this month!


Ty painted his face! :-)


Brotherly Love!


Caellum has learned how to climb...he just doesn't know how to get down yet. He cries. Lol!

Two months down!

Just checking in, letting everyone know we are still here and doing ok! February has flown by, and we now have 2 months of the deployment under our belts. We had some fun and some not-so-fun moments this month. The highlight of our month was going to see our family and friends in Cincinnati. It was Meemaw's birthday, so we got to celebrate with her. We also got to celebrate the birthdays of Morgan and Katie, the gorgeous daughters of our good friends, the Sunderman's. Our not-so-fun moments consisted of more sickness...ugh! Ty and I got the nasty stomach virus that's going around at the SAME time! So, I had a fun night of being up all night taking care of a puking Ty, while I was running to the bathroom every 5 minutes myself! That was definitely one of the roughest nights I have ever had. But thank the good Lord for my dear, sweet mom, who came down the next morning to help me take care of the boys and myself! We are just about back to normal now, and are hoping to stay healthy again for awhile! Josh is doing well too, and we have been blessed to be able to talk to him pretty often. He is tired, and working hard, but seems to be doing well. The boys are as ornery as ever! They are really starting to interact and play together, and it is fun watching them. Here are some recent pictures of our little boogers!


Ty loves wearing his daddy's boots and hat!


Caellum trying to feed himself applesauce




Little ornery Caellum pulled all those clothes out of his drawer!


Ty rocking out on his guitar!


Getting ready to go to church!


Meemaw and her four grandbabies...all in their jammies!

Over Illness!

Puke, Fever, Ear Infections, Runny Noses, Coughing, Medicine, Doctor's Appointments, Rashes, Allergic Reactions!!! This is pretty much what the month of January, and the beginning of February has been like for us! UGH! I am so over illness! Once I get one boy healthy, the other one gets sick again. It is just a vicious, never-ending cycle! And just when I thought everyone was getting healthy again this happened:





Poor little Caellum had a very bad allergic reaction to something! What? We don't know. The poor, little guy had so much going on at one time, we aren't sure what made him react this way. He was on antibiotics for an ear infection, but the same day he started the antibiotics, he got his one year vaccinations (measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox). And he didn't start with this rash until about 11 days after the antibiotics and vaccinations (which means he had finished his 10 day antibiotic). Hmmmm...all I know is, I want my poor, little guys to be healthy again! But every time I start feeling sorry for myself, I am reminded that the good Lord is with me every step of the way, and I am so blessed that they are, for the most part, healthy little guys...these illnesses are very mild compared to what some poor, little kids are going through. So, I need to count my many, many blessings, and praise His name for always being there for us, no matter what!

Have You Ever Heard Of....

someone having a competition to determine who will be the best man in his wedding? Only my brother!!! Here is a link to the website my brother, Billy, created for his "Best Man Olympics" in case you're interested:

Billy's Best Man Olympics

My the best man win!