We're a Colorado Family

We've finally arrived in Colorado Springs and are LOVING it! After a fun 10 hour drive and oh the joy of lots of unpacking and boxes we're finally starting to settle into our new home and new town. A HUGE thank you to Kyle's parents for helping us drive out here and giving Grey lots of attention so Mom and Dad could unpack boxes and get settled. They truly are saints for helping us move, not once, but twice in a year. I promise, no more moving for at least a few more years.

Colorado is beyond gorgeous and we love being around so much to do - a big step up from Lawton, Oklahoma. Our rental house is working out perfectly for us. We rented it without ever seeing it with our own two eyes which was a bit scary, but it worked out perfectly. Kyle signed in at Ft. Carson today and will be inprocessing for the next few days to get all signed in and know his way around post then he will be given his 10 days TDY leave to give us some more time to get settled and take care of some more business. He found out he will be the FSO (fire support officer) of A battery of 1-22 Infantry which is part of 1st brigade 4th ID. Yes, I know that sounds like a foreign language and even now going on being an Army wife for 6 years I still am never quite sure what it all means. He's looking forward to getting to know the guys he'll be in charge of and his fellow officers he'll be working with. This is all brand new - being on the other side of the fence - so Kyle is just trying to learn everything he can from those around him.

Greyson will be 2 in just 15 short days - we can't believe it! He's incredibly verbal and uses multiple new words everyday. He's a sponge - he hears a word one time and then adds it to his vocabulary. He's even starting to string together some basic sentences. Some of his favorites are, "I got it" and "I fix it" and he does a very dramatic and very cute, "Oh no!" He's also found a new obsession with the movie "The Polar Express" - which he calls "Santa Choo-choo". He would watch it multiple times a day if we allowed it so we have to dose it out in segments every now and then. He loves living in our new house with 2 full flights of stairs. He's really great at climbing up them like a bear and then sliding down them on his tummy or even walking down on his feet holding the wall. Birthday gifts have already started flooding in from his adoring grandparents. Grandpa Mike and Grandma Joannie sent him a 50's diner kitchen/booth that he LOVES. I hope it's a sign he'll follow in his father's footsteps of excellent culinary skills. Pop Pop and JoJo got him a wagon for two and cool new table with umbrella that for right now we're using for activities in the basement, but we'll move it to the backyard once spring arrives. He's spoiled rotten!

Baby girl continues to grow and develop just as she should. I'm 20 weeks pregnant now, so officially half way. Went to my first OB appointment here today and found out that based on my ultrasound that they did right before we moved at 18 weeks that she's already weighing in at the 97th percentile. Apparently Kyle and I make big babies. Good news is they are tracking it and will continue to monitor her size as I progress through the pregnancy. If she seems to be a big gal than c-section is an option, but I'm hoping to avoid that if possible. FYI now that we know gender we are brainstorming name ideas and have a few favorites, but nothing official. We'll keep you posted.

Enjoy the videos down below from right before we moved. We took Greyson on his first bowling outing and he had some fun with all the boxes around the house. Also, check out the January 2010 picture link to the left to see pictures of our new house and some of our early adventures here in the Rocky Mountains....many more to come.

Lots of Love,
K, L and G