May was a busy both for us, but busy is good because the quicker time goes by the quicker we'll be at the day to welcome Kyle home. It's getting close and we're getting excited, but more on that later. First, a short recap of what went on this month.
Started off the month with our annuals girls trip that my mom, Lisa, and I take each year to celebrate our birthdays (a bit early, for me). This year we decided to do something a bit more low key and headed to Georgia. We spent 2 days in Savannah and had a GREAT time. Enjoyed a fabulous birthday dinner for Lisa at the Pink House (a Savannah landmark with TASTY food) and even had a run in with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. It seems celebrity run ins seem to be a part of most of our girl's trips. Then we enjoyed a day touring the city - we did a walking historical tour that afternoon followed by a ghost Hearst tour that evening. It was my first time in Savannah and I fell in love with the charm, history and beauty of the city. All the squares, history and trees with spanish moss were gorgeous. After a fun filled time in Savannah we headed back to Atlanta for our last day (appropriately enough it was mother's day). Loved seeing Lisa's new townhome and enjoyed some tasty meals and afternoon at the movies. As usual our weekend was a blast, but over much too quickly. A big thanks to my inlaws, Daryl and Joyce, for taking care of G and P while I was away. They had an equally great amount of time as I did. Looking forward to next year's trip - we're thinking San Fran/Napa in honor of my big 3-0 next summer.
A week or so after my Savannah trip I had a visit from a dear friend, Shannon, who I taught with while in Clarksville. It had been a few years since we had gotten to see each other and we had a great time catching up. We had a blast seeing Billy Elliot in Denver (such a great show!) and checking out some of the sites here in Colorado Springs. Granted she came during the first weekend of weather ever - mid May and we saw snow flurries TWICE during her trip. Minus the weather, it was a great time and fun to have time with a friend I rarely get to see.
Then at the end of the month over Memorial Day weekend my Mom flew in to see the kids, oh and I guess me too, for a short 2 day visit. We kept plenty busy going out to eat, visiting with my inlaws, going to the park and just having fun together. It was great to see her and the kids loved getting some Grandma Joannie time. We're looking forward to their next visit, hopefully this fall when we are going to baptize Peyton and then again for Thanksgiving - so much to look forward to.
Greyson and Peyton are both doing fabulously. Greyson finished out his school year in the Treehouse preschool class at our church, First United Methodist, and had a blast. Today he started the summer program in the next class, Leapfrogs. He loves it there and continues to grow and learn each time he goes. So thankful to have found such a great school environment for him. It's been a great source of stability with Kyle away. Peyton is a wiggling and very very soon to be crawling little (not so little really) girl. She's spinning, leaning, twisting and now even diving into the coffee table (ouch). I predict she'll do her first real crawl in the next week before she turns one on the June 13th. I truly can't believe her first year has gone by. I'm thankful it's a sign of Kyle's homecoming, but sad that my baby girl is not going to be my little baby anymore but is turning more and more into a toddler each day. She continues to be such a happy and easy going little girl. Greyson is my typical 3 year old boy - pushing boundaries, testing limits, but he's still such a joyful and playful little boy to be around. He's so curious and always wanting to know more and do more. He loves to help out anyway he can - gardening, cooking, taking care of Peyton. I'm just so anxious and excited to be reunited as a family of 4 so Kyle can get to know our kiddos and how they've grown and change since he's been away.
Speaking of Kyle, we're in the home stretch. He's due home shortly after the 4th of July and we're soooo excited. Trying to stay busy and not watching the clock or calendar to make it go faster. Thankfully have a lot of fun stuff planned with the family and friends to keep busy until he's back. In fact today, Kyle mentioned they picked up their first set of replacement soldiers. Think it's a big morale boost to his guys that being done over there is coming soon and soon enough they'll be back on US soil with their loved ones. I've reminded Kyle to stay focused and not be distracted by the knowledge that coming home is soon because that's when bad situations occur. He's keeping his eyes forward and doing his job well and just looking forward to being back to life has a husband and father. Please continue to pray for him and his fellow soldiers safety as it's not over, until he's back here in Colorado. I'm sure as I get more info I'll post some general updates on here about when he'll be home. I can't post specific dates or times due to Army operational security standards, but I'll do my best to keep you in the loop. When he returns he'll have 4 days off and then about 10 working days of reintegration training and then he'll have 30 days block leave (basically most of August). We've got some trips and fun things planned that we're all really looking forward to. It's a time to reconnect and grow stronger as a couple and a family to recoup the struggles we've gone through during this deployment.
Well, that's all for now. Looking forward to writing the next update at the end of June - will be plenty of fun things to share with Peyton's first birthday and my birthday and the knowledge that at that point Kyle will be home VERY soon.
All Our Love,
K,L,G, and P
P.S. Check out May picture link on the left - sorry no videos this month...too busy!
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