just because

because I miss him!
We miss him!
We wish he could be here with us!
But we know what he is doing is so important!
And we are very thankful!
And proud!
But we do miss him!
I miss his smile!
His laugh!
His dirty Cami's
And even his kisses
Ava said she misses his cookies!
It's the little things,
Even for her!

It's hard not to miss a guy like this!

dont look to hard...he is taken already! 

ohh we miss you babe! 

love, your girls 

New Years Resolution

I have been thinking a lot about these.

I of course have the normal be a better mom and wife but I dont feel like thats something you accomplish and check off your list. I would love to be a more organized person and write my plans down so I'm not so scatter brained all the time. It is not really fair to forget to wash Chase's cammis on the weekend or be an hour late for lunch because we were busy cleaning.

I have some resolutions I would like to just do for me though:

This baby weight has GOT TO GO!! Can you even call it baby weight still when your "baby" is about to turn 2? Whatever you want to call it, it's outta here! I go to bed at night wishing I would have been healthier that day or exercised. I just want to get back down to my pre-preggo weight. I have accepted the fact that I may never fit back in my tiny skinny jeans and thats ok. I just want to be healthy and fit!

My second resolution for me is to learn to shoot in manual mode of my camera. I have had my SLR for over a year now and I would really love to improve my pictures. Automatic mode is fantastic, but I want more out of my camera! I do have a really great subject to photograph.

My third and final resolution is to take some time for me. I try to do that ( some times ) but I should make it a point. I guess taking a shower alone doesnt count, not that I do that often. I would like to spend some more time sewing and learning new things.

So this is pretty much just a post so that I have to be accountable for what I have set for my resolutions - you know since they are on the blogosphere for all to see. I am a little late starting all of these but hopefully I can accomplish them all by the end of the year.

What are your resolutions??

Happy New Year!

I know we are a little late but HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I cant think of anything else I would love to start the year off with than what I have!

(except a pair of Christian Louboutin Black Heels with the signature red bottom)

This year has busy for us. Here is little recap ::

Ava turned one at the begining of the year! I cant believe how fast time has gone by. She is getting so big!!

In April, we packed up our entier lives and moved to a big rock in the middle of the Pacific. You may have heard of it, Hawaii (also known as Paradise)

In July, Chase and I celebrated our 3rd Wedding anniversary. I can't believe we have been married for 3 years.

We had a few visitors come see us. We love for people to come visit and I hope more people come once Chase comes home!!

Halloween was a fun holiday this year. Ava went as a puppy dog. Her favorite animal as of then. We had lots of fun but it was strange that it was that warm!!

Chase got promoted to Sgt. in November. I pinned his new rank on while Ava watched in the background.

Right before Thanksgiving, we said "see you later" to Chase. He is currently serving in Afghanistan with 2/3 on his 3rd combat deployment.

We missed Chase this Christmas, but we are so proud of him. He watched Ava open all her Christmas presents and that made us all very happy :)

We are very excited to ring in the new year. 2011 will bring Chase home and us all back to warm weather Hawaii. Please keep Chase in your prayers and he is protecting all of us!