SO I have not blogged since December 2008 and of course a ton has happened during this time. Mason turned ONE and we relocated to California in January 2009. We remained there for just over two years. While we where there we experienced our first deployment as a family. The hubby was gone from Sept 2009 until April/May 2010. It was a great adventure in the fact that I was raising Mason for just over 7 months as a single momma. Thankfully since he was still SO young he didn't really understand that Daddy was gone for so long. We meet a lot of wonderful friends while there and Mason started a Mommy & Me program. This was a great way for him to socialize with other little ones his age. We loved living in Cali as there was a TON of stuff to keep us busy. We went to the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, Lego Land, Disneyland and LA quite often. Plus we had several visitors while we lived there and was even able to celebrate Christmas 2010 with my Mom, Dad and StepMom at Big Bear Mountain.
After the 1st of the year in 2011 we found out we had orders back to
Virginia. So in March 2011 we traveled back cross country to start our
new journey in Va. Luckily we where familiar with the area since we
lived there from 2007 to 2009 so this made life a little easier. Mason
and myself stayed in SC with family until we where offered a home on
base. So from the end of March until June 1st we lived in SC. It was a
nice time to be able to spend it back home with family and we where
able to connect with people and have lots of fun. The hardest part was
living away from the hubby during that time but well being as it is the military
life it is what it is and easy to except than complain. June 2011 we
where offered a house on base literally on the same street we previously
lived on!! Once moved in it took some time to adjust since Mason had
loved being in SC with family and friends. The bright spot with being
here is that we have family that lives in Maryland. So thankfully we
have been able to visit my Aunt and Uncle often when we get long
weekends. This has been a blessing in disguise because it has kept us
close to family in our ever changing world. Mason started a preschool
program at the CDC (Child Development Center) in Sept 2011 and went 2
days a week for a couple of hours. I am not sure if it really helped
him gear up for actual school but at least it did get him out of the
house for a little bit.
2012 has not brought much change in our lives. Mason finished out the
CDC program and geared up to start "big boy" school in August. We have found a great group of friends that we try
to hang out with once a week. It has been great for not only Mason but
for me. It can be tough to move all the time (try 5 times in 5 years)
and can be hard to put yourself out there to meet new people. So it is
great that we now have this group to fall back on when we need support. We
visit MD often to spend time with family and was able to travel back
to SC too! We lost my Granddaddy (Mason's PopPop) in June 2012 and as this was a hard
time for me I was greatly thankful to be able to go back home to help
support not only my family but to be their for my Grandmomma. I was
there for just over 6 weeks and even though it was a rough time in my
life it was great that once again Mason was able to be with family and
friends. August brought on the official start of Mason's school career,
lol. It has been a daily struggle with it but I have to keep in mind
he is still young and learning too. We currently are trying to be the
best active parents to Mason and focus on our family unit.
Thank you for reading my quick update date over the last four years and I hope that you continue to enjoy my blog!
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| Fun at Disneyland with friends, Summer 2009 |
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| Happy 1st Birthday, Jan 2009 |
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| Last family picture before deployment, Sept 2009 |
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| 1st day at Mommy & Me, Aug 2009 |
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| Welcome Home Daddy!! April 2010 |
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| Happy 2nd Birthday, Jan 2010 |
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| Playing in the snow with Grandpa and Nana Dee, Christmas 2010 |
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| Sledding with Nana, Christmas 2010 |
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| Mason and "his" Sarah, Feb 2011 |
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| 3rd Birthday, Jan 2011 |
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| Learning to swim, May 2011 |
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| Visit with Gamme and PopPop, July 2011 |
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| Christmas 2011 |
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| 1st day at the CDC Preschool program, Sept 2011 |
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| Happy 4th Birthday, Jan 2012 |
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| Family day at Daddy's work, Summer 2012 |
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| 1st day of PreKindergarten, Aug 2012 |
3 comments:
I totally feel you on the military/moving bit. You're doing great though and you guys are AWESOME parents to Mason! Any plans for a sibling any time soon??? :)
Awww thanks Kenten. It has been rough but so exciting at the same time. Maybe one day, we haven't closed that door.
I'm so glad that you are doing this again. I so wish I would have known about this type of thing when I was a single mom and even after. I love reading about Mason & the family and it is a great way to know what is going on in yalls lives!
I hope that once you get back into it, you will incorporate all your wonderful dinners you are making with pics and links to recipes!
Miss yall lots and can't wait to see you next week! love yall!
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