Husband Appreciation

Whenever Jason leaves, I always find myself realizing the things that I truly appreciate him doing...even if he is just gone a day or two. Jason went back to Oklahoma this Easter weekend to take our two dogs to the states. We were concerned the heat would be to hot in May/June for our dogs to fly back. Mainly, Jason didn't want me to have to take back two dogs, a toddler, and myself all to the states without his help. Things like this really make me reflect how grateful I am for him. Here are some great things about my hubby big and small:

1. Taking out the diaper genie 100% of the time.

2. Helping with dishes and laundry.

3. Mowing our yard.

4. Feeding our dogs every morning and night.

5. Planning all of our vacations. I always get to enjoy a fun and relaxing trips b/c I never have to plan anything.

6. Reading Emily her night time stories and putting her to bed 99% of her life since six months old. I only do it when he has a military night function or out of town.

7. Team bathing Emily every night since her birth unless he is out of town or has a function.

8. Allowing me to go to the library every Saturday and Sunday to work on my course work.

9. Providing Emily and I a wonderful home, food, clothes, and lots of fun all by his hard work.

10. Giving Emily and I unconditional love and support.

These are just a few reasons that I am so grateful for Jason. My appreciation for him has grown 20 fold since having Emily. I couldn't ask for a better hands-on dad. Thank you, Jason for all that you do! Emily and I would be lost without you!

PS. I also find it so encouraging that many of my friends have wonderful husbands who have grown into wonderful fathers as well. We are all so blessed by these amazing men in our lives. We made some awesome choices.

:) Missy

Caught in the Act

Last week, Emily had lots of fun at the house. First, I was trying to weigh and measure our dogs' kennels for their flight back to the states. Emily decided the kennel looked just the right size for her. It totally cracked me up. My germ-crazy friends will probably freak out about these photos, but I think this is what childhood is all about...getting into things not meant for you ;)






I even got Emily to bark like a dog on our video recorder...so funny.




Then, I caught Miss Sneaky Pants putting on makeup. I had left my makeup bag by my mirror, which is located near the floor. I fix my hair in our bedroom floor, since we have no outlets in our bathrooms. Sometimes, I do my makeup there instead of at the bathroom mirror. I went out of our bedroom for several minutes and came back to Emily like this. Emily thought she looked beautiful. Needless to say, I did too even with eye shadow covering her cheeks.





Emily very pleased with the results.




Above is the first picture I took of Emily after catching her in the act. You can see the mischievousness in her eyes. HA!

We are excited to celebrate Easter tomorrow with friends. Jason has successfully flown back to the states with our two dogs. HOORAY! Big stress off of our shoulders. He will be able to spend Easter with his family in Oklahoma. The have a huge egg hunt at his Aunt Dot's house ever year. There are usually between 30-50 people at the hunt. I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!