Let him eat Cake

I can't believe my little baby is 1. He is growing up to fast. He had a hard night last night maybe it was the Rudys or maybe he wanted to be awake for the lasts hour of his babyhood. He has now reached that dreaded stage at church. He won't be quiet or sit still. I end up sitting with him in an empty room during the classes.

He was a little timid to open his presents but once he knew what to do he loved it. The older kids kept taking away his toys because they wanted to play with them. At least we know that they are fun toys. We let the kids play with the toys and Judd set up the tent in the backyard so they could have a camp out.

After dinner we did the cake. Chase had his own little race car. He didn't want to sit in his chair until I gave him a taste of frosting, and then he would cry because he wanted more. He ate the cake the way he drinks his milk, sucking the frosting off. He was covered with red frosting. I don't think the bib will ever be the same. Remind me never to make a red cake for a one year old. When he was done he tried to throw it on the floor and clear his plate. What a day.

Body flow

I have been very lucky to work at Gold's Gym while we have lived in Texas. These are some of my student at Bandera Trails. I have loved teaching them and I will miss them. They have become good friends.

Rudy's

Judd has decided that with us moving so soon we have to eat at Rudy's every week. For those of you who have not had the pleasure of visiting us and eating at Rudy's. It is the "worst BBQ in Texas" or so the sign says. It is our favorite place to eat. It is located in a gas station. They serve food by the pound. You eat it off of butcher paper. They make the best brisket, turkey, chicken and creamed corn that we have ever tried. Judd decided that Chase needed to try it, and he LOVED it. We have converted another person.

Annabelle's last day at school

Annabelle's finished her school year. I don't think she really knows it was her last day. They had a little program at the church. She sung amen, days of the week, and monkeys jumping on the bed. I think she was a little shy. Normally she is bouncing off the walls when she sing monkeys jumping on the bed this time she spent her time looking around the room at all the people.

They had a water party on the last day. Annabelle was to cold to play in the water. Ms. Cathy ended up holding her to try to warm her up. Thats what you get when you have no fat on your body. It is sad to see our life wind down here in Texas. I can't wait to see what awaits us in Ohio.

The following image has been included because it represents all that I have been doing the last 2 months. It's starting to take its toll on Jeannie and the kids, as I get home most evenings after the kids are in bed and asleep. Jeannie's done a great job getting the house ready and almost sold. Sorry I haven't called much recently. We're now looking forward to finding a place in Dayton, Ohio, and waiting on the Air Force to get us orders so we can arrange our move. 15 May was my last night assigned to cover call at Wilford Hall; it's quite surreal to me, but a welcome relief to Jeannie and the kids for sure...next call should be in Ohio! --RJR

Our Day

This was the first weekend Judd has been home in over a month, and he got home at 1 :00pm on Saturday. I think the kids have seen him for a total of 2 hours this whole week and one of those hour we brought dinner into him at the hospital. We got an offer on our house this week and the inspector is coming on Tuesday. The Realtor had a whole list of things we had to get done to have our house pass, One of which included Judd getting on the roof to clean out the gutters. It was a very tiring day for everyone. Annabelle couldn't even make it up to her room before she fell asleep. I found her on the bottom stair totally out. We decided that it was such a nice night in Texas we would BBQ some shrimp and turkey burgers. For dessert we had fresh berries. As you can tell Chase loved them. I don't think we need a birthday cake we will just give him berries. All of them wanted to wear there new outfits from Grandma Judy. Thanks!

Fiesta

Dax's school celebrated Fiesta with a shoebox parade. For those of you who don't know what fiesta is, it is a ten day party to celebrate the battle of the Alamo. Dax decided he wanted to do a Alamo float. We bought some plastic cowboys and he glued them on. The funny things is that he had a whole story about what happened. It included one guy shooting another guy.One of the cowboys had his hand cut off and one of them was dead. Lets hope this isn't a sign of his inner thoughts.

At the parade the teacher told him not to stop so he wouldn't even look up at the crowd most of the time. It was very overwhelming for most of the kids. But I was so proud of him.