Life Lately...

Wow, it has been almost two months since my last post. I am not very good at this blogging thing right now. Life is happening and we are just taking it all in stride. The past weeks have been a whirl wind of activities and life is only going to get crazier as we start counting down to our next PCS at the end of July.

School is officially out for the summer!! P has been promoted to 1st grade!! She had a lot of fun activities at school leading up to their last day. They had an ice cream party, an awards ceremony, field day and a movie day. Lots of fun!!! And her summer is about to get even more fun as she will be going to stay with Mimi & Papa in SC for a few weeks :)

Henry is potty trained!!! Woohoo!!! Still can't believe it myself... its like one day it just clicked with him and we haven't looked back since. It's been over a week since he has been wearing only underwear and we have had no accidents not even at night. Makes this mama very happy!!!

I ran my first 5k!!! I've always been somewhat a fan of running but a few months ago I decided to make it a more permanent aspect of my routine. I put the boys in Hourly Care on Post once a week so I can log a long run and then I try to squeeze in one or two more runs during the week/weekend. I trained for about 5 weeks leading up to the race and ran my longest distance at 4.5 miles the week of the race. My unofficial time was 29:49 and I couldn't be more proud of myself. I met my goal of completing the race in under 30 minutes :)

Scott is going to be 18 months next month! To me that is just craziness! How is my baby almost a year and a half already?!?! He is a ham and a handful!!!! He goes everywhere and gets into everything and loves to antagonize his brother and sister! He definitely keeps all on our toes and keeps life interesting around here!

No news on the house... its still for sell.. and we have had only one showing. Boo! We are dropping the price this week in hopes of getting more foot traffic. We still have technically two more months until we leave to try and get it sold. As much as I want to stress about it, there is nothing I can do about it. This definitely a situation that is just out of our hands. If it doesn't sell before we leave, then we can stress and figure our next step. Until then, I just have to have faith that it will all work out.

Its the unofficial start of summer this weekend and we are looking forward to it!!! This next month is going to fly by with even more activities. I see plenty of pool, park and water park days in our future. We also have on tap a Battalion Hail & Farewell, a Brigade Ball, a camping trip with the boys, a visit from my aunt & uncle, a birthday and a wedding anniversary. Bring on the celebrations and memories!!!

Our Spring Break in Pictures

Spring Break 2013

We all had a great spring break this year! I know P enjoyed the time off from school :) Papa had the week of spring break off as well so he drove to SC from Wisconsin and stopped by our house to spend the night and took P and Henry on to SC with him. They left early Saturday morning so that gave us a few days with just one kiddo. Saturday afternoon the Battalion hosted an Easter egg hunt. Scott had fun at that. Sunday we had a lazy day. On Monday, Brandon had to work a half day and Scott had his 15 month check up. After work, Brandon took Gizmo to the vet so she could be boarded while we were gone. Tuesday morning, we woke up bright & early and headed south to SC. It was a mostly quiet ride down although Scott had a few mini meltdowns. He is the best traveler and does not like spending lengths of time in his car seat. We arrived safely at my parents' house around dinner time. Wednesday morning we got up and all got ready and headed out to our friends' house so Celeste and I could take the kiddos up to Columbia to their children's museum. We got there around 11 and explored some before lunch time. It is a huge place with lots of little areas. It was quite a chore keeping up with all five kids. Celeste and I split up and she kept up with the girls while I kept up with Scott and Henry. All five of them had lots of fun. We stayed almost 5 hours and still could have spent more time there. We ate lunch at their little cafe and that was pretty good. We hit up the gift shop before making our way back home. I think 3 out of the 5 kids slept the whole trip home. That night my dad cooked dinner and we all celebrated my Mamaw's birthday. After the kids went to bed, Brandon and I went and saw the movie Oz. It was good but it was after midnight before we made it home. Thursday Brandon and I took the kids to lunch and to a local park. We all took a break during Scott's nap time. That night P went to dinner with my mom & dad then over to Celeste's house to have a sleepover with Alden and Bailee Grace. They had a fun time and stayed up late! Brandon and I took Scott and Henry to dinner then to get Henry's haircut and then to Target. Friday we went over to Celeste & Dustin's house where we loaded up all the kids and headed to Chick Fil A for lunch then to Wannamaker Park for some outdoor time. We stayed there a little over an hour then the boys took the kids and Celeste & I went to the Outlets to do some shopping. I picked up a new pair of shoes for both P and Scott. We spent the evening hanging out with them as well. We are so blessed to have such great friends!!! Saturday was the Doggette family Easter get together. The kids had an egg hunt and there was lots of yummy food. It was a good visit and we loved getting to see everyone. That afternoon while Scott napped my mom, P and I did some shopping before meeting Brandon & the boys for dinner. The rest of the evening was spent packing up everything. Sunday morning we woke up early and headed back home to TN. We switched up the drive and took I24 up to the 40 and then to I24. Its actually less miles and definitely a more scenic route. We were back home by 4. We worked hard to get everything unloaded and put away before venturing off to find dinner and pick up a few groceries. All in all, it was a great week!! We love visiting SC as much as we can and enjoy the time with our family and friends!!

Scott turned 15 months!

Holy cow is time going by fast! This second year of Scott's life seems to be going faster than his first year. I can now say we have a walker on our hands :) He finally figured it out and has been walking for over a week now. He will still crawl from time to time as I think he finds it easier than walking especially if he is trying to get some where in a hurry. He looks like such a big boy now! He is also started babbling a whole lot more and trying to talk. Its so cute! He is still my best eater and continues to love all foods! He is cutting some more teeth. It seems his incisors are coming it .. all 4 of them which doesn't always make for a happy baby :/ He is still sleeping 12 hours at night and taking about a 2 hour nap after lunch. We are ready for spring weather to stick around because he loves to be outside as much as his brother. He loves playing in his Little Tikes Cozy Coupe and trying to ride the big wheels bike. I can't wait to see him this summer at the pool, splash pad and water park. He loves bath time and is like a little fish in the tub. He is wearing size 4 diapers, 18/24 months pants and tops. He wears a size 4.5 shoes. He had his check up on the 25th of March and he weighs 26.4 pounds and is up to 31 inches in length. Always thankful to have such a thriving, healthy, little boy!!

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An Update

Wow, it has been over 2 months since I last posted on this blog and it hasn't been because nothing has been going on... because quite the opposite has been true. Life around this house has been crazy! It seems like we just hit the ground running after Christmas vacation and the end is no where near insight. I mean we will be celebrating Easter in less than 2 weeks and I still never blogged about Christmas. Ha! So here is a list (in no particular order) of all the things this family of 5 has endured in the past few months:

• The kids and I headed to Gatlinburg, TN for a weekend trip with our good friends while Brandon went on a boys' camping trip in Pisgah, NC. We both had an awesome weekend!
• We celebrated jointly P and Henry's birthday by having one big bash at the Bowling Alley on Post. It was a hit and all the kiddos had a great time!
• We now have a sixth member of the family in terms of a new pet. Gizmo is a chocolate lab and is about 18 months old. She has been a good addition to the mix and is fairly well behaved for a puppy. 
• Did I mention P turned 6 and Henry turned 3?!?! When did this happen?!? How did they get so old... my babies are growing up on me. 
• We put our house on the market. Its officially for sale! We will be PCSing to Fort Huachucha, AZ around the end of July. After almost 4 years here, we are ready for something new. We gave the house a deadline of June 1 if after that we haven't had any viable offers, we will transition into the rental mode and try to find a renter for our house. This is a stressful journey for us! We love our house so much and have done a lot to it. We just hope a family will come along and like it as much as we do and put in an offer. This process just stinks because we have no control over the situation... we just have to stay positive and have a little faith. 
• Since our house is on the market, Brandon and I have been working hard on getting the house in tip top shape. We still have a few projects left on our list. We are trying our best to make our house look like we are ready to leave it :)
• A few weekends ago, the kids & I visited the Nashville Zoo with good friends while Brandon stayed home and painted the entire downstairs. The weather was great and all the kids had fun. We ended the day with dinner at Chick Fil A. 
• Scott is finally taking steps!!! He isn't quite a full fledged walker but he is walking and taking at least 10 steps at a time. He is so proud of himself... we are liking this new phase. Except for he keeps me on my toes now more than ever :)
• Spring Break is next week and we are headed down to SC for the week! Cannot wait to get there and have lots of fun with our family & friends!!

So there you go just a little update on what the Doggettes have been up to lately. Hopefully I will get better about posting more regularly! 

Our Disney Trip in Pictures

We had an amazing vacation at Disney World. I love that place and this year it did not disappoint! The Wilderness Lodge was a great place to stay at and everything was decorated so pretty for the holidays. The weather was gorgeous most of the days we were there and the kids even got to play in the pool for a couple of times. We had a lot of fun, ate some really good food and made lots of memories. It was the perfect way to kick off of the Christmas holiday.