Already almost Febuary?? Whaaaa?

It has been several weeks since I have blogged, being a stay at home mom has it's share of "stuff" and let me tell you...Between potty training the kids, maintaining a home and homework I am BUSY! I try to remember what it was like to work full time along with everything else! YOWZA~a busy life! :) We have been here in Florida since the beginning of November and I must say I love it here! Southern charm and kindness cannot be beat! Tons of really nice people around, always ready to chat it up be it anywhere really! The weather is awesome, usually anywhere from 60-70 degrees on any given day-YES PLEASE! I know the summers will be hidious at times BUT I believe it will be just fine and when in doubt head to the beach! The kids love the beach, they love the water and the birds flying overhead and hunting for the perfect seashell! It has been fun navigating this city as a family, getting in the car and going..Getting lost and finding our way, it has been nice. Being a family is still fairly new obviously but each day it gets easier and we get more into the groove. Jason is taking to his new job really well and he tests for MSgt in just a few weeks. He has been studying for nearly a year, so we are both hopeful he will make it! Mama would LOVE that pay raise! Haha! We found out that Jason heads to his NCOA school in the end of March thru the second or third week of May. It is a few hours away so we can see him a bit but otherwise he has to live at the other base, so single mommy duty will be back in full force...Fun fun! :) This year started alot of new things for me, a new role as a stay at home mom which I am loving more and more with every passing day. I am becoming closer to my kids than I ever thought possible. The bond of mother and child is something that still blows my mind, I am so lucky to have beautiful and HEALTHY children! I see them growing up right in front of me, when did they get so big? Scarlett asked me yesterday to go have another baby---UMMM NO! She said she wants a baby brother, she will have to settle for another baby doll! Haha! Kellan is my child that likes to challenge me at every turn, he is teaching me better patience and more understanding. He loves the phrase "Why" and "No". Violet is hilarious-she runs around stripping her clothes off and calling herself "Chunky baby"...So cute! Scarlett is my old soul, she is like a mini-adult. I ask her to help with chores and she always says "yes mommy". She always knows when I need a hug or kiss, tonight Jason is at the Dr with Violet who is still having trouble with her foot she hurt 24 hours ago, I am sad and worried..It pains me to see my baby in pain, Scarlett came up and kissed me and rubbed my face and said I was beautiful...Sigh--BLISS! I am raising beautiful, thoughtful kids and I am so blessed beyond any words I could write...Plain and simple my cup runneth over...<3 I have been incorporating more exercise into my life, daily I do something exercise related...Be it one of my videos to stretching, to yoga, to ab work on my exercise ball. I also am being more strict than I have before with my diet, eating very clean and cutting out extra carbs for me. I end up feeling awful, and heavy in my tummy so I figured the Gluten free arena needed some more fine tuning, and so far I feel I have a bit more energy so we will see...Thankfully we eat very healthy, our kids love all types of foods and they eat what Jason and I eat. Be it salad or fish or chicken they eat what we do...I think having your kids enjoy veggies the same way they do a hamburger is a good thing! Well rounded diets-A winner! As with any life, we weather changes and those changes help us become stronger more defined people. I have always taken my relationships in my life very seriously, be it friends, family,co-workers, etc...I also realize that some of those relationships come to an end or fizz out so to speak, I guess that is one thing I do not handle all that well. With each passing day I learn how to deal with this better, it is a hard one to swallow but I figure God is bringing me through these types of things for a reason so I must embrace and move on. Isn't that what life is about? Those things that help make us better more rounded adults? At the end of the day I will hold my family tight and enjoy the ride. Thank you all for the support...Much love to you all! ;)