Moms cant get sick.

Today is not starting all that well. Payton is throwing up and I am very sick to my stomach as well. I do not like barf and I hate cleaning it up. It is bad enough that I have to clean it up but come on I am sick too. Sickness in our house is like a train wreak. I know at some point we will all have it and I just hope I feel better by the time the rest of the family gets it.

We are enjoying our summer so far. We spend lots of time at the spray park. It is like a water park for kids. The girls love it. Payton is a little fish she loves to swim and only needs arm floats this year. We spend lots of time playing outside. Sidewalk paint is a new favorite of ours. We paint the driveway almost every day and wash it away with the hose so we can do it again tomorrow. It is a great way for them to have fun and learn as well.

Taige has lost a head full of teeth, 8 to be exact. Right now she is missing 4 top teeth and she can't hardly eat anything. She does how ever have a dentist appointment Wednesday to see if they will have to pull her new teeth down. She lost her 2 front teeth right before Thanksgiving and they are still not growing in. Her gum is very swollen and sore but no sign of teeth. I hope they can bring some comfort to her and maybe get the teeth in so she can eat something.

Daddy is fixing up his 4 wheeler. He painted his exhaust pipes red to match his riding gear. He had done a few new mods to it but I could not tell you anything about them or the purpose of them. He loves being in the garage working on his bike, or anything for that matter. He is so good at stuff like that. His brain works like nobody I have ever known. He can look at something and know right away how to take it apart, fix it, and put it back together. He tries to tell me about what he is doing and how it will help his bikes performance but most of the time I have no clue what he is talking about.

Thats about all that is going on with us right now. I am going to go lay down with my sick baby and watch Dora.

Loving a Soldier

Loving a soldier isn't always what they say, and loving him is a high price to pay. It's mostly loving with nothing to hold, it's being young yet feeling so old. It's having him whispering his love to you. It's whispering back you love him too. Reluctantly, painfully letting him go, while you're dying inside from wanting him so, Watching him leave with eyes full of tears, Standing alone with hopes, dreams, and fears. It's sending a letter with the stamp upside-down, to a far away lover in a far away town. It's going to church to kneel and pray, and really meaning every work you say. So though you know he's far away, just keep on loving him more each day. Being in love will merit your dreams, and thoughts of heaven where love's light gleams. Days go by and no mail for a spell, you wait for some word to hear that he's well. A letter arrives and your heart fills with joy, you're like a child with a shiny new toy. With fingers trembling, heart beating fast, you read it again from first word to last. He's doing well and misses you so. It's filled with the love you wanted to know. Weeks are now months and months seem like years, you're waiting for the day you'll have no more fears. Time passed slowly, but gone very fast, you're barely aware that it's here till it's past. Yes, loving a soldier brings bitterness and tears, loneliness, sadness and despondent ears. Loving a soldier isn't much fun, but it's well worth the time when his time is done. Remember he's thinking of you every day, he's sad and lonely from being away, so love him miss him and cherish your dreams, and always be proud to love your soldier.

Being A Recruiters Wife!

I have been asked "what's it like being a recruiter's wife?" Well I thought about it and here is my answer.....

Being a recruiter's wife is......

learning to enjoy dinner alone.

It's making plans only to find out they will be broken at the last moment.

It's living like a single mother but being married.

It's waiting up till 10 or 11 at night just to see your husband before you go to bed.

It's getting excited that he has a full weekend off only to find out friday night he has to go into work in the morning.

It's making his favorite dinner and him eating out.

It's being put second to all the people he brings in to the Air Force.

It's watching your 2 year old point at pictures and saying daddy and knowing she misses him as much as you do.

It's listening to the storm warnings and wondering if he will make it home okay.

It's spending time with your friends so you don't have to be alone.

It's telling your kids that they have to go to bed cause it's late but promising that you will have daddy come kiss them good night when he comes home.

It's spending time with your husband while you both are asleep.

It's keeping busy so you don't think of how long it will be till you see him again.

But I do get to sleep with him and I know he is here and that he is safe and that is all that matters.

What can I say ..... I love being married to a recruiter!!!!!!

The Family

I am starting a blog to keep y'all up to date on what is going on in out lives. Most of our family is very far away and I wanted a way for them to see how we are doing. We are a family of 4 and we are far from normal. We have Tanner (Daddy), he is in the USAF and is currently a recruiter. His job is very demanding and he works very hard so we can have all that we want and need. Then there is Bridgette (Mommy), I am a stay at home mom and I live for my kids. I am the VP for the PTO at my daughters school and also a part of a great SAHM group where I have made some of the best friends anyone could ask for. Next is Taige (Sissy), she is our girly girl. She loves to dance, Cheer, play dress up and anything girlie. She will be starting 1st grade next year. Last but absolutly not least is Payton (Pay-Pay), she is our headstrong child. She does things when she wants to. She doesn't like to be told what to do or how to do it. She is very shy and doesn't say much till she is comfortable around you. The little things she does and says melt my heart every day. Well thanks for taking the time to check out our blog and I can't wait to show you the "Window Into The Westfall's".