Where do I start? First off, she is in an elite group that represents less than .8% of all women/mothers in the country. Not every wife/mother has the opportunity to have two pairs of muddy boots on the front porch, everyday. Nor do they have the pleasure of srubbing mud off uniforms, sleeping bags, rucksacks, equipment, etc...
She has to wait, wait and wait some more. Wait for the orders, wait for housing, wait for the medical records, wait for the passports, wait for the movers, wait for me to come home for dinner any time between 3pm to 9pm (with only about a 10 min advance notice). And then she has to worry; worry about me when I'm out in the field training for days on end. Worrying about where I am at when the tornado sirens go off and the lightning is pouring down all over. (I'm usually in a HMMVW in the middle of the woods). Worrying about moving to flippin Europe in a month. New culture, new language, new food and about 8000 miles away from home. Living out of a suitcase for roughly 30-45 days after we get there.
...Did I mention that she does all of this with
her head up. She does all of this with two little human beings bouncing off the walls, at the same time. She has managed to turn our Kentucky house into
a home during all of this. She has created a haven for all of us. She has made our home into a sanctuary for me and others to just relax and feel at peace. And I know that she will
eagerly do this all over again in Germany. Our children's greatest source of happiness and love begins with a
CH and ends with a
AREE. No matter where we are going, or what I'll be doing, Me, Chloe and Tru will feel at home. We will be happy. Thank you wife/mom
Cheers,
T & C & T (peace)
he loves just looking at this as he falls asleep
A reproduction type-set letter blocks
the slugger museum was so cute and fun!
they put their names on the bats
so cute
he was 5 1/2 months old
EVERYTHING goes into the mouth 
Tru's not a thumb sucker but he does suck on his index, and middle finger.
i love this one!!!
now checking out sis as she climbs his crib and is bouncing off the wall
Bustems......he got that nickname when i was 6 months pregnant. i was walking the Bridalveil falls trail with my mom and coco and it felt like he was going to kick out the lower side of my baby bump. he had the strongest kicks, they would sometimes stop me in my tracks and that's the day/kick i said "OOUCH BUSTEMS!!" and to this day he's a strong little sir.
now he's just watching Chloe as she does her acrobats on his crib
when he talks he has the lowest growl it's one of my favorite sounds ever!!
so sleepy, he was such a good sport
so sweet
little baby chubbers 
it was just a matter of time for her to go get into my "lips stick" and pop into the picture:)
Words can't even describe the tight bond these two have, They just adore each other. Tru's constantly laughing at her and she's so loving and attentive to him. As a mother i feel so blessed and am so grateful!
i love how he's looking at her hair like he needs to put it in his mouth. i love her cute smile.
craking each other up!
such a sweet big sis
Thank you so much Nana for keeping Tru on the quilt and Coco out of some of the pics. so i could get some of just Truster:)
