The Life of an Alabama Army Family

WE'RE COMING!!!!
That's right! The Justin White clan will be in Utah on the 19th of December until the 29th of December. I am excited to see everyone, but not excited about coming to the cold! We went trick-or-treating last night in flip flops.

So, a quick catch-up. We get busier every day....which is good cause then we don't miss home....as much anyway! Justin is still doing Army Funerals and that's about it right now. He has volunteered to go to the November 22nd SERE class but we're not sure if he's in yet (WARNING: Army accroymn explaination ahead! "SERE" stands for Survive, Evade, Resist, and Escape. This is a 3-week class that teaches the soldier how to be a prisoner of war. During this class, they have NO contact with anyone and every person that has been has lost at least 20 pounds due to the rigorous, tough, and 5-nights-of-sleeping-outside-with-no-food training.) Justin would rather go to this class now while it's still fairly warm than in February when it gets into the -teens at night. We'll keep you posted.

So...we have had a few visitors stay with us already. Jeremy came in September (and I can't remember if I posted that so I will mention it again if I didn't). He was in Alabama on a business trip and then came here for about a day and a half. We took him on a base tour and to dinner. It was great to see him! Then, Grandpa Dave came on the 9th of October. We were really glad to spend time with him. Of course, he got the base tour and played soccer with Bryson on his game field. Hurray for Grandpa's! Over Fall Break, we had Jack, Lynette, and Carolyn with us for 6 days. They got to meet some of our friends and yes, had the base tour. The best day was the day we spent in Destin at the beach. I will post some pictures of that. Ethan had pigeons and seagulls all around him eating crackers with him. Bryson, Justin, and Carolyn went out to a sandbar just off the shore and played out in the ocean for a long time. Jack and Lynette rented beach chairs and an umbrella so they could just sit and watch! It was great!!

I am just busy organizing the house still and keeping my 3 boys on schedule, clean, and fed. I help with Bryson's school class a lot. We just went to the pumpkin patch for a field trip, then another day, we tie-dyed t-shirts. I am also kept very busy as the Achievement Days leader and my 19 GIRLS!

Bryson is doing AWESOME in school. He got his grades back a week ago and had straight A's in everything except for reading where he got an A+!!! He is super smart and has lots of friends. He went trick-or-treating with one of his school classmates last night. His soccer season ended in the middle of October. His team played 12 games and they only lost twice. He got an awesome trophy and medal at the pizza party with his team and he really liked his coach!

Ethan is now walking pretty much 100% of the time. If he wants to hurry, he will crawl but that's all. He is trying to talk and can say Mommy, Bry, Yes, This, and calls everything else Daddy. He knows who Daddy is, he just really likes the word Daddy and goes around the house singing it. He is a headstrong, rather dramatic little boy...his personality is so cute...just likes to throw fits every now and then!

Justin and I go to Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University class every Tuesday and are loving that. And...that catches you up. We are pretty much adjusted to the Army life. Here's a few picture....Over and out!