Minnesota

Hello all! Well, we made it to Minnesota and have been having a fun time. Sean left almost a week ago and we miss him a lot. Logan and I are just trying to get a new routine down now that we are here. It's been tough but its really nice to have family around. I have been hanging out with Molly and Cameron a lot. It's fun watching the babies together. We also had a fun time at Erik's (Sean's brother) having a little gathering for Sean and then Cayden's birthday party. I have been able to talk to Sean quite a bit, which is nice, but they haven't started working yet, so I'm sure he'll get busier in the passing days. Skype doesn't work all that well. We got it to work a little bit today as we could hear each other but the video is extremely slow. It is better than nothing though.

Now I am trying to get my paper done for my class which has proved extremely hard but hopefully I will get a handle on it soon. We are looking forward to spending time with family and friends and going up to the lake. Thank you everyone for the love and support during Sean's deployment. Make sure to send Sean emails as he can read them and would love to hear from people. I also have an address for him if you'd like to send him anything. That's all for now! Take care!

MN bound

Hello Everyone,

Well the time is nearing soon for us to make the eastward voyage again. Erik is flying out on Monday to help me drive back and then KT and Logan are flying in on wednesday. Toulie will be coming with me and Erik.
Thanks for all the well wishes and support on my latest mission. It was an awesome mission and knowing the guy wouldn't have made it had we not gone is a good feeling. We literally worked to save his life until the ER door opened and we passed him off. I heard he is doing well and recovering though so that's good news. I'll have to write more someday about it. I guess that's just one of the reasons I do this job; so hopefully Logan has someone to look up to and admire someday...
Anyway, here are some recent pics of the greatest thing that ever happened to KT and I...

The Easter Mission

Hello everyone. I hope you are all having a wonderful Easter weekend so far. As some of you know, Sean is on a rescue mission right now. He left early on Thursday and probably won't be home until Monday. You can go here to read about it and see some pics http://www.129rqw.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123198200. I was very nervous because I knew he would be jumping out of the C-130 (coast guard airplane) at night, into the dark ocean. But those guys are so good at what they do, they made it to the sailboat safely and stabilized their patient. Now how many people get to say they saved someone's life on Easter weekend? I am so proud to have such a selfless husband.

So what are Logan and I going to do all by our lonesome?? Don't worry, we won't be alone. We are going up to Sacramento to celebrate with the Harts (Bevan's dad and step-mom). It seems like every time I am alone out here and there is some big holiday, either Amy Jo's or Bevan's, (or both) take me under their wing. They are so awesome and I love them all like my own family. I will dearly miss spending Easter at home with my family though, I always loved my mom's cooking and watching the 10 Commandments (with Charleton Heston) with my dad.

Anyway, we are heading out soon, just wanted to send a little update your way.

Hugs,

Katie and Logan

Happy Times!!!

more Yosemite Pics

Yosemite bound

Hello Everyone,

Well, we are back from a pre-weekend of fun in Yosemite. It was great. Good weather, scenic, warm and pretty relaxing for the most part. It was a first for many things.... Logan's first trip to the Valley, his first time getting his feet wet in the Merced river, Kt's first time downhill skiing in California, and our first time staying in the Awhanee hotel. They upgraded our room for free so we had a balcony on the 4th floor facing Yosemite Falls and the other window (we had a corner unit) faced Glacier Point. The views were incredible of course, and the room was really nice inside too. Wine in the evening and coffees for breakfast on the balcony was definitely hard to beat. I think a couple thousand feet up a wall is the only view better, but the sleep isnt nearly as good as the hotel.
Kt, tore it up at Badger Pass on Thursday too with AmyJo and Bevan. It was a total bluebird day, and although it was T-shirt skiing weather KT had a blast and even jumped on a Black Diamond on her first day out. She did awesome as expected. Logan and I hung out in the Chalet and watched for most of the day.
As mentioned earlier, Logan dipped his feet in the Merced to cool off after staring at El Cap while his old man pointed out some routes he did back in the day. There's still one more route to do, so maybe he will get to watch me one of these days. One of Logan's highlights among the plethora, was scrunching his toes in the sand too. He had a total blast and couldnt stop wiggling those lil dogs in the soft sand along the shore.
Today we headed up to the Super Nova wall to take in the views of Cascade Falls, Rostrum and Reed's Pinnacle. There were some climbers heading up Reed's Direct and despite my best efforts not to give a play-by-play, he may have gotten too much beta to call it an onsight when his day comes.... haha
All in all, we had a fabulous time and it was really hard to leave as it always is. We're definitely planning our return trip this fall after we get back from our summers excursions.
YAY, cant wait already!!!

March Madness

Hi Everyone! We hope March has reached everyone well. We, as usual, are busy busy. Logan is growing and discovering new things everyday while daddy is working tons and mommy is trying to keep up with Logan and school work and house work. The months are flying by. Logan is already over four months old. He had his 4 month physical on Thursday. He is still 90th percentile for height (26.5 inches), 25% for weight (13lbs 3 oz) and 50% for head size. His pedi said he looked wonderful and was really happy with his progress. His reflux is doing fabulous, just a few bouts of it here and there, mainly when he is lying flat, so we still have him sleeping elevated and in his sling. He also got some shots and cried much less this time than the first time! What a big, brave boy. Logan is just learning how to grab his toys. He always brings them to his mouth right away to suck on, other than that there is no interest to play with them yet. He also really likes to stand. We have a feeling he is going to skip crawling altogether.
Sean is busy with work as usual. With an inspection coming up and a deployment around the corner, there is not enough time in the day to get everything done. He has a fitness test coming up, so he needs to work out a bunch and is also trying to upgrade his rank to Master Sergeant, so he has a full plate. He still find some time to sneak in special time with Logan.
I am trying to keep up with school, my class on Medieval Europe is very interesting, but time to study for it is scarce as Logan doesn't take many naps. However, this weekend we have implemented a new napping routine, so hopefully that works better. I am is very excited to go back to MN to be around family and get some more help with Logan. The day to leave (April 14th) will come extremely fast, I know.
This coming week we are going to Yosemite with our good friends the Hart's and staying in the Awahnee hotel. We never thought we would ever stay there because the rooms are so expensive, but they had a really good deal going that we just couldn't pass up. Plus Sean wanted a nice trip to go on before deployment. So we will be spending St. Patty's day there. We hope to get a day of skiing in and just relax and take in the sights. We will for sure get some good pics of Logan's first time to Yosemite. Well, that is about all for now. We hope you enjoy these recent pics of Logan and have a happy St. Patrick's day! We will see all you Minnesotans in a month!
Love, Katie, Sean, Logan, and Toulie