He's home!!

For good!!! YEA!!! We surprised the kids at school. Reed was so excited and keeps telling Steven "I am so glad you're home." Lilly was hesitant at first but has warmed up to him alot! More to come later...much needed family time.

Famous!

He's famous!! They did some tapings a while back in Iraq and it was posted today. What a great surprise!

http://www.theadvertiser.com/section/VIDEONETWORK#/Local+News/Holiday+Greetings%3A+Army+Capt.+Steven+Ramos/52516008001/52446026001/695757579001



I also found out today that Onebane Law Firm was honored with a Patriot Award from ESGR (Employer Support of The Guard and Reserve). Of course, this was more than deserved for all the support everyone has given us this year. A big huge Thank You!!





We're getting so close!! YEA!!

Lately...

So we've been busy little bees lately. I turned the Big 3-0...how sad...let's move on. We had Oakley's third birthday party at the fun jump place...Reed had a blast.

Lilly loved playing with the hula-hoops

Waiting for cake!

Then we headed down to New Orleans for the Thanksgiving break. When we got there, dad was listening to the Beatles. The kids joined in the dancing!

Thanksgiving day we headed to Uncle Scott and Aunt Beth's house. Lilly played dress up with her cousins.


The boys hanging together

Beauty Queens


Grandma and Grandpa Hun came to visit too. Grandpa Hun and Reed built many forts....and guess who kicked them down!

Yea, her too!

Then we had Sundaes with Santa at the Delta Zeta house....Reed loved making his ornament

Lilly ran around with her undressed baby doll! She will not keep the dolls clothes on!

Family pic with Santa....this was the only way to get Lilly close to him! She was scared.

Some of the girls and our munchkins.

Festival of Trees

Tonight we went to Festival of Trees. Festival of Trees is a kick off to the holiday season and a fundraiser for Acadiana Youth. We went with Renee (and Chloe) and Devon (and Jace). The boys ran wild so it was a tiring night! I dressed them up in the Christmas gear since we would see Santa. Reed is such a little man and Lilly was beautiful in her adorable dress.

First picture with Santa this year!!


Waiting for Devon and Jace to get there!

I try and I try and I try to get pictures of them together and I ALWAYS fail!

Stud muffin!

Reed and Jace. Jace is about a year younger than Reed but geez look at the size difference!! Reed is HUGE! Yea, that is 5T clothing already...he's only 3!

Lilly and Chloe found the baby fun jump and they loved it!

Peek A Boo!

Family pic! Well minus one very important part =(

Chloe bug was all smiles!

They were intently watching kids do Karate on the stage.

I asked what he wanted the balloon man to make him and he said an "air-e-o-plane"....and that's what he got.

Last attempt at a pic together...not terrible, not fantastic. UGH!

Sleepy Girl

This past Sunday both kids refused to take naps. Lilly almost knocked out a few times but big brother was always there to get her back up! Reed does ok without a nap...not great and usually that means earlier bed time at night. Lilly is not yet made to miss a nap though. So, when we sat down for dinner, this is what went on. Eventually she completely fell asleep in her high chair. Poor thing can't hang!!










Oh, and another adorable sight that I get to see pretty often now. Since Steven left again in August, Reed has woken up almost every night and came to my bed. Some mornings when I get out of bed to get ready he will tell me he is going check on Lilly (he usually hears her stirring through the monitor). One morning I walked into their room and found them in the crib together. Reed figured out how to get in and they were having a blast together. Now, he gets in there often. Just the other night I put Lilly in her crib and I was on the hunt for a nu-nu for her. When I came back into their room, Reed was in the crib 'reading' her a book. Too cute!

Months of the Year

I had no idea he knew this until I went to his Halloween party and he performed...I swear these kids totally hold back the good stuff! Now I can explain to him that Daddy comes home in December and he might actually understand it a little better!

Halloween Weekend

So, we started the weekend with Career Day at school on Friday. I didn't want to send them in their costumes, so I came up with them being farmers...they were too cute.

Mornings are tough for Lilly!! Especially when you have to put make up on!

Reed was excited to bring his horse to school.

They had parties at school. This is Reed with his class.

Lilly with her class...well, who was left that day!

Then on Saturday morning we had Reed's last soccer game. He played well and Ethan came to hang out too.

At the end, all the kids got medals...Can you tell he was excited??

The rest of the weekend was prepping for Halloween festivities at the house...finishing Lilly's costume, cleaning, cooking, etc.

The start of Halloween...Lilly is already going for the goodies!

So, last minute kinda, we threw together a little get together at my house. My Army friends came with their kids. We ate, trick or treated and watched some of the game. We all had a great time too!

And here they are!! Renee and I custom made the girls outfits...she sewed the skirts, I created the poodles, we both did the sequin leashes, made the bows to match the poodle's bow, ironed on their initials on their shirts. I have to say, they came out precious. Reed was a greaser guy and loved having his hair spiked up. He had a leather jacket, tattoos, candy cigarettes, and a black comb for his back pocket!!

The kids playing outside before Trick or Treating.

TJ and Erin (cousin and girlfriend) came in too! Reed loves to play with TJ!

Mom was there too...she cooked a wonderful gumbo for everyone and gave out all the candy (and then raided my pantry when she ran out and gave away fruit snacks...I told her to go easy on the handing out but she didn't listen and ran through 4 bags of candy in less than an hour!)

The girls riding in the wagon.

Cool guy!

Aww...she loves her mommy!

Bye Bye everyone!!

Another great weekend and I am pooped!! Hope everyone had a great Halloween!