FUNtastic Fall!!!

Well we have been keeping busy since Matt got home from Airborne school. We have definitely been enjoying the beautiful fall weather, on the days that its cool!! We went to a fall festival a couple of weekends ago, here in Clarksville where Daisy got to pick out her own pumpkin, decorate it and she got to ride a pony! She really liked and sat very well. Then last weekend was the BN Fall festival for Matt's shop. We had it out at Cav Country. They had face painting, a chili cook off, tic-tac-toe, a hayride, infatables, swings, a pumpkin patch, and lots more! We had a lot of fun! Daisy got to get another pumpkin and this time she really did pick it out herself. Then we (or I) decorated it with poka dots! She also got her face painted with a pumpkin, but would sit still long enough for then to finish it so she just ended up with a orange dot. :) Then that Sunday, Nana and Papa stopped by and went to church with us. We ate lunch at Cracker Barrel and then hung out for the afternoon. It was really nice for them to visit. Yesterday we went to Dunlop Park and took Christmas pictures for our Christmas card. Those pictures you'll have to wait and see when you get it! :) Thanks to a friend we were able to keep it cheap and simple. She took great photos. The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing and watching football. Score for GA Bulldogs and Notre Dame, they both played great this weekend!! Hope ya'll have a wonderful week and Happy Halloween!!!!

Matt's home from Airborne school!!!

Matt finally got home Friday night from Airborne school. It was a long three weeks, but he made it through without breaking anything!! He graduated Friday morning. My parents went to the graduation because Daisy and I couldn't go. With gas prices and driving all that way by myself was a little too much. They got pictures of his graduation and here they are....

We've been busy working and going to school and taking care of Daisy. He finally got pinned this morning during formation. I got to do it and we are so very proud of him!! He has been very busy making his way up the ladder and deserves every bit of it. He'll soon be going to WLC, Warrior Leader Course, as part of becoming a noncommissioned officer. It's here at Campbell and last 14 days, so another 2 weeks without him. This weekend, we are going to try and relax some. Tomorrow afternoon I am going to a friends house to help out with her kids (her husband is deployed and she just had a little girl on Friday). I'm staying through the night, so Matt will be a single parent for a night. We'll see how that goes!!! :) Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Sergeant Matthew Kent

That's right....Matt finally made his points and is now a Sgt.!!!!! He won't officially be one until he gets back from Ariborne school and has his pinning ceremony, but YEAH...we are so proud of him. He has worked so hard and Daisy and I miss him so much! Only a little over a week.

Daisy and I have been busy going to school, playing volleyball at church and hanging out with out LIFE group. Daisy has been a trooper when I go to play volleyball on Monday nights. It's a late night for her, but then I get to sleep in past 6:30am. Arin, a friend, watches her while I play. I think I'm finally getting the hang of it. It's a lot of fun and hope to continue playing for fun. Ig uess there's not much else to say. We are just getting ready for Fall and preparing for our trip to Ft. Benning next week. Hope you are all doing!!

Chuck-E-Cheese Please!!!!

Well, Matt left on Thursday to go to Airborne school down at Ft. Benning. He just happen to leave the same weekend Ike was supposed to hit the coast. He wasn't effected by the weather, but was by the gas prices as we have been here as well. Anyways, since he left Daisy and I have been doing our own thing. We went shopping for gorceries, ran some errands, played with Juna and last night Daisy made her first appearance at Chuck-e-Cheese. Kerri (our neighbor) invited us to go with them. Daisy had a blast. There were only a few rides she could go on, but we did them a few times each. She went on the carousel, in a safari jeep, rode with Chuck in a red car, rode on the hand of a clock and on a caterpillar. She was very tired when we got home and went straight to bed. Thank goodness. I've been able to get some homework done after she goes to bed with Matt gone. :) Getting ready for another week of school and waiting for Daddy to get home. Talk to you soon....

One year pictures

Yesterday we finally got Daisy's pictures taken. That in itself has been a roller coaster, from nobody being at the studio to Daisy being in a bad mood and not smiling. We did the best we could yesterday and I think they turned out pretty good. I.....yes the Mommy....finally got to take a picture with my daughter by ourselves! Matt has had a picture with her every time we went. I was so jealous. In some of the pictures she wore just her little bloomers that say Daisy on them...they were from the Milburns. In the other ones she wore the dress Grammie made for her birthday. In some you'll see she has a yellow daisy.....she wouldn't let go of it. That was the only way we could get her to sit still. How ironic! If you would like to look at the pictures and order some, just send me an e-mail at mrskent_superwoman@yahoo.com and I'll get the information you need.
Daisy has been a champ as I have gone back to school and we are trying to get back into a routine. She is staying with our neighbor Kerstin and her little girl that is Daisy's age, Juna (sounds like tuna, but J sounds like U). Daisy and Juna get along pretty well. It's still amazing how she just walks all around the house. Next thing she'll be running!!!! Hope you had a great weekend! Until next time.....

Daisy's First Birthday Party!

So we had Daisy's birthday party on Saturday. I was really stressing out about how it would go. It went really well! We started off the morning by making last minute food and icing the cupcakes (which was my favorite part). The party was at 1:00. A lot of Matt's coworkers came with their families, along with our wonderful neighbors. We have never had so many kids in our house at one time before. It was neat to just watch Daisy follow some of them around. When we gave her a cupcake she wasn't too sure to bgin with, but after we let her taste it she really seemed to like it. She didn't get really messy though like we were hoping. Then we opened presents. She got so much stuff!! She got lots of toys and clothes. She also got a new and bigger car seat, which we have to leave rear-facing since she's not 20lbs yet. Bummer! We had a great time and I hope all of our guests did as well. I can't wait for her next birthday!! Here are some pictures from the party:

One year check-up!

So Wednesday, Daisy had her one year doctor appointment at Centennial Pediatrics. We are so excited that she now has a doctor off post that we can see anytime she gets sick. If you didn't know, it takes a lot of waiting and work to get a same day appointment on-post and you never see the same doctor. Daisy did very well at her check-up. She is 17lbs, 29in long, and her head is 46cm around. She is growing everyday, but is still out little peanut! She had to get four shots and that threw her off her schedule for a few days. Today she was finally back on track with naps and eating. We are trying to introduce her to whole milk and that's going alright. We are mixing formula and whole milk so it's not such a shocker. She enjoyed some broccoli, squash and tomatoes at Hananoki's tonight! We are getting prepared for her party tomorrow, so will let you know how that goes.