Swiss Family Hamilton

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Halloween

I will post a new update soon. For now I hope that you enjoy these Halloween pictures!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

I am not the best at updating this blog, but that is because I live a very hectic life with my two year old son. Anyone who has kids can tell you that once they learn to walk, you spend most of your time going, going, going. But here I am with a spare minute, so I am going to do a quick update. Unfortunately, I do not have enough time to do a photo update, so I apologize for that. As for us, James and I have both enrolled in school together. Right now, it looks like we can both graduate next year, if we both REALLY buckle down. I am so ready to have my Bachelor's degree!!! The biggest mistake that I ever made was dropping out of college. But I am getting my degree now. It may have taken me many schools and a few extra years, but I am getting it. I can finally see that light at the end of the tunnel! YAY! James will start his program once he is done with his training project next month. And we are getting to head home to visit family too, so that will be a MUCH NEEDED vacation. Hawaii is not our dream destination. It seemed like a good idea before we got here, but it has proved that we really belong stateside. Thankfully we are looking at just under 18 more months stuck out here on this rock and then we NEVER have to come back again. It is a beautiful place, but for us, it would have just been great for a vacation. James has officially decided to get out of the Army. Tripler has done him in. So he will be getting his RN. And I am going to possibly get my teaching certificate after my Bachelor's. We do know the area that we want to settle down in. Ideally, we would love to buy a house in Round Rock, TX, however, that may not be possible at first. We remain hopeful though so we will be alright. I am looking forward to settling down in one place and letting my kids grow up in a stable environment. I have craved that for years. I grew up moving around a lot and it was fun, but I have always wished that we could have just stayed in one place. Always making new friends and uprooting myself just took it's toll. I don't resent my dad for it or anything. He did what was best for us and his career and I am very proud of where he ended up. And besides, I never would have met my husband. But for our future, James and I are ready to just be in one place for a LONG time. And as for Matty, he is just as wild as ever!!! He still loves to dance and now he sings too! His language is EXPLODING and he is grasping what we are saying to him a lot better now. It is so cool to watch him learn and grow. I do miss him being my baby, but this toddler stage is just so neat! He is so smart and capable! And he is a lot more fun to do things with now. And his favorite person in the world is his DADDY! He asks for James about twenty or more times a day. He has taken to stealing James' shoes and walking around in them. It is too cute! And when he sees pictures of James, Matty goes, "Daddy, my DADDY!" And he now says Sa-ee, which means Sorry. He uses it at pretty much the right times, but he is still learning. He also says please and thank you and I love you. And his favorite things are to say his letters and their sounds, find the number two anywhere we go, watch WALL-E constantly, play at the park with Daddy, and cuddle with Mommy in the recliner. He is an interesting little person and I love him so very much. I just love being a mom. And we did decided to try and have another baby late next year. We are hoping that Matty will be old enough to be okay with it and that he will be young enough to be close to the new baby. Only time will tell. And speaking of time, I am late again! It will probably be awhile before I get another chance to post, but who knows? Until then, have a wonderful summer and may God bless.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Matty's second birthday

Okay, so these pictures are in order. Matty had his second birthday party at the beach, but we had a rainout so he got two cakes. We had a blast watching our baby turn TWO!!! We still can't believe it. He is so big and active now. He knows so many words and how to do so many things. His favorite thing now is to put on his "sues" and go play outside with Daddy. He has become a total Daddy's boy!!! He LOVES to sing and dance!!! We love to watch him shake his booty. He is too funny! We are very blessed parents to an amazing baby boy. Thank you for sharing in our lives as well.

"Fixing" his new bike from Pops and Nana.

AHHAHAHAHA!!! Chocolate cupcakes!!!!

Drilling on his new toolbench.

Hmm... looks like a munchkin got at the cake.

Sneaking tastes while waiting for Daddy.

One sugar-crazed baby!

1,2,3.... BLOW!!!

Helping Mommy put his bike together.

Riding his new bike!

Look Mommy! No feet!

I'm gonna get you!!!

I love you Daddy!

Daddy, you are so silly!

Coloring at his big boy table.

Look how far out we are!

Ethan and Matty playing with their daddies.

Having fun in the water with Daddy!

SPLASH!!!

And JUMP!

Playing in the water with Daddy!

Gotta fill the bucket! I just gotta!

Boys at work!

Dane and Matty playing their version of golf.

Andrew, Kate, Dane, and Matty playing in the sand.

Such a big boy feeding himself his cake!

Opening all his birthday presents!

Dinosaur! RARR!!!

I get to eat at a big boy table now!!!

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

A commitment ceremony and extra pics

I realize that some of you hold different political opinions about same sex marriage, but this is not the place to air them. I just wanted to share pictures of a very happy day with my friends. Thank you. (Sorry that they are out of order. Bottom to top is the right order.)

AWWWWW!!!!!