The Woodlands

So last weekend we decided to drive to the Woodlands to surprise Jack and Karol. It was so wonderful, they had no idea we were coming! I wish I had taken a picture of their faces because it was priceless! We had a wonderful weekend with them-they were beyond excited all weekend long!

A week and a half ago my dad came to visit. We had a great time! He showed Jordan how to change the brake pads on my car and we fixed a few other things around the house.

Turning Blue Ceremony Continued

Here is a picture where you can see the cord around Jordan's right shoulder/chest. So now if you see a light blue cord you will know that person is in the infantry! Another tidbit for you: no girls are allowed in the infantry.

After the ceremony, I held whatever this type of gun is--it is ssooooo heavy!

Turning Blue Ceremony

On Thursday I went to the Turning Blue Ceremony for Jordan's company. For those of you who don't know what Jordan does, he is an Executive Officer for a Basic Training company at Fort Benning. Jordan's job is basically all of the paperwork and organization for the company. The soldiers Jordan's company gets are those who have decided to enlist in the Army and have chosen the infantry for their branch within the US Army. The Turning Blue ceremony is the day before these soldiers grauate from basic training and from what I understand represents their admittance into the infantry. They receive a blue cord, which represents the infantry (light blue is infantry, whether it is a light blue flag or the cord). They wear this cord on dress uniforms. I will post a picture of Jordan's uniform so you can see the light blue cord to understand what I mean. The ceremony was really neat! All the parents are there and they get to put the cord on their soldier for the first time. If you ever get a chance to go to a ceremony like this or some sort of graduation you really should! It is really emotional and you can see how proud the parents and loved ones are!

Washington DC Trip

A few weekends ago we drove to Washington DC to visit one of Jordan's freinds, Tyler, who is going to medical school there. These pictures are taken at the Air and Space Museum.

Thanks for looking!

Sorry I've been changing blogs around so much! The last one was not user-friendly at all and it took forever to post things! So I'm going back to the 1st one I used-just a different website for us now.