An Oath....

"I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God." -Those are the words my husband spoke at 12:30pm yesterday, June 19, 2009. He is a soldier.

What a time it has been for our family the last couple of days. On June 17th Chandler decided that being in the Army Reserves is what he definately wants to do, so he went to the recruiters office and took their tests. On the 18th we went to the recruiters office to pick a MOS (Job) and were told that Chandler would be shipped out to Basic Training on June 30th (13 days later). On the 19th Chandler went and took his physical and was sworn into the Army Reserves. It all has happened so fast, yet I have a good feeling about it all. Chandler will be gone from the 30th of June until just before Thanksgiving, and Yes I will miss him, but it all will be worth it in the end. I Love, Respect, and Admire him for making this decision.

Decisions, Decisions...

I feel compelled to write today...

My Chandler and I have been discussing the ARMY Reserves, and him joining it. It seems so out-of-nowhere, but Chandler has been trying to decide what he wants to do with his life, he has started in real estate and is just about to get his license (only one test left) but that just doesn't seem like a career he would love to persue for the rest of his life. He has always had an interest in the military and/or being a police officer and the other day out of nowhere Chandler says to me, "maybe I would like to go back to school to become a police officer." and I said back to him, "I would rather you be in the army reserves than be a police man." and he said, "Really?" and that is how it all began...You see, I have always been against him going into the army, but I never really gave thought to the reserves...so the next day we went to the recruiting office and talked with a recruiter to get more information. We have thought about it and talked about it and thought about it and asked almost everyone we know their thoughts and feelings, we talked to the recruiter again and thought about it some more. I have told Chandler that if he truly wants to be in the ARMY reserve then I will support him every way I know how. Chandler will set up an appointment for Monday to go back to the recruiter to basically enlist, so he will be thinking about it long and hard this week and unless he changes his mind he may just be in the Army Reserves by mid next week. Wow.

Deciding Factors:
The Army will pay 100% of schooling for Chandler.
If Chandler takes ROTC while in school, he will be guaranteed not to be deployed for a minimum of 4 years.
The medical benefits are pretty amazing.
He will receive about $850.00/month + ROTC pay on top of the tuition being covered
there are many more factors, but those are the good ones I could think of right now.

All in all, I have a good feeling about this.

[ O N E ]...

My baby girl is 1 years old!!! On May 13th Aubri Jean Cook had her first birthday, she was so cute, she woke up and was just so happy! She usually is pretty happy in the mornings, but that morning she was extra happy. She played with the dog (more like she kicked him and pulled his fur) and thought she was so funny. I made her a birthday pancake and tried to put a one in the center, but that didn't quite work out, it looked more like a blob. We relaxed the rest of the day, it was nice.

On the Monday before her birthday (my wedding anniversary) Trish took the CUTEST pictures of Aubri and some pics of our family...Enjoy...

Aren't these pics so stinkin' cute!?! I had so much fun taking these pics, and Aubri did really well until the end, she got hugry and tired. We then went to the park and took our family pics, again Enjoy...I am so happy to finally have some good family pics we are so cute huh? hee hee I think so :)

Yesterday we had Aubri's first Birthday party. It was sooo fun! All the kids jumped on the trampoline and/or played in the swing, we had hawiian chicken, sweet n' sour meatballs, and all the fixings..so yummy, then we broke open the pinata, presents, and had icecream cake. Aubri was so cute about it all.


Thank you to all who could join the fun, I hope everyone had as much fun as we did.

2 Years...

2 Years ago we said, "I do" and Kissed...

2 Years ago we danced our first dance... 2 Years ago my brothers squished me, {again}...

2 Years ago we started our lives together... I can't believe we have been married for 2 years already! I have loved being married to Chandler. He is a wonderful husband and I love him to death! Marriage is not easy, but it is definately worth every minute.

Canyon{Lands}...

We went camping for a whole week and it was so amazing!!! This is the longest we have gone camping with Aubri so far and she LOVED it!! She was such a trooper.
Yes, we took Aubri on the 4-wheeler, but only once and we went VERY slow. She loved it! Yet another use for the Moby!! LOL she was laughing for most of the ride and then fell asleep. I sat behind Chandler so Aubri was inbetween us. She kept holding Chandler's neclace like horse reigns it was funny. My child loved to walk around holding my hand. The rocks were throwing her balance off. But overall she did well.

Grandma Peggy, KK, and Aubri having fun in the trailor.

The next couple shots are of my injuries I sustaned after rolling the 4-wheeler I was riding. We went for a long ride one day and there were six of us on 4-wheelers and Trish and Kari were in the Hemi with the babies and I was the last one in the line of 4-wheelers and Trish and Kari were behind me in the hemi. I went over a bump and lost control and then hit a huge rock that made me flip, I don't know exactly what happened, but my leg was stuck under the wheel and I got scraped up pretty bad and thorns were all over my arm and lower back (chandler found a random thorn by my shoulder blade), I think I knocked my jaw out of line but it was better by the next day. I am okay, just a little sore now. Luckily nothing serious.

Aubri and Chandler, SOOOO Cute.

We went on this new trail, it was soooo beautiful!! We need to go back and do the whole trail, when I'm not all banged up.

Jayci and Aubri were kissing, but by the time I got the camera out Aubri wasn't cooperating very well, but it was still cute.

Jonathan was making Aubri laugh so hard, it was so cute. They were like best buds.

Aubri and Grandpa Dan had lots of fun on the 4-wheeler. Can I just say my dad is hilarious on his 4-wheeler!! He just goes and goes, it's funny.

Again, Aubri and Jayci had lots of fun toether. Aubri kept picking up rocks like they were the coolest thing ever and then she would put them in her mouth and throw them down. It was making me laugh.

Okay, I don't remember this because I was sleeping after my crash, but I found the pics on my camera today and thought it was so cute. Jayci loves it when Adam and Michael throw her.

A big thanks to my dad for this wonderful trip!! We had a great time. I'm going to put an ice pack on my back.. Later!

Easter...

Easter was so fun this year!! We went to dads house to color eggs, we had to boil more at dad's house because I accidently burned the ones I had boiled earlier. I really burned boiled eggs....sad but true. I put the eggs in water on the stove and walked away and completely forgot about them. By the time Chandler realized that I had forgotten them, all the water had evaporated and the eggs were cracked and brown. Sad. Oh well....

I died an egg and handed it to Aubri and she LOVED it!! LOL this is what she did....

So excited, she then proceeded to crack it open and eat the egg. silly girl!

This is Aubri at the egg hunt at Mountain View High School. They had some good stuff, and some pretty good coupons too. I liked this egg hunt they had different areas for the different age groups. Aubri was confused and didn't know exactly what to do, but Chandler helped her out.

Here is Aubri and her first Easter basket. She was so cute and actually wore the bunny ears for quite a while. She got two cute eater dresses and shoes to match, a fun ball that rolls on it's own and plays music, a swing and lots of candy that her daddy ate for her.

After church we went to Aunt Val's house for dinner. Chandler got to experience the passover for the first time, so fun. I love that she does that every year, what a wonderful tradition.

Enjoy{ment}...

I have been enjoying a lot of things lately. I am enjoying working from my home, cooking yummy meals for my husband and I (and sometimes others), I have definately been enjoying the spring weather (eventhough it has been quite sparatic), and I most definately have been enjoying my daughter grow and learn. Aubri is a BIG fan of her new swing!! She just laughs and laughs and squeals and laughs some more the entire time she is in it. I will have to post a video of her sometime, it's too much. Aubri can point to my nose, eyes, lips, teeth and ears upon request, she can sign when she is hungry, and has just enough hair to get two pigtails. She is a pro at walking (has been for a while now) and is trying to run. She will climb stairs in a second and tries to walk down them like a big kid. She has no fear/concept of heights/edges, she will walk off the edge of anything without hesitation. She is getitng so big so fast! In one month and 6 days she will be a year old! time flies.

Aubri is a also a big fan of bathtime! She will sit in the water, I think, for ever if we would let her. And although I said she is getting big, she still is so small that on most occasions, we still give her baths in the kitchen sink! haha Her doctor says she is a "Perfect, petite Princess" lol

My nephew and two nieces stayed over on friday night. We had a lot of fun. I have been saving cans, cereal boxes, baby food containers, papertowel tubes, and just about anything else that can double as a craft for quite a while now and on Saturday my saving paid off. My two little nieces were "bored" and wanted to make something so we deciede to make bird feeders out of the papertowel tubes! It was so fun and they turned out way cute!!

I hope the birds like them as much as I do! :)

~A little update on my plants...My green beans are doing quite well and All of my corn has at least popped up, I have some small tomatoes growing, so all in all I think I'm doing ok for my first garden...but only if you don't compare my seedlings to anybody else's. lol Even my moms seedlings are like twice the size of mine!! But hopefully they will do just fine for me....we will see.