I know it has been forever since I last posted but there have been so many things happening in the Boian household. We have had company, Soccer, Baseball, birthdays and even more importantly Kelly's R&R. During R&R we were so busy and it went by so incredibly quickly but we are very thankful for the time we had and are hoping the time flies by until he is home for good, which should be middle of October and then back to Idaho to pick us up by mid November! I haven't posted since Easter so please bear with me as this might be a long one.
Easter was great! My in-laws were able to come down and we had a nice dinner, lots of games and of course tons of candy. The boys always enjoy dying Easter eggs and Ryan loved stealing his brothers Peeps from their baskets.
Kyle has been busy all spring with soccer. He loves to play and is getting better with each season. He is such an active and social kid and it is fun to see him in his element. I signed Tyler up for T-Ball and lets just say it has been an adjustment for me, going from Kyle who is ultra competitive and very focused to Tyler who is carefree and usually watching the butterflies or ants or giving teammates horseback rides during the game. Tyler has had a wonderful time and I am learning just how different brothers can be. It has been a joy to watch both of them!
Right smack dab in the middle of spring sports Kelly was able to take his R&R. It seems crazy to me that he has been gone since August 09, but to be honest the kids have been busy which makes our time move fairly quickly. We were so happy to have him home and we were able to take Kyle out of school for 2 weeks and we took advantage of that and had some real quality family time, which we haven't had a lot of since moving to Fort Irwin and then going straight into a deployment. We jam packed R&R though and it went by so quickly. Within just a few days of Kelly being home we drove up North and walked as a family in Bloomsday, which for those of you that don't know is about 7 1/2 mile course. We broke out our jogging stroller (which had been severely worn from the Irwin sun) and put Tyler and Ryan in it and we had Kyle walk. Kelly and I weren't sure how he was going to do, but to our surprise he walked the entire way without complaining.... you heard me right NO COMPLAINING! I was so stinkin proud of him and he was proud of himself also because he let everyone know at the finish line that he walked the entire way! It is wonderful to see your kids accomplish something that they aren't sure themselves they can do! We had a great time during the race and the weather was wonderful! We would love to continue to do races as a family.
After Bloomsday we went back down to Kuna and Kelly's sister and parents joined us for a few days. The local high school put on an AG Expo and it just so has it that my brother-n-law is one of the AG teachers so we were able to go after hours and experience the animals and see the beautiful plants they had grown. It was a lot of fun. The kids loved the baby chicks and they were able to pick them up and they also loved the little calves that they were able to pet. Kyle and Tyler got a kick out of the baby calf trying to eat their pant legs. Of course they enjoyed the ice-cream they were given. They were told how ice-cream was made and at the end of the presentation they asked "Now where does ice-cream come from?" The correct answer would have been cows, but Tyler very confidently answers "Artic Circle" That is where I take them for ice-cream cones! That boy can always make me laugh. The kids learned a lot and had so much fun. Thanks Uncle Joe, Brett and Aunt Shannon!
Then the final big event was Kyle's 7th Birthday!!! It is truly amazing how quickly those 7 years have gone by. We usually have fairly small, mostly family get togethers for the kids birthdays but this year Kyle had his heart set on a party at a family fun center. They have mini golf, go-garts, laser tag, arcade games and even a jungle gym type place for the little kids to climb around. We decided to go ahead and do it and he had so much fun. To be honest it was a little crazy for me, 6 young boys loaded up on sugar all wanting to go different directions, but with the help of my sister, father-n-law and Kelly we were able to keep some control. Kyle definitely had a birthday he will remember for a while. When asked what the best part of his birthday was Kyle said "having Daddy home" Pretty special. Just a side note, Kyle decided he wanted an Army themed party, I think because his Dad was home. The cake turned out amazing and Kelly decorated it. I usually bake the cake, but Kelly always decorates them and he does such an amazing job. Kyle just loved the cake and all the little details that only a true soldier would think of. Awesome job Kel!!!
Well that is the end of the marathon post. Hopefully it won't be so long until our next one. Life sometimes just takes over and I don't have a minute to breathe let alone update the blog, but I will try and do better. I hope you all have a wonderful Memorial Day. Until next time.
The Boian Family
