Kids at School

Having my mom work at Emily's school definitely has its perks. One of them is that she occasionally sends me pictures. I love it! Emily has made so many great friends and she looks forward to going to school every day. She also loves to go in my mom's classroom and help her with her bulletin board.


Wendy is also loving preschool and she has a great teacher who keeps a blog so I can get pictures of her also. Every time she comes home she tells me about the letter and number they learned that day. She has also learned new songs that she sings for us. She gets so excited on days that she gets to go to school.

York Family Reunion

Today we had family come together from four different states. I have never seen so much family from the York side at once and it was so wonderful. My aunt Sandra come from Arizona along with my aunt Sherry and her two daughters Catherine and Winter. My dad came from Nebraska, and my sister Jenny even came from Arkansas. It was so nice to be able to visit and catch up with everyone. When I arrived I joked about how nice it was to walk into a room and have so many people excited to see me but it was a great feeling. Family is so important and being able to spend time with them is very special. I was glad to share the experience with my Mom and sister Amy as well.

Saying Goodbye

SSG Cox left today to start our second deployment. He was mobilized with the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Golf Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion, and will be serving in Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn. His deployment starts with 45 days pre-mob training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi and then directly to Kuwait for 2 weeks with follow-on into Iraq. His unit's primary mission is as a convoy security company; he was also chosen as part of a 24-man secondary mission of personal security detail. We love you LeeRoy! You have all of our love and support!

Corn Maze

Tonight we "got lost" at the Wild Adventure Corn Maze. It was so much fun. We each took turns being in the lead and deciding which direction to try. We were really impressed by Emily. She navigated like a pro. At the beginning we received a punch card and there were fun checkpoints throughout with different shaped punches. The girls loved it! When we finished the big maze they were happy to navigate through the small maze a few times. After we left we headed to Wingers for some dinner. Delicious! It was a great night and the kids were pretty tired out by bedtime.

Patriot Day

Today we attended the 2nd Annual Military Family Appreciation Day at Ross Park in Pocatello. It was great meeting with all the people LeeRoy will be deploying with. They had a potato bar, cotton candy, popcorn, and ice cream. They also had the national guard obstacle course set up for the kids. The girls loved it! There was so much to do and we had a lot of fun.








In the evening we attended the Demolition Derby at the Eastern Idaho State Fair. LeeRoy was part of the opening ceremonies for the Military Appreciation Night. He and some of the 116th Calvary Brigade were honored. I loved watching him from the grandstands. After the derby we met up with Lacie and her friends and listened to my cousin's band play at the free stage again. It was a great night that we got to spend together.

Eastern Idaho State Fair

We met the Calls at the fair this year so we could listen to my cousin Carson playing with his band, Aserious Note, on the free stage. They were really good, we had a great time! After they were done playing we walked around and looked at all the booths, buildings, and vendors. The best part though was of course all the delicious fair food.

Eastern Idaho State Fair Parade

The parade that starts that starts the fair was today. Emily got to be in it this year as part of the dancers company and she had so much fun. The parade theme was "Rock Around the Stock" so Emily had to dress in John Deer Colors and was pulled by a big tractor while the older dance companies danced behind them.

Since Lacie was also in the parade as part of the marching band / color guard Alisha and Kenna came with us to watch. We grabbed some corn dogs from Rupes, set up our camping chairs, and had a great time watching all the fun. Wendy loved all the horses that passed by but her favorite part was trying to catch candy and seeing her sister.