2 down and 1 to go!

Patrick has officially been gone for 8 weeks. It has been a very long two months. I am so ready to see him and give him a great big hug. I can't believe we have 33 days left to go. Charles and Meredith start a count down tomorrow until we go get daddy. I can't wait to post a picture of them tearing up the count down footprints. Please continue to pray for Patrick and all the men and women recruits. This week is team week for Patrick.

Phase One

Yahoo! Phase 1 down and roughly 8 weeks to go! I am very proud to report that Patrick has passed his swim qualification portion of Marine boot camp. He has some very busy weeks ahead and I personally would not want to be in his shoes or boots right now. All I can say is that I am so very proud of all he has accomplished to get where he is and all that he is doing right now. I am truly having to take the verse "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind and lean not on your own understanding." Every time I start worrying or miss him I lift him or whatever is bothering me to Jesus.
Charles is just growing and learning new things. It took about 6 months but I am happy to say Charles is potty trained. He is riding his tricycle very well now. He is a little sweetie and makes us all laugh. This past Wednesday night at the end of Awana right before we left he told me wait mommy. I said okay. He ran to this cute little girl in his class and hugged her and whispered in her ear I love you. We have a little Romeo on our hands.
Meredith is just crawling everywhere and trying to pull up. She is growing up way too fast. She is my very serious little baby. Right now she enjoys playing with all her toys and her brother's toys. Her top teeth have finally cut the gum. She does not like to hear no. She will primp up and start crying every single time.
I guess that is all for now. Thanks for all your prayers and support of our family. If you have spent time writing Patrick we really appreciate it!

Drop Off

This morning at 10:15 we dropped Patrick off for boot camp. He will be traveling from Dalton, GA to Knoxville, TN today, and tomorrow will go from Knoxville to Parris Island to begin this new journey. Goodbyes were very difficult all around. I know the kids don't really understand yet, but that will come I'm sure especially with Charles. The first thing he asked when we came back without Patrick was "were is daddy"?We would really appreciate your prayers for Patrick and our family. Life sure is going to be different for the next 13 weeks. The count down to April 3 will begin as soon as I get my short phone call saying he is at boot.