Jimmy Graduates from Officer's Training School

Well, folks, he's done! Yay! I'm so excited and proud that after 9.5 long weeks, Jimmy has finished this part of his training and is now a Second Lieutenant. It made for an eventful two days. On Monday we went to an open house where he showed us around the campus and his living areas.

And, yes, Jimmy is staring directly into the camera and making a weird face. He enjoys ruining my snapshots.

Later that evening he and I attended a formal dining out with the rest of the OTS class. It was lots of fun. I have to be honest, I think my favorite part was judging the dresses that the other girls were wearing. Petty? Perhaps, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Bright and early Tuesday morning we headed back to the base for Jimmy's commissioning. Other than the fact the fact that the A/C was broken, it was great! Jimmy's Dad, Doran, was who commissioned him so that was really special. Then his mom and I got to pin him. And have lots of pictures taken :)

The last event of the graduation was the parade. All was going well until the lightening decided to grace us with it's presence. To steal the words of the lady officer that was sitting in front of me, "nothing stops the U.S. Air Force....except lightening within 5 miles." So, it got delayed for 30 minutes. And then the sun came out and it got hotter than hades. Thankfully, everything from that point on went smoothly and it only lasted about 30 minutes. They did their march to the Air Force song, took the oath all together, and threw their caps in the air!

That's all I have about graduation. Thanks to all the family and friends that have been so encouraging!

Also, a little side note, we also had our last doctor appointment later in the afternoon of graduation. Everything is going as expected and we are set to have our little guy on Monday! Can't believe that it's only two days away! So...keep an eye out for the next blog post....it's sure to be a good one :)


Kyrstie

Gillie Family Reunion

Last week, we had the Gillie family reunion. What a fun week! It was so great getting to see all the sibling and our niece, Lily. We had tons of fun going to Paint n' Clay, hiking (actually only some did this...the rest of us had fun doing girly things), a family picnic on base, going to the Montgomery Biscuits baseball game, going to Gulf Shores (if you haven't been...you're missing out), and eating at Lambert's BBQ (which very well may be the most delicious restaurant on the planet). And now, I'm going to overload you with pictures!

Paint n' Clay

you can't go to a Biscuits game without eating biscuits!

Love this picture so much

Dad's Homecoming!

Today Doran came home from overseas! It was so much fun getting to go to base and be there when he got of the plane. And now for the pictures!

That's all folks!

May Update

So, here is an update on Jimmy at OTS. Right now they are learning all about combative skills. Last week, a guy accidentally head butted him and sliced open Jimmy's eyelid. Not a pretty sight. So, off to the base hospital he went to get glued up. Everything is healing well, but he does have a black eye and for now, no more combative training.

Last Saturday was military appreciation night at the Montgomery Biscuits game and some of the OTS guys got to go...including Jimmy! It was so fun to get to walk around together and sit and enjoy the game together. So grateful for all the time we have been able to see each other!

Just warning you...from here on out, it's all baby stuff. Although my due date is July 1, 2013, my doctor is planning on inducing labor sometime in week 39 which means I'm a mere six weeks away from having a son! I'm excited and completely freaked out all at the same time. Last night it occurred to me that between the Gillie family reunion and Jimmy graduating from Officer's Training School, that really I have more like three weeks to get prepared. Thank goodness we will be staying with family when little guy comes!



Last night we headed off to Target to do some baby shower registering and had lots of fun doing that...or rather I should say Gail (my mother in law) and I had lots of fun doing that. So now I can cross that of the "to-do before baby comes" list! Woo Hoo!



Today, I tackled the oh so intimidating hospital bag packing. For those of you who frequent pinterest, you might notice that there are tons of pins about what to pack in your hospital bag. I'll admit that I scoured them. What can I say, I love doing research. However, I've come to the conclusion that some people are crazy packers....and I'm just not one of them. So I made my own list and got to work. For those of you who have gone through childbirth, please feel free to give advice about what you consider pointless to bring and what you consider essential to bring.

And snacks...because I love them.

Well, that's all I've got. Hope y'all have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

Kyrstie

All About Sara

So, this is a post that I've been meaning to do for the last two weeks. Shame on me for just now doing it! About two weekends ago, my fabulous sister, Sara, got to go to prom and had her 17th birthday! So much fun! Before I bombard you all with pictures, we just want to let Sara know how much we love her and how wonderful we think she is. She is such an excellent example of what a young woman today should be....she is kind, smart, cute (and modest!) and is always doing her best to do what is right. She is truly an amazing young woman who is going to make a difference to many people throughout her life. Sara, we love you!

Okay, picture time!

Here are some pictures from when her date, Joseph, picked her up. He was such a gentleman and won major points with us.

And here are the birthday pictures! We went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner and then opened presents and cards.

Hope everyone is having a fantastic Sunday! 'Till next time, Kyrstie (and technically Jimmy, too :) )