For Mom, Parkers space..

the window is about 48 inches by 48 inches. i like the curtains to be a little longer than his window tho. i painted the stool and the crate to hold his cars... i cant figure out what to put on the shelves... and i need some other decor i need a bedskirt too... colors would be, yellow, green, blue (navy and sky) and red. im also debating on changing the look of the dresser.. big projects but i get the love for em from you! this is the 3rd time i have changed his room and need to settle with a 3 year old look so.. not too young yet fun and he could keep it till we switch him to a twin... let me know what you think!

Halloween 09

SO THIS HALLOWEEN WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES BEFORE MOSTLY CAUSE I WAS PRE-OCCUPIED WITH GETTING STUFF TOGETHER TO COME HOME (YES HOME TO IDAHO!) SO I WAS A LITTLE LATE IN GETTING MY LIL MANS COSTUME.. LUCKILY I FOUND THIS GIRAFFE COSTUME.. CHASE SAID IT WAS A LIL GIRLY AND ITS A LIL YOUNG FOR OUR ALMOST 3 YEAR OLD BUT PARKER DEFF. PULLED IT OFF AND EVEN WANTED TO WARE IT AGAIN YESTERDAY! TO START OUT THE DAY I VOMITED MY BRAINS OUT! I COULD NOT EVEN KEEP DOWN WATER AND SPENT 90 PERCENT OF THE DAY IN BED WITH A VOMIT BUCKET... I THINK I LOST 10 LBS THAT DAY... UNLUCKILY CHASE THEN GOT CALLED INTO WORK AT 5.. RIGHT WHEN WE PLANNED TO GO. SO I SUCKED IT UP THREW ON SOME SHORTS (GOTTA LOVE HAWAII) AND HEADED OUT THE DOOR WITH HOLLY MY GIRAFFE AND HIS FRIEND LOLA THE PIRATE.. PARKER HAD SO MUCH FUN AND I STAYED IN THE BACKGROUND HE WOULD WALTZ UP TO THE DOOR RING THE DOORBELL YELL TRICK TREAT THEN HOLD OUT HIS BAG FOR THEM TO FILL OR WOULD GRAB ONE SINGLE PIECE YELL THANK YOU AND WALK BACK TO ME. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN AND EVERYONE HAD TO STOP AND LOOK AT MY GIRAFFE. WE CAME HOME ATE CANDY AND WHEN DAD GOT HOME HE SHOWED HIM WHAT HE GOT, THEN WENT TO BED. IT WAS A CRAZY BUT FUN DAY. HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR DADDY WILL BE HERE TO GO TRICK OR TREATING!

Husband, father, hero and soldier returns!

After a year of waiting, he is finally home! Spc. Martin returned home Sep. 29th for good. We are so happy he is home and cant wait to have things back to normal. We love you daddy!

Parker..

My handsome baby.. excuse me, toddler. i took this pic with my new camera and fell even more in love with photography.. not bad for just starting and a little boy who hates getting his pick taken....

IMPOSSIBLE THINGS...

There is no use trying, said Alice; one can’t believe impossible things. I dare say you haven’t had much practice, said the Queen. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.

You OK

so me and parkie started watching pearl harbor and it got to the part where Rafe aka Ben Affleck hits himself with the wine cork in the nose when it is broken and says"it hurts, it hurts something fierce.." i started laughing hystaricaly. my eyes were watering and Parker just looked out the corner of his eyes at me like i was the most obnoxious thing he ever heard while he continued to eat his pasta. i even had to re-wind the movie and watch it again with the same effect only this time Parker asked.... are you ok? and then proceeded to eat and watch the movie....

OUR HERO

Some heros ware capes... mine wears army boots

Chase David Martin was born July 7, 1988 to Julia Townsend and Dave Martin. He was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho and lived there his whole childhood and teenage years. He now resides in North Shore Hawaii. Chase is the oldest of three children. A brother, Ashton and sister Hayden. Our soldier celebrated his 21 birthday in Iraq fighting for our freedom. Hopefully he will spend his next birthday home with his family where he belongs. He is our hero and can not tell him that enough. Thank you chase for loving me more than i deserve. Come home soon. LOVE your HAWAIIAN babies..