Of course we had a blast! With our wonderful friend Danielle Brown and her son we rocked New Years! But as all parents know as soon as the company leaves the parents crash. That is just what Taylor and Rachel did!
Taylor is doing very well. He has had a lot of stress with his reenlistment process. It has more or less been a nightmare. However by the end of the month things finally started moving along and the silver lining was showing through the clouds. 
The kids? Well they are grown fast as ever. L has made such progress with her school work it really impresses Taylor and Rachel. She is really looking forward to soccer in the spring, well she is now. (stayed tuned for that one) For now she is getting slightly bored with staying indoors instead of going outside. So needless to say Rachel has her hands full trying to keep her occupied along with C. Luckily L has been great with him! She is a great helper, and Rachel LOVES that. L does have her melt downs and little moments of jealously but they have been few and far between. She has also taken up something Taylor has long given up on, drawing. She loves painting at school and now draws every day. There have even been a few visible figures emerging. They are all mostly potato shaped (monsters) but hey at least it's something!
C has been a hand full. He has started moving about a little. Rachel was so excited when he rolled over for the first time. Ironically he did not do it when Taylor was home. It took several weeks before Taylor witnessed 'the roll.' The poor little guy had been having several months worth of teething pain; there were times when his bottom teeth were just about to break through then nothing would happen. This month it had been particularly painful for him. His gums were terribly lumpy and swollen Rachel is in high hoped that his pain will be revealed soon.
Rachel is just dandy. Obviously with Taylor's work and the kids she is a bit stressed but she is managing it all very well. Although it had gotten the best of her for a few weeks. She was very sick and overly exhausted and it took it's tole. Luckily Taylor's command was understanding and let him stay home until Rachel's mom could come down to help out a bit. But for now she is well and chipper.
Until February!
