Papa's Update

Wow has it been a looong time since my last post, life has been more then busy for me. Life in the AF has been a no small task, but it has been a good one. Basic was a lets say an experiance for me. I had to use all of my patients with the very larg group of high school aged "kids". Being the third oldest at 27 was not an easy task. But, I lucked out with a very good MTI (Military Training Instructor) that was a very good teacher. The 8 weeks flew by very fast and was a great growing experiance. The best time was thge CATM when we got to shoot the M16A2. BEAST week was a very stressful week for the whole flight, I think we wanted to kill each other by the end of the week ^_^ BUT! We all survived the great BEAST week with no casualties.

Tech school has goon by fast so far, which is good because it can get really boring around here during the off hours. Caroline and Ian have been a bleesing to me since they moved here. I spend alot of time off base during the weekends with them at the apartment away from the base and everyhing thats out there.

I do have to say that so far Tech school has been.... too easy? Hopefuly the next set of blocks will be better and more focused on my job. I start this week my first set of classes toward my carrer so im getting excited about it. Well I must run for now but i will be posting more offten now that I have access tot he Internet.

4th of July

Well, another wonderful 4th has come and gone.

This was a very fun and relaxing one, partly because it was on a saturday and i had Friday off (which is always good :D). We had the primary activity the day before and Ian got to play with all his friends and got to decorate his stroller with flags and stars. Even though it was a little hot that day, it was still a blast.

Saturday we had a very relaxing stake activity with hamburgers and hot dogs. Ian loved the fire works. he was a little scared but then started to laugh and enjoy the show. Over all it was a very nice time.

I guess I have been reflecting more and more about this time of year with me joining the Air Force, its amazing how perspectives change when your situatoins change. Hope all of you had a wonderful 4th of July!

Ian's so happy to see all those kids there

I love Balloon

Watermelon is my favorite!

Little White-Asian-Mexican????

Ian's trying to get rid of the decorations

Waiting in line for parade to start!

Ian & mama



Ian & Papa

New adventures will soon arrive

I always wondered who Ian would react to sudden and dramatic changes in his life and surroundings. I'm not sure if he will be like me and sorta "go-with-the-flow" or if he will be like his mama and have a hard time to adjust. Hopefully he will be some where in the middle, accepting but cautious. I'm always worried that he will not be accepting of new changes and enviroments. But I hope and pray that he will continue to be the ball of energy and joy that he is. I have been pondering on how he will like it being a son of an Air Forceman, will he be what they call an "army brat" or will he be labeled as a "normal" kid? As a father, I always want the best for my family, I just hope that Ian sees it that way when he can understand the situation, and not hate my decision to join Air Force. But as a parent and husband, Caroline feel that this is a really good move for us and for now, Ian. I'm worred thatIan will not understand and will freak out, in his own funny way, to this channge.

Regardless, I will still love him because thats what parents do, they love their children unconditionaly. Thats one of the best parts of being a parent, the love you feel from them. The joy of love ^_^ Basic will be hard due to the fact I cant see him, along with tech school. But with the sacrifice will come great blessings and joy.

Still here

Well, I'm still here and still missing Bubu and 宜晃. But for the most part I am keeping busy while they are gone. I get to talk to Ian almost everyday and get to hear him say "baba" over and over ^_^. I'ts amazing how much he has grown since he has left. I wont be supprised if he is walling when he gets back, he looooves his walker. I wonder if he will remember me when he hets home, j/k!! Wonder if he will be talking??? I will try to post more often, things have been crazier then normal. Love you bubu!!!!

Sad Note

The past few weeks has been relatively rough for me considering that Carolien and Ian will be going back home for a few months to help with her parents and to let them meet little stinker here. The most time we have been apart since we have bene married was little over two weeks, this will be upwards of 4 months that she will be gone this time. I know she will be fine over there, same for Ian, i guess Fatherly worries tend to kick in whether you want them to or not. But nothing i can do about that. Not sure if Ian even suspects that he will soon be in a new contry with new people. One thing is for sure, he will be happier to be around people that will be relatively the same size as him ^_^(I'm soo dead for that comment) I'm looking forward to hear how the trip went with him.

This is one of my Favorite pictures of Ian. He look soo cute here AND, he is wearing my favorite NASCAR number, the 11 car of FedEx. I hope you enjoy this picture as much as I do.

Ian was mad at Papa.

Monday was a strange day for Papa and Ian. Monday I had to go to the hospital to remove my apendix. Ian i think sensed that something was wrong when Papa didnt come home and especially when mama didnt come home in the night time. He spent the night with grandma and for the most part slept well. Though everything went well with grandma on tuesday, when we got home from the hospital, Ian would not even look at me, and when he did, it was that mean, mad look on his face. Though, thankfully, now he is back to his normal little self. He only went on a one day guilt trip with mama and papa (thankfully ^_^).

Unhappy moments

Since Caroline has gone back to work, I have been picking Ian up from my moms house after I get work. He's usually only there an hour atthe most, but that hour is usually a pretty calm hour. But when ever i go and pick him up, its like the whole world has ended and he is now his evil twin brother. He seems to sense that he can be bad when i'm around. Im sort of a softy when it comes to him, for the most part. Its frustrating at times, but he will get past this stage soon (I hope hehe). I still love the little stinker, after all he is my little boy ^_^.

Message from Papa.

Im not really a "blogger" type person so I'll do my best to post. On Thursday, Ian went down for his morning nap. As always, mom (Caroline) will tell him "Time for your nap. Baba will be home when you get up." to which he will smile and promptly fall alseep. But on this day I had a few unfortunate things happen at work that kept me way longer thne I normaly stay. When Ian woke up from his nap, mom went in and asked, "Did you sleep well?" When she said that, all he said in reply was "Baba??? Bababa?? Looking around and looking very sad when I was no where to be found. I thought i was really funny that all he could say was Baba, at least he knows who is his best friend is ;)