Caleb has been doing well at school, also. He does well on his homework, spelling tests and reading AR books. He was a very cute Darth Vader for Halloween, but I didn’t have my camera. We went trick or treating on post around the officer’s housing with some friends and we all had a great time. Cub Scouts has been going well and we continue to enjoy being a part of it. We had a Cub Scout camping trip at the end of September and had a BLAST! This past Friday the first grade classes at Caleb’s school had a field trip to Butts Mill Farm up by Pine Mountain, and I tagged along. The kids had a great time petting animals, riding horses, playing, riding on a kiddie train and a hayride, although I must say it would have been nicer if it hadn’t been so COLD outside that day. Caleb and I developed some cold symptoms because of it. Oh well…the sacrifice for fun in the cold. Here’s one of my only recent pictures of Caleb – his school pic.
The last couple of weeks I’ve been busy with a 6-day course for Spouse Leadership that goes along with Gary’s course. It was a great class that was very informative, fun and I was able to meet many other Captains wives. We were taught A LOT of different things, from resources the Army has, protocols, customs and courtesies, FRG (Family Readiness Group) Leadership, stress management, crisis coping and grieving, etc, etc. Many or most of you may not have heard about FRG’s. It’s mostly led by the wives of the commanders, though it doesn’t always have to be the commander’s wife, and it’s completely voluntary. It’s a group that leads and coordinates for events, fundraisers and is a great support group, especially during deployments. It isn’t just made up of wives, but families also including parents of soldiers (especially those of single soldiers). When the guys are deployed, it’s a great way for families and parents of soldiers to keep in touch and get information about the unit and what’s going on. When Gary becomes a commander at our next unit, I hope to be the FRG leader for our company, so this class was incredibly helpful. Speaking of which, we have received our orders for our next duty station, and we’ll be at Fort Campbell, KY (Clarksville, TN) with the 101st Airborne. I’ve heard it’s a great post and I’m excited that we’ll be living in Tennessee. If you have heard of the Battle of the Bulge or have seen the Band of Brothers series, that company was a part of the 101st Airborne during WWII. GREAT series to watch, by the way.
And last, but certainly not least, Caleb is finally going to have a sibling. :) We’re expecting!! I am about 17 weeks as of now and I’m due April 18th. Luckily, we will be able to stay here at Fort Benning for the birth and while Caleb finishes this year in school. We were a bit worried that we’d have to be moving around that time. Thankfully, the pregnancy has gone very well so far. I have a sonogram picture but it’s quite fuzzy, so I’ll wait until we get the next one. We don’t know yet what we are having, but we will be able to find out soon. I’m kind of hoping for a girl, just because we already have Caleb, although I know that Gary is wishing for a boy. No surprise there. :) I am sure that we will both be very happy with whatever God chooses to bless us with. God has already blessed our family in so many ways and continues to do so, and we are thankful and happy for what we have been given.
