sitting at work doing nothing...

Im just sitting at work on this Saturday, wishing i was at home with the family. The house needs to be cleaned, and the packing needs to get done, we have been so busy the last few weeks. I had forgot what it was like to always be at work, but its even harder when you have a family. I see less of the boys and nate and im not liking it one bit...

Im not sure how much more i will keep up with this. I do enjoy bring money into the home, but when you pay most of you check to the baby sitter im not so sure its doing us any good...

We have 4 days left until our leave starts and we are not even packed all the way...

I looked up the weather today and i saw its going to be in the 70's for the rest of the month, so it looks like we will have to re-pack our clothes... We where hoping for really hot weather.

We are still not sure if we will rent a car for the whole time we are home or just for the drive from the east cost to Illinois and then again on our way back to the east cost, im not sure what way would save us money?? We also have no hotel booked, but thats also really hard to do when we have no idea where we will be landing into.

We are looking forward to seeing some Cambridge Football games while we are home! the last game nate saw them play was the state game he was in back in 2005. Also we found out that a few of our friends who are also in the military will be home at the same time, so it will be nice to see them while we are home.

Today is Nate's 3 years in the Air Force!

Putting in leave

Today is the day that Nathan is putting his leave in to go home!!!

We will start trying to get out of Germany 1 week from today!

We are looking forward to getting away from here for 29 days!

We have been so busy

In the last few weeks it has been so crazy around the house.

I started my job, and love it. There is nothing to complain about when it comes to working there, a few hours of just sitting around, watching TV and cleaning the place up.

The people i work with, or i should say see at shift change are really nice and seem really cool!

Roy and Wes really like the babysitter, Maggie. Roy talks about her so much, "I wanna go see Maggie's doggies". She is really great with them and i could not be any happier with our pick in babysitters!

Roy has been doing so good when it comes to potty training. He loves going on the big boy toilet. The only thing is that he is very quit sometimes and on going to the bathroom that he gets his poop everywhere.... As much as i hate cleaning it up, its still funny every time.

Nate put Roy in big boy underwear and Roy did not even have one oops. Roy has always been so great at letting us know when he wants to learn something, he loves learning and almost has potty training down!!!

Wes had been letting us know when he has to pee pee, but im not sure if its only because he see' roy do it or because he may also be ready very soon here! Wes also almost has all his teeth in! YAY for mommy and daddy, no more teething until Wes' 2 year molars.

We had an doctor appt. the other day for a check up on Roy & Wes and the boys are growing great! Roy is 29.2 lbs and 35" Wes is 24.5 lbs and 31.5"

We picked up a few new things for our house this past weekend! It's so crazy to think that just 2 and half years ago we came to Germany with nothing other then a bed, clothes and baby stuff. Now our house is just the way we want it. We also have our eyes set on an amazing German Shrunk that we cant leave Germany with out. We hope the Shrunk is still at the little shop on base when we get back from our Vacation. We already have the perfect place for it! Nate and I joked and said the shrunk would be better to have then going home! not really tho but its that beautiful and would fit into our country home so wonderful!

On August 22 Nate has been in the Air Force for 3 years now!!! We are at our half way mark of getting out. Some days i wonder if he will really get out or stay in. He has done so well at his job and everything they Air Force has had him do. Nate will be going to ALS when we get back from our vacation!!! and then will be testing for staff in spring of 2010, he was only 5 days shy of putting SRA on this year so he could not test. I know Nate would make a wonderful Staff Sergeant!

I dont have any more time to write more, we have such a busy week ahead of us we are dog sitting this week and with work and packing and sending our cloths to the states for our vacation next month i dont know when ill get back to do a good update on the family!

but until then, have a good week!!!

~the Sandberg's