hellos and goodbyes

this week:

 we said hello to preschool.

harper wasn't excited AT ALL.

really. Can't you tell??

she kind of looks like a mini- me in these pictures. and that makes a certain mama's heart very happy. i hope she loves school for a LONG time. I did.

we said goodbye to fort hood.

(for the most part)

j will go to work a little bit after he gets back from his 3 weeks of school in GA, but the brigade is dissolving and moving to Ft. Knox. today was the change of command.

so proud of these men and what they have accomplished the past two years.

do you know they stood up a new brigade (built it from scratch) in a year? and deployed immediately after that? pretty amazing. thank you for everything 1-26. we won't ever forget our time here.

tomorrow is preparation for J heading off for 3 weeks. we will be staying super busy while he is gone and i'm sure i will be blogging LOTS. ;) i have some projects i'll be sharing in the coming weeks, too. i know there hasn't been much craftiness here lately, but i can't share anything i've done lately. sorry, i promise i'll have something to share soon!

a couple of links to share before i go.

many of you asked about the popsicle holders in the previous post. you can find them HERE. one side holds a popsicle, and the other side holds a cone. they are AWESOME.

soon there will be a new magazine on the racks. and it is called flea market style. ummm, no. i'm not excited about this at all. i'm about as excited as harper was to go to school. ;) ;) Thanks so much to my friend Lynn for the heads up about this.

see you all soon, happy thursday!

xoxo

Comments

[lisa truesdell]

loooooooooooove the braids. what a cutie. and congrats and thank you to j and the rest of the brigade for all that they've accomplished.

[Kimber-Leigh]

harper really looks so grown up. and preschool??? she is growing so quickly! i thought of you when i heard about flea market style. i love matthew mead so i can't wait too!

[C. Rayevich]

My little girl just started kindergarden and loves it soo much too lol!

[Cathy]

I of course LOVE the photos of harper, Wish you would come back here so I could be her 2nd grade teacher...get J working on that! He has a few years...

My Favorite photo is the one of S and J smooching...too cute and LOOK at the eyelashes on that bug!

[Holly]

I can certainly identify with the mini-me.....tonight we went to cirriculm night (where you meet the teachers) at the middle school my daughter attends. She is 13 and in 8th grade, one teacher took one look at me and said I know exactly which kid you belong to you!!! I love your posts and photos!!!

[Rebecca]

Does this mean you will be moving to Kentucky?

Love, love, love all the military pictures. They give me goosebumps!

[Stephanie Howell]

thanks rebecca!no, we aren't moving with the brigade. we will be moving to
GA in a couple of months.
xo

[Kristen]

steph...the pics are too cute. the last one with sadie and dad smooching....OMG! adorable. =)

[char]

Ooohhh !! She looks so adorable !!! I hope that she loves kindergarden too!!!! Tell your husband congrats and we are proud of our guys!!!My son was in the Army and is out now.

[Lindsay]

Good luck to J and prayers and blessings to you and the girls! Harper looked adorable for her first day of school! Thanks for the link to the popsicle holders - was waiting for that! Take care and I can't wait for you to be on the East Coast! :)

[Lynn]

Oh my - love the pictures of 1-26. Makes me so proud for our country. Love the pictures of J and Saddie too...so very sweet.

[Kimberly]

Oh Stephanie, I lived in Fort Hood during the '70's. My father was stationed there. We lived in Venable Village. It was a new neighborhood then. My son just left Fort Hood and went to Fort Carson. He loves it in CO. He and his wife found a beautiful home. Good luck with your move and maybe one day you can visit BG,KY!

BTW, your daughter is the "spittin'" image of you. Simply gorgeous.

[Tara]

Sadie's eyes in that last photo are the best. Lil' girl loves her daddy!
Congrats on all of the big things happening in your life right now :)

[JaYne]

I can't believe Harper is starting school already. I remember when you were pregnant with her. Such adorable excitement!

[Karen]

What you said about Harper looking like a Mini YOU.....well I was at Crop Paper Scissors a couple of weeks ago and saw a layout you had done. I said, "look, there's Harper!" as I walked by it. My friend stopped and read the journaling and guess what..... It was you. Harper is a mini YOU.

[tara pakosta]

LOve the last 2 pix! amazing!!!
Harper does look like you in those pix = beautifuL!
tara

[Karen]

sure hope H loves school.....good luck to j with his school. keep crafting. waiting to see what you have done. take care and have a great weekend!
hugs

[Kelly]

pretty please couldn't J come to knox with the rest of the unit? pretty please? I'd come help you settle in and everything and take you to my fun, fab fleas and antiquey places....it's a fair trade, right?

No?
sigh....

miss you.

[Michelle W.]

Hey, just an FYI, I just saw those popsicle holders at Walmart this morning. And I'm super excited about that new mag too :)

[Michelle Unruh]

Steph, I love the pics of Harper!! I hope she has a great time in preschool! Your military photos are amazing!!! The one of Sadie and Jim is just precious!! Are you looking forward to moving?? Atleast you aren't going somewhere cold!! You won't have to worry about cold, snowy winters!! :)

[Angela W]

Yes, stay busy and the 3 weeks will fly by! I am glad H is loving school! That makes it easier!

[Angie F]

Thanks for sharing the pictures! They are great...as always!! :)

[Lea]

Hi Stephanie, the military photos are amazing, some great shots. Hope your little Harper enjoyed preschool.

[tina]

you all look like you're at ft. hood. :) We just left there. hubby just left for korea. hope your time apart goes quick.

[Stephanie Howell]

we are tina. we've been here for 2 1/2 years now. what a small world. take
care and have a beautiful day. xo