Hello friends and family! I hope this is finding you in happiness and pumpkin spice everything. Fall has officially arrived which would usually mean breaking out the jackets and long sleeves, here in Okinawa it simply means we have a few more beach trips we get to squeeze in. It has been “cooler” here the past couple days, and by cooler I mean the humidity isn’t at a million percent so its feeling a bit cooler.
The kids are super busy in school. Everly has a ton of homework she’s bringing home but thankfully it is all stuff she enjoys doing and I never get a single complaint to sit down and do it. Her teacher this year is exceptional and I couldn’t ask for a better fit for her. Ev’s also cheering. She has practice 2-3 times a week and games on the weekends. Her first “Pep-Rally” and game are this weekend and she is super excited, she absolutely loves it. You should see how cute these babies are dancing, cheering and doing their stunts. I have met some awesome moms through cheer and I am so grateful for that. It’s always refreshing to meet new faces and expand friendships through different branches of service and get to hear that as different as our lives are, they are also very, very similar.
Cruz is doing well in Kinder. I have never had a boy in school before and I wasn’t sure how well he was going to do with focus in class and in school but he is adjusting slowly. The boy is incredibly smart, his focus can dwindle though. He is super young for kinder but I have no doubt with time and working with him he will make it through this year successfully. He always muddles along through cheer practice. He plays on the track, runs arounds with the other siblings and helps wrangle Jax. I always ask him if he wants to play football and he says “No thank you, I’m ok”. If you know cruz at all you can literally see his body language saying that, shaking his head and his hand like “Nope, they are hot and miserable and Im not doing it mom, I would rather sit and watch the cheerleaders”…. I get it bro’.
Jaxsyn is loving life. She has “Nanny Meghan” that comes 2 times a week. On the days she comes, when she knocks at the door, Jax gets so excited! She takes her to the park, paints her nails, snuggles her. I just couldn’t ask for a greater person to be hanging with Jax, she truly has become a part of our family. I have complete piece of mind when she is with the kiddos. Jax also loves cheer. She’s clearly not old enough to the on the team but I kid you not, that baby knows every. single. cheer. She will count down the girls with a 5-6-7-8, better then any kid I know. She loves getting out and watching the girls and occasionally getting to use the poms her sister leaves sitting around. She is a trooper, I haul her around everywhere and she does it all with a smile.
Jason is still out there. Thats about as much as I got for you there. We have been blessed to talk every single day, even if its just a simple “I love you”. We make it a point to always pass that along. He is such an incredible man and manages to balance that and completely disconnect to ask the kids how they are doing, ask me about things in my life and then turn around and do all he is there. I’m just so grateful for the strength and love he constantly gives to us. I love you JB, you are one of a kind and I’m glad your mind. You are a pillar of strength even a world away.
Im here. With the huge amount of busyness I haven’t had time to even stop and think about anything and that’s good. I’m the kind of person who needs to be busy, when I stop and there is quiet I find myself slide down into depression. Thank God (seriously) there has been no quiet for the past 4 months. I would be lying if I told you I’m not exhausted because I am, but its nothing I haven’t felt or gone through before. We are getting so close to our trip home, I think for all of us, we just wake up and keep counting down. I miss home for sure. I was talking to my friend the other day and told her “I miss home… I’m not even sure where “home” is anymore but I miss it. Home is in Las Vegas,Texas, Alaska, Arizona, Okinawa…” The people I love are completely scattered about now. I think when we get to Texas and get to squeeze our families it will be the perfect recharge we are all needing. The kids and I have been spending some good quality time together lately and that completely fills my heart. To hear them belly laugh, and to watch their little minds process information and create these incredible imaginations they have is something that is absolutely priceless.
So here we are. Already 5 days into October…. We have lots of pumpkin projects we are doing for school, character parades, fall crafts, and cooler weather we are all looking forward to. Once November hits I think we are all going to be so excited we can’t even see straight. Cruz has his first field trip I’m going to try to go to, and then HOOOMMMMMEEEEEE. Im going to be that crazy woman who falls to her knees when she gets of the plane in Texas and kisses the ground.
As Davy Crockett said “You can all go to hell, I’m going to Texas”….. Amen Davy. Amen.
Inspire.Believe.Succeed.
-Kinzy
Mom. Wife. Military Life. 
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