It's been Awhile.....Sorry

Here are a whole slew of pictures to try and up date you on the last few months. :)

(the boys on Thanksgiving)

(me and my brothers)

(Grayson's Christmas tree)

(Ben's company Christmas party)

(Kids Christmas party)

(Grayson's 4th annual birthday at Hooters)

(Happy Thanksgiving from the Dowds)

(grayson's 4 year picture)

(Ben's birthday)

(Ben going to the game on his birthday)

(Ben's birthday party)

( Ben and Grayson at the bay house)

So we are back in the States....

I finally have my computer back and we are back from visiting all Ben's family. Things are going well. Ben in on the hunt for a job and finally starting to hear from responses from him his 8000 resumes he has put out there. We have Ben in the USA for almost a month and already flown to FL and played in the ocean and driven to St. Louis and seen half the country side in the fall very beautiful. Here a hand full of pictures to sorta of get you up to date. I have to get some pictures of Ben's computer update you on the first two weeks :)

me giving my best Aubrey Hepburn look

Ben being GQ

Little G and Me being our cute selves

This is our usual look.

Us going back to our roots

80 degrees at teh pumpkin patch

us playing in the ocean

Grayson taking our picture at Disney

I can't believe he is going to be Four.....

.....in two and half months! Not sure what brought that on. guess I am feeling a bit nostalgic these days. Grayson is becoming such a big boy and a good helper and getting so smart and getting to be such a good "smart ass" totally takes after his parents. :) things are going by a bit to fast for my liking. oh well that's life I enjoy it while I can.

That's his serious face...to bad it cracks us up every time :)

Together again!!!

Ben made it home safe and sound and he and Grayson have been joined at the hip. It is the cutest thing in the world seeing a boy and his father bonding.

Ben surprised G at school

About three more weeks!!

Theses pictures are so out of order it's not even funny, sorry. but here's playing catch up. :) we have about 3 more weeks until Ben comes home here's hoping it goes by fast!

Grayson picked flowers out for me at the market

He picked Rockband out for daddy :)

playing in the sunshine

cooling our feet

Grayson making cookies

a picture of Ben I got sent to me

Andrea and Ben being to cool for the news apparently

Grayson during the tummy flu

After the tummy flu

About half way through

We had a play day with one of Grayson's little girlfriends Izzy this week. we had a good time. we are about half way through Ben's last deployment and I couldn't be more stressed out and frazzled with the impending move and separation of the military coming up. but we will get through.

Grayson in his "house"

all the love

me and my sweeties

G loves to lounge

Happy 4th of July!!!!

Hope everyone has a great and safe 4th of July!!