ANNIVERSARY-3 years!

Tuesday morning came and I had to go shopping because.... its May 17th... its my anniversary! yep its true 3 years together and still going strong:) I went to the store and tried on a bunch of cute clothes and settled on a cute red shirt with blue jeans and some cute blue shoes. I was so excited to get all dressed up and cute and go out on a date with my wonderful husband. I got the kids down for their naps and got ready and then when they woke up I got them fed. By that time Jason came home. He got ready and off we went to Uncle Danny and Aunt Crystin's house (Adopted aunt and uncle) They are so wonderful always watching our kids for us when we need someone to. Then we were off on our date! back in Novemeber we found a Benihanas in downtown Monterey. I was so excited to finally get to go.

Yes its true...... my wonderful husband took me to Benihanas. We walked in and they asked us if we were celebrating anything today. We told them it was our anniversary and they wrote down and A behind our names. We weren't sure what that meant but to our suprise they would show us later:) we were sat down at our grill next to 2 guys just out for some good grub. We had the habachi steak and boy oh boy was it yummy! So was everything else. After we ate we waited and waited for our check.... meanwhile the waiters and some other guy with a drum came out singing to a lady at the grill next to us... happy birthday in Japanese. it was cool! Then next thing we know they bring us some cheesecake and they set a statue of a budda looking guy with his wife holding a candle in front of us. After they banged the drum and sang a song in Japanese we blew out the candle. They handed us a balloon in the shape of a heart and love doves on it and then took our picture and gave us a copy. it was a fun evening. Its my first anniversary where we didn't move and we didn't have kids with us. As we were leaving the 2 guys sitting next to us told us happy anniversary and they also yelled it at us as they drove by us. it was fun:) HAPPY 3 YEARS JASON I LOVE YOU!

recipe for an army wife

recipe for an army wife:

1 1/2 cups of patience
1 lb adaptability
3/4 cup tolerance
1 tsp courage
dash of adventure

combine the above ingredients. Add 2 tablespoons of elbow grease. Marinate frequently with salty tears. pour off excess fat. sprinkle lightly with money. season the mixture with international spices. "Knead" the dough until payday. Bake 20 years or until done. -author unknown.

My friend Crystin Hall found this and put it on a shirt. I love it! I want to one day make it into a shirt for myself.

Language Day at the DLI

Don't ask me why he is sucking on his binky. He hasn't sucked on it since he was 2 months old. He found it and I guess brought it and I didnt see it till I took this picture.

Brianna Bell

Augi Bell

Crystin Hall, Nathan Bell, and Eric Bell

We all piled into Brianna Bells big ol suv and drove up to the DLI. Then we parked at the bottom and walked 40 mins up the hill. If you haven't been to the DLI then you don't understand how steep and how long it really does take to climb up that hill. We got to the top and they had a stage and they had all the teachers and soldiers preform dances from the language they are learning or from where they are from. It was so cool to see the different culture dances and outfits. We watched India, Pakastan, China, Iraq and there was much much more but we had to go eat and then we decided to leave. They had dances going on the entire day. It was fun but crowded. I am glad I got to go with friends though.

Pony tails???

hahaha she is so cute! Natali was born with thick dark hair but it turned blonde and has thinned out a lot. I bought her so many cute hair things but nothing stays in her hair. I finally desided to buy the little hair band things for girls and I tried them. Its super cute though! they are little and they stand straight up. but she didn't mind it once I got them in.

congrats to the halls and fannings!

We had a small party for the halls and fannings because they are friends of ours here in California. The Halls are Utah Army guard so after graduation they headed back for Utah. The good thing is we have family in Utah so we can go visit them when we visit family. the Fannings are Navy and are heading back down south... possibly Georgia but I am not sure if they know whats going on yet. But they are good friends of ours and we will miss them. We hope you enjoy this next step in your lives and hopefully will be able to see you guys again.

Just something I liked from a girl on my AWN page

A soldier's wife am I
we do things Army style!
His combat boots
make my high heels swoon
and our toddlers can march a mile!
...deployments come and go
But no matter what, we know
that we're living the life we chose
in the ranks with America's heros.
We love this life and
wouldn't think twice
about forgetting the con's for the pro's
i'd do it all again
because I love my army man
don't let the pride I feel fool ya'
cause this life ain't easy, hooah!
but there's nothing like
this army life
we live it, we love it-HOOAH!
Shamberly Coleman-AWN

my pretty garden!

Green beans

My tomato on one plant

I have potatoes, corn, onions, green peppers, and tomatoes growing in here!

captain underpants!

He would grab a pair of underwear and hand it to me and say hat. So I put it on his head. He picked up another pair, handed it to me and said hat. So I put it on top. he did this 2 more times then said thank you and walked away.... yes he is wearing 4 pairs of underwear on his head! GOOF!!!

Swinging!

cutenesses!

Recap: 3 years of marriage!

Recap: 3 years ago May 17Th Jason Barfuss and Nicole Den Boer vowed to love each other forever no matter what! I'm not saying life has been easy these past 3 years but I wouldn't change anything. I love my husband and I love my two beautiful kids. They bring joy to my crazy life. July 2008 I found out I was pregnant! We were scared since we had only been married for 2 months. But we were so excited to have a little baby! We were super poor living off of student loans and we were both working full time trying to get by. but we did it. November 2008 I went in for my ultrasound and found out I was having a boy. I saw his cute little face and I couldn't wait to hold him. We tossed around names and thought we were going to call him James Andrew Barfuss. but I just didn't feel right about it. I didn't say anything because Jason loved it and my grandpa's name was James. I thought well why do I feel so wrong about this? Finally one night I had a dream about my little boy and I kept calling him Jonathan Andrew. I woke up and I knew it was right. I told Jason after 3 weeks of this and he said he had the same dream. We felt bad for changing it since my grandpa James Moffett had terminal cancer and they gave him only a few months. My grandpa passed away 1 week after Jonathan was born... His first great grandson. Jonathan Andrew Barfuss was born March 11, 2009 (5 weeks early) He came out not breathing with the umbilical cord around his neck twice. I was so scared when they rushed him away and said they had to get him breathing. that was the longest few mins of my life. it felt like forever and the nurse kept telling me it was ok. they finally brought him back and placed him in Jason's arms. Jason sat down and cried tears of joy. His little boy was ok and breathing and happy. He was 6 lbs 3 ounces. 20 1/2 inch long. He was the joy of our lives. He came to school with me so I could still go to class but then one day Jason came to me and said I really think we need to Join the Army. I was so scared! Thoughts, evil thoughts popped into my head! I thought "I am going to lose my husband!" We prayed about it over and over but we knew it was the right thing and everything would be ok. We went in December 2009 to take the tests and sign up. Jason finished his degree and graduated May 2010. January 2010 we found out we were pregnant again. May came along and we went and got our ultrasound a few days before Jason left. Jason's family kept telling me it was a boy but my family knew it was a girl. I felt strong it was a girl... sure enough girl parts:) 4 days later I took Jason to MEPS in Boise and we officially signed up and then Jason was off that next day. It was the hardest thing I had to do was to sent my husband off for 3 months and watching Jonathan freak out yelling daddy daddy daddy! I had to leave the airport (Crying)! during those 3 months we lived in Idaho, Utah, Alaska, and Washington. When I was 7 months pregnant we flew to Missouri for Jason's basic graduation. It was the hottest month of the year and I thought I was going to die! but we made it and then 2 weeks later Jonathan and I were able to move to Seaside, California with Jason. We have been here for 10 months now. Natali Orianna Barfuss was born 1 month after we got down here. she was a healthy little girl that came 3 weeks early. she was born 7lbs 1 ounce and she was 21 inches long. Jason started his Korean class 2 days later and was in Korean from September till February (5 months) Then they moved him on to French. right now he is just in casual status but class starts July 14Th. its a 6 month course so it is going to be intense! He has to learn the full language in 6 months... not like the MTC! Well that is our life so far... I have left out most of the details. But we are just loving life together. We have been through so much and it is not easy being a military spouse and mother. I am not looking forward to the day when Jason gets deployed:( but until then I will enjoy my life as a military wife!