Well, apparently I have not posted any pictures in a while... so rather than have several postings with a theme, I am just going to post some pictures of the past month and commentary as I go... then I promise to be a little better and timely about getting pictures on here!
On the 1st of February, Russ pinned on Lieutenant Colonel! He arranged for us to be there via teleconference, it was quite a surreal experience, since I was expecting 4 or 5 guys and a lap top... instead I got all sorts of pomp and circumstance! We are so very proud of Russ!
The Iraqi General also helped pin Russ on and also presented him with an award. Quite the surprise!
Yes... he sent me flowers and made me cry...
A few days later, I took the kids on a ski trip. Quite adventurous of me going with out Russ, but two other families went roughly over the same time period, so that made the trip go a little easier...
The view from our balcony!!!! 
Leo picked snow boarding to be just like Daddy... he actually did pretty well for his first go round! Emma chose to ski with Mommy!
Next up was a Karate tournament for Leo... He did well and should be testing for his next belt in a few weeks! He will move up to Orange belt level.
Leo's favorite cheerleader!
Leo and his buddy Nolan! HIYAW!!!!
And on to Cub Scouts! Leo achieved Tiger rank! As dessert for the banquet... all scouts were supposed to make a cake with a 'scout theme' to be judged before eating! Our stove is TERRIBLE! It is guaranteed to burn the outside while leaving the inside of anything you make runny and nasty... so we got creative! We built a 'mountain' out of bite-sized doughnuts!
He got the award for 'Most Unique'!
Miss Emma and Snow Ice Cream!Well... we thought the snow was over... but on March 6th, we woke up to yet another blanket of snow. Enough already!!!!!!!! But Emma made the best of it! She grabbed bowls, milk, sugar and vanilla and went to work making snow ice cream! Yummy!
Until next time!
Love the Driggers 4 Ship!!!!! XOXOXOXOXO
