From the desk of Mr. Mom!

Well things have been very up in the air for us lately. Like walking through a thick fog not knowing what is on the other side. Sherry and I have switched places for a little while. We are still living in San Antonio, TX. Sherry is working full-time as a Book Specialist/Cafe Manager at a book store called Books-A-Million. She is working and doing a fantastic job in the last month not only has she been promoted but she is runs the stores cafe and all its workings. She is pulling sometimes 10 - 12 hour shifts back to back to help get us back on our feet and being the holidays is even more of a challenge for her.

I am attending College locally in hopes of being accepted into the Nursing program at the University of Texas. I was planning of a career in Law enforcement, but it just isn't where I see myself. I have wanted a medical career ever since I was a teenager, and with the help of my military benefits I will be able to push through to a Bachelors with my only worry being what grade I'm getting.

We have been looking for a place to live... somewhere that we can settle in for at least 2 to 4 years. As the Holidays approach homes, and even apartments are becoming more difficult to locate, at least in the areas we want.

Nikoy is doing great. She is like a dry sponge taking in every bit of knowledge she can understand, and even some she doesn't. We have set up a game where every day she is given a new vocabulary word regardless of how big it is, and by the end of the week she is tested on what she remembers. The last word she was given was inconspicuous, and she surprised us by using it today. She is excited for Santa and can wait to see if she was truly a good girl this year. Something tells me she may very well be on the nice list. We are looking into hopefully getting her into a late preschool prep to help prepare her for starting kindergarten next fall. I guess we can only wait and see if it works how we want.

Kaylee is growing so fast. She wants to be a big girl like her sister, but at the same time be the baby still. She asked Santa for the one thing I think that every little girl asks the Jolly man for, "a Pony." We will see if Santa lives up to her expectations. Who knows maybe he will come through for her.

Shaun or Cayden to me, is growing to fast. He is not even 6 months old and we are searching the city for any clothing at least 12 months. Our big Chunk is starting to roll and use his arms and legs regularly. He has even mastered the art of eating French Fries, and getting them everywhere.

Well, there is not much else left to say about us except, we love you all. Merry Christmas and Happy New year! Hope to see you all next year!!!

hello eveyone! no we havent forgotten everyone! we have just been INCREDIBLY busy lately.. i'll tell you why.. hold on to your socks this next little bit will be an emotional roller coaster... first off, i want everyone to know about our sweet taylor.. some of you may have heard endless tales about my brave nephew and his battle with leukemia.. well unfortunatly on the second of november he passed away.. its such a sad thing and it was a shock to the whole family. but we have to remember he's not sick anymore.. he's no longer in pain. he's happy... so "phat" where ever you are, we miss you man. and we love you.

Taylor Maxx Spencer "Phat"

August 24th 2000-November 2nd 2009

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on a bit happier note. halloween was a blast, and thankfully we were able to spend it with taylor. we had so much fun trick-or-treatin:...ok we'll get to that.:D first the unveiling of our costumes.. we've been planning this for a long time and they were so much fun to do.. so here we are!

TADA!! we are alice in wonderland! (dun dun dun!!) doesnt it just scare your soul?? he he he.. no seriously... corys mom helped cory make his card soldier costume...yes everything on that costume is made, hand-cut, sewing machine for HOURS... i painted his face...:D i also made my vest, with the help of corys mother! shes a wiz at the sewing machine...

Nikoy and her executioner..."OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!!"

sweet little alice!!

my little caterpillar, all he's missin is his hookah!!

and me! i am the mad hatter, and its ok.. i've come to terms... im a little crazy...:D ( just a little though.....)

anywho..along with halloween theres also pumpkin carving which we were finally able to do!!!

yay!! love the responses!

gross...

every year the great pumpkin rises from the pumpkin patch......

and the finished product..:) sweet eh? cory carved it...

see? he he he...

anywho, that all the pics for now.. there are about 500 more i want everyone to see, but unfortunately theres not time or hard drive memory...:D.. so yeah..we love you all and your all in our prayers!! be safe, have fun and don't get bit by mosquito's...it itches....

WE"RE ALIVE!!!

yes..we are still living..:) SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much has happened that i just have been speechless as far as blogging goes, so here it all is in a nut shell...we are alive...:)
many things to report, my tiny man is a super chunk!! super chunk, he's super chunky yeah!!...he he see for yourself...:)


super chunk, super chunk!
he's so dang cute! we all love him so! here he is in his sleeping bag jammies!


anywho, so september was an amazing month, my oldest baby turned 5!!! she's so big and she's so smart, she can sing and write her entire alphabet, she write her name on EVERYTHING!! im going to have to scan a picture in and show you sooo cute...
we had her birthday party at peter piper pizza (its the pizza people eat)....say that 10 times fast...he he he.. anywho, she got to have all her cousins for her party, it was so much fun!


in september baby shaun cayden also got to go swimming for the first time.

it was a precious moment!

i made a cake!!.this was technically my birthday cake... doncha love it?

the girls got to go on pony rides in their swim suits..:)

this was kaylee's first pony ride...:D
we took a few pictures of all the kids and their true personalities are shinning through...

nikoy says, "adore me", Cayden says "what are you lookin at?" and kaylee says "blarg"...yep..thems mah kids..

we got a new kid too..:) this is our beautiful van...his name is optimus prime (no im not kidding...he's my optimus..)he's a 2008 dodge grand caravan.. aint he cute?

heres me...my face looks so much better doesnt it? and this was taken while my parents were down here, you should see it now!!

oh and like the do?

so yeah.. thats all i got right now.. i have some fantasterific news! i have hopefully gotten a job well im guaranteed a job all ready, but hopefully it will be as the book manager of books-a-million in san antonio!!:D how fun will that be? for those of you who really know me your thinking, "thats not a good place for sherry to work she'll never bring home a paycheck, just books....lots and lots of books...but i will try to limit myself so we can at least pay some rent...:) he he he.. if i do get the manager job i'll start the end of this monthish.. so.. cross your fingers and pray for me!! if i get this job,. cory can go to school, and i'll work, and in 3 or 4 years, he'll be a nurse, on his way to being a docter, and i'll be working still because i want too..:) the other good news, is that between the 8th and the 14 or 15thish of october we will be in utah...:D.....if anyone wants to see us or hang out, e-mail your phone # to me, phyre_dancer@hotmail.com and i'll call and we'll do lunch..or something..:) that goes for EVERYBODY!... we wont be in utah long enough for my liking.. but unfortunately i made my bed now i get to jump on it.. or something like that... :) anywho.. i gotta go.. i love and miss you all! LOVES!

holy stuff!!..:)

ok so its been a while!! :) all is well here in Texas! things have been moving along steadily and we're hoping that they continue! we've been doing a lot of playing..:D and its been great but unfortunately the vacation is over and now its crunch time!! :)
we got here the firstish of august, and got reacquainted with the malls..:), and what not. we got season passes to six flags, so we've been going quite a bit lately.. my family was able to come down and visit for the baby's blessing! so thankfully my dad and most of my brothers were able to stand in, it was nice! my (big) little brother camber finally got to meet kaylee and cayden, i was very happy to discover the girls were not in the least bit shy around grammy and grampa! or any of my siblings they were so excited! and even now nikoy will walk up to me and say she wants them to come back again.. so yeah..:) we are hoping to be able to go to Utah for Christmas! it all depends on jobs and stuff.. cory is currently working for car max, its the company we bought our car from (we'll get to the car, hold your horses...) but he works basically as an inventory guy, he does all the inspections and paper work for any car coming or going, and its only temporary until he gets settled into the police academy. he has a few tests he has to pass before they'll allow him to join so hopefully (pray for us...) we aren't worried about the fit test because he's had to do fit tests for years in the military and the police departments test aren't much different.. so i have no doubt he'll do well, but you never really know do you? so anyways, i am still in the search for a job, :) although the i may have gotten one at the Disney store which I'm not sure whether or not its a good idea for me to work there.. i may not ever bring home a paycheck..:D any who.. the girls are adjusting well, they are beginning to wonder when were going home to Germany, and we keep having to remind them that we're not going back to Germany.. the baby has more then doubled his weight! he's almost 14 pounds!and he's such a chunk we cant get enough of him.. he has FINALLY started sleeping a little more, he eats around 11 PM and then sleep till about 6 am so theres a few hours for me to sleep!! my birthday came and went.. Cory got me the new Nintendo DS i, and a few games, although i LOVE the camera feature on it! i didn't even know these things existed until a few weeks ago ( Germany is still in the dark ages....) but i have already conquered Zelda and the phantom hour glass, (go me!!) and i am currently enjoying the peace of Sim animals..:) no still no pet foxes yet....grrrrrrr...anywho.. we also went out to the tower of America in downtown San Antonio and we got to sit in a window seat and watch the city as the tower slowly spun around it was awesome!! and the steaks are AMAZING..i do plan on going back..:) any who.. nothing else really to report all is well, we are doing great just living day to day... we love you all and hope to see you soon!! enjoy few pics on me..:) trust me there would be HUNDREDS, this isn't my computer, and i don't know the software well enough to edit any of the pictures yet,,, I'm working on it..:)

so we made some fun little crowns with aunt deanie, (scotts wifey) and it was fun heres our handy work!

Aunt deanie^^)

my beautiful babes^^)

and me.. yes my chin looks horrible, its actually gotten SOOOO much better, my sister in law (Erin) has been working with it, she's amazing with skin care. i agree with her when she tells me the 3 different dermatologists i went to were quacks...:) I'll see if i cant get an updated picture..:) oh and, like the hair??

this is my man in his blessing outfit!! ain't he cute!
I'll have to get another updated picture, yeah this was only 3 weeks ago.. but he's so much chunkier now!! its so cute..

heres my charmer.....soo cute!!

see i cant get enough! he's just so cute... and he's getting so big! he's supposed to stay little and he's not cooperating!

heres the girls at six flags, the sun was bright and now matter how much coaxing and yelling i did, nikoy wouldnt even open her eyes long enough for a click of the camera, so oh well..:)

(in order left to right..:D) kaylee, sierra (my little sis) nikoy and sammy (my little brother:)on a fun little ride, its like a mini rocket for those who have been to lagoon, they really enjoyed it..

leaving the park we bumped into tweety, and had to say good bye... awwwwwwe.. anywho.. i have so much more i want to share but i think i have done enough for now.. i will post more, but it may not be until later on this week, or weekendish..:) anywho LOVES!!

Texas.

well we are safe and sound in texas, its been hectic, we haven't had a moments peace to call any of our friends, i finally have a minute to sit and relax, and I'm blogging....go figure..:D. anywho.. we are doing all right..considering. i've applied for more jobs this past week then i have my entire life.. we are doing everything we can to get out of cory's moms house. we are to used to being on our own, not having anyone to answer too, this whole sharing lives is driving us mad. so we are looking into a couple of town homes to rent. we've decided texas is more then likely NOT a permanent thing. neither of us much like it.. its to confusing here. we'll see how it pans out though.. hopefully one of the jobs i've applied for will pan out and we'll get to move to our own place.. we can go now if we want, but without a source of income no one will rent to us, cory will probably not be able to do the police thing till novemberish, so we're looking at fourish months that i need to work enough to support us.. it could possibly be six, so we'll find out.. anywho.. we got here and i am HAPPY to announce that i butched the crap out of my hair... i donated 11 and a half inches to locks for love..i now have a short croppy do, and (don't laugh) i now have bangs.. i know i vowed never again, but its recently dawned on me the actual size of my enormous forehead..:) so bangs were a must until my self esteem is back up a bit more.. Cory's slowly going crazy, its going to be months before his plans pan out and he's starting to feel impatient and boxed in.. which is why im looking for work, maybe if i can find a good enough job, he can concentrate on school.. the girls dont have a clue as to whats going on.. they think we are on vacation.. nikoy is getting excited to go back to germany, because she misses her friends. i 've had to tell her more then once, we'll probably never be in germany again... but she doesnt want to hear.. baby shaun is growing so fast, he's just over 10 pounds already, and he eats like and elephant.. anywho.. theres really nothing else to report.. i do miss my germany friends and im ready to make some new texas friends. but alas...the time.... there is just not enough of it.. anywho.. wish us luck! it may be a while before i do a new post, my family is coming to visit me soon and it'll be after that that i post so.. yeah.. anywho.. love you all wish us luck!!

im going home....

well.. homish.. we leave for texas in a few hours,.. its almost one right now, the shuttle gets here to pick us up at 6:40.. we go tothe airport, and fly out at 11:00 am, and then we reach dallas around 3:30-4 ish.. (i dont remember specific times.. i just know im going to a place that speaks my language and uses my currency!!) then theres a 2 hour layover, and then we fly off to san antonio, and we get there at 5:30 ish.. something like that! so.... im so excited, but at the same time, its a bitter sweet thing... much as i hated living here, it was a beautiful place, with nice people.. ( at least the americans...) there are a few i will miss..:) you know who you are..:) but thank goodness theres a thing called e-mail. if only SOME people would check thiers once in a while..:) (LOVE ya merritt..:D) anywho, i just want to let the world know what amazing people ben and merritt finch are, they have put up with us for the past week, and havent complained once.. they are so helpful, and so giving, and we really truly appreciate all you guys have done for us!! from giving us a bed to letting us use your car!! you guys are the greatest!!
and angela and jerome (another shoutout..:D) you guys are awesome, too! i wish we could have gotten to say some real goodbyes, we'll miss you guys so much too! keep updating your blog and e-mailing me, i expect lots of pregger pic angela! and for everyone else i know i'll miss... my e-mail is Phyre_dancer@hotmail.com, e-mail me!! and we'll keep in touch!! well. we had a hectic day, yes everything worked out and we were able to get our stuff shipped out TODAY...(close call huh?) we'll be recieving all our household belongings, mid to end of september.. so.. it'll be a while.. anywho..thats all for now, im exhausted and i have to get up in 4 hours, so yeah.. to everyone in germany, goodbye and best wishes! to everyone back home, we'll see ya soon!!! LOVES!!


P.S.. i forgot to mention, we had my little man weighed yesterday, he's now weighing in at a whopping 9 pounds 8 ounces!!! he's gained 3 pounds in only a month!! now thats my boy!!

a day from the deepest darkest recesses of hell......

:) oh what a day...

so we were supposed to be moved today....we woke this morning expecting our house to be emptied, and our stuff sent on its way... unfortunatley about 2 hours into the packing one of the german movers discovered a small nest of cockroaches... which cory immediatly destroyed, however, because the movers saw all five of the roaches they decided they will not move us untill we can prove the roaches have been destroyed... in fact they got upset with us because we had roaches. my responce was that we have had the maintainance people over multiple times to spray and poison and attempt the destruction, unfortunatly, all times have failed miserably... anywho, so we had the big head honcho pest control man over and he's going to go through our apartment and DESTROY anything that moves, that has more then 2 legs... anywho, so we got it worked out that we'll be moving our household goods on tuesday instead,,,,,SIGH.... BIG ordeal, theres a lot more that went on then im letting on, but i dont want to get restarted.... its late, and im to tired to vent..:D... anywho... so the main reasoning for updating is to let all our adoring fans know that we are now in the process of leaving this "fantasttically wonderful country..." (sarcasm included).. anywho. so yeah,.. we are computerless, and we are phoneless, and yeah, so as of now, if im able to update it will all be words no pictures for a very long time.. mid septemberish... so sorry,.. the joys of moving eh? anywho.. for our germany friends we'll miss you guys! keep in touch, you can e-mail sherry at Phyre_dancer@hotmail.com, if you feel like keeping in touch! for all my stateside friends, we cant wait to see you!!! come visit!!! we'll do sea world!! he he he...... LOVES!!