Giving thanks

Hi Family and Friends!

 It's been a few weeks but what better time to say hello than THanksgiving EVE? I'll try to make it quick so y'all can get back to preparing yummy feasts for tomorrow :)

Steven is doing wonderful as always! 2 weeks ago he had a double ear infection and a bug bite turned staph infection on his wrist that was really holding him down. As soon as we got antibiotics for all of that he was happy as can be and we can now appreciate the happy guy that has returned after a week of crankiness. He is SO close to walking it is rediculous. He CAN do it and takes a few steps between furniture but he just has no interest in walking solo whatsoever. It will come sooner or later! He broke some molars finally adding to his tooth collection . It is amazing how much his vocabulary has grown in the past few weeks. Even though some words are difficult to understand he knows exactly what he is saying and listens very intently. He responds to and will take direction from us easily which shows us how much he really understands. THe past week especially he has been just the most fun child I have ever been around, it is unbelievable how much we love him more and more all of the time. He is AMAZING and it just leaves us wondering how Kane will fit into our little family. It is so cheesy but we truly are more blessed than I could ever have imagined!

 Steve has been head high in Apache study materials. These first couple weeks have taken pretty much everything out of him leaving him with nothing left in each day but to eat dinner and sleep. He is loving it completely but learning so much content on top of hours in the simulator each day is exhausting. We are lucky on nights that he is even home to put Steven to bed, and trust me those nights are quiet and boring the say the least. It is just not the same not having Dad around for Dinner Bath and Bedtime routines, but we know that it won't last forever. The first day that they began the start up for the Apache he came home more excited than I had seen in a while. This dream has been out of reach for YEARS and years and here it is, he is living right in the middle of it. Very very cool. His first flight is Novemeber 30th so we will keep y'all up to date with how that goes :)

Since the last post we traveled to Ft. Benning GA for the Soldier half marathon. What a neat place that was! The infantry museum there is something that everyone should see at some point, the history in that town gives a warm and cozy feeling that I have been craving more of since we returned home. The race went awesome finishing under 2:15 which isn't crazy fast but MUCH better than I ever imagined being this pregnant. My good friend Monica ran it with me and she totally blew me away.  She had been running for MAYBE 3 months starting from nothing and finished under 2:20... CRAZY ! Overall it was a great weekend spent with lovely company. Last weekend I ran a MUCH shorter race for the TUrkey trot on post finishing the 10k in 55 min. which was also much faster than I had planned. It is amazing what you can do when you just try! It is finally time to cool it down on the distances for this pregnancy, my hips are starting to ache and I promise myself that as soon as it hurts it's time to make a change. Running has taken me far through this pregnancy and I am so thankful for the sanity, health, and fun times that it has offered me !


It is a bit strange not being with our family on Thanksgiving this year. We have always either been with our families in Arizona, Las Vegas, or Orlando ... so here goes our first and last in Alabama :) We were planning on going to Orlando but with the family traveling 3+ hours south to my godfathers house there is just no way we could make the 9 hour drive for a short weekend. Turned out to be a blessing because we have an awesome group of friends all staying here and we are preparing a serious THanksgiving feast for tomorrow that could be the tastiest one in the past few years ! Our contribution consists of my favorite from Grandma's recipes- Pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, holiday rolls, Pineapple ham, and of course peanut clusters thrown in there. Others are doing a couple turkeys, prime rib, tons of sides, and WAYYY too many desserts, don't worry I will take plenty of pictures :) We are thinking everyone at 'home' wherever that may be!  We miss and love all of you very much .

- HAPPY THANKSGIVING ALL!-
      The Trumbulls

Laugh laugh laugh

For some reason today while we were running around town Steven thought EVERYTHING was hilarious so ,typical, I had to catch it on video. How funny is he? 

HELLO November!

For only being 1week, SO much has happened. It seems to be the consistent pace lately around here I know, but things are starting to slow down a bit... just in time for the holidays : ) 

Last week I had by 24 week check-up, glucose screening, and results from my genetic disorder test we had anxiously been waiting for. Even with the 1 soft marker the chances of down syndrome are 1 in 3100 which they consider a negative. Very good news about baby Kane! With Steven I remember them saying there was a 1 in 50,000 but really those odds are phenomenal and we will just keep hoping and praying for healthy little Kane. The glucose screening is something that I was dreading . For some reason this little guy is forcing sweets down my face daily. I mean candy every trip to the grocery store, baked goods, sherbert, fruits, carbohydrates... ANYthing that contains sugar or turns into sugar. The results could have been predicted really, a big fat FAIL. I laugh about it because the risks on the baby if gestational diabetes is present seem unobtrusive to be honest. I may eat a lot of sugar lately but besides that we are super healthy people, very cautious of diet, and I'm averaging 25 miles a week... a little sugar isn't going to cause major damage :) So tomorrow I have a follow up to complete a 3 hour screening where they take blood samples each hour. I have cut out all candy in the past week and HIGHLY monitored my sugar level... and trust me with Mr. Man's candy selection from last night it has been TOUGH!

Steelers beat the Patriots. Just throwing that out there.

Steve is on a 2 week "break" until Apache school begins. I say break loosely because he still has 5:45 AM PT and 3 hours mandatory study session but c'mon he is studying APACHE 5&9's now... nothing could make him happier ! The 3+years it has taken to get to this point and now all of the study materials are actually sitting on our counter. It is pretty surreal to be honest. After talking to the right people, it looks like he will be squeezing into the November 14th class which is AWESOME. We will find out for sure though in the next two days. Starting that class sets graduation and moving to APPROX. June 12th 2012 which is almost exactly 2 years from our move here since he began WOC school June 15th 2010. Enough time to have our two boys which is PRETTY awesome :) He is just gloating around about the idea of actually flying the BIG BAD APACHE as opposed to the small aircraft they trained on. It is going to be what he flies for quite a while so it's great that he is so in love with it, maybe a little too much at times ! 

Halloween was last night and what cute guys I was fortunate enough to trick-or-treat with. The Delacruz family that we have been friends with here since WOC school had a big group of us over for pre-candy pizza and some fun playtime for all of the kids ( ages 4 mos-7 years) . Steven hung out with his buddy Kaleb most of the night who was born just 6 days after him... we call them the Alabama babies. Jasmine and I were both pregnant with them at WOC graduation and somehow they both have been abnormally HUGE compared to kids their age. The two of them had the luxury of riding in the wagon while Optimus prime ( Steve) pulled them through the neighborhoods. We all ventured through the haunted houses set up in the FGO neighborhood and got some tasty treats! Besides being exhausted after skipping a nap altogether and then being up HOURS past bedtime... Steven had a blast :) 

Steven is officially the LARGEST 14 month old not walking! It's getting kind of hilarious if you ask me. He crawls faster than ANYONE and can climb on any piece of furniture imaginable on top of being SUPER mobile for his age, I think he is just afraid to fall from his 3 foot tall height! He has begun squatting and pushing his booty in the air so it looks like he could take off any day now. Clapping is his new favorite thing to do, but only when you aren't trying to show someone his new skill of course. I have some videos of it that are pretty funny. Anytime we go anywhere in the car he shakes his head to the music and claps his hands ... he really cracks us up. He also, as of the past 2 days, can fully maneuver and iphone so we are thinking of kid proofing and setting up the itouch we have for him for Christmas maybe. It sounds crazy I know, a 1 year old playing with an itouch, but he loves it and with a good indestructible case he could use apples alphabet and learning tools on it which he LOVES. Already a tech geek like his Dad :) 

I think that is everything up until now. We have my coveted PEANUT FESTIVAL next weekend which is basically a huge fair but everything is geared around peanuts... my heaven. THe following weekend is Veterans weekend which we will be heading to Fort Benning GA for my big Soldier Half MARATHON WOO HOO! November has some fun in store for the Trumbull family :) 

On a not so light note, a friend of mine from High school and the neighborhood up in Anthem passed away in a car accident in Phoenix this week. He was a soldier and returned from deployment last year to lose his life on the highway in Arizona. He was one of the first people I met in Arizona and was very close with two of my best guy friends from high school Aaron and Jarod. Keep his family and friends in your happy thoughts and prayers because they will be needing it. Also in Anthem, a girl from my brother's high school has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 bone and lung cancer. She is 15 years old and beautiful as can be. The entire community has been showing tremendous support for her and her family as they begin the fight against the nasty C word. It's unbelievable how things can change in an instant , really puts life in perspective. She and her family are very active in their church in Anthem and have all the hope and faith that she will win the battle, and with that I am positive that she will. Keep Katie Wagner in your thoughts. 

A happy week to all, hope that everyone had a great Halloween! Enjoy every minute with your loved ones that are close by! 

Here are some pics from this month :)