What a week!

Hi Everyone,
This week was wonderful. We had 5 awesome days of dropping EJ off at school and he would go outside with all his friends with no problem. YEAH!!! I also found out that EJ has is first girlfriend. Her name is Gabrielle and she is in his class. He is allowed to talk to the other girls in his class but not allowed to smile at them. My little boy is growing up...and hes a stud!!!

We also had some excitement with Olivia. She had a UTI about two months ago and because of her age they decided to do an ultrasound. The ultrasound came back with a sight inflammation of the right kidney...This could mean a couple of things...First that it was from the UTI, second thats how Olivia was "made" and third that she has some sort of issue when she urinates. So because there is a chance for problem number three they decided that we need to go in for a VCUG...For all of you who do not know what this is, its a procedure in which the patient has to get catheterized and then they fill the bladder with dye. They take pictures of the bladder filling and emptying to see if there is any signs of reflux of the bladder or if she is not emptying her bladder all the way. So on Friday we went in and Olivia had the procedure done...She did amazing. She was so brave!!!. I however was a mess so it was a good thing Bo was able to make there. As of right now there is NO signs of any problems!!! THANK YOU LORD.

We also got a chance on Saturday to take EJ and Olivia to there first NBA baseball game. We saw the Diamond Backs vs. Colorado Rockies. We had such a fun time that we are hoping to get the chance to do this again.

The count down begins for our next assignment...Hopefully soon Ill be blogging about what our next adventure will be.

Take care and we love and miss you all,
Nicole

TGIF

Hey Everyone,

Another week behind us and another week to look forward too. This week has been busy with parent/teacher conferences and all the other activities. We met with EJ's teacher this week to see how well he is doing academically. We got nothing but great things said. He already can recognize and write most of the alphabet including lower case. He knows what sounds the letter makes and can tell you the letter some words start with and end with, which is hard for this age. Im so proud of him...I know he would love school. I just wish we could get to mornings to be like the rest of the day.

Olivia is starting to recognize and write letters as well...She wants to do homework with EJ, so she has her own notebook. I love how she is catching on to everything. She also did a back somersault by herself at gymnastics...She was so happy, it was adorable.

Ive joined Facebook for all that dont know. A few friends have encourage me to try it out so I am. I cant believe how many people belong to it.

Alright, so we will hopefully find out around October what our assignment will be. We are finally going to get to stay some where for 3 years...Im so excited about that. Our choices are Germany, Valdosta GA, or Tucson AZ. Great choices, huh. Im a little nervous about going over seas, so Im hoping for either GA or AZ. Please keep us in your prayers that we get an assignment thats right for us.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. Love to all,
Nicole

BULLSEYE

Hey Everyone,

So this week has been great...EJ has been doing so awesome with school in the morning which makes life easier on us all :)

Also my grandfather was able to return home after some major heart surgery and weeks of cardio therapy. Ive learned that health is something to be grateful for.

Bo fired the gau-8 (A10 gun )for the first time wednesday and had a blast. He said he could smell the gun gas after firing. He was also this week suppose to fly against a German Tornado, but it broke the morning of. Hopefully he will get another chance to fly against either the F16 or the Tornado.

Today we went up to the Colossal Cave here in Tucson...Its amazing all the hidden treasures and adventures you can find in a big city. Im really enjoying being able to, on a whim, go and see all that Tucson has to offer.

Oh yeah, and I would like to also say that allergies and mosquito exist in Tucson. Don't let anyone fool you.

Love to everyone,

Nicole

Starting the Hawg Blog

Hello Everyone,

We wanted to be as hip as everyone else, so somehow in my spare time I hope to be blogging to you all. Things have been very busy in The Balzer household. We have many activities throughout the week that keep the kids and I busy.

EJ, of course has started kindergarten this year and enjoys the school, once we get him in the door(alot of you know what Im talking about and I thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, phone calls, and allowing me to vent). He is also loving Karate and has earned some strips on his belt already.

Olivia is enjoying gymnastics and is really good at it...Im bias...She has become so strong and is totally taking on her brother.

Bo thinks he has the greatest job on earth right now...even though he has his nose in the books constantly...welcome back to pilot training, Nicole!!!! He will be firing the BIG GUN on thursday and I dont know what will have been more exciting, flying the plane for the first time or firing the gun...

We hope you are all doing well..We miss you!!!

The Balzers