The Stickley family adventures started in Hawaii in 2005 when Cris and Emilie were married. The real excitement began in May 2008, when Nova was born. 2 short months later, our little June-Bug joined the family from all the way in Vietnam. The next few crazy years included Emilie being deployed to Afghanistan, while Cris and the girls moved back to Hawaii, then a long year of living apart (and a lot of trips across the Pacific Ocean), while Emilie remained in Colorado to complete her Army committment, and Cris had to stay in Hawaii for his job at the University.

In the summer of 2012, little Jude joined our family, and the whole gang reunited for good in Hawaii!

Follow our adventures, as we try to keep track of life with our 3 crazy kids, while keeping our friends and family updated on the happenings here in Hawaii!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

38!!!

posted by: emilie

Hello from afghanistan! i know it's been awhile since i posted....We are back down to only 2 providers, and i have been staying pretty busy. luckily we haven't had any major casualties lately, so it has been dealing with the usual "i dropped an 80 pound dumbell on my finger", or "my friend slammed the Hummer door on my hand". I was up all night last night with one of our nurses who was rather violently ill. i ended up sleeping at the aid station so i could be there to medicate her every hour or two since she was in a lot of pain. Needless to say, i didn't get much sleep.
anyway, i am happy to announce that today my handsome and super-star husband turns 38! i am sad that i'm not there to celebrate, but i did send him some cool presents, so i can't wait to hear if he likes them.
A brief flash from the past - this was taken on cris' first birthday as a daddy...totally cracks me up. Happy Birthday 2009
and then there was last year....celebrating in colorado in 2010

and a happy birthday wish from Afghanistan for 2011
i am not 0nly thrilled that today is cris' birthday, but it also means January is OVER!!!! january seeemed to seriously drag, and i am soooooo happy february is here. 3 months to go!

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