December 2012
To our dear friends and family,
We hope that this message finds you well this Christmas season. We are immersed in the wonderment that comes this time of year; thanks to our babies…
Our sweet, patient, yet determined little Hannah is nearly one. She fills her time crawling, making new and inventive noises and showcasing her four teeth with an all-encompassing smile. I can count the number of grown adults who have confided in me that Hannah “just understands them” on my hands and feet. Apparently there is an old soul tucked into her tiny little body.
Big sis, Emmy, has embraced her role completely. She can get Hannah to laugh just by looking at her sideways and is quick to “mommy” her, even when her bossy direction is completely unwarranted (is that how she sees me?) Emmy is self-assured, fun-loving, “helpful,” unrelenting, affectionate and has a gentle, tenderhearted nature; I am so grateful to have her as my sidekick (except when we pass the impulse buys on shopping excursions.) On the eve of her third birthday, Emmy’s favorite things include: “school” (Mom’s Day Out), cooking with mommy, kissing sissy, going to the park with daddy, caring for her baby dolls, “dancing shows”, Fancy Nancy books, dress-up, and playing with her friends. All girl, that one.
Nick has been granted a company command in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, beginning next summer. We have opted to stay in the military for three more years so that he may have this opportunity, for which he is so honored to have been considered and selected. He is currently working at an administrative job, taking a handful of domestic work trips in addition to a six week deployment to Afghanistan in August. Down time is minimal, but he spends it loving on us girls, and testing his leadership capacity (and patience) by shepherding elementary school children’s hearts at church Sunday mornings.
It’s hard to detail my day-to-day life as a stay at home mom, but my responsibilities might be more easily noted if I just neglected to do them. Managing our Horn Household Cent-Com, is a 24 hour job, and I’m blessed to do it. Things got real this spring when we decided to upgrade our home from Nick’s former bachelor pad. I could have starred in my own HGTV real estate drama, my co-stars being my two year old and four month old (and two high maintenance, yappy dogs), with the plot line including a last-minute deployment. Good times. The end justified the means , though, now that we live in our dream home. We are blessed beyond measure.
Wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday season!
With Love,
Nick, Ali, Emmy, Hannah, Molly & Darla Horn
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