Family Update!!!

Finally I have decided to update my blog by person!!!

Nick: Right now he just got done with door gunner. These next three weeks are going to go by so slow because Nick has to work 7 day a week 12 hour shifts. So now when he goes on a DART Mission he will be the door gunner on the helicopters. That is so exciting for him not me!! In September/October of 2013 he will be leaving for his first tour in Afghanistan for 9 months. He has recently been promoted to Specialist. In July he is going to WLC (Warrior Leadership Course), so while he is over in Afghanistan he will be promoted to Sergeant Xidis! I am so very proud of my husband an all he has been doing!!!

Andi: I'm Just doing the mom thing 24/7 and loving it. Don't get me wrong it get stressful some days without any help but it's worth it in the end! I have met some really cool people here in Fort Hood and will be sad to say goodbye in September but I really believe that going home  is the best thing for the kids and I. We all can't wait to get back to Arizona. Me especially so I can have my hair dresser back!! Also so i can spend some time with my family. Even thought us being home means Nick is 20,000 miles away from us in Afghanistan! We will miss him dearly!!! I'm thinking about going back to school when I go back to Arizona to get more of my nursing degree out of the way!!!


Nicholas: He recently turned 3!!! How this happened I have no idea. As of right now he is using the potty like a big boy! He rides his bike without training wheels! He copies everything I do and loves being a big brother!! He loves guns, motorcycles, and helicopters just like his dad! He loves to be just like his daddy! He had such a great spirit and is my one of the most grateful blessings of my life! He loves calling Papa, Grandma, and Nini on the phone! He loves playing with my Ipad and anything electronic!!!

Brodie: He is almost 1... I can't believe that my baby is going to be 1 in August. It feels like yesterday that I was in labor with him!!! He is so smilie and happy all the time! He is really spunky and love to make me laugh. He gives me kisses and snuggles with me for now until he's like Nicky and doesn't want to give me kisses or hugs until I beg for it!!! He crawls a mile a minute and every where I turn he is there. Currently he is breaking 6 new teeth and is kind of miserable. He still doesn't sleep through the night!! He loves playing outside and tries to get out the door every chance he can. He loves to dance to the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song!!!


AS a FaMiLy we are just spending as much time together as possible before September comes...We don't want daddy to go but we know it's for his job!! Nick is torn to..he doesn't want to leave us but he wants the experience...We are so very proud of our Soldier!!!

Seriously out number in my house!!!!

Well when I went into my 19 week ultrasound, I seriously thought YES!!! The household is going to be split down the middle. 2 boy and 2 girls...then I started to think how am I suppose to deal with a girl? Then I started to get excited about all the possibilities of hair bows, cute little girl clothes, and Nick having his little girl!!! I started buying little girl clothes and accessories...but that all came crashing down on May 9, 2012 When we went in for our next ultrasound. I was 25 weeks when we found out what we were having. Surprise were having another BOY!!! I started to think this is going to be great for Nicholas he's going to have another wrestling partner other than daddy. They are going to be great friends and the best of brothers. Also I really don't have to buy any clothes for him besides new born clothes for this little boy. 

Well this pregnancy is so different than when I was pregnant with Nicholas. This little boy is sitting really high and Nicholas sat low. Brodie is really active and never stays still. He is always in my ribs, it feels like he is ripping then apart from each other. But I have to tell you I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm so grateful to have this opportunity again to carry my own child and get to experience the sensation of little kicks and movements of this little boy. If you asked me four years ago if I thought I would be a mom I would have laughed at you. I still can't believe that not only do I have one of the cutest little boys in the world but now I have the privilege to be another little boys mommy. I am so blessed...I can already tell by the ultrasound pictures that this little one is going to be the spitting image of his daddy and older brother. These kids don't look anything like me. I'm just there oven for nine months but I'm extremely happy to do it! 

Baby Number 2...6 weeks. Coming August 21, 2012

Baby Number 2, 9 weeks!!!

Brodie Michael Xidis...25 weeks!

Brodie's little Feet...25 weeks!

Surprise Dad and Mom I'm a boy not a Girl!!!

Xidis Family Update!!!!

I thought since it have been almost 5 months since I updated about our family I would take a few moments and tell everyone what we are up to these days. Warning we are really boring or so I think!!! Well lets see we moved from Arizona to Fort Hood, Texas on February 27. We got here on a Saturday and we in a hotel for about 5 days and then we got our post house. Not the most good looking place inside and out but its better then sleeping in a hotel or on the street. It's a pretty good size house too...four bedroom and two bathrooms. It's a good size for us seeing how three of the bedrooms will be in use by the end of August. We found out last December that we are expecting another child on August 21, 2012. A total surprise to both Nick and I but we are so excited. Well since we've been here in Texas we have celebrated Easter, Nicholas' 2nd Birthday, and Mother's day!!! I can't believe that my baby is 2 years old he is getting so old!!!! He is so smart...his vocabulary is so diverse and huge. His words that he loves to say as of right now is Happy Day, pizza, thank you, please, baby, brother, Brodie, and welcome... etc. He loves his daddy so much. Every time his daddy leave and comes back he is so happy that his daddy is home. He screams and yells daddy and hugs his  daddy's leg and never wants to let go!!!

We have went exploring Texas a little...it is a huge state!!! We have went to the Waco Zoo which Nicholas loved and had a blast.

 He especially loved the Lions...when we were there the lions were right by the glass staying cool out of the sun. 

 Rhino's...Nicholas didn't know what to think!!!

 Nicholas loves monkey of all sorts....because he thinks they are his Papa Rick in Arizona. So every time he see a monkey he screams Papa!!!

 My little man riding in his wagon...he can't get enough of riding in it....thank you Grandpa and Grandpa Xidis!!!

Nicholas' Birthday celebration...wasn't ideal but we had fun as a family!!!! We celebrated by going to Sea World! 

Dolphins...Nicholas couldn't stop laughing at them!!!

Beluga whale was so much fun to watch...and was so cute!!! 

Just had to share this photo that my amazing husband took!!!

Jaws...the number one reason I never go into the ocean!!

Nicholas and Daddy touching Sting Rays!!!

This is the sting ray my brave little man touch!!!

Our Little Celebration at home....just the three of us!!!

Blowing out his number 2 candle!!!

Loving his Cake!!!

So excited!!!

 Opening Presents!!!

His favorite gift that he got...plays with it all the time!!! Practicing mowing the lawn!!!

As of right now our family is in a normal routine! Right now Nick is waiting for his unit to get back from Afghanistan because right now he is on "Rear D" in which he just sits around, picks weeds and mows lots of lawns. He told me he has never mowed so much grass in his life. I have started do day care again...I have only one kid as of right now. His name is Landon and he is 1. He is a joy to have and I'm so thankful Nick and I didn't get pregnant sooner. I could have never dealt with a 2 year old and a 1 year old I would have been committed. I am about 27 weeks pregnant as of right now and I'm loving this little one moving around in my belly. He is so active. Yep it's another boy and his name is going to be Brodie Michael Xidis! We are so excited even though we thought it was girl at 19 weeks. We went to our 19 week ultrasound and the tech was sure it was little girl so we were so excited! When it came out to be a boy I was kinda relieved because honestly I didn't have a clue what to do with a girl!!! But we are so excited for Brodie to be apart of our family!!! Nicholas is a bundle of joy and extremely energetic. He keeps me on my toes everyday. I have finally came to terms with me not being a perfect mother. I have come to learn to let my house be messy all day and clean it at night when we Nicholas is have quiet time or in the bath.  I got so frustrated cleaning all day just to have a mess at the end of the day... so that's why I let it go all day, less stressful for me and my family is happier doing with me during the day and I yell less!!!! We are missing our family and friends in Arizona but we are so happy to be a whole family again!!!

Moving Time!!!

I thought it would be a great to update my blog by telling everyone that we are moving in few weeks to Texas!!! I have mixed feelings about this new adventure...for one we don't have a place to live yet and base housing is telling us that it might take 4-5 months to get us a house on base. If any of you know me well, you know that I don't do change well and that unplanned change scares the crap out of me. See I'm a planner and this moving to Texas without one is killing me and of course my husband you know Nick the most laid back person ever says don't worry about it everything will work out for the best. My other reasoning behind my mixed feelings is that I have lived in a 5 block radius from my dad and family my whole life and not being able to just pack up the kids and drive to Papa's house to go swimming all day in the summer is going to kill me!!! Just thinking about it is making me cry. I am going to miss my family so much when we leave. Also my friends here...even though I rarely see you guys...I am going to miss you so much.

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Catch-up Time!!!

May 2011-Dec 2011

Almost about killed me...see Nick left for Boot Camp on May 17th. It was the hardest thing I have ever went through in my life. But luckily for me my family came to my rescue. I hung out with my cousins a lot...took up Scrap booking and crafting! We went to Papa's house a lot to eat, hang out with cousins, and swim...but mostly swim! That's pretty much all we did in May!

In June Nicholas and I went up to visit Great Grandpa & Grandma Black and Grandpa, Grandma Barre, Uncle Mike, and Aunt Lizzy. We were there from June 20-July 13, we had a blast with them. We went to the zoo with Aunt Lizzy and got in for free on July 4 because we were Military! At the zoo Nicholas' favorite animal was the tigers. We were there during feeding time and got to watch them tare the big chunks of meat apart. He also loved the Giraffes. He would just laugh when they stuck out there long tongues. Then later that week we went to the Aquarium. We had such a great time. His favorite thing to look at the aquarium was the sting rays...he actually touch them...which I was completely surprised! Also they has a huge boa out for the kids to touch and hold...to my surprise my son being only 14 months old just went up to it and pet that nasty snake. I couldn't bring myself to touch that thing.

We also went to Nickles Park...it was the cutest park I have ever been to. Nicholas loved it because it had a pirate ship. He was a little iffy going across the loose bridge...but finally went for it. It only took him a few minutes for him to figure out that he could basically go crazy at the park. He loves going down the slide and swings. He especially loved it because we were spending time with Grandma Barre and Aunt Lizzy. He loved spending time with them. But most of all he loved going swimming with whole family...Especially Grandpa Barre...here he learned that when grandpa got close to the edge that was his que to jump in the pool!!!!We also got to spend some quality time with Great Grandpa and Grandma...he loves them so much!!! Great Grandpa would give him the hose and turn it so he could have fun in the water. Grandpa's excuse was that the flowers needed watering.

When we got home from Utah it was an exciting time because we only had a week until we got to see daddy graduate from Boot Camp...During the whole time he was at Boot Camp we wrote back and forth almost every day. I probably sent him may 100 letters and about an Email a day. It was hard staying strong being home with my son without his daddy but we made it through just fine. Through the church, praying, and family we made it through the toughest 10 weeks of my life!!! So to fast forward a little bit to the July 26 we left to go see daddy in Fort Jackson, SC. I was so excited I couldn't stop smiling and crying. When we got to South Carolina it was so hot and humid. I walked out of the airport and almost drown when I took a breath. Nicholas and I got to our hotel and went to meet up with some other military wives and girlfriends. That night Nick got his cell phone back and we got our call that night. He also told me that a the ceremony the next day I would have to find him in a group of about 150 men and women dressed exactly same. When the soldier came running out of the woods I thought to myself there is no way I'm going to find my husband but not even ten seconds they got into formation I looked and found him right away...I started crying the moment I laid eyes on him!!! We got to spend the whole day together as a family on the base...not what I expected. By that I mean I couldn't believe all the things that they offered to the families on base!!! The next day was graduation...Nick's parents from Kansas came for it. We went out to lunch with them and headed back to our hotel to spend some quality time with each other. then the next day we headed off our separate ways. Nick went to Fort Eustis, Virginia and Nicholas and I headed back to Arizona.

August and September kinda went by like a blur...but it still hurt because August was our Anniversary and September is my birthday. So October came and so did Daddy for a weekend...we had a great weekend. Just spending time together. He came in on Wednesday night and stayed until Sunday Night. On Thursday we went over to my dads house to surprise my nephew Aidan...then we went to pick up the girls from school...Kaida kinda just fell into uncle nick and Bailee just stood there quiet. I cried like a baby of course. Then Sunday came and nick went back to Fort Eustis.

Then Thanksgiving came and we picked up Daddy at the airport...the best holiday ever except for Christmas....we get to have daddy home for a total of two weeks. We pick up daddy this Sunday...can't wait...we get DADDY from December 18-December 31 at midnight!!!!

A Child's Prayer!!!!

Watching Conference today brought me back to my primary day...I don't know why it brought me back but all I can think of is the song "A child's Prayer":

Heavenly Father, are you really there?

And do you hear and answer ev'ry child's prayer?

Some say that heaven is far away, But i feel it close around me as I pray.

Heaven Father, I remember now

Something that Jesus told disciples long ago:

"Suffer the children to come to me."

Father, in prayer I'm coming now to thee.

Prayer, he is there;

Speak, he is list'ning.

You are his child;

He loves his children.

Of such is the kingdom, the kingdom of heav'n.

Last night was a trying time...we got some news that made us extremely discouraged. So today when I woke up I thought of this song because all I was doing last night. These couple of months have been really trying...especially in Nick's family. Lizzy is on her mission and she isn't doing so well. She hasn't been sleeping. As of last week she hasn't slept for 14 days. She's doing better now, but she's not out of the woods. So I have been Praying and fasting for her. Every time I have something go wrong I kneel and ask me Heavenly Father for guidance and help me keep my faith.

2 Nephi 2:25: Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy!

I love this scripture because it just reassures you that Adam fell for us to have what we have in this world...to have all the joys of all the world.