Where has time gone?

I know I have said it before and I will say it again. I am sorry I have been away and I will never do it again. hahaha! My goal is to try and update you all daily. Whether it be funny baby stories, dog tails, or the ups and downs called life - I promise to try my best and keep you up to date. So, let me fill you in on the past year!
Chris started school last August and finished top of his class. Once in the field (June 2012), he suffered an injury which may end our military career. We are bummed, but know that things of this nature do not happen without divine intervention and knowing! We are awaiting an appointment that will dictate our future. We will know for sure next week. Cross your fingers that whatever we encounter will be a smooth transition for our family.
We had several fun parties in the past year ranging from Halloween, to birthday celebrations, to Christmas, and more. A lot of great friends were made and good entertaining and memories made.
Mom came out at Halloween as Jericho tore his ACL and I was pregnant with the boys and was in no shape to pick him up. He had surgery first week of November and he is healing well. Although nobody warned us that a dog's gate could change and as a result he would have a bit of a pimp walk =) Hopeful that once he gets to swimming  more he will loosen up those joints and have a smooth stride.
A week after surgery (on the 9th of November) to be exact I went into preterm labor. Crazy! I was 31 weeks and progressing just fine. I had to take some meds, get a steroid shot to sustain and develop the boys lungs, and take it easy. Say bye bye exercise. Knowing me that is a difficult task to sit still and take it easy. hahaha! Well, the day I got off the meds (34 weeks) I started to have crazy contractions again and the next morning we were at the hospital, I was dialated to a 3, my water broke, and before I knew it the boys arrived at 7:19am. Thankful for a wonderful team of nurses and doctors that brought the boys to us. They stayed in NICU for 13 days to help them learn to eat better. They never had to be on O2 and they did great. They are now 9 months old and are crawling, talking, standing, and moving. Camden and Paxton are our little angels and we could not imagine life without them. The dogs adjusted great to the boys and vice versa.
We made two trips to Dallas. One in January to meet and greet the family. We took the boys on an airplane and they were awesome. Not a peep. Then again in June and returned end of July. Road trip - that was a bit crazy, but we survived and had some fun stories to tell. Upon our return we quickly went into contractor mode. Dad and Chris ripped out toilets and replaced them with new eco friendly ones. Adam came out and he and I ripped out two bathrooms and retiled them in white. We wanted to keep it simple and fresh for the next owners. An easy pallete to work with =) It was a fun project and I look forward to any future DIY activities!
So, here we are - enjoying life and learning to be parents, a couple with children, individuals, and more. AND - we promise to update you all on the daily happenings here in NC!