Father and Daughter

Anna and Dad Hunting for wild hogs!!!!!

Father and Son

Christmas Morning

Anna's new Dora Bike
Cole's New Tunnel
Cole's New Popper Opening Presents
Cole....loving Anna's Little Pony Toy
Anna's new tent and sleeping bag!!!



Well we all got up, Cole especially early at 5 am which has become his thing the last two or three days, however, he went back down then at about 7:30 am Anna came into Mom and Dad's room and I asked her if Santa came and with BIG WIDE eyes she said yesssssssss!!!!! So we went in and had a wonderful morning...before we opened presents we noticed Santa had eaten all of the cookies and drank the milk, we all got dressed, waited for Baby Cole to wake up and then ate French Toast for breakfast.......

Santa was nice to the kids.....all the Grandparents were more than generous as now the kids have way tooooooooo muuch stuff for Mom and Dad to put away everyday...but that is what this is all about making the kids smile on this great day we celebrate the birth of Christ!

Christmas Eve

Leaving cookies out for Santa before bedtime!!!!!

Helping Mom Make Cookies
Getting it just right to make those sugar cookies for Santa!!!!
Going for a ride on the tricycle!
Going for a walk

I can't believe how nice it is outside, this is not the typical white Christmas, but I will take this beautiful weather that we have here in Georgia anyday....we were outside all day today and the kids were loving it....it is great that we are able to enjoy this ....the streets were filled with children riding bikes and climbing trees.....what a great time!

Lori and Anna made sugar cookies for Santa.....when I asked Anna who she was making cookies for she told me Santa, I asked her if Dad could have one and she told me "Of course Daddy, Of Course!"

Old Picture I found of Me and Sam!

Christmas Tree Hunt

Anna and Cole Partridge

Sharing our Family Pictures

We got our family pics Novemeber, 2005...here they are....the kids are soooo cute

Thanksgiving Day

What a day....it has been great! I woke up at 4:30 am and and went Hunting by myself, as everyone is out of town....took my great little civic....Little Lee, as we call him and went out to the woods...set up my tree stand and waited all the cold out and then at 8:10 am there they were, a bunch of wild hogs.....just running around...I waited for a side shot and when it was all said and done, I fired off four shells from my Marlin 30-30 and hit two hogs each (two times).....what a great morning...I came home and the kids loved the pigs...Anna kept calling them deer, b/c the other day "Army Chuck" got a deer and we cleaned it and quartered it in my garage.

We decided to not do the traditional big Thanksgiving Dinner, instead Lori made some incredible Halibut, she is a superb chef...I say chef, not cook for a reason....incredible! Football was on, which is a tradition that I abide by! Anyway, we had a great day and plan on heading south for the rest of the weekend...

Cleaning up the yard

We all cleaned up the leaves on this lended out riding lawn mower, it was very nice to do leaves on this vs. raking! Kids had fun with Dad too!

Novemeber in Georgia

Well, we have had a great four day weekend, and to top it off, the weather is just absolutely great! I have to say these things are wonderful. Work was great today, and coming home to see Lori and the kids even better....here are two cute pictures of what the scene was upon arriving home and walking out to the back yard. Anna painting her master piece and Cole climbing on the swingset which Anna calls "The Park."

Indian Summer

Well, what can we say, this weather is awesome....we still have the air conditioner set, as this weather is still very warm. I can only imagine what June/July/August will be like. We are doing good, the kids are having fun and enjoying time here.


Anyway, I have to admit that I do enjoy the time that I get to spend with my wife and two children. Never before have I been able to spend so much time with them. It is great!

Growing up

Well, it is amazing, but I think Cole is ready to start to walk. I don't think he will actually be walking yet, but boy does he want to. Tonight, Lori and I noticed he is trying to get up on his hind legs without walking along anything.....unsuccessful as he may be, at least he is trying.....he is so cute. They both got haircuts yesterday and they are very cute.

Anna has learned to write A's and now mimics everything.....yesterday she told me she wanted a popsickle, well when I told her she could not have one until after dinner she looked at me and said, "What did I tell you, I said I wanted a popsickle!" I could not help but laugh, b/c that is what I always tell her.

Great family is what we have here.

I love my Wife

I just wanted to blog the fact that my wife is sooooo beautiful and I love he with all my heart. I am sooooo greatful to have such a wonderful lady who will stand next to me, by my side through thick and thin....I appreciate you sooo much Lori!

Happy Halloween

Anna and Cole had a great time trick of treating for Halloween. Anna was a cowgirl and Cole was a pumpkin. We went to some houses in our neighborhood. It was a beautiful night and lots of fun because there were so many other kids out trick or treating.

Sunday Night

Well, we both spoke in church today and it went well. Lori did a great job and everyone told me how well she did just to validate it. Tonight the kids were outside playing and they are just so cute that I wanted to post these pictures online.

Anna has decided she wants to be a triangle when she grows up. We started potty training last week and she is doing great. She has only had a couple of accidents. We have had a couple of critters in our house. I found a frog on the wall one day and a gecko ran in our front door one evening. Just some new experiences in a new place.

Work going better

Well, it has been about a week since I got my credentials to actually start work...eventhough we are slow, I am finally doing some surgeries....which is nice seeing how that is what I do, operate. It was rough there for awhile, just doing paperwork to try and inprocess.....incredible all the crap that one has to do to inprocess in the army....they paid me alot of money for the month of September for doing absolutely nothing. We have some good stuff coming up so I am exicted to get to the OR.

Settling Into our new Home!

We love our kids, they are the light of our lives. They are precious and as you can see below, they are wonderful. These pictures were taken today during playtime outside.
























































































What more can I say, I needed a bath, is that alright with you?

Moving forward

Anna and Cole in Hinesville riding "Anna's" tricycle.


Things are good and getting better. I have to admit, that we are slowly adjusting to Hinesville, GA. We have great neighbors and just up the road lives Craig and Jennifer Rhyne, Craig is my collegue at the hospital where we have a good relationship. I think that as time moves on we will grow to more and more like this place.

Lori is such a great girl. She has got the house looking very nice. This is a nice house. We have great landlords in the Ruckarts out of Florida. They are very nice and soooo helpful. We got our furniture that we bought from Havertys yesterday and it looks nice. We started to hang pictures on the wall so that is nice. I enjoy having more time to spend with the family. I don't think I have ever had this much time to spend with Lori since we have been married.



Cole Corbin Partridge at 9 months

Anna Grace Partridge 2 1/2 years of age.

Hinesville, GA

Hinesville, GA 31313

















Well it has been about a week that we all have been here and I have to say, this is a small place and like anyplace will take some time to get used to. This is a great neighborhood that we live in and we feel very safe to be in the Barrington estates, however, other than base, they are the only two places that one really wants to visit..... at this point but that will all change!

Time will tell!

Today is the day we are all in Georgia

Well, it has been along time since I actually wrote in this thing.....all summer I have been away from the family, Lori and the kids....how I have missed them. Everytime I call home I can here Anna saying she wants to talk to Daddy and also Cole trying to talk. It was a long summer and time away is never good but draws one closer to the things that matter and that is Lori, Anna, and Cole. I can't believe that we are finally going to be here. I have been here now for 5 days trying to get this house ready here at Fort Stewart, Georgia. I will pick the family up and welcome them home with love. I know it has been soooooo hard on Lori to struggle with two very young kids. I know that she has missed not having a place of her own. It must have been hard to feel like she was imposing on someone all summer, but how thankful we are to our family, especially my mother who took them in all summer and helped out sooooo much. I know next time I have to be stationed away will be easier as the kids will be that much older and hopefully sleeping more through the night. Lori is so strong and how I can't wait to take care of her and my kids by showing them their husband and father is here to help at every second. I love them tremendously.

Good to have them back!

Almost done

I realized the other day that I have not written in the blog all summer. I wanted to give an update on what we have been doing. We moved out of our house on June 21st. It was a full weekend. We went to Corbin's banquet on a Saturday and began cleaning and boxing things up on Sunday. We finished the moving on Monday afternoon. Tuesday morning Cole, Anna, Grandma Barratt, and myself flew to Utah. Anna was sick and so we were up the night before with her, but we made it to American Fork late Tuesday night.

Corbin drove to San Antonio for officer training. Although we have been separated for the summer I think we have managed okay. I miss Corbin so much and can't wait to be together again in our new house in Georgia.

Here are some highlights of our summer in Utah:
-Anna completed swimming lessons with flying colors. She is now officially a fish. We are just waiting for her gills to grow.
-Steel Days in American Fork. I think we have the record for going to every event (it seemed that way). Cole was in the baby contest, but somehow he didn't win. Anna danced when every float went by at the parade, and caught some candy, too. We loved the Diamond Rio concert and Cole especially loved the fireworks.
-Attending concerts at the Scera Park. Anna can still tell you about the lady who got mad at her for rolling down the hill. Grandma Barratt is still trying to recover from trying to stand-up on a hill while holding Cole.
-Taking a lot of drives in the afternoon. This was the only way to get Anna to take a nap.
-Cole learned to crawl and got two new teeth.
-Cousin Tanner stayed at Grandma Barratts for a few days. Anna took good care of him.
-The Esplin Reunion. Anna got to ride a four wheeler, hay wagon, pony, and cow all in the same day. Anna also got to ride the school bus with her cousins. It was good to celebrate the 100th birthday of Grandma Esplin. She is a great example to our family. It was fun to see lots of Esplin cousins.
-Maynard Dixon art show. This wasn't very much fun for Anna and Cole, but something I have wanted to do for a long time. I had so much fun talking to artists and looking at paintings. I hope I can come back next year.
-Going to school to surprise Grandpa Partridge. We didn't want to leave without saying good-bye to Grandpa and Anna loves to be at school.

Look at all of the fun things we have done and we still have a month left. I am sure we will have more things to all to our list.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Congrats.....I recieved my certificate from IU School of Medicine for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. It was along four years but a good four years. I will miss my co-residents the most....Tracy and Gabe were great guys to work with but with all things, life goes on.

GOODBYE SAM PARTRIDGE

SAM WAS A GREAT FRIEND AND WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED!!!!





Goodbye Sam!!!!!
You will be dearly missed!!!!!!
Sam passed away tonight. It was soooooooooooo sad, I am very upset. I think it was for the best, but it is hard to say goodbye to such a good friend. He has been with me for a third of my life, 11 years and some. He was such a great friend. I will miss him dearly! Sam was such a good thing for me in my life. He was more than just a dog, he was a part of this family and a part of me. For 11 years, when people thought of me or asked me how I was, they always thought or asked of Sam!!!!!! He looked peaceful as he went. I loved him dearly and will never forget the joy and companionship he gave me.....a lump in my throat will always accompany me when I think of him!

Two and a half!!!!

Today Anna made me realize she is actually 2 1/2 years old......if you understand that you understand everything!

Cole is six months and learning to eat and eat and eat like a big kid!

Less Than Two Weeks

We are on the count down until we move. I (Lori) will be in Utah with Anna and Cole for the summer, and Corbin will be in Texas. We have anticipated this for awhile and we are both ready for it to happen. I am excited to get settled in our new home in Hinesville. Corbin has worked so hard in his residency the past four years. It is amazing the changes that have happened in our family during this time.
Anna is growing-up. I used to wonder if she would talk, but since she has learned our house is seldom quiet. She is learning so many things every day. It is fun to watch her change. She likes to watch movies and dance to them. She likes to paint and sing songs. She loves to go places in the car. She will love having her Grandmas' around because she loves both of them dearly.
Cole is also growing up. At six months he weighs in at 20 pounds. He is sitting up and loves to play with toys and watch Anna. He is so happy all of the time. He is getting his top four teeth. He is learning to eat food.
Corbin gave me a camera for a gift. I am excited to learn how to use it this summer. He is a great Dad and husband. I will miss him so much this summer.