Monday, October 15, 2007

navajo tradition






It is a Navajo tradition to keep your childs umbilical cord when it falls off and bury it with a new tree and then the child and the tree grow together, its our Halle tree. It is a Blazing Autumn Oak tree and it is planted in the front yard of my parents house (the had an empty spot). We chose that tree in case Halle follows in her mothers footsteps and gets auburn hair. Dad and Dan had the tree buried in no time at all and it looks wonderful. I can't wait to see it 10 years from now.

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Sworn In





Dan was sworn into today and family was invited to come watch! Halle and I are very proud!

Monday, October 8, 2007

DEPUTY DAN




The Wilkins are doing great! I am very much enjoying being a stay at home Mom and spending almost my every moment with my beautiful daughter. I love her so much!!! Daniel officially started his new job today (Oct 8th) for the Ada County Sheriffs Department. Dan was offered a job as a Deputy there, after 3 months of tests, interviews, polygraph tests...etc. He is very excited to be working a steady job since he has pretty much been retired since we moved back to Boise. I have loved every minute of it, but know that he has got to work. He has one week of preparation and then he goes to POST, which is the Academy Training, for five weeks. Then after he graduates from that he starts his rounds at the jail. I went and had a tour after his orientation, it was "supposed to" make me feel better about him working there. "It was kind of scary!" I was able to see many of the inmates in there dorms, both male and female, and all of the stations Dan will work at, and some are scarier than others. We have been able to speak to a few people who work there, and love it, and they say that the Deputies are very safe and have very few incidences. All I know is that Daniel is going to be in my prayers every day. Dan is very excited about this job and I am happy for him! (Oh! and Go Broncos!)