Weird!!

Everyone is a little bit weird!

Coconut?

We have this beautiful tree right outside our front door. We have been waiting for the coconuts to get ripe and fall. Well the other day the yard workers came to chop down a tree that was out of control next to our garage. As I was walking in the door, I looked up to check on OUR coconuts. They were ALL gone! I think that the workers figured they would cut them down, while they were there. I should be thankful that one didn't fall and kill one of us, but I really am disappointed that we don't get to experience the coconut harvest.

What's It Like Where You're At?

We get that question A LOT! Today we went on a tour to the North East Gate. It is the gate between the US base and the "Country" . I took pictures of everything I was told I could take a picture of. There was a lot that I couldn't get on film, but here are pictures of the gate, and the actual, real country. I even got a picture of "them" in one of their guard towers. (Look closely) It is actually a mine field that is all around the fence and gates. I don't think that I will go for a stroll in there, anytime soon. Very Interesting!!! As a side note, that is a flag flying behind my head and not a hat or crazy hair! We were also SO HOT!! Sweat running down your back kind of hot. YIKES!

It's Here!

I am so excited! I finally got my book! I had my blog made into a book through the cutest blog on the block. It turned out AWESOME! I couldn't be happier! It was not expensive, and eased my scrapbooking guilt. Well worth the money. I think that I will do this every year! YEAH!!!!

What to do when it's TOO hot!

Pictures of Allie, Liv and Elijah, hard at work, painting their ceramic projects.

GO ARMY !

Scott would probebly hate seeing this picture on our blog. So don't anyone tell him it's up here. I think that it is important to have this picture for posterity. This is Scott in his Class "A" Army Uniform.(Your not suppose to smile. It is weird not seeing Scott smile.) He looks so handsome in green. We are currently in the process of trying to switch to the Air Force. The deployment times are much better on the family. In the 5 years we have been in the Army, Scott has been deployed 3 of those 5 years. (YIKES! I'm not complaining though.) There are 3 phases(or cut offs) to switching to the Air Force. We are currently in phase 2, which means he made it through phase 1. YEAH!!! It is a long process, that can take up to a year. We will keep you posted.

A Picture Says a Thousand Words....

Father's Day was a couple of weeks ago. I know, I'm a little late. Our paper ran an article about father's and used this picture of Scott and the kids. It is a great picture, but I laugh whenever I look at it. It is taken from a back angle, so you would never know that Samuel is "Freakin" out about having to hold Joseph's hand, Elijah is in the middle of a crying meltdown, because he was mad about getting taken out of his class for the picture, and everyone else is mad at Elijah for bawling like someone chopped off his toe! A picture says a thousand words....MORE than a thousand in this case.

Cute Boy!!

He has reached a milestone. He is so cute. I want to kiss his face off, whenever I look at him. And when he talks, with that tiny little lisp, my heart just melts. I wish he would stay in this stage for a long time. I love you Elijah!

Deep Sea Fishing

Scott, Sam, Liv, and Elijah went fishing on Tuesday. They rented a boat, and spent ALL day fishing. They ended up catching 13 fish. I was brave, and even ate it! I have to admit that it was very good, and didn't even taste like fish. Our neighbors, who went with them, cooked them up for us, and treated us to dinner the next day. Sam caught the biggest fish of the day!! I was impressed.

NFL Football Players

One of the perks of living on a base is that the USO has "Famous" people always touring. Yesterday we got to meet, and visit with 3 NFL football players. Two of them start for the New Orlean's Saints, and the other one plays for the Kansas City Chiefs. They were all really nice, and were fun to visit with.

Scrapbook Failure!

The first 10 years of our marriage, I was very devoted to scrapbooking everything. I use to even scrapbook every Thursday night at a friend's house for 2 years. When we moved to NM, I stopped. Then I had a huge pile of pictures, and it just looked to daunting. Then I started putting all my pictures on my computer, and never printing them, because I was to cheap to go to Walgreen's and pay them. To ease the guilt, I started to blog. I found a website, www.thecutestblogontheblock.com They have a link on their page to a book company that prints blogs and turns them into a hard bound book. At first it sounded to good to be true. I thought it would be a fortune, but thought that I would just go along and then dream of a time that I could afford to print it. To my surprise, it was only $51.55 to print my entire blog for the last 2 years. I am so excited! I even started to tear up when I hit the "Purchase" button. I didn't know that the guilt was that deep. I literally feel so much better, just knowing that in 3 short weeks I will have a scrapbook of the last 2 years in my hands. I hope it turns out nice. I'll keep you posted...

All I Want For Christmas...

Elijah is well on his way to singing this song this year. His tooth was SO loose. It was just hanging there. Being the "mean" mom that I am, I tied some dental floss on it, so he could "Work" on it. When it was good and tied on, I gave it a little tug and out it came. He only cried for a few seconds, but he was mad at me for about 5 minutes. He is really happy, now that it is out. I think he looks darling. He even talks with a little lisp. Can't wait for the tooth next to it to fall out :)

POOL PARTY!!

The base had a pool party today. They served lunch, inflated boats, and "The Iceberg" . We swam and swam! I think that we'll sleep the rest of the day! Ha, Ha! On to the next party...

Vacation Bible school!

Last week, we had VBS. Allie, Joe, and Sam volunteered, and Alivia and Elijah were participants. They ALL had lots of fun! They learned all kinds of new songs, skits, and made great friends.

Dedication to Carey!

This is a dedication to the talent of Carey... Does this make the cut?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALIVIA!!!

I can't BELIEVE that my baby girl is 10 years old! Where did the time go? Liv you are amazing! You have such a great heart. You are so nice to everyone. You NEVER give up ! Thanks for letting me be your Mom! I love you! Happy Birthday!

Tyler's Graduation

Last week Allie, Alivia and I got to go to Florida, to Amy's house, to see Tyler graduate. I just can't believe that Tyler and Jaxon are old enough to graduate from high school. It seems like just yesterday they were in Grandma Sherie's backyard fighting each other with "Sticks" Thats not what they called them, but this blog is "G" rated.
Anyway...We had a great time! Grandma Sherie was there, so we got to spend time with her too. We shopped, and shopped, and shopped. I think that we wore Amy out. We also got to go to John's parents Anniversary. Joe and Terri have been married 60 years! WOW!! We went to a Greek restaurant. It was the real deal. We had dancing on tables, a belly dancer, and even a broken plate.
Thank you Amy, John, Emilee, Tyler, Amanda. You are the best hosts ever. We miss you and love you a ton!

Water Play

The Cabiness Family invited us to go boating with them. We had so much fun! We water skiied, knee boarded, and tried to wake board. We mostly just hung out and had a great time visiting and playing in the water with their dog, Sawyer. Thanks Cabiness Family! Lets do it again!!

Hospital Kay

Jumping off a pier into the ocean is kind of a scary experience. Really the only thing that worried me was seeing "things" swimming around in the water, hoping that I didn't land on one...

School Music Program

Liv and Elijah had a singing program. It was an experience I will never forget!!!!

NEW HOBBY

Scott and some of the kids, have really had a lot of fun learning how to Deep Sea Fish. Sometimes they go for hours without catching anything, and other times they catch one every 5 minutes. They are NOT allowed to bring them home, so they always find someone who wants to clean and eat them. I have promised myself that we will eat a few of these...I'll keep you posted on that. Anyone have a good recipe? One that can make a fish NOT taste like a fish :)

ARMED FORCES KIDS RUN

Yesterday was Armed Forces Day! Alivia and Elijah signed up to participate in a kids run. Alivia's age group ran 2 miles. She wasn't going to run it, but changed her mind at the last minute. She had worn her flip flops instead of her tennis shoes. She was determined to run anyway. She ran one lap in her flip flops, and 7 laps barefoot. She was so happy that she finished, and we were so proud of her, for finishing in Alivia Style. She is one of a kind!!
Elijah's age group ran 1/2 a mile. He was so fast, and so funny. He was ahead the whole time, and not even looking like he was trying. He was running with a girl, Ally, in his Kindergarten class most of the time. At the end of the race, she started getting really tired and slowing down. Elijah stayed right with her, and kept telling her that..."You can do it. Keep going.." It was so cute. I am so proud of him for being such a great friend. It was so exciting to see him come in 1st place. I don't think that he even realized he had won the race. It was just something he was having fun doing.

BASEBALL

We signed Alivia and Elijah up for baseball. Alivia's team is the BEE'S. Elijah is on the MARLINS. At Alivia's 1st practice, she got a baseball to the mouth. She was bleeding all over the place, and when I looked in her mouth, her 2 front teeth were blowing in the wind. Yes, the permanent ones. I thought I was going to cry. I called Grandpa Lou. On his great advise, I took her to the ER, who called in Dental. We were at the Dental office until 10:00 that night. They numbed her and shoved them back into place, and wired them all together. Soft diet for 3 weeks, and a REALLY fat lip. Scott calls her "The Botox Beauty." She was so brave. She went to the very next practice (with a mouth guard) I told her that she didn't have to keep playing, and she said..."Mom, if you fall off a horse, you just get right back on." She is amazing!!
Besides the 1st practice, they are having a blast, and are improving everytime they play. It is extremely entertaining to watch.