Could you say that a little louder?

We went to the Galley, with some friends, for dinner. It was very crowded. We finally found a place to sit, and started to eat. Elijah was sitting at the other end of the table from me, when I heard him say (yell!!)..." I have hair on my back, lots of it! It's down low by my butt!" After the peals of laughter died down, he looked at me and smiled. At least he is proud of it!! I love that kid. He likes to keep us on our toes!

SPIDERS, Spiders everywhere...

OK, maybe not everywhere, but definitely one HUGE one!!! (By the backdoor) YUCKY!! I didn't think they lived by the ocean! Only nice beautiful creatures should live on islands...

Beach Day With Friends!

View of Girl Scout Beach...



Swimming and snorkeling ....



Conch shell we found while snorkeling.....



Iguana that Leif and Elijah caught...CRAZY!!!

WHAT DO CHIHUAHUA'S DREAM ABOUT?

Jack


Do they dream they're "Mighty?" or...


Do they dream of CHEESE?


I guess we'll NEVER know!

My Girls

Here are some pics of the girls. I don't know what I would do without these two! I love them to pieces.

My Boys

Here are a few pictures of Joseph, Samuel, Elijah and Jack. I finally talked 4 of my 5 boys into taking some pictures. The dog was the hardest to convince. We have had a great summer. We are ready for school to start, and get back on a schedule. Samuel has grown a ton this summer and is now almost a tall as Joseph. Everything (even height) is a competition. I swear that I go to the grocery store every other day, and there is never ANYTHING to eat at the house. This Spring I got a Chihuahua puppy. We named him Jack. He has attached himself to Samuel. He follows him around all day long. I guess that Jack is now Sam's puppy.

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!