2011 (Quickly)

How do I wrap up the last year? Hhmmm, how about in pictures? We lived in North Carolina and met our new-soon-to-be sister in law, Shannon.. who made us a delicious dinner:

Finished potty training Deano:

Gavin and I continued racing:

Lily got her first real -at a salon- haircut:

Lived in California for the summer and visited family:

Had swim lessons:

Took the family to Disneyland for the first time:

Took the family to the Exploratorium in San Francisco for the first time:

And then sold all of our worldly goods to move out to Hawaii:

Where we now happily reside:

That's the simplified version. Happy New Year!!!

Woops

Last night the Tooth fairy didn't come to pick up Gavin's lost tooth. I don't know what she was thinking... but I told Gavin that maybe Tuesdays are her nights off, and then I gave him a cookie with his breakfast.

Big News

Ok, you've been waiting for this 'big news' so here it is. I am officially a part of the Hawaii Air National Guard. Crazy, I know but I even have proof (thanks for the pictures Sylvia!)
I have signed my contract and I am now an E-3 ATC (air traffic controller).

During my contract signing I was lucky to have not only Dad and Sylvia there, but also my big Brother:

Here I am about to swear in:

And... if you need a little more proof.... here I am actually signing my 6 year contract:

The only thing left to do is pass my basic military training (boot camp) and tech school (learning how to be an air traffic controller).

So, what else is going on? Well, being that I am a part of the military now, I am about to delete my Facebook account. So if you would like to stay in touch please email me, 'comment me' on this blog, or Facebook message me so that we can exchange email addresses or phone numbers, yadda yadda, before I delete my account in mid April.
In conclusion, how crazy is this? I just have to say that it is pretty surreal and I can't wait to see what the future has in store!

Taking a break

There of LOTS of big changes ahead... details soon!
But for now:

I will be taking a short break to put my plans into action. Once everything is finalized and set I will update you all. See ya in about 2 weeks!

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Distractable me

This is why I take forever to turn in a tiny bit of homework. I do the correct 'distraction' technique of giving the kiddos a project to work on in a quiet area, and then I sit down to do my reading or homework at the computer. But then what happens? The kids sit and work intently on their projects until I have submitted my assignment? Nope. They are too silly and I just want to participate with them and have a good time. They have crazy and funny ideas with their projects and even though I am neglecting my assignment, I wouldn't trade this time for all of the A's in the world.

(however if my professor happens to read this- I will gladly take all of the A's that you want to give me!)

fab life

They super loved the 'star lights' in the ceiling of the car.

Dinner. What else but steak and lobster?

MmmmHmmm! (no veggies for me tonight!)

Snow Day 2011

2 big snows in one winter! Some of us love the snow, and some of us like it for a little while... then are ready for some hot chocolate and a warm bath.

Gavin's crystals

For Christmas this year Grandma Chris got me a crystal making set. These are rocks. The rocks will grow into crystals when you add the chemicals to them. We also added dye to the rocks and chemicals.

This is a picture of me putting the rocks into the containers.

I observed the crystals when they were growing. Some looked pointy and some looked smooth. It took 4 days to grow. Isn't that a long time?

My favorite crystal was a pyramid looking one. It was completely clear.

Thanks Grandma Chris!

My baby is 3!

Can you believe it?? Sweet baby Dean is now 3! My last little baby... a big boy. Well for Dean's big day he wanted chocolate. Chocolate cake, chocolate icing. Everything. Here is a picture of my 'big helpers' eager to get their little hands on some chocolate:

Sweet Dean was so excited that he actually napped. (A miracle on Earth)

Lily and I finished the last of the decorating while he rested up:
Well really Lily just ate half of the frosting while I moved as fast as I can to get those little letters on the cake.
(Notice the smear on the left hand side next to the H?? That would be 'filler frosting' to cover up Lily's 'tasting' LOL)



One of the big things that we like to do for our babies' on their birthdays is to let them pick what they want for dinner. In my case, as a small child and as an adult, I would pick the classic stuffed hot dogs with green beans. Dean, however picked cereal:

That cereal was gone before the first 24 hours. Breakfast, lunch and dinner was his hand picked cereal. With of course chocolate covered chocolate cake for dessert.

Yummy!


Happy Birthday to my last baby!

WE LOVE YOU DEAN!