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Stew 5 yr, Skoeb 3 1/2 yr, Finn 17 mo.

OK, so it has been quite a while since I last posted here. Almost a year and a half I am ashamed to say. In the last 17 Months a TON has happened. Just to catch you up...Joe came home from the Desert, We traveled all summer, We moved this fall, and bought a house.

This summer we had the Joy of traveling From Washington State to South Dakota with Joe's Brother and his family as well as Joe's Parents. It was an amazing vacation. We saw the Badlands, Mt Rushmore, the Needles highway, Jewel Cave, A Mammoth Excavation site, Devils Tower, Yellowstone, and Old Faithful. We had so much fun spending time with family. It was nice to be able to relax and enjoy some of the old history of the country we love so much.

After that trip we were chosen for two military paid trips. One was a weekend long marriage retreat held in Ocean Shores, WA. Where the Chaplian gave us tips and tricks to better our marriages and families and the kids had childcare where they could play with other kids. The second was Malibu Military Family Camp up close to Egmont, British Columbia, Canada. It was on the Princess Lousia inlet and the only access was by boat. We were able to enjoy a week long vacation there where we did not have a care in the world (no cell phones, no telephones, no internet) just family time. There were nature hikes, ropes courses, water skiing, and family friendly competitions. it was nice to be able to relax with other Military Families and share some of our experiences, and listen to others that are in the same boat.

Our last trip this summerwas a Disney Cruise with My Parents, and Sister. We flew from Washington State to Warm Sunny Florida. With April we wnt to see Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween Party where they werre able to trick or treat at Disney World's Magic Kingdom. Then we began our voyage on the Disney Wonder. We went to the Bahamas (Nassau, and Disney's island Castaway Key) We enjoyed the fun on the boat and playing on the beach.

We returned back to our house in Washington just in time to start packing up and moving. Joe recieved orders to move to North Carolina. We drove across the counrty and visited my parents and grandmother along the way. After arriving in Fayetteville, we found a forclosure house we wanted to buy. Then before we could close, Joe got orders to go to Airborne School in Ft Benning, GA. While he was there the Boys and I went back up to visit my parents in WV for 2 1/2 weeks while Joe learned to jump out of perfectly good airplanes. He was able to fly to my parents house in WV for Thanksgiving and then we all drove to GA for jump week. The boys and I were able to watch Joe jump (and Land) sucessfully 5 times. Then we packed up and headed back to NC. and closed on our house.

It sure seems like we have not stopped being on the go since May when Joe got home. Maybe life will slow down for us now...or not. We have been enjoying every minute as a family together. We have been very blessed. Now I will try and do better to keep updated here.

3 weeks

Finn in his swing - taken today- he is 3 1/2 weeks old
Finn on Sunday ready to go to church!

Finn on Sunday again, This face made me laugh. I just had to share.

The Bumbo

Finn is such a little peanut, and putting him in this seat just emphasizes his smallness. It sure will be fun to watch him grow and see him later in this chair. I really love this seat, it is the best baby invention ever. It helps babies that are too little to sit up on their own to be able to sit up. it sure seems to make them happier babies to be a part of our big world.

Super Heroes!

Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.-- Marc Brown

When Joe's Mom was here right after Finn was born she made Stew and Skoeb these amazing super hero capes. The boys love them! They are really into superheroes right now so these capes were perfect. Then a friend of mine brought over this pack of bibs for Finn with this one that says "My Daddy is my Hero" and it fit him like his own cape.

Skoebie and Moto

With all thes pictures of Finn, I figured I better include some of the rest of our family too. So here are some of Skoebie goofing with his cat Moto. Moto and Skoeb are best buddies. Skoeb can wrestle all over the house with this crazy cat. They have too much fun together. Then I had to include this picture of Skoeb with Papa's Nerf gun, looking tough. He uses it "to fight the bad guys and protect us." It sounds like a brave mission anyway.

Stew loves his new little brother

Stew askes to hold Finn every chance he gets. When I took this picture Stew said that Finn was telling him something. When I asked what he said Stew told me it was a secret. It was really cute.
Stew was very happy to be holding Finn. I am not sure what I did wrong to get the picture to be sideways. Oops!

Stew - Extatic to be holding Finn. Finn - could care less.

Stew is so gentle when he holds Finn. He really tries to be careful. It is amazing how much he wants to help.

Finn's Crazy Hair

Finn woke up from nap with some Crazy Hair the other day. I had such a good laugh about it I thought that it would be good to share with everyone.
This is a good one that shows how much it was sticking out all over his head. I was probably enjoying his bad hair day a little too much.

Obviously Finn found it quite boring, as expressed by this HUGE yawn!

Ice Cream in August!

You gatta love eating ice cream outside in August. Eating outside makes everything taste better, even dessert! Of course, the summer weather makes the ice cream a little drippy and messy. Stew had a stylish goatee after endulging in his after dinner treat. As for Skoeb...well...He is not as fast at eating his ice cream and had to keep licking the sides of his cone to keep it from dripping down his legs. He kept telling me "Nummy!" I just love the look on his face in this picture. He is a real goof sometimes.

Finn- 2 weeks

Finn is here! He is 2 weeks old and cute as can be. Everyone says he looks just like Joe. He is a good baby and his brothers love him very much.

Blog Back Log

OK, I have been WAY behind on my blog. I am going to try and get all caught up but please be patient with me.