Free Hat Night at the Padres game!

Can you believe it??? They WON again?? 9-4 The team that is SO close to being in LAST place WINS while we are there!! We must be good luck charms!! LOL Was a fun time!! It was


Feeling MUCH better for this game!!






Jeanette and I

Life is good....

for tonight. They got to talk to and read with daddy...via DVD. I tell you what...this couldn't have been at a better time. They are really missing him right now...so to get this at the halfway point is priceless. Faith smiles and talks to him "silly daddy" she says. Falyn just reads along with him and Chandler...."that's my daddy!!! Mommy!! that's my daddy!!" Aw. :(




And here's us at a Padres game tonight and they actually WON!! 9-2!! Came home to that AWESOME DVD in the mail!!

(lovin' those 15 chins!! oy!)

Amanda Rocks!

Check out this cool pic she took on the last night she was here!! :)



Thanks babe!! Miss ya!!

Halfway Done!!

We had our ship's halfway celebration yesterday and what a fun event it was. Being the Family Support Group president, I have to say, it was TOP NOTCH!! We had some great food, conversation and fun!! We had a jump and pinata for the kids, egg and 3-legged race for the adults! Beach Volleyball and TONS of great food!! Who knew I would have so much fun that I would forget to really take photos!!?? Crazy huh? Here are a few that I did manage to snap. 3 more months!!! YAY!! I can't get here fast enough!! I miss my husband like crazy!! It's insane all that we have been thru the last 2 years, it's taking it's toll on me emotionally, but I can't wait for him to get home! It won't be long that he's here, but I'll take what I can get at this point. Right?

xoxox




Melissa and myself (Jeanette in the back! :) )

Water Park Fun

My friend Amanda and her daughter Hannah have come all the way from Iowa to spend 10 days with us! It's been a blast!! Today we hit the water park!! I tell you what, her goal has to been to get as dark as she can before she heads back to "corn country"...she puts, what I thought I had as a good "SoCal" tan to SHAME!!! I look PASTY white next to her!! LOL

:)

Here's Faith!!! LOL






Miss Hannah (Amanda's Daughter...NOT Faith!)....yes, Faith's long lost twin!! :)


Happy Birthday "Manders!" XOXOX

Sea World

Took Amanda and Hannah to see Shamu!! HOT, but fun day!! :)

Cute if he wouldn't have moved.








MUCH needed relief from the heat after the Shamu show. The new "Elmo's Bay of Play" (can you see Falyn?)

Lazy Summer Days

Congratulations Duffy Family!!

They welcomed #3...a baby girl...Jillian Kate was born (on Falyn's b-day!!) at 7lbs 8 oz!!

Hopefully since we are closer now, I can go meet her very soon!!



XOXOX Love you guys!!

What earthquake??

Yea, we had one, but I didn't even feel it....all is fine here!!! :)

Happy Birthday Falyn!!

Ok, so this week has been particularly hard on me. I seriously cannot believe that *I* have an EIGHT year old child!! WHEN did THAT happen?? She's so beautiful, smart, inquisitive, SASSY and sweet. She can be my best friend one minute and the next I am ready to rip out her tongue if she sasses me one more time! She has definitely become a young lady more than she is a little girl. She's almost to the "tween" age, where it's too "baby-ish" or too "old" for her. She brings so much joy to us...I just love my monkey girl!!

Happy Birthday Falyn!! (slow down ok?)

Seal Tour

Oma & Opa flew in on Monday to spend the "birthday week" here with us. We took a Seal Tour yesterday....WAY cool!! Not what you're thinking tho, we did see some sea lions... but this was a San Diego tour...on land AND water! So, it was a bus and then a boat! It was really fun and the kids got a kick out of it!!






This is the Forbes Magazine guy's yacht....yes complete with a heli-pad...talk about too much money!

Happy "Birthday Party Day" Girls!!

In usual summer fashion...the girls had their joint party Thursday! What a blast!! For those of you that remember....we did something similar two years ago in Pensacola. It was such a hit and SO easy, and that's what I needed again this time....EASY!! I just don't have it in me to fully entertain children right now. For the first time in EIGHT years, I did not make a cake and am still feeling guilty about it...but again...just didn't have the energy or more than anything...time. Two of their best friends couldn't make it b/c they are in Texas, but they had a blast non the less. Oma and Opa flew in on Monday and we are having so much fun being with them! I really needed some family right now too! For all you summer b-day people....I HIGHLY recommend a water slide party!! ;)







She got her "white DS" she's been BEGGING for!! How's that for a happy face!?

Look at that excitement!!




Most of the kids (a few were camera shy) hanging out in the "pool" with their water-guns!

Happy Birthday girls! I love you both to more than words can say!