Quick Update

It's been awhile since I've posted, I KNOW. I've been having some trouble with my computer and I'm too cheap to replace it right now. I bought a king size bed instead!

Anyway, so here is a quick update of the last couple of weeks:

Father's Day was pretty uneventful because it rained all day till about 5:00pm. We did make it out for some ice cream after the rain. The boys got a chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich to share, but Caleb didn't want to share. We told him that he could either share or have none at all. He chose none at all...OMG he is so stubborn.

I had a girls' night out to celebrate Jen's birthday. We had a lot of fun. I haven't been out on a Friday night till 10:00pm for a LONG TIME.

Jen and Amy

Me and Jen

We've been busy having BBQ picnics (when it's not raining). Caleb has discovered the joys of frozen food coloring...he probably had 6 frozen pops one right after the other and loved each sliver of ice.

I was too interested in capturing this moment of the boys on the slide together that I didn't even think about catching Riley at the end. This is no little slide, it stands about 12ft tall and when Riley hit the bottom....let's just say that I have guilt every time I see this picture and felt guilt for about 3 days afterwards from looking at the bump on his forehead.

I'm a great mom...

Caleb has learned how to shuck corn and has decided that he doesn't like the thin strands of the husk on his hands, but really enjoys pulling off the outer part.

And we've had some mud time. The boys are very different when it comes to mud time. Caleb doesn't like to get dirty and insists on spraying off every couple of minutes, but Riley loves to get dirty and run around until the mud dries and flakes off....

And that's what we've been up to.

Grey's Anatomy

I know that Grey's Anatomy is old news in the states, but it has only started viewing here in the last couple of weeks. I couldn't wait in suspense any longer, so I bought the whole Season 5 on itunes. Needless to say, I have been absorbed in the drama that is Meredith and Derek or Izzie and Alex. Last night I finished the series with screams of horror and surprise! How can they leave us with such intensely unresolved events. UGH! Shawn thinks it's the dumbest show ever, which anything that I thoroughly enjoy he finds dumb, so he sat making fun of my emotional turmoil. Crying one moment, laughing in another...I think that makes for an awesome show.

Rock on Grey's Anatomy! I can't wait till September 24th...of course, I'll have to buy the season on itunes again.

Family Fun

This is our idea of a night of family fun.

Aren't we an exciting family??

The cute couple

Aren't they the cutest couple? Jacqueline and I didn't plan for the kids to wear matching colors, but it made for some great pictures.

What is with the funny faces? Caleb wants to make this face in every picture and wants to make this face at everyone he sees on base. Not always appropriate..

Riley did not like being the third wheel.

FRG BBQ

Saturday, we attended the FRG Picnic/BBQ (that I organized). Shawn took over the grill with hamburgers and hot dogs. He's so awesome on the grill!

There was face painting.

Of course, Caleb wanted to be Batman.

The kids played in the water.

They especailly loved the water balloons. Even Riley got in on the water balloons.

There was also horseshoes, volleyball, and a tug of war (which I didn't get pictures of because I was in on it). I used muscles that I didn't know existed tugging on that rope!

My Picnic/BBQ rocked! We had a lot of sailors from the ship come and many families. By the end of the day, we were all so tired. We went home, took showers, and all of us took a nap. We ordered pizza, watched a movie, and called it day.

These were the cute outfits the boys were suppose to wear to the BBQ, but I was glad that they wore their swimsuits instead because they got soakin wet.

Riley is looking more like a little man and less like a baby.

He is such a HAM!

Fun pictures that lift the spirit

I'm trying to get my self out of this funk and what better way than to laugh. And of course , the laughter of your own children can lift your spirits immediately.

This one is my favorite.

This is what happens when you try to take your own family photo...

Of course, the pictures of the boys came out beautifully.

Oh what a funk...

I have been in such a funk lately. I could blame it on the rainy season, or the fact that I am missing home VERY DEARLY, but whatever the reason, it has got to END! I hate feeling this way.

It's PCS (Permanent Change of Station) time here and most people are busy cleaning or packing or saying their good-byes or talking about where they'll be living. UGH, I'm a bit jealous and frustrated. This month marks our half way point; we have 18 months left and it feels like it could be forever. It's not that I don't like it here, because there's really nothing to make it terrible, but I MISS HOME. I have never gone this long without seeing my parents and I think that may just be breaking my heart. I feel more than a couple of countries away, I feel like a lifetime away...I hate to complain because Shawn and I have such a wonderful life together. I love being his wife and I love being a mom, and I know that "home is where your heart is", but 18 more months...UGH!

Anyway, we've been keeping busy. I'm not sure with what...I guess with everyday details. With the yucky rain, we've been doing a lot of puzzles, and watching movies, and coloring books. We did find out that Caleb will be starting pre-school August 31st due to his speech development. The specialists say that he has Oral Apraxia (difficulity anchoring his tongue when he talks) and some speech delay. So he will be in a pre-school with 3-4 year olds who all display a speech delay. He will also be seeing a speech pathalogist for 60 minutes a week. Caleb qualifies for 5 days a week, for 2.5 hours a day, but I think at first we're going to take 3 days a week. He is so excited to go to school and I am so excited to be able to understand him. Although, I will miss some of his words, "nose" for noise and "backman" for Batman. Speaking of Batman, he is Caleb new favorite character. We bought him the Batmobile (which he calls "Batman race car) and the day we bought it, he feel asleep playing with it on the floor...so cute!