Long-awaited Road Trip

Well, this morning we are leaving to drive to Annapolis. The pack-up of our house was pretty uneventful. Abby was so cute because I took her to the pool that morning and when we got home they had already packed up all of her toys. She looked at all of the boxes in her empty room and said, "Oh no! My toys!" I told her that it was okay- they were all going to go to our new house and then it was okay. Unfortunately for us the rain has moved into our area, so I hope we don't get hit too bad when we are driving out of here. Texas thunderstorms can be the worst. We will try to update along our journey, but not sure if we will have access. Talk to everyone soon!!

Baby Muscles!

Last Friday we went to dinner with two of our friends that Abby adores. She likes to show people all the cool stuff that she knows like her ABC'S and how she can count to ten, but most of all she loves to show her muscles.

Little Green Monster

The other day the Ice Cream man drove by our house and we decided that we would all get an ice cream. Janice had some kind of fruitsicle, Abby had an orange creamsicle and I had a ninja turtle ice cream. Needless to say, I was the only one that didn't get to eat ice cream because some little girl decided she wanted mine too!

Don't feed the cats!

We were out driving around in Portland, a town in between our city and Corpus Christi, when we came across this trailer park. It was funny because this is the first time that we have ever seen a sign like this.

Fail-safe Contraceptive!

We have been going back and forth with the idea of having another baby now that Abby is two. We are leaning more towards waiting for my next shore duty (she will be seven) because I am going to have so much going on with work and school. Quintin keeps reminding me of how tired I was when I was pregnant, but the other day I saw this really cute pregnant lady and had an immediate case of "belly envy!" Didn't know that I could really envy another woman's stomach for being something other than really flat, but it happened. Luckily, if we decide to wait a while for another baby we have some extra protection on our side!

Time to hit the books

I am officially a grad student as of yesterday. I am pretty excited about it. It has been five years since I graduated, so hopefully it won't be too hard to start again. Lucky for me I have had to study for a lot of different qualifications associated with my job, so that part shouldn't be too hard. I am only worried about a couple of things. One is that I have to re-orient my writing style to that of a college student. The military has a unique style, much shorter and choppier than usual, which was hard for me to get used to at first. The other thing is the program I am in is through the Naval War College, so I am worried that I will be surrounded by much senior officers who have way more experience than I do. Guess I will have to wow 'em with my sense of humor! :) No, maybe not the best idea- better just study hard. The funny part is that the first class that I enrolled in cost more than one whole semester at SDSU! Good thing Uncle Sam is picking up the tab. They did tell me that if I fail the class I have to pay it back, so I'd better not fail. My class starts July 3rd, so I have a little time to goof off before it's time to get down to business.

Year of Pottery and Willow.....or Leather for a Modern Twist

Today is our 9th wedding anniversary! Can't believe we have been married for so long. Time has really flown by. I googled traditional anniversary gifts and this year they are pottery and willow....so I guess we should have gotten each other plants in a nice pot. How romantic. Who comes up with those things anyway? I think after nine years you should rate something a little higher than baked dirt and some plant that will probably be dead in a few weeks. The modern gift of leather is a little better, but still. Anyway, we had a wonderful day (without any potted plants or leather items). Next year looks promising- tin and aluminum- wow! I prefer the modern idea of diamond jewelry. I just won't let Quintin decide which one I get :)

Fun at the Dentist

Abigail went to the dentist today for her second check-up. She sat in the chair all by herself and did a great job opening her mouth. She really liked the cool sunglasses they had her wear.

The dentist said that everything looks great and we should be seeing some more teeth come in pretty soon.

Chocolate Lover!

Yes, even Abby loves a little chocolate every now and then. Not sure how she got it all over her face, but that isn't important....what is important is that it tasted really good, and she didn't share any with her Mommy!

Superstar in the Making

A couple of weeks ago Abigail and I went to Barnes and Noble bookstore to purchase some books. It just so happened that the local news station was there and they decided to film Abigail. Abby made the 6 o'clock news for that night so I tivo-ed it so that Janice could see it when she got home. She is the one standing in front of the dolphin and then I point her out for you when they are all sitting in a circle for story-time.

Little Miss Manners

Nothing is cuter than hearing Abigail say, "No thank you, Mommy." She really has taken to all the polite words we all try to teach our kids, and uses them without being prompted. She used please first, and then bless you. She likes to pretend to sneeze so you can bless her. The funniest was yesterday when we were sitting out in the backyard and Quintin, being a man, "passed gas" and didn't say anything. Abby heard him, turned up her little nose and said, "Excuse you, Daddy!" We all died laughing. Nothing like having your two-year old remind you to use your manners.