Abigail's school shirts

Go Huskies!

New Playground

Today we went and checked out a new playground down the street from our house. We would have never known it was even there if our neighbors didn't tell us about it.

It is hidden behind a shopping center and not visible from the street. We had a little picnic with the girls. We all had a great time.

Fun in the sun at the Zoo.

This weekend was so nice we decided to take the girls to the Zoo. Even though the zoo is small we always have fun when we go.

Out to sea......Again!

My lovely office.



We opened the back of the ship to allow this floating barge to hitch a ride.







There go the Navy SEALS!

Happy Halloween

This Halloween Abby decided to be Cinderella and Adrianna was a little flower. They looked so cute and the weather was just right for their costumes!



We ran into a lot of Abby's friend's from school in the neighborhood and we had a nice group to walk around with.


Adrianna had to always make sure she was in pictures with the girls too! She wants to do everything her big sister does.



Here are our cute little witches at home. We found these little hats about a month ago and the girls have had a great time playing with them. As you could see from the video Adrianna even perfected a little witch laugh!

LIttle Witch

Adrianna making her little witch laugh!!

Abby's first kindergarden field trip.

Abigail had her first Kindergarden field trip to Darden Farm. She had a great time with all of her classmates and Adrianna got to hop a ride on Q's back to help chaperone.

Pumpkin Carving.

Fall Decorations

We aren't that big on Halloween decorations but we found a couple of cute things to decorate the house with. The girls decided where to put everything, and I think they did a great job. Adrianna likes to say hi to the scarecrow and ghost every time we go outside.




The girls wanted to paint their pumpkins before we carve them, so here was the finished product. Abby's is on the left and Adrianna's is on the right.

Wrinkliest feet ever!

Adrianna's feet are so wrinkly when she gets out of the bathtub!

Backyard Camping

We have been wanting to do a little evening camping in the backyard for a while but the weather hasn't been cooperating. We were finally able to set up our little tent and let the girls play in it. We made smores and told stories in the tent! When the girls get bigger we might try the real thing, but for now this will work just fine!

After a long week

After my first week on the ship, which included a few days out to sea, we decided to take the girls to one of their favorite places- Chuck E. Cheese's. We like to go when they first open in the morning so there aren't as many kids (read germs) there.




This was the super-cute cupcake dog that Quintin and the girls picked out for me. It was yummy! We split it four ways, which meant about a half of a cupcake each and that was just perfect!

Tour of Mommy's new ship

Today we took a tour of my new ship- USS SAN ANTONIO (LPD 17)! The girls had a great time seeing where I am going to be working, sleeping, and eating when I am not at home. Abby said it was much different than the YP's at the Naval Academy- those are the only "ships" she remembers! It is much bigger than those- and any other ship that I have been on. Can't wait to drive it!


I am glad that I am not going to have to fight for parking anymore because I have my own assigned spot that is really close! Isn't the Alamo shaped sign cute?

Movie night in the backyard

Tonight we had movie night in the backyard again and it was great. We watched Night at the Museum- one of our all-time favorite family movies. The screen worked well at keeping out all the bugs but our popcorn got a little burned so we had to improvise with our snacks!

First day of Kindergarten

We dropped Abby of at Kindergarten this morning- in the midst of a big rainstorm. We thought about changing her outfit, but it isn't cold- just really wet. We opted for an extra sweater in her backpack in case she gets cold but doesn't want to wear her rain jacket in class. We got there early to make sure we could get a parking spot and not have to walk too far in the rain. When the weather is nice Q will probably just walk her to school because we live so close.

She looked so cute this morning and was ready to start her day. She wanted her hair in a bun, which was very appropriate for the day- and weather when your hair is curly!! I thought I was going to cry a little when we dropped her off, but I held it together!! Can't wait to hear how her day went when we pick her up this afternoon!!

Kindergarten Orientation

Here are a couple of pictures from Abby's orientation last Thursday. She had a great time and is really excited to start tomorrow!!