Family Pictures

With the help of my friend Melissa, I was finally able to get some pictures taken of my cute little family. The fall colors here have been amazing; unfortunately, they are almost gone. The weather has been rainy lately, so when we had a good day, we jumped at the chance to take pictures. Here are a few:



I decided it is hard to pay someone to take your pictures when you know how to do it and you have a good friend to help. That is the hard thing about being the photographer in the family!

Halloween
Last year, I got into a really good sale at the Disney store and was able to get some costumes for Micole. This year she was Minnie Mouse. She looked so cute in her costume. As per our family tradition, I guess, Ty was a pumpkin. (Micole was a pumpkin her first Halloween too). I must say he was stinkin cute.

Books, Books, Books

For those of you who really know me, you know that I love books!! Well, my sweet little daughter loves books too. All of a sudden, it seemed, she has wanted us to read her books, lots of books. I was putting my books away, because we finally got a bookcase (which I completely filled! I really didn't think I had that many books!) and came across my childhood copy of Charlotte's Web. Micole wanted me to read it to her, so the last couple of days, we have been reading Charlotte's Web. She will just sit there and let me read to her. I love it!! I have to say, I was surprised that she would sit so still and read a book that has very few pictures and keep wanting to read more. In fact, I am getting ready to read it to her right now! Happy reading!

Should I be Concerned??

I am starting to wonder if I should be concerned. I have a 3 year old that can say things makes her sound like she is 10, who also can't wait until her 4 month old brother is finished with his rice cereal so she can have the rest. To top it off, I am starting to wonder if my 4 month old is going to have anger issues because he looks at his toys and screams and yells at them as he is biting the heck out of them. Should I be concerned?!?!?!?

On a more positive note, things are going well with us. We ventured on our first touristy thing last weekend. We went to Cape May to the beach. It was awesome and also pretty cold and windy. It was so nice to be at the beach and have the beach feel that I love. By the way, the Jersey shore is really nice and pretty. Ty rolled over on Monday and has been scarfing down rice cereal since he realized he likes it. We just have to keep Micole at bay until Ty is done eating because she really does love rice cereal. Micole is loving preschool and will now wave at me when I leave, which is quite an improvement from a couple of weeks ago. Brett is doing some training right now and likes it because he isn't really in training all that much. Sometimes I think he is home more than in training! I have found a friend who is a major workout buff and have been following her to a couple of classes at the gym that have totally kicked my butt. All in all, things are going pretty good.

New Pictures

So, for all you whiners out there that want pictures, here you go!! Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of NJ. I know that is what you all really wanted to see. I do, however, have some more recent pictures of my children....want to see??


Micole as a flower girl, Brett and Ty,



first dinner in our new house

Caitlin, Kage, Micole, and Ty

Life on the East Coast

So, we have been in good ol NJ for a couple of weeks now. Our house is still a mess as we are still trying to go through boxes. There is only so much one person can do when they have two kids to deal with in the process. Brett has been good to help, but when he comes home, it feels like we have a ton of errands to run and things to get figured out. I will be glad when things get settled and we can have a normal routine going on. Micole started preschool this last week. She goes 2 days a week for 3 hours, and can I say I love having a little time just me and Ty. I end up running to the base about 4 times in 4 hours, but it is nice to have a little free time. Next year, Micole will go to preschool 5 days a week and ride a school bus. That is how it is done here. Where we are is kind of nice because it is more country. I have decided that when I have a little bit of free time, with no kids, I am going to start driving around with my camera. I see so many picturesque fences, silos, and houses. It is even going to get better when the leaves really start changing colors. So because we are in the country, we have to drive about 30 minutes to get anywhere. That anywhere could be 15 miles away, it still takes you about 30 minutes to get there. We have ventured out because we have had some shopping we just couldn't do where we are at. Mapquest is quickly becoming our friend, but I think we are going to break down and buy us a GPS system. I never thought I would be one of those people, but around here, you really don't have much of a choice. One thing that Brett and I have decided we really don't like are jughandles. Jughandles are on the right hand side of the street and in some places, if you want to make a left hand turn or a U-turn, you have to take a jughandle on the right side. These jughandles can either be before you need to turn, or after. Let me tell you, they really make life complicated, especially if you don't know where you are going and you miss it!! Things are going good, and we are getting use to living on the East Coast. I think we just may survive!!

First Look at NJ

So, I am officially in New Jersey. I can't say I am really impressed at the moment! It was a long flight with two little kids by myself, but they really did do pretty well. The frustrating stuff came after we got off the plane. The people we had asked to pick us up ended up not having room for all of us in their little tiny car, so we ended up having to rent a car in the middle of Labor Day weekend. The agent at the car rental place was very nice and super helpful. I was really thankful for all of her help. The first thing that happened when we crossed the NJ border was get passed by someone who was flipping us off. What hospitality!! Especially when I hadn't done anything but drive the speed limit. I didn't even cut them off! We also were rudely honked at by someone passing us. Really people!! We ended up taking the back way to the base and needless to say, it has been quite the long day!

It's Official!!!

It is official. We finally have a moving date. Our lives have been so up in the air that I can hardly believe we are almost ready to move to Jersey. I bought our plane tickets for the kids and me to fly out on the 5th of September and the moving van leaves on the 2nd (my parents graciously volunteered to drive it). Brett is already there and starting his processing and holding down the fort. We have a house on base and I am so excited. We are just waiting for the construction to be finished. Yes!!! We are moving into a brand new house!!! I am so excited. The last couple of days I have been trying to get things packed and this morning Micole asked me if we were done packing!! I only wish!!! I am excited to start our adventure and to live with my husband again, but I am sad to be leaving all our family and friends behind.