19 MONTHS!!!

Okay, Here we are...a little delayed...but the kids are 19 months old, we walk, we talk, we even know how to say no...Heather likes that word.

There isn't a lot knew going on here, just growing mostly. Heather is finally breaking free of her 9 month clothing, while William is setting strong into the 18 month clothing...it's still a little big though. : ) John is slowly pulling form 12 to 18 month clothes, it depends on what it is really.

For those who do not know, John got selected for a promotion. This means that sometime in the next year, beginning October, John gets to put on his LCDR (Lieutenant Commander) bars, and a nice pay raise comes with that. He doesn't get it immediately, because the way they are chosen now break apart the ranking since most people graduate about the same time. I'm just thrilled that he made it...along with many of his good friends. : )

We are all still holding up, much has gotten done while John has some vacation...as he's posted, and now we have to get back to another form of reality.

Hope all is well in your homes, and we miss you so much.

P.S. There is yet another family wedding next year...Congrats to all...and we stop for a little now? : )

Cutting the kids hair

We cut their hair at home - the key is to distract them with a TV show...

Painting the house

We've only been living in the house over a year - I guess it's about time for us to finally make it our home. And since I have about 2 weeks of leave, we have done some remodeling. First, we painted the den:

The start:
hmmm... I don't appear to have a "before" picture. I'll ask Sarah if she does!

Midway Thru:
Finally:
Next we are doing the Master Bedroom:
The start:

Midway:

Finally:
Not there yet!!

Lastly, I have changed out the ungly (and broken) Venetian mini-blinds with new cloth blinds. They look soooooo much better!!
More to come!!! I still have a week left!

Surface Warrior Ball

Hello all! We have updated you on the children several times, but now I shall tell you all about us. We're alive. : )

Work is busy for John even though they are going into the yards, while time at home is more available to him, we still can never seem to get a lot done.

I am surviving. Of course, I get tired, and do what I can to entertain 3 kids with growing energy, while keeping some form of sanity...no comments from the peanut gallery on that one.

As you know there was a family wedding a couple of months ago, and since then we have found out that there are going to be 2 more in the next year. It seems that the family is just getting to that age, and have been for the last couple years.

This picture we are posting is from the Surface Warrior Ball. It was loud, packed, and there was a lot of handshaking, but it was great to get out and see people we haven't seen in years. Reconnecting can only be good for our future.

Which brings me to the last note. We have been up and down, back and forth, but there may be a change in our Navy future. We won't be getting out, just a little shift. Nothing is set in stone, the Navy is usually written in jello, but it is a possibility.

Otherwise, we are doing well, holding strong, and enjoying some of the nice warm days, ignoring the smoke from North Carolina as best as we can. Hope you are all well too.

Cheers!!