a little late... but some pics!

my mothers' day bouquet. it was handpicked, and beautiful!

my sweet boy... climbing through the "tunnel".

makes me so proud to be a mommy...

picking my bouquet!

on a playdate in boston. it was so fun! a huge area with so many toys and play areas....

jamey loved the puzzles!

his cute pirate hat. he was happy to be a pirate!

going down the slide!

and loved playing the cashier!

running after an 11 hour drive!!!

and playing with our sweet friends, libby and will!

you can't tell in this picture, but nora and libby are flying down a relatively steep hill for two 3 year olds, one on top of the car. and everyone behind me was laughing that i actually stopped to take a picture first...

we went to the indians game on our night home...

enjoying my hubby.. and his excitement over the game!

all 14 of us!! so much fun!!!

then off to san diego. where we met up with one of david's friends from the academy for breakfast on coronado... i ran to breakfast...

i got to stay at the h's house one night... and we hung out there quite a bit that weekend..

we got to visit some old friends... and meet a new one! loved getting to see baby c...

and some girl friends came to visit on saturday night... i miss my san diego girls!

on sunday, we got to see jennie (my high school friend) and her hubby in la. and meet her new baby girl!!!

and got to visit julia and peter at biola. jules is byssa's best friend and peter is david's cousin! so fun!!

we played around a bit in the production room... david was doing the weather!

i manned the camera.

after a day at a day spa, we got to visit the graves. so much fun to see them!!!

and then, i got to go visit chels and her boys in salt lake city!!! SO MUCH FUN! i got to hold the baby all 48 hours i was there!

and see the snow!!!

and then come home and see my babies! i took the kids to the park, and jamey just wanted to read his veggie tales book!!!

okay, so i got back on thursday night. friday started my sissy's bachelorette weekend... i thought i would have time to post on friday. but i spent the day on the phone, changing and canceling plane tickets for hawaii. God worked things out AMAZINGLY! i don't have to pay any extra to fly out of cleveland, even for my bags. at one point, i thought it would be over $1200 plus paying for 2 bags each... how great is that!

and then, changing our location, etc for insurance. it was CRAZY! then, the weekend started. it was so much fun. we had such a good time. so fun to hang out with so many friends and family.

david is in hawaii. when he wakes up, in a few hours, he will start looking for houses. and, after two landlords who haven't been fair, i am a little anxious about renting again! and, instead of feeling like my snowglobe is settling, it currently feels like it's being shaken up again!

a snowglobe...

my life feels like i have been in a snowglobe for the last three weeks. i will post pics and stories tomorrow. i just got home from a wonderful week away, and kissed my babies! i missed them desperately! i am hoping for the (figurative) snow to settle!!! (and, i saw actual snow this week in park city, utah!!) so, here's to adventure. and a quiet period of life...

also, if you think about it... pray for us! david is leaving this weekend for hawaii, and will be making housing decisions! we have had REALLY. BAD. LUCK. with our last two landlords, and i am anxious about renting from someone else! (but excited about some of the houses i have seen...) pray that i continue to trust that God is in control, and it's HIS money, anyway!!! and that david makes a good decision!!! (i have full faith in him!!)

so, here's to pictures tomorrow...

homeless... again!

watching that parade by our house!!

GO NAVY!

going to david's graduation, and getting ready to leave newport. love that bridge... watch for it again this post!

david getting his diploma. it was such a cool graduation and i loved the speaker. loved singing the national anthem. and LOVE my husband and what he does!

navy band... did a great job!

this starts the list of things i am crushing on right now. i've seen it on other blogs, and thought i would show you! i am totally crushing on the new flower in my hair.. and that fluorescent pink color that is EVERYWHERE this season!

TOTALLY crushing on this man! who was, by the way, a distinguished graduate of his class!!!

alex and ani... and this newport bracelet. a friend gave it to me to remember my time in newport, and her, by! she had no idea how i was crushing on this... (btw, see the bridge???)

my new running shorts. i've never been one to run in shorts, let alone run! (other than the half marathon... ) but i LOVE these new shorts, their color, and am really starting to love running. my runs recently have all broken 10 min miles! maybe my fastest ever!

this boy!!!

and my final crush... this girl! love these sweet kids, and it was SO MUCH FUN to see them!!! we missed them, and they gave us a warm welcome!

grandpa set up a squash date for david with some of his co workers. so fun!! i've only seen david play once, so it was fun to watch!

daddy got to play squash a little bit the other night (and won!! no surprise there!)

nora and i went to watch! she showed me all of her cheerleader moves, including a cheer she had picked up! so sweet!!

when we went to the park, this was how she dressed!

she did decide the cape might not be appropriate attire, and eventually lost the sweater, too!

playing on the tires... trying to be brave!

enjoying the water table with a new friend (daughter of one of grandpa's co workers)

i wish i had gotten a pic when the fabric was first opened... nora asked grammie for some dorothy fabric. it came yesterday. she was almost as excited about fabric as i get!

grammie and grandpa had to work this morning, so the kids and i (and sadie) explored the campus a little bit.

we found this lake! nora was quite fascinated!

so much fun!

we came home and played bubbles!!

and explored the outdoors! nora and james love the big fields!

so here we are. homeless again! our stuff is on a truck, heading to a boat. we should have it no later than june 27th. and we shipped it on may 3rd. wow! glad we aren't getting there till after that! last week was a smooth transition. i got to spend a lot of time saying goodbye and hanging out with friend and their new babies!! david and i spent a lot of time just hanging out, and exploring newport. it was so much fun! we stayed at his aunt's condo the last few days, and it was walking distance to so many fun things! the last morning, we went for a run on the cliffs, and it was so much fun to enjoy the view and my best friend!

we hit up chick-fil-a on the way up, and i had some fun at the mall (AWESOME MALL) while david ate. we got here in time to play with the kids for a bit, then david got to play squash. at the squash game, nora was cheering for daddy with this cheer she learned on "special agent oso". it was for the "gators". she couldn't get past cheering for the gators to say "daddy"! it was cute. she also told me that her favorite colors were "pink and purple and sparkle"! sweet...

daddy shipped off to maine for the weekend to do some sailing, so the kids and i have been hanging out here. in the mornings, we have played and explored while grammie and grandpa work. then, nap time and more playing! last night, sue and i got to watch "anne of green gables" together! it was so much fun. i couldn't remember the last time i saw it! hopefully tonight, we'll watch "anne of avonlea"!

however, my kids have been boycotting bedtime. or sleeping at all at night. last night, jamey screamed for 90 minutes, and when he stopped, nora started. i think she had growing pains, but she was just miserable, well into the early morning! here's to a better night tonight!

leftovers...

leftover from easter... playing with auntie sarah! he is getting to enjoy auntie sarah and kory this weekend...

snuggling with great grandpa!

just chilling with his pirates "chup".

reading with dad...

sorry, just found these pics on my phone! we have had a blast this weekend... saturday was pretty low key, involving my last trip to the y here. then, helping friends move, and getting to hang out. sunday involved last church (last is the theme!!), and then having the families from dy's class that went to our church over for a brunch and prayer time. some of the guys are deploying right away. there was a parade on our street, so we got to watch that for awhile!

then, i went for a run to the condo we will be staying at, while david and a friend moved stuff over to it. (yeah for turning over furniture!) then back to the house to show our washer and dryer (and thankfully sell it!!). then, to the hospital to visit friends who just had a baby, and bring them dinner. and then off to a movie! we sure miss are kids, but are enjoying this time! especially since we spend the next 2 1/2 months apart!!

randomness without children!

we got to walk to a great little restaurant for breakfast this morning... "corner cafe" if you are ever in newport. we sat in the corner booth, with pillows and cushions. it was so fun, and the food was FAB!!! it's been gorgeous here (if you can't tell by our squinting!

some fun had last week... jamey getting ready for npa, and snuggling his sissy...

he didn't mind being used as a lap table!

i found my veil and decided that i could wear it around! why not???

jamey playing on his bike. that's how he likes to ride it. plus, it's a convenient place to sit and read!! (his books from the b fam for his birthday! thanks l...)

ahhhh!!!! it's been gorgeous! i got a little sunburnt yesterday!! (although this was a few days ago!!!)

playing with our friend, baby e. he was fascinated by her! so cute... we have been so thankful for our friends here. i got to snuggle two more babies yesterday... SO MUCH FUN!! one was just HOURS old!