Happy Father's Day

What a blessing the Lord has given us with the wonderful dad's in our lives. We love you. Happy Father's day!

It was a beautiful saturday and a great time to head out for some fishing with the new fishing poles that Brian got for the boys.
They set up shop at the pond behind our house. Rumor is that it has fish and no alligators - sounded like a good place.
Noah was quite the serious fisherman. I think they meant business that day!
Jacob kept an eye on his bobber, unfortunately it never really "bobbed"
Nothing was biting so I took the opportunity to snap a photo of the strange boat that is abandoned in the woods next to the pond. Hmm, maybe they were fishing there once upon a time and just didn't know when to call it quits. We will have to be aware of a good stopping point...
At last, an on-looker! But it was just a turtle who wouldn't take the bait. We were still determined to catch a fish!

Instead we ended up at the ER. Fishing in the pond wasn't producing any bites so we headed to some ocean waters! The only problem was that it was in a tidal area so it was muddy (and slippery). Both boys managed to nearly reel in a crab, but it all came to an end when Jake fell and gashed his leg on an oyster shell. We can say that we still haven't had our first stitches though! Apparently oyster shells carry a bacteria that, if a cut is closed up, is guaranteed to cause infection. So, they cleaned it up, put Jake on antibiotics and told us how to care for it. I'd rather care for a stitched up area than a gaping wound... maybe next weekend will be better.. and I think we'll stick to fishing at the pond.

More of the house

Here are pictures of the back of the house, the backyard (facing out I took a picture looking left and a picture looking right), the computer room (which I am still not settled on, but it is what it is for now) and the master bedroom. It is hard to capture what the rooms really look like on camera, but I tried to pick the best that I could. The office and the bedroom we painted and I am LOVING my brown walls!! I've got plans for the backyard, but those will have to wait for a little while. Anways, enjoy a peek into our home. Oh, and it isn't always this clean!

Beach

Last weekend we had some beautiful weather here so we took advantage and headed to the beach. It was a great day. The atlantic waves are not as big as the pacific, so it was much easier for the boys to be in the water. Turns out they love "jumping" the waves and going out as far as they could (while we were with them, of course!). While we were in the water we saw multiple dolphins jumping not far from where we were - I was as excited as the kids! On the shore we found some horseshoe crabs ( we didn't know what they were, but looked them up when we got home). We played frisbee, built sand towers and enjoyed hanging out together. It was a glorious day!

Drum Roll Please!

Okay, I am finally putting some pictures up! I didn't want to show you rooms with a bunch of boxes so it took me awhile to get this done.
Here are the order of the pics (I can't seem to line my words up with the pictures - grr!)
1. The "breakfast nook". This is our only dining area since I turned the dining room into a den (pics of that to come later)
2. The kitchen. When the curtains are open I have a nice view into the backyard to keep an eye on the boys
3. One view of the living room and the entryway. That's our new tv. We still have to mount it on the wall and hide the cords, but it is a huge improvement over our last tv! Oh, we gained that fish aquarium from the last owners. I am NOT a fan and am waiting for the fish to croak (don't tell my kids though!)
4. This doorway goes from the living room into the kitchen.
5. I love my french doors and big windows!
6. The boys room We painted all of these rooms (the previous people had a major love for sponge painting!) and this room is one of my favorites. I think the color looks so nice with the white trim.
7. The boys room again
8. The guest room/ Lisa's room. Lisa is coming to live with us while Brian is gone on deployment. We are sad to have Brian leave, but having Lisa come makes it so much better!

Anyways, these are all the pics I have for now. The other rooms still need some work before they are picture-worthy. Until then....

Today's the day

that we close on our new house! More pictures to come!

Jumping ahead

Okay, so we are here now! Here are some pictures of our new area. Brian's parents came with our other car. It was great to spend some time with them and do some exploring. We saw our first alligator! So far we are liking it here, although it is not an easy town to get around and I have been lost 10,000 times. I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually... We found a local lighthouse and the boys and I dipped our toes in the atlantic ocean for the first time. Wow, the coasts are different!! But it is pretty here, and I think we are really going to like it. We would love some visitors (hint, hint!).