Who says goggles are just for the pool? They work quite well in the bathtub at our house....

Snugglers?

This picture was taken in our hotel room last weekend in Atlanta. I love that the boys are old enough to share a bed when needed. Noah told me today that he wishes Jacob would let him on the top bunk so they could snuggle at night and stay warm! That's NOT gonna happen since Jake values his space, but I think Noah must have enjoyed his temporary sleeping arrangements. :)
The only down side to this story - when they woke up they turned on the tv and Jacob ordered "pay per view" cartoons. I walked into their room and there they were, snuggled in bed watching $10 worth of "special agent oso". Nice.

Boys

My life is surrounded with boys. Even the dog is a boy. I like boys, But sometimes I don't understand them. Take today for instance. J and N were out back playing with the neighbor boy. I glanced out the window just in time to see Noah casting a fishing pole and hooking the dog. Hmm, who thought this would be a good idea? I go out to stop the madness when I see the other boys with their fishing pole. They didn't hook the dog, but they did hook the trampoline net where they are now hanging from the fishing pole trying to get it to rip off. I freed the dog (and the trampoline), gave a lecture, let them all know that I meant business and went back inside. All was peaceful - until they all came running inside a few minutes later. All i could see was blood and all I could hear was "noah did a cartwheel and knocked L's tooth out!". It looks like disaster, but as I look closer I notice they are all smiling. L had blood everywhere, but was grinning and saying "Noah kicked my tooth out!". What, cause that's the greatest thing ever? Umm, I don't get it. See, I don't understand boys. They're crazy. But I love them.

There's a new superhero in our house. He's called "pull-up boy". I think he's going to rescue me from wet sheets that need to be washed. Thank you "pull-up boy"!

He's Home!!!

The boys hung out in the "ready room" until we got the word that daddy was about 4 minutes out.
We moved outdoors to watch them fly in. The weather was awful, but nobody seemed to care
He pulled up and we waited for the canopy to open...and then we ran out despite the pouring rain!
Back inside the hangar the boys caught dad up on the latest. Jacob - "I lost these two teeth". Noah - "I am all wet!".
So happy to have him home at last!!!
Our family, drenched but back together again!!!!

Christmas

Well, I forgot my camera when we went to Minnesota and Kansas for christmas, so here some photos from before we left. That is our christmas tree this year. I let the boys decorate, so it's kind of "bottom-heavy" with ornaments!









We were able to go to a christmas party on Dataw Island. They put this party on for family's with deployed military members (thanks Brian!). It was so nice. It was held at the golf course club house which was beautiful (why they would want a bunch of kids running around there is still beyond me). They had THE largets pile of toys I have ever seen and, after a great lunch, the kids got to pick any toy that they wanted. Oh my, it's like a dream come true for children! Jacob got the toy he had been eying, but Noah had to settle for his second choice (which I thought was cooler anyways!). He dealt with it better than expected. Even though it was a great time, I hope that next year we won't be eligible to go!
I hope you all had a great christmas - we did! Now that it's over we are just waiting for a certain someone to come home - 10 more days! Yippee!

Merry Christmas Everyone!