General Notes

Lyndsay and Adam's shower went great on Sunday despite my sickness. We all had a nice time and Lyndsay got some new boy clothes for the baby.
Just a general picture I liked from this week of the boys. They posed this way on their own! They're starting to get this whole brother thing down.

In another note, Joshua is starting a website design business. He drew this sketch today and informed us it was a website. If you are interested in contracting out, he will build your website for a mere $2,000. Hey, he has to pay for college somehow!

More Cakes?

I thought I had other pictures on the camera that weren't cake-related, but wouldn't you know it? That's all that was there!
In spite of my being sick, believe it or not, the world still moves on! Today was the Wilton Annual Instructor Meeting that I was honored to be a part of (in spite of the fact that I haven't actually taught a class yet). This is the cake we all made. Each looked different, of course, but they gave us each some new tools for free. It was a really fun day! Fortunately I have this great loving husband who is willing to watch the kiddos for the day so I could do this. The ruffle on this cake on the top isn't perfect, but not bad since I was just playing around with the tools Phil got me!Then I got home and moved relatively quickly into preparing for the baby shower tomorrow. Logan's cake turned out pretty cute, I think! I love it when people give me liberty to think of something I want to do for them. Lyndsay pretty much told me to do whatever, so this is what I came up with. If you can't see the sides well, it's grass with flowers and clouds. Very Winnie the Pooh-esque.

Getting Ready for a Baby Shower

Our friends Lyndsay and Adam are expecting their 2nd baby. We're throwing a shower to celebrate on Sunday after church at our place. We're so excited for them! Since we are going with the baby Pooh theme, this is what I've come up with to put on the top of her cake. It's another new method I've never done before so I think it turned out pretty cute considering!

My Boys

This is Josh and his friend, Aydrien.

More Cakes and Things

This cake hobby of mine has really started to turn into a real thing for me! Michele's birthday Wednesday, Phil's un-re-enlistment on Friday and now a bridal shower cake today! We got a new fridge this week to replace the one that has been peeing on the floor since before Jeremiah was born and just a random cutie picture I caught of Jeremiah last night. Off to the shower!

You Know You're a Navy Wife If...

I have spent quite some time venting in my head the past couple days about why the military life is less then ideal. Here's my attempt at relieving some of the pressure brought on by our military life...
Adapted from another military wife's blog:

You Know You're a Navy Wife If....

...you can unpack a house and have everything in place 48 hours after your belongings are delivered.
...you have something that resembles non-skid somewhere in your house.
...your husband's work and dress clothes cost more than yours do.
....you've changed more oil and mowed more lawns than your husband because he's never there to do it himself.
....your children say "aye aye" or "roger that" instead of "ok."
....you only write in pencil because EVERYTHING is subject to change.
....you need a translator to talk to your civilian friends, because they have no idea what DFAS, LSRB, NEX, OHA, PSD, PCS, and duty mean.
....you have a larger selection of curtains than Wal-Mart does.
....you can remember where you kept the Scotch tape in your last house, but unfortunately, not in this one.
....you mark time in duty stations, not years.
....you refer to friends not only by name but by the state that they live in.
....you know that "back home" doesn't mean at the house you live in now.
....you know that a 2 month separation IS short, no matter what your civilian friends say.
....you ALWAYS know when payday is and get ticked off if there are more than 2 weekends during that pay period.
....you've spent at least 3 years in Norfolk or San Diego.
....you know better than to go to the NEX or commissary between 11:30 and 1:30 unless it's a life or death emergency.
....you show your military ID to the greeter at Wal-Mart.
....you know that any reference to "sand" or a "box" has nothing to do with your kid's backyard toys.
....you find yourself explaining your husband's LES to him.
....you don't have to think about what time 21:30 is.
.... you know that a bosun's pipe isn't actually a pipe.
....no matter how hard you try, you still can't understand a word they say over the 1MC.
....you start ripping open MREs and looking for the M&Ms when you run out of Halloween candy.
....you know to respect his detailer... no matter how much you secretly hate him.
....you can't remember the last time you saw a doctor who wasn't wearing khaki.
....the local dry cleaner knows you by your first name.
....it only cost you $25 to have a child.
....you find that a large number of your clothes and household items are dark blue or light blue, even though you never planned it that way.
....you pick apart uniforms on TV and in the movies, even though you used to yell at your husband for doing the same thing.
....you know to leave Jodi well enough alone.
....you've learned to sleep through the sounds of planes, helicopters, foghorns and jets.
....you can hate military life but be terrified to leave it all in the same breath.
....you defend your lifestyle no matter how bad things get because you know there's no other life for you!

Happy Father's Day!

Jeremiah was so proud of himself this morning. They colored in his class at Church. He went around showing everyone!

We went to the Volo Auto Museum for Father's day today and had a great time!
This is Phil and Josh checking out a Vietnam Army Helo

The Blues Brothers. My idea. I'll claim it!

Herbie.

Where you do park this? Yep. I'm right there with you, buddy.

Happy Father's Day, Phil! We had a great day with you checking out cars and all three of us love you very much!!