Missing Dad... in a time of thesis

Everyone knows Will has been working on his thesis around the clock. Needless to say both Connor and Rocco have been missing the love. (I thought about asking to get on too but knew it wasn't for the best). They both went into the bedroom to get Will the other morning at 6am, after he didn't get home until after midnight. Last night he didn't come home at all, sleeping 4 hours at his office. I don't know how he does it... good ol Navy watch training, I think! I couldn't do it, but everyone knows that too. So here's to a kickin thesis, relaxing holidays with family & friends, and a new home somewhere to be determined :-)

MORE Drama...

It seems to be that time again where I start cursing the military... We got some good news and some bad news this week. The good news was that Will did his thesis presentation and it went really well. The bad news is that we may or may not be going to Hawaii now. Frankly, I don't care where we go at this point, I just want to move and get to our next duty station. I hate being in limbo. That being said, we'll be back East longer than expected. We'll be in Philly for the holidays then Will is (most likely) going to be working in DC for a few months. He'll be doing more research and planning related to his thesis. It's pretty exciting, especially when several people in high level positions think the research Will did is worth pursuing. So in all likelihood, he'll be pursuing and Connor and myself will be in PA with the family for a while. I am hoping that come March we are moving on to our next home, wherever that is :-)

The First Test....

A New Day!!!

We're officially in new territory.. 5 days with dry pants, no accidents!!! I never thought the day would come - but thank God it has! So in celebration, the new 'big boy' bike came out. Not only did it come out, but it came out BLAZING! Connor and Dad raced up the street for the first time as Dad went off to work again. News on the street from Connor is that he "Loves his new big boy bike, it's awesome!!"

Bye Bye Baby

It is with heavy hearts that we sold Connor's 'baby bedroom' yesterday (sniff, sniff). No more cute 'Malawi' animal theme... now he has a big boy bed (that he keeps telling us is "so comfy" so that's good!) and has a sports ball theme. What happened to our baby?!? He is definitely growing up too fast :-(

Bribery? Maybe...

Will took Connor to pick out his new big boy bike last weekend. It was a tough choice, there's a lot to choose from at Toys R Us! This blue and green "Devious" bike was the winner. But there's a small catch... Connor isn't aloud to ride it until he is 'accident free' for 5 days. We've made it 3 days in a row, but I'm wondering if we'll ever see 5 days in a row. Today I had serious doubts. I'll leave it at that...

Trick or Treat?!

Boy, what an exciting week of Halloween festivities we've had! This year Connor decided that he wanted to be a pirate. He picked out his very own 'Jack Sparrow' costume from Pirates of the Caribbean (although he wasn't fond of the bandanna with dread locks hanging from the sides!). We started off the celebrations with an outing to NPS where Dad works. They had a festival for the kids complete with crafts and snacks plus they got to show off their costumes. Then his gymnastics teacher had a Halloween party for all the kids at they gym, complete with decorations, scary costumes, a bounce house, and a goody bag for everyone. During the week we carved two pumpkins. Connor picked out a raccoon and an alien to carve into the pumpkins. I have to say they looked pretty good. On Thursday there was a party at school and Connor got to dress up with his friends & enjoy some great treats that everyone brought in. And of course, last night was Trick or Treat. Dad took Connor around the neighborhood with John & baby Teague as well as Connor's friends on our street... Toa, Gina and Giovanni. He had such a great time. I think this Halloween was a HUGE success!