CHEEEEESSSSSSEEEEEE!

So, while Will was away this past weekend in Tahoe, Connor was hanging out with our neighbor, Max. Max is always out front skating and showing Connor all the new tricks. Max asked if Connor could go for a ride on his skateboard and I looked at Max like he was crazy. He said "No, no, I'll hold onto his arms and we'll just go on our street here, back and forth." Piece of cake. Well Connor tried that twice before he wanted to go down the HILL on our street! Crazy. I almost had a heart attack. Connor loved it and squealed the whole way. And of course we had to show Dad when he got home from his fishing trip :-)

Hawaii... anyone?!

So last week we were in Virginia house/school hunting. We've been researching the areas for months so we had everything narrowed down pretty well, plus we lived there when we were first married so it was nice to be back. We stayed with our friends, the Blacks, and scouted by day with the help of Kristi's mom (thank you Bonnie!). Even found us a really nice place in Chesapeake that I would have loved to make an offer on, although we're a bit early for that since Will doesn't graduate from NPS until the end of the year. Turns out that Will got an email last week while we were in Virginia and the job he was meeting/talking to everyone about is no longer.. it was already given to someone else who will be in Virginia in August of this year! Love the military. So it seems that the only engineering nuke job available will be in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Quite a bit off from Virginia, I think. I have to say that I didn't take the news very well. I know that Hawaii looks fabulous and that anyone who has even been there has absolutely loved it. If I had known that Hawaii was even a possibility for us, I don't think the shock would have been so great. And the whole point of us going to Virginia was to move back closer to our families and be in one place for 3-5 years. I can't tell you how much I was looking forward to that. And I am so bummed that Connor will be even further from his family. It's not like we can just pick up the phone any time we want and call family and friends back East. We have a hard time doing that now. Everyone keeps telling us that they are certainly coming to visit, and that's great. Our door is always open and we love having visitors. But I was really hoping we'd finally be a little closer to 'home' and have a house of our own. Guess that will have to wait :-(

California Surfer!

This pic was taken over the weekend at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and Beach. What a great spot! The day before Connor was on all kinds of kid rides and loved every one of them... flying planes, riding boats, the Pepsi Train, Dragons, race cars, even the sky ride! So we invested in a season pass for him. Anyone want to go?!?!

Here Crabby, Crabby, Crabby!!!

So our friend Cyndi came out to visit us last week. The one day we went down to the Cannery and had some lunch. Of course she had to get her seafood fix taken care and ordered a nice platter, Dungeness Crabs included. She proceeds to go about her lunch and breaks a piece of crab off for Connor. I was certain he'd take two bites and spit it out, due to the texture. Turns out the dude has expensive taste. I was hearing the story of Jannelle in my head all over again, loving lobster as a little girl! So thanks Cyndi!! We had another seafood feast the same week while she was here, compliments of Phil's, and ordered two more crabs. Connor was all about cracking them and digging out the meat. Guess it's best he learns on the Dungeness variety and not the Maryland variety! Get a load of this....

Let's Do That Again!

Last weekend we went to the beach.. it was sunny, no wind, and in the 70's... perfect!! We had such a great time. Connor had his suit on, some suntan lotion, and he could actually play in the water a bit. Don't get me wrong, the water temperature was still in the 50's! The sand toys were out, holes were dug, castles were made. All in all, just a great day at the beach in Cali!

My Puppy, My Friend (and my pillow!)

The Boys in the Family

Getting everyone to look at the same time for a nice picture... priceless!

'Boy Toy'

So here they are today.. the boys and THEIR toy, the Nanner. Will has been getting some stuff in order so that we can hopefully sell it to a loving family. It has been parked in the garage and Connor thinks it is HIS toy. Today I asked him what he was doing in Dad's jeep and he says "Just sitting in Dad's jeep Mom, having a good day!" I just laugh. I don't know where he comes up with this stuff. But I can tell you this.. I don't know who is going to be more sad when the jeep is sold, Connor or his dad???

Fishing 4 Reel!