Cold Weather STINKS

Our toys have arrived!

Crawling Through Virginia

How to make due with March weather

After the initial excitement of having a wonderful beach house wore off a bit, the realization of cold dreary March weather has set in. We won't let a little cold weather stop the fun.

5,000 miles later...

And just like that.... we arrive on the mainland.

The good news is that they have an ocean here, too!
Thank goodness.

Our Family Staycation

Serenity.
Peace and quiet.
No work cell phone ringing every 30 seconds.
No ENG yelling at someone about something.
There is life after an Engineer tour.
Priceless.

Playing with our buddies at the zoo.

Meet the creatures of the blue lagoon.

Can we just live here permanently?

Packing Up and Moving Out

This is where it gets emotional.
One last night in our house...

One last hug from best friends at school...

A final farewell to our toys...

It's just too hard to say goodbye...

Water Conservation

Chinese New Year

Andrew loves Chinese New Year. It is his favorite holiday. We love watching the lion dances and eating all the yummy Chinese treats. Here is a funny conversation we had the other afternoon:

A: Mom, I love Chinese New Year.

P: Me, too. I love the lion dances and the fireworks.

A: Does everybody celebrate Chanukah?

P: No. Different people celebrate different things. Some people celebrate Christmas, some Chanukah.

A: But, don't worry Mom. EVERYBODY celebrates Chinese New Year.

P: Whew. I was worried.

Lucy's First Taste of Cereal

After a quick introduction (Lucy, spoon..spoon, Lucy), we dove right into some rice cereal. She really liked eating off the spoon and even opened her mouth so I could shovel more in.

Not too sure about this spoon thing...

Hand it over. I'll do it myself.

OK. I like it. What else can I eat?