Ryan Turns Snake Eyes

Ryan wanted only ONE thing for his 11th birthday, an IPOD!!!! He was one VERY happy eleven year old!!!  He also got a super tough case for it as well as a screen protector, and an itunes card.  He was VERY busy that evening downloading apps! 

He wanted a super chocolate cake with cookies n cream candies on it.....so i made him a 3 layer chocolate cake with his favorite cookies n cream candies on it.  It was quite yummy!!!

I still can't believe it has been 11 years since i held the lil guy in my arms for the first time!!!  He arrived a week early, i guess he wanted a July birthday with me instead of an August one with his sister!

Party Rockin' in the House Tonight

Just some of Ed's itty bitty team going to Afghanistan with him. Tonight they are taking a breather between the nonstop intense training they have been doing....it was a hilarious night and my face may never recover from laughing so hard!

Hello Dolohin

The dolphins are out in full force it seems this summer! I love that they seem to feel the need to swim up and down the areas that we like to swim!  Thank you dolphins for patroling our swim waters! You make our ocean swims a LOT less stressfull!!

My View Tonight

We were at our spot in Swansboro tonight....this was my view from my chair....i liked it....it was a fun night with our favorite people....Marines are a funny and unique breed....

Beautiful Saturday For a Picnic, And Hot And Humid!!!

We had a picnic today with Ed's team so everyone could kinda get to know everyone.....match up faces and family members with names....it was fun, but boy was it a hot humid day!!!  Kinda eerie....most of the guys are single with no attachments....this is a first...

Restaurant Hopping

Ed and i went restaurant hopping tonight in Swansborro for dinner tonight.  This is one of our favorite little places to go.  We had dinner at one restaurant and dessert at another.  It was a beautiful evening! We spent the rest of the evening at George's with Marines that he works with.  It is kinda the (unofficial) hang out for Tracks.  Good company and plenty of laughter.  A lot of the guys were smoking cigars so it was mosquito free while we sat outside and chit chatted the night away.

We had dessert here....

A Hottie on a Hot Day!

I went a walking today with Mr. Hottie!!!  Yep, he is even hotter than a NC summer day!

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Dolphins Swimming By...

We were enjoying the day at the beach today and what do we see swimming by....a pod of dolphins....i think we see dolphins almost every time we are at the beach!!! Atleast i hope that means there are no sharks swimming in the waters we are swimming in!!! It was so fun watching them swim by, just leisurly doing their thing...brought smiles to all our faces and let us forget what is looming down the road....

Vicki in Deep Summer Thought

I walked in the living room and saw Vicki just vegging out in the chair.....she must just be in deep summer thought.....

4th of July Fun 2012

I guess i forgot to take my camera back out today!  We had a wonderful day celebrating next door with Jim and Jills family.  We are truly blessed to live in this country and enjoy the freedoms that we have.  I am honored to be married to a man who has chosen a life to protect our freedoms as well as for others around the world who are not able to do so themselves.....next 4th of July he will be doing just that.....helping the people of Afghanistan to be able to take over the security of their country......today we enjoy him home.  

Fin Pop Up! Friendly or Foe?!!!

We saw this pop up while we were out in the water!  I got my camera with my good zoom lens to check out the fin since it was kinda hard to tell from just our regular eye balls.  We were happy to see the fin was friendly!!! Carry On Carry On!  All is fine when a friendly fin pops up and swims by!!!

Basketball Time

These 2 spend many hours shooting baskets together.... i love watching them....it's never too hot.....thye are boys and love to play!