Sweet 16 & Sassy

Vicki is 16 today!!!  She wanted a Champagne 

cake, no biggie, except they can NOT be found here!!!  I guess it is just a West Coast thing, so she wanted me to make her one! I found a recipe and whala! It happened and it was delicious! The bakery ones in California are better!!! She had a fabulous time in California for her Sweet 16th Birthday from ziplining the Redwoods to seeing Broadways Little Mermaid! She is 16 and as sassy as EVER!!!! Thank goodness she still has no desire to date!!!  

Whose That Guy?

Ed and i love going to this one spot in Swansborro.  We sometimes even see dolphins here!  He looked so cute just sitting there looking into the water.  I'm sure he has a LOT on his mind.  He is carrying a LOT of reponsibility with this next deployment.  He's never been a Sgt. Maj. before on a deployment, shoot! He's not even a Sgt. Maj. now! I didn't ask him what was on his mind....i knew he wouldn't tell me what he was really thinking....instead i just sat next to him and held his hand.....

Another Pool Day

It was a HOT one today!  In the 100's, so we went to the pool and just had a great time splashing around together!  Ty and Ryan can NOT get enough of chasing their Dad or being chased by him!

Wave Crashers!

It was a great day at the beach!  The water was perfect and the waves were fun!!! I love that my family loves to play in the ocean!!  It is my favorite place to be!  

Fins Popping Up Everywhere!

This was the summer of fins breaking the surface!!!  Every time we went to the beach we saw at least one fin pop up to the surface of the ocean!  Most of the time we are pretty sure they were friendly fins, but there were a few times it was too far out to tell.  When we saw the single fin we were a little nervous until it got a closer to shore or I got my super zoom lens out on my camera to take a quick peek at what shape the fin was, but most of the time, these fins were in groups of 3’s and 5’s and very obviously dolphins!!!  It was sooo fun to watch them this summer!

Fun Day With My Guy

My favorite guy and i had a fun day just doing what ever we felt like doing.....we spent most of the late afternoon and into the night at Swansboro at our favorite hang out.  I had my favorite sandwich at the Irish Pub we love so much and he had his favorite burger on the pretzel bun and than we just sat around outside at George's with some of our favorite people...I think it is officially a Tracks hang out but all Marines are welcome and stop by and say hello or linger.  I just love any day with my guy no matter what we do....the clock is ticking.....

Every Saturday Morning

This is where we go and what we do every Saturday morning....sometimes we drag the boys crying and complaining with us.....but we mostly just go the two of us now.....it is our favorite way to start our Saturdays......last Duty Station we started every Saturday 60 feet under with our fishy friends.....this Duty Station it has been on the surface of the water.....i sweat a LOT more this Duty Station on Saturday mornings....but i don't pee myself.....hmmmmm.....i think i would rather be peeing myself....but i will take this with my sweetie!