Going with the flow...

We went to Jacksonville, Florida a couple weekends ago.  We didn't go to celebrate the holiday (which holiday was it again?)  We had a plan, we were going to go do this, then we wanted to do this, then we were going to eat there, and then we were going to see if we couldn't do this, and, and, and...

We learned a valuable lesson, sometimes it's better to just go with the flow, sometimes what we think we want or need to do isn't what is really in store for us at all, sometimes we need to step back and let the day just roll.

We ended up at this beautiful beach on Mayport Naval Base, and it was by shear chance.  Our day could not have been better or more fun.
(If you'll notice neither of the kids even have swimming suits)

For Grandma

Grandma,
We heard you fell, we heard it hurt a lot!  We wanted you to know that we know how you feel!

And, Grandma!!

We love you!

Visitor

We had a visitor at our house the other day!

It's amazing what one 4-legged little creature can do to a 5 and 6 year old!!
Oh! and did I mention the 32 year old as well?!

The Weekend

What did you do this weekend?

Quote of the Week

"MMMmmMM!! Fresh from the oven!"   Ruby

Soft Boiled Eggs

The Rooster has discovered soft boiled eggs over homemade toast ... We seem to be eating it for breakfast, lunch, and snacks!  Now all I need to do is find someone who sells locals eggs that don't cost $5.  I'd get a couple of chickens of  my own for eggs but I think that might be against Post Regulations.

A New Construction Site

Here's what we started with!

We needed something a little more substantial, something that wasn't also part of the decoration!

The Rooster cutting and measuring and drilling

and painting

Even the Three Ladies thought it looked like loads of fun!

I have always believed all children need three things to grow:

• Water
• Sun
• Dirt

My children have always gotten plenty of all three ... until we moved into this house.  Since we live on a military instillation and housing is pretty particular about the way things are when you move out I have had a hard time letting West dig like he loves to do.

West needed somewhere to move dirt!