Flowers from Friends

A knock at the door generally means one of Noah's friends either looking for him or telling on him, a neighbor needing to borrow something, or Brant with his hands too full to open the door. Imagine my surprise when the knock at the door meant an absolutely gorgeous bouquet just for me. And not just an amazing assortment of flowers and a very cool square glass vase, but even more than that. It was a reminder that two very special women with whom I have shared many experiences were thinking of me and celebrating with me in the completion of the longest, most drawn out undergraduate degree ever.
Rachel and Carrie, I was so blessed by your gift. I immediately carried it outside to show off to my neighbors. I love you both so much. Thank you for your thoughts and for recognizing this significant completion in my life!

Two Weeks Old!

Abigail's End of the Year Program

Last night we enjoyed entertainment provided by Abigail's preschool. They sang songs and recited pledges and prayers. It was wonderful!

1. This is Abigail with her two best friends (from left) Diamond and Camille. 2. She and Logan, a friend of ours that lives here on base. 3. Abigail and Diamond. 4. And lastly is us out to dinner with Erin and Maria!

Grave Mistake.

This weekend I ran to the commissary for a few necessities. "Ice cream sounds good, I'll get a pint." So I strolled past the freezer cases and my eyes fell on Haagen Dazs Java Chip. Since I was in a bit of a hurry I thought "Sounds good, I'll give it a try." BIG MISTAKE. It is incredibly yummy, smooth, satisfying. BIG MISTAKE.

Overheard

Kaelyn: "Your baby is hungry"

Elyse "Ok, I'll feed her"

Kaelyn "Are you going to feed her with your nibbles?"

Elyse "What?"

Kaelyn lifts up her shirt and shows her "Your nibbles."

Tonight's Dinner Conversation

AJ (arms extended in classic muscle man pose): "I m a strong super hero! (GRUNT) I will save you."
Abigail (sweet and composed): "Thank you for saving me from the lion, hero, will you please call for dinner?"
AJ (flexing again): "GRUNT"

...for some reason I felt like I was in a caveman re-enactment!

First Haircut!

Look at that long hair! It was down to her waist.

This is pretty much how she was for the whole first half....leaning on Mamas tummy.

First Snips!

Ta-Dah! She was comfortable by the end and now has hair half way up her back. I have to admit I'm a little surprised that I was kinda sad since I was the one pushing for the cut :) They put "princess" braids in her hair which she promptly wanted removed when we got home in favor of a ponytail :)

Fun In The Sun!

We are having great weather and I think summer is on it's way! This weekend we decided to kick it off with the purchase of a pool and Strawberry Shortcake for dinner!

Abigail's Birthday

Well, Abigail is 4! She partied for like three weeks. We had a party at home with my family and our close friends, she had a party at school and we celebrated twice with friends here at Travis AFB (not pictured)! What a lucky girl!