GRASS!

My wish for beatiful, lush, green grass has finally come true! I am one happy lady! Thank you Lawn Doctor for coming and saving our yard! I have been doing my job of watering twice a day and it has paid off. Our backyard looks great! We do have a couple of weeds here and there but nowhere in my wish did I state that I needed PERFECTION! LOL!!  It's beautiful and I can walk barefoot on it...very pleased!

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Sun & Sand

 The kids and I have taken a couple trips down to the beach since we've been here. They love it there! I love it because I can sit and relax while they run and play! It's always so pretty and typically pretty quiet. Sometimes we'll see the Marines (or Navy) training right there on the beach. It's neat to watch them do their thing.  We are looking to forward to spending many more days down at the beach!

Uninvited Guest

Everytime I go outside I am always on the lookout for snakes, never thinking that I'll see one but just to be on the safe side...I always check! Well one day I went out and noticed a lot of commotion across the street. My neighbor called me over to show me that there was a RATTLESNAKE in his yard! Now we all know I had to go take a picture of it because I had never seen one before. I always thought they'd be scary to see but what was scarier than seeing it was hearing it! That hiss and the noise it's tail make are downright creepy! The base Game Warden came and picked it up so she could take it to a spot away from housing where it wouldn't be harmed. I'm thinkin' that if I ever come face to face with one of those things the Game Warden will be the last thing on my mind....the word SHOVEL comes to mind first! :)

Bike Ride

 The other day the kids and I took a bike ride down one of the roads behind our housing area. It's a nice long road, next to an open field with hills and cows. Only problem was there is a big hill you have to go up before you get to the long road. Caiti and I had to walk our bikes up the hill but after that it was a nice ride. The kids really enjoyed it! Definitely plan on getting Daddy a bike so he can join us next time!

Happy 4th of July

Here I sit on this beautiful 4th of July morning, sipping on my coffee knowing that my family is here, we are healthy, happy and blessed! We don't have big plans for the day. Just going to spend it here at home, just the four of us. We plan to BBQ and hang out then watch the fireworks from either our backyard or the front yard...wherever we can see them better! It's been many years since we spent the 4th alone as a family. This year we are choosing to do that because Jay leaves shortly for 8 days and then right after he returns I am off to MN for 9 days.  So that is 17 days out of the month that our family will be split up. Not a big fan of not having my family together but I am really looking forward to taking a trip to MN and I know Jason is looking forward to heading to the field to do some real Marine stuff! ;)  I'm sure I'll have pictures to post from throughout today so stay tuned...

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

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