Every couple of months Owen and I go to get pancakes before school starts. Every time, I miscalculate how long it takes and we end up at the school drop off about 35 minutes early 🤷♂️. The plus is more one on one time and a car movie.
I know this isn’t proper coffee etiquette, but a time saver for me in the morning (during the week) is to make it the night before, put in in the fridge and then microwave it. 😬
“Hey!!! Pell” translation: “Hey, Siri” (he thinks all smart speakers are Siri), “play ‘Do the Propeller’ by The Wiggles.”
Damian’s Bootcamp Graduation
My nephew, Damian graduated from USMC bootcamp in sunny California this past December. Originally we talked about all go...A visit from my mom
My mom arrived on Wednesday and as is our custom, we went straight to Holy Cannoli. We also took a walk around my neighb...Happy Halloween
Another Halloween for the boys. This year they both started off being Stitch, but last minute decided he liked Owen’s ol...I love my backyard
I love that this is my backyard right now. Especially this time of year before it’s completely dead, you can still see t...October Visitors
My Dad drove for a visit and brought along my nephews, Nolan and Dallas. They got in on Friday, at the perfect time sinc...Red Rock Canyon
The last time we were here, we drove all the way to Red Rock only to be turned away because they had started doing reser...At the end of deployment we do a Tiger cruise for family and friends and my Dad joined us in Hawaii and rode back to Naval Station Everett.
Swearing into the Navy in Clive and then waiting at the airport with my parents before flying to Chicago for boot camp. 
