A start to summer craziness

Our summer didn't go exactly as planned. After Scott had been in the seat of his new job for one week, his squadron was deployed. He received a phone call at 6:30am and was on a plane to leave by 10pm that night. Luckily, we got to meet him at the barber shop (he had to get a quick haircut before they left) to get some hugs before he headed out of town. It was a very weird day to say the least! They were expecting to be gone for just a few weeks,but it turned into being a three month deployment. It was highly unusual for this to happen, so we were constantly waiting for the call that he was on his way home. We were very excited to get that call the second week of September! The boys and I stayed busy traveling to New York and Arkansas, swim lessons, day trips, and lots of time at the park!

 

Change of Command

 On June 4th, Scott embarked on a new adventure in the Air Force. He took command of a squadron in the CRW here at Travis AFB. It was a very exciting day and I am so proud of him. I haven't gotten the disc with all the pictures taken that day yet, but here are few.

 Bryton took this with my phone. It was the perfect way to keep him entertained during the ceremony.

The boys were totally done with pictures by now, but it is the best I have of the four of us :) 

Kindergarten Celebration

 Bryton had his Kindergarten Graduation and Celebration at the church of the school that he attends. It was such a sweet little ceremony that captured the personality of his class. Bryton was in charge of leading the class and guests in saying the Pledge of Allegiance. It was a such a proud moment as he stood there so proud speaking into the microphone for everyone to hear. Bryton had such a good first year of school. It blows my mind how fast it went by! First grade here we come...

Bryton received the Life of the School award at his end of the year awards assembly. It is an award that is given to a select group of students who have shown great character throughout the school year. So proud of Bryton!  



First Triathlon

Scott and Bryton did a Parent/Child triathlon in June and had a blast. It was such a fun event and Bryton did a great job!  He asked before we left the event when he could do another one, so I think we can call it a success :)

Our Happy Place

Living in California has its definite perks, and  starting boating season early is one of them! We took advantage of a warm weekend and loaded up the truck and head to the lake. The boys were thrilled to get back to the water.

Of course, there are always situations such as this that make for long days...but the fun makes it all worth it! :) Luckily we have fabulous friends who entertained our children while I drove back and forth collecting tools and tires to help fix the situation, all the while Scott was stranded on the side of the road. Making memories!!

Muir Woods and Beach

 We went to the Muir Woods and Muir Beach for a fun day trip. It was a cool day at the beach, but that didn't stop the boys from swimming in the ocean! I was wrapped up in my fleece, but they were having a blast in the water.

 It blows my mind the size of the trees as you walk through the Muir Woods. The trees are absolutely beautiful!

Spring Break

 Scott and I attended the Officer's Spouses' Club Annual Auction that was a Night out in Nashville themed event. It was a lot of fun! We got outbid on most of the items we bid on, except for a basket of cookies :) I thought for awhile that we were going to be coming home with a puppy, but thankfully that didn't work out!

 We went to a fun little amusement park that was perfect for the boys. They could ride the rides all by themselves. Bryton always does such a good job being the big brother and taking care of Cohen!

 We spent time at the park and got treats from the ice cream man!

 Scott and Bryton worked on a project for me to go on our front porch.

 

 This was our counter the first few days of spring break...piles of underwear, water bottles, jelly beans, and golden tickets the Bryton made for Cohen. The boys and I hunkered down at home for the first few days and got C potty trained. It was amazingly easy! I think the key was waiting until he was ready. I can count on one hand the amount of accidents he has had since day 2. So proud of him!

 Bryton and I spent HOURS putting together his Lego cars rebuilt while we potty trained C. It worked out great! Now if we could keep a certain 3 year old from taking them all back apart.

 We made treasure boxes for all the little trinkets that we seem to collect....how we accumulate so many rocks, I have no idea!

The boys played Battleship after Daddy got home from work.