I must admit I am quite jealous of this talent my hubby seems to have. While we were up at my dads house Vernon spent a lot of time taking pictures of all the flowers that had bloomed since the last time we were there. So I thought I would share some with you! 
From the time Dalton has been able to talk in full sentences he has been full of questions. It amazing me the amount of knowledge this kid possesses already. But there are 3 questions I get a day over and over and over. So today we are going to address those questions and maybe just maybe I will look back on this and laugh, even if that day is not to day.
#1. From the time Dalton wakes up until the time he is fast asleep he wants to know "whats for dinner?" He doesnt want breakfast. No thank you to lunch. But "whats for dinner?" I am sorry to tell you this kid, but I hardly ever know whats for dinner until I am in the middle of making it and even then I will probably change my mind half way through and 89% of the time it is not going to be your beloved spaghetti or "noodle" of any kind. You see your mommy dislikes spaghetti. Lots too many times of it as a kid. (it was one of grandmas favorite meals, and when you are the mom...or daddy who cooks for the family you get to pick). And it doesnt matter how many times you ask AFTER dinner is over the answer isnt going to be let me cook you up a bowl of spaghetti, since you refused to eat what I made.
#2. Where is my daddy? or when is my daddy going to be home? I love that you love your daddy. I love that you want to know where he is and when he will be back at ALL times. But show a little mommy love occasionally would ya?? This mama is a bit jealous when it come to your love for your daddy. Maybe I am to blame for your questions over and over. Since my favorite question to ask you over and over is who do you love? There is nothing sweeter then having you yell mommy and wrap your arms around my neck for a big old hug. Even when i whisper in your ear ok who do you really love and you tell me daddy. hahaha Love you crazy boy
#3. What time is it? And if as on cue you just came in and asked. well son its 3:54.... to which you reply well what does that mean? You see at this time you are not grasping the concept of time, yet about once ever half hour to an hour I need to tell you the time. I wish I could come up with an answer that would satisfy your need to know the time. But even my time to go outside, time to go inside, time for dinner, time to clean, time for mom to exercise...... NOTHING stops the asking for the time. Maybe we should be working on telling time and get you a watch. I am sure you would be able to tell time in no time at all! And now Dalty my boy it is time to clean up the messes we made and prepare for daddy to get home, dinner to be had and bedtime routine.
So until next time friends..........
Love ya!
Our Easter was short but a lot of fun and very relaxing. We left Friday night after Vernon got home to go up to my dads. They were so sweet and had the bed all made up for us and everything. Too bad the boys were so tired they were cranky and couldn't settle down to sleep. Kaden know being at grandpa and grandmas means LOTS of outside time and that is where he wanted to be even though it was pitch black outside. And he was in a foul mood to begin with He screamed the entire way there, it was so horrible I made Vernon pull over and get him some milk (risking car sickness) because I couldn't take it anymore! Anywho, it wasn't all crankiness even when Vernon woke up in a cranky mood ( Bubbles in a pink tube are the key to making him smile in case anyone wants to know)....The day got a whole lot better!!! Grandma made us yummy pancakes for breakfast. Then they brought down what the Easter bunny had brought for the kids. Then we played outside and took pictures of all the pretty flowers for awhile. After that it was time for finding the eggs, even Kaden managed to find a few! I was so happy he even showed a slight interest in it! After that it was YUMMY steaks on the grill and Strawberry Shortcake for dessert! Then it was time to get back on the road and head home so daddy could be at work by 6 am on Sunday, BOO for duty days! Even though it was a quick trip that had a few cranky moments it was an amazing relaxing get away! Thank you so much for having us up there Grandma and Grandpa! Now for the pictures...I know that's what you all wanted anyway. hehehe.
The boys had so much fun this is what they looked like the whole way home. I think I will do another blog for the pictures of the flowers Vernon took. This has too many pictures already. We missed JD and Danica so much and wish they could have been here. Cant wait to see them again!!! Love you all! ~Care
There really is no reason to stay inside so we haven't. And it has been wonderful. I really love our little yard. Here are a few pictures from the last few days outside. I guess I should prepare you for more of these often because this is how I see a lot of our spring and summer. 
Dalton playing in a sea of weeds. We really need to find out extention cord so Vernon can weed whack the yard.
Kaden loves jumping on the trampoline (we really need to get a new, bigger one LOL) and spinning cords and its even better when you combine both of them!
The pretty flowers that are on a bush on the side of the house. 
Dalton is learning to ride his big boy bike. His helmet is hiding in the shed so he doesnt get to go anywhere except the back porch on his bike. 
And this is the faces I get when I tell him to smile...little stinker! Hope You all are doing well and the weather is nice for you all, and if it isnt, feel free to come visit!
I have come to realize that sleep is important. Go figure! The boys were on a really cruddy schedule for a few days and man it just sucked me right back into my depression. They would go to bed awesome at 8pm and by 1:30 am they were back awake and ready for the day!!!! then about 7am they would go back to sleep till about 10am. It was really making it hard for me to want to do anything at all, so my working out and housework slacked. You see for some reason I think I should have an hour or so to myself (more if it has been a stressful day) and the only time I have for that is after everyone is asleep. Then I can watch what I want or read a book. Just take time for me, and I can not do it while anyone is awake, even if Vernon watches the boys I just cant relax. So when they were on that horrid schedule I would fall asleep some where between 11:30 and 12:30. then get back up at 1:30 with them. All motivation went right out the window! But last night was wonderful, they were both asleep about 10 and didnt get up till 8. PERFECT! Except them being up till 10 means there is no time with Vernon, he has to be asleep by 10, there is no way around it. Really he should be asleep by 8 if you ask me. (he has to be up by 4:20) But he tries to stay awake till 10 in hopes of getting to spend time with me. He gets home some where between 4:30 and 6:30. There just isnt much time that he is around anymore. And duty days are worse he is gone for 36 hours. Boo hoo. LOL ok this isnt supposed to be about being depressed its about getting back up after 3 days of moping. And I did and it felt good! Anyway, just wanted to post a little update on things. I am gonna go enjoy my day with the boys now. Hope you all have a wonderful day/ weekend! Vernon has duty so we wont see him Sat but he will be home Sunday morning, bet after his nap we could make it to Church! fingers crossed! I am hoping we can fit some fun in so I can put up more pix. Because lets face it blogs just arent any fun without pictures!!!! Ok, really off now! Love YA ~care
After working out, cleaning, having dinner already cooking when Vernon got home from work the day got better :) We took the time to enjoy the nice weather and take some pictures.can it get better then this, maybe a little if JD and Danica were here! We miss them so much, but it was nice to just play outside together. 
I was trying to make plans to go get a free cone from Ben and Jerrys and play at the beach but its not looking like the weather is going to allow it. Ou well I am sure we will find something to do!
Hope you all have a great day! ~Care
I have had the blues, no sadness, awww who am I kidding I have been down right depressed (for many many reasons, if ya really want to know you will have to email me or something, hahaha) and I am tired of it. So as of today I am making a plan and sticking with it. My days will have a schedule. I will take time to exercise, I will take time to play outside with the boys. I will "try" to find joy in cleaning house and cooking. So in my schedule there is a time for exercising which I will be posting on the side of the blog.-------> there will also be plenty of outside time for the boys since it seems to be getting to better weather. Outside time usually means more pictures taken which will mean more blogs (hopefully) My kids are growing too fast and I want to remember it all! So there ya have it folks! I am going to get out of this depression, Its just gonna take some effort. Love ya all! ~Care
OH ONE MORE THING!!!! I am really wanting to learn the art of coupon-ing so if ANYONE has pointers/tips. Can you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me how to do it. I am sure you will need to dumb it down for me. But I REALLY REALLY want to learn. Please help!!!
Hello blogging world! Did ya miss me? I missed you!!!! Life has been so CRAZY since Christmas, not that, that is any reason to ignore you. Christmas was wonderful and while we had a cold going on we are so fortunate to have family who are so generous with us and spoil us. Thank you! we love you! we miss you! here are a few pix, I will try to find some that aren't already on facebook. 
On new years day JD and Danica left with Grandma Amy and Grandpa Jerry. This was an extremely hard decision for our family. JD was struggling with school and at that time we did not know we would be getting housing before Vernon was to check into his new command and we just felt we could not have both JD and Danica missing so much school. And while i miss them terribly I am at peace with our choice and feel that is what was best for them. I don't know how to explain it, but i know there is a reason they are there now, beyond us not wanting them to miss school. I know that is where they need to be right now. But I can NOT wait to be reunited with them!!!!!! I love and miss you guys!!! 
After JD and Danica left we worked really hard on fixing up the house in Lemoore getting ready for inspection, movers, and the move across country. We were supposed to leave on Feb 4, but Dalton thought we should make one last stop by the hospital before we left, I will have to pull the picture of him being SO calm there waiting for his stitches off of Vernons phone. It was amazing Dalton has NEVER been calm at the doctor before and now requests to go there anytime he gets a scrape. Think he enjoyed the attention
Finally on the 5th of Feb we started making our way across country. First stop to visit Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Jerry at their winter vacation getaway place. Lake Havasu AZ! Aunt Sandy and Grandpa Jerrys sister Linda made the trip out at the same time. It was so great to see them! Even if Sandy did find us boring! 
Hahaha Just kidding Sandy, we know it was a late night before :) here are some other pictures we took while there.
These are pictures of the London Bridge, and the park we played at. Looks like a good time huh!?! Well that was just the beginning of the fun. then we had a yummy picnic of KFC. Thats when the bird decided to join us. Kaden and Dalton LOVED chasing around the birds
You would think that that would have been enough fun for the day right? WRONG!!! Kaden (who had been ignoring the lake, finally saw it and made a run for it. Everyone (except his parents) thought he would stop at the water. But mom and dad knew better. He jumped right in and Thankfully Grandpa saved the day and went in after him...it was too chilly for swimming. 
Everyone....except grandpa...was laughing till we were crying. Dalton saw all of the joy and wanted to have the spot light on him, he is the baby after all.. so he took off running and off went grandpa to rescue Dalton too. YAY Grandpa! Our hero, our personal life guard! Thank you for again getting your shoes, socks and pants wet to save our little boy! 
Our time with Grandma and Grandpa was over way to soon and it was time to get back on the road. I will try not to bore you with too many pictures, for more, they are posted on facebook. but this is what the boys looked like for most of the trip cross country! They are awesome travelers!!!!
After many 8 to 10 hours days in the car we finally made it to Virginia!!! We decided to by pass Virginia Beach for a few days since our house wasnt ready for us, and went and stayed with Grandpa Ed and Grandma Melanie!!!! Those pix are up on facebook too and since those of you who I know read this are also on my facebook, again I wont bore you with the same pictures over. There are also pictures of our new house there. We are slowly but surely settling in. Vernon is LOVING being on the boat and finally feels at home in the Navy. I on the other hand am not taking it so well. I hate the long hours, I hate how far he is from home. I hate that when it is duty day he is gone for a minimum of 36 hours. I hate not having a car. I hate the pay decrease because he has no sea experience. I am pretty much a grump about the whole thing. I know this too shall pass and soon he will deploy and I will hate that even more. SO I try to remember that and find joy in the time that we do have together in the evening and make the most out of the weekends we have together. I still have no idea what the Navy and/or god were thinking when they sent us here. But I am putting all of my faith in him (ok, I am trying really hard to do this, some days I fail horribly). So there you have it folks you are all caught up on what is going on with us. Hopefully now that i have caught back up it wont seem like such a chore and i will stay on top of it. NO PROMISES! Love you all!
~care
