Friday, August 12, 2011
We were invited to attend an award ceremony for Daddy at his work today. It was his last day at Headquarters. Oscar started out shy with all the nice people we were meeting, but gradually warmed up enough to shake hands. When we met the Admiral he crushed him! They also enjoyed choosing candy at the store on the first floor...gummy lifesavers anyone?
He often asks if Daddy has to go to work today and has even commented that when we move to Ketchikan that it will be Mommy's turn to work & Daddy gets to stay home! We always watch him walk down the road from the front door and wave, several times!
Mount Vernon
Bureau of Printing & Engraving
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Cannonball!
Oscar has learned how to swim!!!
Here he is in the deep end showing Daddy his newest trick, "Cannonball!"
His breakthrough came with his "snorkler" mask. I think being able to see underwater & having his nose covered helped him. He also had a little positive peer pressure last week with another 4 year old boy as they both started out with lifejackets on & then were bragging each other up by going without it and seeing how far away from the ladder they could go. Before I knew it he was going out and back 3 feet by himself without the lifejacket! Awesome!
She loves diving down after her diving rings & retreiving them, no matter the depth. Not even the 11 foot deep end!?! I can't even do that! Amazing!
Final Swing
We have been blessed with a wonderful neighbor, Marthalee, who loves us and more importantly, our children. She calls herself a "GIT" Grandmother In Training. She comes for coffee every morning and always pushes the children on the swings after breakfast & checking her email.
With the advent of our upcoming move, we have been downsizing and recently passed along the swingset. I am sad because it has been such a part of our lives since acquiring it in Norfolk when Eleanor was two. We have had countless hours of fun and now we have outgrown it. I know we can buy (or build?) a new advanced swingset, but know that we will never find a neighbor as wonderful as Marthalee.
News Flash!
We are moving to Alaska! Kristian got orders to transfer there...still sinking in but we are all very excited at the opportunity. The children & I were to have flown there on Tuesday to visit for a month but now we are all going together and for three years! With my Mom having just retired, she is thrilled to announce our moving there as her best retirement gift.
Now comes the organizing, packing out, moving cross-country and getting settled all before school starts on August 31! Please keep us in your prayers for a smooth transition. We will miss all our lovely friends in Virginia, our home for the last six years.