Cutest Baby

Hello All. We have a favor to ask. We know you all have the cutest babies ever. We think your kiddos are pretty darn cute too. We entered Megan in a Seattle's Cutest Baby contest through a local radio station. Today is her category voting day. We were wondering if you have time and really do think that she is the cutest Meg on the board, if you would go to the site and cast a vote for our little darling. You can vote more than once, but I think the votes have to be more than 10 minutes apart or something like that so if you have a beautiful baby entered, let us know and we will vote for them too. I am not sure, but you may have to register with the site before voting, but it's free and I haven't gotten any spam at all from them in the 3 weeks or so I have been registered. The link is http://www.movin925.com/default.asp. The voting takes place over a period of time. Right now they are narrowing it down to the top 500, in a couple of weeks it goes to 100 and sometime in May they announce the winner. So if she makes the cut this round, we will let you know. Thanks so much. Hope everyone has a great day. (She's the first of the Meg's.) Here's the picture we used:

Meg's new favorite thing

A couple of weeks ago we found a bike seat that would work for the back of dad's bike. When Bug was small and we lived in the land of sunshine, it was his favorite thing to go for rides with dad. We decided to let Meg have a go at it. Something you should know about her personality is that she's always on the go. Higher, faster, more is her personal motto. If it moves, swings, bounces or even looks remotely fun, she wants to be in or on it. She's a thrill seeker. We didn't think she would have a problem with the bike, and she didn't. She LOVES it. She gets excited every time we put her in the seat, until the helmet comes out. Usually she forgets about it pretty quickly as she speeds down the hill with dad, screeching with glee. I wish my camera video capture mode had sound. You will just have to imagine.

Wait, What happened to 15?

I was laying in bed a few days ago, at 5:50 am when then baby woke up, listening to her fuss and hoping she would fall back asleep. (She didn't.) I started thinking about our upcoming anniversary trip. I am so excited to go with hubby and have some grown up time away. It's been a long time. I commented to him that it's going to be a great 15th anniversary. He looked at me and told me it's our 16th anniversary. Did I loose an entire year? Last year I was on bedrest, but I think we went to the movies anyway. I really didn't remember this was the 16th year. Between 13 Trident deployments, 2 years on a sub tender away from home, a WESTPAC, and all of the other Navy stuff, we really haven't spent nearly 16 years together. I can't decide if sea time makes your actual married years count as half or double. Whatever the case, Happy Anniversary Sweetheart. It doesn't matter how long we have been together in the scheme of things. Forever means a long time to come.

Happy Anniversary Husband!

Bouncy, Trouncy, Flouncy, Pouncy, and full of FUN FUN FUN

We happened to be in the right place at the right time and brought home a gently used trampoline a couple of weeks ago. It was in our price range, free. Every day since setting it up, Bug and Dad have been out there bouncing. It's good exercise, great fun and time well spent together. Not to be left out, whenever Meg notices they have gone out without her, she's protesting and demanding her turn. I have been out there a few times too, and it's way better than the thighmaster.

People keep asking, "Isn't it dangerous?" Well, yes. So are a lot of other things in life. We try to be careful but things do happen. The first night we had it up Bug got matt burn on his forehead, dad hurt his back and I rolled wrong on my shoulder. We have learned how to fall better though and our skills are improving along with our saftey. We should have one of those reader boards that say "XX days without an accident on the trampoline".

Sure, that's a possibility

So I went to look around for this hat online. I went to eetsy.com, and I have never been there before. Beautiful work. I need to get in on that racket. Anyway, I found this hat I love, it's darling. Here's the pic:

(not my baby)

Cute, isn't it? It's crocheted. It's $70. That's over the budget for my party. Crazy. So I called Grandma, who makes everything and asked her about it. She said she would look at it and get back to me. Is my 1 year old going to remember the hat at her birthday party? Probably not, but if I have a hand made crocheted hat from my Grandma, I certainly will remember it. And there will always be the pictures. I guess we will wait and see.

Which Disney Princess are You?

Free-spirited and wise. You have a strong passionate spirit that touches and changes all who know you. The wisdom and common sense that you have is really what guides you through life. Even so, you also have a very playful side that loves adventure and excitement.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Saying Goodbye to an old friend

People get really attached to their cars. Sentimental, nostalgic, even a little fanatical. It's a feeling I have never really had an inkling of, until now. This was my hubby's first car. He got it when he was 15 from his Grandmother. All through high school he drove it, even when it was olive green. He worked on it, played in it and learned about life in it.
One of my favorite memories of this car is when we were in high school and I was on the track team, and so was his brother. We lived about a mile apart, but it was a few miles from the school. He had to come back after track practice to pick his brother up and take him home, and he charged gas money. (It's a gas guzzler and gas money was always needed.) When I started asking for rides home too, Matt ended up in the back seat, still paying his way and I was in the front, getting a free ride. Still makes me smile. Guess I should finally thank Matt, after all this time.
My other car related memory is our first kiss. We were leaned up against the car on a starry summer night a million years ago I think. So sweet. So long ago. When we were newly married and trying to just get by, we had a lot of work done to this car. Then we drove and drove and drove it. When I was 9 months pregnant with my son, I couldn't fit behind the wheel and reach the pedals anymore so I decided I was done with it and I hardly ever drove it after that. I did love to hear the rumble coming down the street letting me know hubby was home from work though. No sneaking around in this baby.
We have been hanging onto this car for a long time. It doesn't run anymore, the engine seized up sometime when we had it is storage while we lived in HI. Some mice found a great home in the trunk and back seat. It had some mold issues after being covered in the Pacific NW for a long time. It would take a lot of money and time to get it running again. Hubby decided yesterday to send it on its way. He made a quick decision and didn't look back. Within a couple of hours we had posted it on Craigslist and within half an hour it was sold. Timing is everything so they say. I guess the time was right for moving forward.