The hap happenings

Well, a crap load of stuff has been happening the past month in our little world. We moved back to Kingsville (with less than 3 weeks notice!) Rylan is sleeping better through the night, is no longer breastfed, Javin is trying his luck at the potty, we took a much needed weekend trip to California for Thanksgiving, and Trevin officially got a job in Idaho. So two good, the rest... taxing. But we are still alive, so there's something. Now tomorrow, we are heading to Utah to spend Christmas with our family. I can't remember the last time we have been home for Christmas (if ever?) so we are excited to say the least! Temple square lights, Thanksgiving Point, SNOW, etc. I will make sure I post some pics of our trip when we get back, but for now, here are some pics of Javin finally riding his 2nd birthday present, and it is only a month before his next birthday! And some pics of Rylans shenanigans today. Well, I guess I should go pack now! See ya in a few!

Catchin' dem Butterflies

The butterflies are out like crazy here right now, so we made Javin a little net the other day to see if we could catch some.... those suckers are fast. But we had fun trying! I didn't post the picture of me trying because, I really need to work on my "catching butterfly" face... it is not pretty people :)

Bowling

Well, as I'm sure everyone has heard me complain at least once about how much I *dislike* South Texas. The weather sucks, the mosquitoes are the size of buffaloes, and there is nothing to do here. So I was quite excited when I remembered that the base had a bowling alley! We went for family night, and Javin LOVED it. He was so excited, and could hardly wait for his turn. We will definitely be back, but first we have to move back to Kingsville on Friday.... ugh.

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Peer Pressure

As usual, I caved after months of random (and not so random) people telling me I needed to cut Javins hair... I must confess that I did think he needed a bit of a trim, because, despite my best efforts, I could not get him to push his hair out of his face. In fact, he would purposely push his hair IN his face :) ha ha keeps me laughing for sure! So I sat him in the high chair, turned on the TV, fed him a sucker, and started on my beautiful babies hair. As you can probably tell it was very sad, and I'm not going to say I am happy about it, but he still looks cute, and I'm sure he will maybe, hopefully run into a few less objects... so here is the BEFORE pic:AFTER:


And I had to put this one in... he was looking at his "burgers." lol.

Crib Time!

I'm pretty sure, much to Trevins dismay, this is the first time Rylan has been in his crib... so I had to get some pics! Then of coarse, Javin had to jump in. Add a hat, and you've got a party :) Rylan loved his crib... but I'm pretty sure things would go a bit defferently if I was actually trying to get him to sleep in it :)

Navy Ball 2009

This is actually only our 2nd Navy Ball in the 4 years we've been in the Navy. With the 2 kids, we just didn't get the chance to go those other years, but with being our last one, I made sure we went! It was a lot of fun, and it is always good to get out!!

We went to the pumpkin patch on Saturday on our way back from dropping my parents off at the airport. We had such a good time with them, and wish they didn't have to leave. So to cheer up Javin ( and myself :) we went to pick out some pumpkins! We had a great time, and the weather was perfect.



Javin was so funny, and took the pumpkin stickers, and stuck them on his face. The things he comes up with!! I love him so much!! :)

Children's Museum

We went to the museum here in Corpus for the first time, and I was sad it took us so long to get here! It is great, and Javin loved it! Too bad we are moving soon... o well :) If you live in corpus and haven't been, go!

He's Standing!

Well.. he has actually been standing for a while now, but this is the first I am posting it! He is growing up WAY too fast! :(

Thinner!

Sorry people, unfortunately its not me I'm posting about :) Just wanted to post 2 pics I came across of Rylan when he was about 4 months old. Hahahahaha
I forgot that he was this big! I just want to eat him!!

We were suppose to be at Sea World!!!

We had been planning a trip to San Antonio this weekend for weeks now, and were so excited to go! We packed up the car and headed to the Riverwalk! Both kids in great health! Then, when we got there and Javin was playing outside with some of his friends, we noticed his voice was starting to get horse.... no big deal. We checking into the hotel, and relaxed for a little bit. Then we decided to go shopping at the Riverwalk mall, and Javin started jumping up and down on the bed saying "I'm so excited!" (This made the whole trip totally worth it!) We shopped for a bit, then met up with our friends and took the riverboat cruise. I was a bit bummed that I forgot to take my camera, but, we did have the whole weekend to take pictures, so no big deal...ha. At about 10, we went back to the hotel and prepared to go to sleep. (That itself was a nightmare... ever time Javin made a noise, Rylan woke up, and vice versa) We finally got them to sleep around 11pm. Then, at 11:58, Javin wakes up gasping for breath! It was horrible, and it wasn't getting any better, so Trevin took him to the ER. By the time he got there, of coarse, Javin was breathing better. The wait at the ER was very long, so Trevin called me, and we decided to just drive home and take Javin to our own ER if he needed it, as there was no way were were going to sea world now! When we got home at 3:40 AAAMMM, Trevin went with Javin to sleep. At 6, he came into our room and woke me up saying Javin couldn't breath again, and was taking him to the ER. When he got to the ER, they checked his Oxegen level, and it was very low, so they Transferred him by ambulance to the Childrens hospital where he was admitted. He received a bunch of breathing treatments and was doing much better, thank heavens! The decided he had croup, and were going to keep him for at least 24 hours for observation.... um.... I think I can watch him at home thank you very much! I found it ridiculous that they wanted to keep him overnight, especially since, if you know Javin, you know that he never spend 1 minute in his hospital bed. In Fact, he literally ripped his hospital gown off his body! Hulk style! He spent the whole time crying to go home, and walking the halls! My poor baby just wanted to go home, and sleep in his own bed! I hold the hospital that we were going to check out (as that is my right as his parent!) and they told me that there would be tons of paperwork, and a visit with Social Services, before they would let us go. ( as well as a probable visit from them at home) hahahaha, people, he has CROUP!!! Get a freaking life!! Finally I got them to agree to let us go home that evening, without having to jump through all their hoops. They rented us a nebulizer, and we did the breathing treatments at home. Javin is doing much better, being in his own environment and finally able to sleep! Long story... long... but it was probably the worse night/ day of our lives thus far! Oh yeah, and to add insult to injury, Javins hospital room had Shamu all over the walls! He walked in and yelled "Shampoo!" (We had been telling him all week he was going to see Shamu.) Next time when we actually go to Sea World, he is NOT going to want to see "Shampoo" :) Where Javin spent most of the time... in the visiting area, NEXT to his room.
At least Rylan would wear the robe!
He is so freaking cute!!
Javin and his tools.. off to fix something!
When the hospital heard a 2 year old was coming in, they had a crib set up for him... but the moment they saw him, they went and switched his bed to this baby :)

So we are home now.... nightmare OVER!!!

24th of July!

It's been 4 years since we have been able to celebrate the 24th, so we went all out :) Ok, not really, but we did have a BBQ and fireworks! I forgot summer could be something to look forward to, instead of dread! The weather is so beautiful in Utah! Happy 24th!

Family Pics

Here are a couple of family pics from our little photo shoot in Utah! Now I just need to upload the rest of the pics.... don't hold your breath :) We had a great time in Utah, even though it felt so short!

Future?

Javin sure liked trying on shoulder pads.... I wonder if this is what the future holds! Make mommy the big money baby! :)

A day at the aquarium

We have a season pass to the aquarium, and spend a lot of our time there! What else are we going to do in this blazin heat :) Yesterday we went with some friends, and Javin had a great time watching the dolphins.