Winston at the Park

This is Winston last Wednesday at the park with his buddy Jack. They destroyed the frisbee. The weather this past week was perfect, he could have stayed at the park and played with his buddies all day.

Weekly update for the Louvieres

So it seems as though life has slowed down a little bit...whew. I actually got to take a siesta this week.

Vivian had a follow up with the specialist she has been seeing for her tummy issues. It seems as though having her on a daily dose of fiber above 30 grams is doing the trick. No problems for months now and he said that unless the symptoms come back, no more follow ups are needed.

I just about finished up the training needed to begin work in 2 weeks. The classes for the babies are filling up and Casie (my boss) told me to add more hours if I decide I want to. It is kinda neat getting a paycheck however small. I told Troy it could be my housekeeper fund.

We finally sold the truck last weekend at my yardsale. Nice to be done with that gas guzzler.

I know I have mentioned it before, but please check out the CF Husband blog link in the middle to the right of my blog. This story is amazing......Tricia got her lungs last week and is doing fabulous.

Hope all of you are fabulous as well, and that your week flies by.

Leigh Anne

The safest beach in America

This is not a joke. The MP's regularly patrol the beach, keep the younger marines under control and generally discourage any behavior that is not appropriate for a family oriented facility. Not what I was used to based on East Coast experiences with the beaches in NC. I must say that I have alays been very impressed with the cleanliness of the beach, the facilities for families, and the fact that my kids don't have to spend the day around a bunch of drunks who don't know how to behave or who curse and swear alot. I really enjoy this beach alot.

Beautiful Beach Day

Well, summer is just around the corner for us. Today it was well into the 90's where we live, so we piled the kiddos into the van, and headed to the beach for the day. We went to Del Mar Beach on Camp Pendelton and we met up with our friend Robin and her son Kyler. Her husband Chris is in Iraq for the 4th time. Enough already.....

Anyhow, Troy put on his wetsuit and went surfing for about 2 hours while the kids played without wetsuits in the 60 degree water. I don't know how they did it, my bones in my feet ached everytime I stepped in the shallow part to take pictures. Gabriel is very anxious to really start surfing like Daddy, so he practiced today on his boogie board.

I though this was a really natural picture of Vivian, who showd her girly side today when she decided she would rather work on her tan, than play with the boys.

But, then she showed us how she really felt about having a bunch of boys to play with. (just after this picture she and Kyler had a long and very fun mudfight. )

What beach day wouldn't be complete without at least one kid covered from head to toe in sand?

It was a beautiful day, the dolphins came out around 5 o'clock and started surfing the waves. They were beautiful to watch. They always put on a show at Del Mar Beach, but unfortunatley my camera is not fast enough to catch them when they jump . We finally left around 6 pm and took our tired gang home to warm baths, dinner and bed.

Middle Age

A man, a minivan, and a longboard......... (sigh)

Another Reason I love Southern California

Really Cheap Homemade Guacamole!!!!!

Way to go Viv!!!!

This weekend Vivian had a swim meet. She was seeded 1st in 2 events and 2nd in another. The top picture is her and 2 other girls from her team as they dive in for a 100 meter Individual Medley. She is the furthest away in the red and blue suit.

This is her take off in her backstroke event, her best event.

She is pretty pleased with her times for this meet, even though she didn't smash any records. She has many months of swimming as a ten year old before she "ages up" and so there is a good possibility she will be posting some really competitive times before she turns 11. GO VIV!!!!!