Aydins first FOOTBALL game!!

This morning the Hornets had their first football game (a preseason game). Aydin.. number 7- played GREAT. The othr team was HUGE. Aydin went up against a little boy about a head taller than he is. He did good though. He played 10 minutes on defense and held him every time. I cant wait for the season games to come.

Daddy is HOME!

He's FINALLY home!! Wow- has it been a long summer!! We are glad to say- Steve is home for a few months!

Aydin had to go to school this morning.... Morgan and I went down to the beach to see the boat come in... and Morgan LOVED it. I didnt realize how many other wives would be at the beach today. A few hours after we saw the boat pass by... we were able to go to base and pick him up. Morgan ran right up to him and wouldnt let him put her down.

We then went to Aydins school to surprise him (he didnt realize Steve was coming back while he was in school) and his eyes got SO big! He ran right up to him and held on for as long as he could.

It was a great day for all of us!! We are so glad he is home!

Beach after Fay

Tonight the kids and I wanted to go take a look at the beach after Fay had come and gone. Even though Fay had passed by- it was still so very windy. I could barely walk up to the beach with out getting pushed around by the wind. The waves were coming in pretty choppy and the sand was beating against my face- but it was pretty cool to see.

Tropical Storm Fay- party...

Yesterday school was closed for the Tropical Storm that was going to come through Jacksonville. We ended up spending the day at a friends house watching the storm pass. Around 7pm... the power in my house went out... and we didnt want to go home to the dark... so we ended

up having our own little 'hurricane' party at their house with the kids. The kids had a blast staying up late, eating popcorn, playing games and sleeping at Catie and Elizabeths house. Thanks to great friends- we had a great time on a night that could have been very long and boring!!

First day of School

Today was the first day of school for Aydin. I cant believe my baby boy is already old enough for kindergarten. He could not wait to get in school again and meet new friends. He went through his new school clothes last night, picked out his outfit for today and put them next to his backpack so he could be ready for his first day.

He has a great teacher- Mrs. Glisson. This year he will even be riding the bus home from school. I am so nervous for this but he can not stop asking about it.

AyDiN lost his FIRST tOoTh!!!

Today was a great day for Aydin... first he had a dentist appointment with a great dentist- and then tonight... he finally lost his first tooth that had been hanging on by a thread!! (bottom right) He did not want to swallow it in his sleep so he asked me to pull it out. YES- I said pull it out. We put zilactin on it- got it all numb and then I pulled it out. He could not wait to go to bed so the tooth fairy could bring him money! He was so proud of himself.

Day at the Dentist

Today the kids had a dentist appointment and it was awesome. I love our new doctor and her staff! They had one room with two chairs so both kids can be together getting their teeth done at the same time. It was great! They cant wait to go back.