YAY! Another week down! I bet no one counts the weeks like we do!!

Well, it has been a CRAZY week around here! We started off the week at the dentist AGAIN! We have horrible dentists in NC and I was tempted to go back to AZ to have Meridith's teeth done! Needless to say after many "rip-off" quotes...we found a pediodontist on base and they will take care of everything!! I guess Hiram is really going to have to stay in the military now!

After our adventure with the dentist...we were finally able to get the A/C checked and it is up and running again! Thank goodness! I couldn't take it anymore!



Davin and Meridith started school this week! I can't believe that I have two babies in school! Where did the time go??? We have tried to stay busy at home this week...but the time still drug on and on and on! I never thought that I would miss the sound of children fighting and arguing but during the day I really do miss it! I miss my sweethearts! Poor Annabelle...she really wants to go to school too! She cried today when we dropped off Davin and Meridith!

The week is over! YAY!

We are another week closer to Hiram coming home! We have less than two months now and we are thrilled! Now I have a question for anyone who has an answer....Why would a pediatrician make a two year old pee in a cup???? Now Annabelle knows how to do it and she has done it at home three times! Tonight she came in and I asked where her clothes were and she looked at me and said, "I didn't pee 'em." So I asked where they were again and she told me "I peed in a cup." I asked where the cup was and she told me "it's in the dishwasher!!!" So I checked the dishwasher and sure enough the cup was nicely placed in the dishwasher and there was pee all over the inside of the door! She is so funny! I am going to have to tell Hiram to never drink anything yellow in a cup or else he is going to be sorry!

it's going to be a long wait...

We went to the "shrimp Festival" in Sneads Ferry, with our friends Athena and Kari. The funny thing was I saw no shrimp! The only shrimps that I saw were Meridith, Davin and Annabelle. We had a very "exciting" night as we drove 40 minutes to get there, then we walked atleast a mile to get to the actual place. Not easy to do when you have five kids and one stroller. We walked down a two lane road with cars parked on both sides. That was an adventure. Then this nice little boy gave Davin a sword which caused a fight between the kids! Needless to say we didn't stay too long. We walked back through the traffic and to the car to watch the fireworks in the parking lot. We then headed home (the best part) and all three kids fell asleep! It was a fun adventure that we would have loved to share with daddy!

--Deployment Day--

On March 22, 2008, the United States Marine Corps decided that they needed Hiram more than we did. We still don't understand their reasoning but we are glad that he is safe and will return home soon. (the beginning of Oct)!!!



Hiram left from Camp Lejeune, flew to Germany and on to Kuwait. He arrived without any problems and has been very busy since then. We have been blessed to have been able to communicate on a daily basis unlike his previous deployment. We are thankful for everyone's thoughts and prayers and would ask that you continue to keep him in your prayers.

The Beaches in North Carolina

We have had a fun summer at the beach! We have visited the Onslow Beach with daddy before he deployed...



Then again with Grandma...




and again with Aunt Wendi...



Thanks Aunt Wendi for getting them use to the water!