Family Camping Trip

We have always wanted to go on a family camping trip, but we thought the boys were always too young to enjoy it. This year, they were the perfect age! So we drove 3 hours away to Sheppard AFB Recreation Park in Texas. We booked a cabin for the weekend(I'm not ready for tents just yet!). The cabin was small, but had everything we needed to make the camping trip comfortable for the kids. We had a bathroom/shower, kitchen with all working appliances, grill, beds/furniture, Air Conditioning, and a TV which the boys only watched at night. We did a lot of fishing, grilling, star gazing,and playing with the kids. It was an incredible way to spend quality time as a family. We plan on making it an annual trip. Well here is our family camping trip in photos...

We Bought a House!

We bought a house!!! If you've been following my blog, you may know that we were on the hunt for a house last year. We got in contract with a house and had to back out at the last minute because we thought it was not the right time to buy due to my husband's Navy career on the line. Thankfully, he was approved to stay in the military because he picked up rank. A miracle! Especially because the clock was ticking and we were already making plans for civilian life. Well now that we know his career is stable again, we thought it was the perfect time to buy. We wanted to buy a house this summer that way we could get moved in and settled before the kids school year started. I was so excited when I found this house on realtor.com. It was the only house in our prime location with all the specifics we were looking for in our price range. My kids are now in the best school zoning in the city. We are just 5 minutes from base and right down the street from the boys school and our favorite parks. We closed on the house July 31 and moved in the very next day. Our new home is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage that comes with a big fenced in backyard. Our backyard has an amazing flower bed and 3 raised garden beds to plant veggies...something I've always wanted to try! Below are the pictures from the listing. Not our actual furniture, but gives you an idea of what our new home looks like. I actually like the house better with our furniture in it =)

First Day of School

Back to school for the kids and I. AJ started Kindergarten this year and Ronde started Pre K. It was a big day for both of them! Ronde has been looking forward to this day for a long time and he is super excited that it's finally his turn to go to school. This is AJ's first year going to school for a full day. And when I say full day, I mean ALL day. 9:00am - 3:50pm??? When did a school day ever last this long. I was getting kind of bored waiting for school to end!! Both kids had a great day. I only heard great things from their teachers. Ronde even came home wanting to read book after book with me. I'm glad to see him so motivated to learn.

Summer

This picture was from another day playing in the pool.

Trophy Ceremony