tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86166558666752320792024-03-05T01:00:08.921-05:00Our Jones Family ExperienceA little about our lives as we raise our girls and journey around the world as a military family.Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-89558700887803628072015-09-28T10:38:00.000-04:002015-09-28T10:38:10.953-04:00Here We Go Again<div class="MsoNormal">
It's that time again. . . moving time. I love the military lifestyle. I enjoy living in new places and experiencing
new cultures, the camaraderie between military spouses, and so much more. Usually after two years or so, I am ready to
move. This time was different though as
the girls and I had the most amazing group of friends (family). We saw each other almost daily and nothing
can beat knowing that you have friends that are always there for you and will do
everything they can for you. While I
loved so much about Hawaii, it was the people that made me so sad to move. </div>
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Military moves can't be avoided though, so we began
preparing for Charleston, SC. At first
things seemed to be going well. The
movers came mid-August to pack up our household goods. We were living with very little, but it
allowed me to completely clean the house.
Unfortunately, the title for my car was shipped with everything else, which
was needed to ship the car to SC. After
determining there was no way to expedite the title from VT, we got a power of
attorney for a friend to ship the car after we left (one of our amazing friends
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Gideon's car which we had planned to sell decided to break
down 3 days before the move, which caused the sale to fall through. The day we left the island was spent trying
to sell the car. While we were able to
sell it, the price did not even cover the cost of the repairs. But, we were just glad to be rid of it and
not have to worry about it once we were off island. </div>
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We had a night flight to start out and while the girls slept
most of the flight, Gideon and I were awake for most of it. We had a 5 hour layover in Houston which I
was dreading, but it turned out to be a blessing as we were able to visit the
USO and all get a few hours of much needed sleep. <br />
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<i>Sleeping on the plane</i></div>
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<i>Thank goodness for the USO</i></div>
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Before we knew it, we were on our last flight to SC. Things seemed to be going well until we landed. All nine of our bags arrived, but we were
missing one vital thing. Our cat
Sasha! Cassie, our cat arrived without
issue, but United could not even tell us where Sasha was. After waiting for about an hour, the girls,
Cassie and I headed to the hotel, while Gideon waited to find out more
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Eventually they were able to tell us that Sasha had been put
on the wrong plane and was in Miami.
They ended up flying her back to Houston for the night and told us that
she would fly through Chicago the next day to arrive in Charleston at 2:00
PM. <br />
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<i>We have arrived, minus Sasha</i></div>
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The next day we were back at the airport. Again, Sasha was
not there. Back to the hotel for the
girls and I. Two hours later she finally
arrived. They decided to send her
directly from Houston to Charleston instead of through Chicago, except they did
not tell us or anyone else within the airline.
Throughout the entire ordeal, no one could tell us what happened or how
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We had such a good experience living in base housing in HI,
we planned to do the same in Charleston.
The girls would be in a good school, Gideon could bike to work, and we
would hopefully have a neighborhood with lots of kids where the girls could
play and we could make friends. That
hope was quickly dashed when we went into the housing department. There were no houses available, no one had
even put in their move-out notice, and there were five families on the list
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Begin the house hunt.
From talking with others who had previously lived in Charleston, I knew
I wanted the girls in the Dorchester 2 School district. It would be a bit more of a drive for Gideon,
but we agreed that the girls' school was the most important thing. After being told the military would only pay
for 5 nights in a hotel, we quickly began searching. </div>
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We were lucky to find a house quickly. The house has a lot of space which I love,
and it is walking distance to the girls school, which they love (and me
too). The house did need to be cleaned,
so we weren't able to get in it right away, which meant 10 days in the
hotel. Keeping our fingers crossed that
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Our next task was to find me a car. I had my heart set on a Honda Pilot. After checking out a few other models, we
found a 2013 Honda Pilot on our first Saturday here. On Tuesday, we got to try out our Roadside
Service when I got a flat tire. <br />
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<i>My beautiful new car with its flat tire</i></div>
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As for all of our stuff, we are still waiting for it. We have been told multiple times for the past
two weeks that it will be delivered in 10-14 days. We have been in the house for 3 nights now,
camping out on air mattresses and eating on the floor. </div>
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The girls started school today and I have started
researching activities. While it has
been a bumpy ride so far, we are hoping for a fun, memorable stay in
Charleston; at least for the next year and then it starts all over again. <br />
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<i>Gideon said he feels sorry for Hadley's future husband</i></div>
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<i>The girls have been such troopers through it all</i></div>
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<i>I've missed all of the food options</i></div>
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<i>Playing in the hotel</i></div>
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<i>Did a little exploring around Charleston</i></div>
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<i>Our amazing hotel had a few tables with TV's to watch during breakfast. </i></div>
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<i>Thank goodness for Kindles and smart phones</i></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-23201239878406247782014-08-18T22:14:00.001-04:002014-08-18T22:14:40.060-04:00Malia is 4 Years Old<div class="MsoNormal">
Dear Malia,</div>
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Thank you for being such an amazing little girl. You are so kind, sweet, and caring. You always think about others and want to
make sure everyone is happy and having fun.
You are also the funniest kid I know.
You are always saying and doing things that make me laugh out loud and
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I love spending time with you. You love playing games and could spend all
day going from one board game to another.
Your favorites are Disney's Eye Found It and Candy Land, but really you
would play anything and be happy. Your
imagination is exploding and often make up games for us to play. A good game of hide and seek also makes your
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It is so easy to make you happy as you are so laid back and
content. Whether we are hanging out at
home or out and about trying new things, you are happy and willing to try
anything. While you may appear quiet to
people who don't know you, you are a little chatter box at home and with
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I'm so glad that you have maintained your carefree, go with
the flow attitude. One of my biggest
hopes is that you can continue it throughout your life. It will help you to be confident and happy
with who you are. Regardless of what is
to come, I'm so happy to be your Mommy and so incredibly proud of everything
you have become.</div>
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<i>Her flowers from Daddy</i></div>
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<i>Hadley reading her birthday card to her</i></div>
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<i>While she was at school I decorated the house a little. She was so happy when she got home.</i></div>
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<i>She wanted to give everyone birthday hats too. She told me "You can't have a party without party hats."</i></div>
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<i>I didn't even know they did this. They announced her birthday over the loud speaker, sang her happy birthday, gave her a visor and a free piece of cake. </i></div>
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<i>Even more cake!</i></div>
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<i>Our first visit of the week was to the Polynesian Cultural Center. It was incredibly hot that day so I splurged on the $5 ice cream.</i></div>
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<i>Learning a Tahitian dance</i></div>
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<i>Spear throwing. I don't know about the Tahitian guy, but I was scared.</i></div>
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<i>Picnic at the park with friends. This is the little love triangle we have going on. Malia has a crush on Joshua, and Joshua has a crush on Hadley.</i></div>
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<i>Waiting in the buffet line at the Hale Koa Magic Show</i></div>
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<i>After the Magic Show with the performers. A family of magicians.</i></div>
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<i>Last play group of the summer at Kroc Center.</i></div>
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<i>I got them a pedicure for back to school. Malia is very ticklish and could hardly sit still.</i></div>
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<i>PTO Ice Cream Social for the 1st week of school</i></div>
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<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-23347160817149763462014-08-10T00:56:00.000-04:002014-08-10T00:56:05.596-04:00School Days<div class="MsoNormal">
It is hard to believe that the girls have already finished
their first week of school. This summer
flew by in a whirlwind of activities and emotions. Hadley is entering 1st grade and Malia is in
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Hadley was very anxious about starting 1st grade. She is a nervous person to begin with, but I
had never seen her so worried about starting school. She loves school, but she seemed overwhelmed
by the idea of being in 1st grade. I
assured her that she would be fine and know lots of kids in her class. After meeting her teacher and being in class
for a few days, she is happy to be back in school and is not worried at all
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Malia was excited from the beginning. She loved the idea of being a "big
girl" and being in the same school as Hadley. Their school has a drop-off line, but as I
was working at the school with the PTO each morning I thought I would walk
Malia to class each morning her first week.
Monday I walked her and took pictures, but Tuesday she insisted on doing
it herself. She told me "I don't
need you Mommy." It broke my heart
and made me extremely proud at the same time.
I watched her walk confidently to her classroom and go in without
hesitation or even looking back. Malia
was so excited when I picked her up each day.
She couldn't wait to tell me about her day and was very happy that she
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Each morning the students go to the center courtyard for
Flag, where they sing the National Anthem and recite the pledge. Then the student leaders of each class for
that day get to go to the front and make an announcement in front of the school. The students can make whatever announcement
they would like. Malia was class leader
Thursday. I was at the school sorting
recycling, so I got to see her make her announcement. She calmly walked to the microphone and
announced that "My name is Malia, and my Daddy is on a long journey on his
ship." Not only was I proud of her,
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I'm so glad that I have two smart girls who enjoy
school. I'm also thankful for such a
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-29680898972952264842014-07-29T04:49:00.004-04:002014-07-29T04:49:52.780-04:00The Week in PicturesWith school starting next week, we have been packing in the activities. Along with the princesses and safety fun day, we visited the Children's Discovery Center and the beach. <br />
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<i>Judge Hadley</i></div>
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<i>While we were waiting to see the princesses. She was so excited.</i></div>
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<i>Beach day</i></div>
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<i>Very proud of her hole</i></div>
<br />Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-56079486281213088652014-07-28T19:25:00.000-04:002014-07-28T19:25:58.052-04:00Safety Fun DaySaturday I had a meeting in the afternoon, so I was looking for something the girls and I could do in the morning that wouldn't take too long. I found online the Safety Fun Day that one of the local malls was putting on. I happened upon it randomly. It wasn't advertised well and there wasn't much information on it, so I wasn't expecting much. I was very pleasantly surprised though.<br />
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There was a fire truck, ambulance, police car, emergency response truck, National Guard, and smoke house there. All of which the kids could get into and explore. Hadley's favorite was getting to drive the National Guard's bomb retrieval robot, while Malia declared that she "loved it all!" <br />
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I loved the fact that everyone was so friendly and patient with the kids and that they learned so much. The Safety Fun Days are done regularly around the island. I imagine we will go again if we find out about it, and I'll make sure to tell all of my friends.<br />
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<i>Driving the lifeguards jet ski</i></div>
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<i>Malia helped paramedic Gus put Hadley's arm in a sling</i></div>
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<i>The National Guard's bomb retrieval robot that the girls got to drive</i></div>
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<i>Malia was picked as a volunteer to help demonstrate. They were roasting smores and the fire jumped up. Malia had fire in her hair.</i></div>
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<i>Getting her Assistant Firefight Hat for being a good helper. The hat ended up flying out the window while we were driving down the highway. It led to LOTS of screaming and crying, but that is a whole other story.</i></div>
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A friend and her girls went with us and we arrived about 45 minutes early. There was already a lot of people there. We had a good spot at first until everyone started crowding and climbing over us to get better seats. It only got worse as the princesses were late to arrive, the sound system wasn't working, and Queen Elsa was the only one to sing a song that the kids knew. </div>
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Since it was so busy, they decided to skip any more sing-alongs and story time and go straight to picture taking. Without any direction, the crowd surged forward to get pictures. After Malia being nearly trampled, we decided to go see Snow White and Rapunzel, whose lines were much shorter, before getting in line for Queen Elsa and Princess Ana. </div>
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Once the lines were actually created, we ended up waiting 45 minutes to see Queen Elsa. Once we finally reached her, she was wonderful. She took time to talk to the girls, smile for pictures, and give hugs. We then headed over to see Princess Ana. Ana was also great. By the time we went to get a picture with Jasmine, she was already gone. I was definitely more bummed about that than the girls, since she is my favorite princess. </div>
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<i>They normally have dance class at the same time but not together. This week Hadley's teacher was absent, so they got to have class together. They loved it.</i></div>
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<i>Haircut time for Malia</i></div>
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<i>Final result</i></div>
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<i>Decorating the links for the paper chain we made to mark the weeks Daddy is gone.</i></div>
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<i>30+ weeks of chain. I thought it would be better to have extra than not enough.</i></div>
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<i>Malia saw this place and decided she wanted her birthday party here. I thought we should check it out first since we had never been there. It was a huge success. I'm having fun planning for her glow in the dark party.</i></div>
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<i>Enjoying Ben & Jerry's after our golf outing. She insisted on the cone with the sprinkles.</i></div>
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<i>Hadley climbed the rope at gymnastics. She has been climbing the poles at playgrounds for a while now, but this was her first chance to actually try to climb a rope. She was the only one to make it to the top.</i></div>
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<i>My other monkey at gymnastics.</i></div>
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<i>Visiting the zoo.</i></div>
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<i>Climbing around on the trees at the zoo.</i></div>
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<i>They woke up before me one morning. I came downstairs to find that they had made a bed and were watching TV.</i></div>
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Today we had to stand on a pier and wave goodbye to Gideon's
ship. There is nothing quite like the
feeling of knowing that your husband, the father of your children, your best
friend, your confidant is leaving for many months. You don't know when you will see him next or
even when you will talk to him next. </div>
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Military families really are a different breed of
people. It is hard to explain our
lifestyles to civilians. How can you
describe how hard it is to say goodbye, while being indescribably proud of
everything your military member does and stands for? And how do you make your children understand
that Daddy is going away on a "really long trip" but that he loves
them and will be thinking about them, that he will be home as soon as he can
and will call as often as he can? </div>
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Today was the beginning of a new adventure. As we stood on the pier saying, "see you
soon," "stay safe," "we'll be okay," "call when
you can," and "I love you," I couldn't help but be scared,
proud, excited, and anxious. </div>
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We will make it through this like we have everything else,
and in the end we will all come out of it stronger. We love you Daddy. We are so proud of you. Stay safe.</div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-49294334964351118482014-05-25T00:59:00.000-04:002014-05-25T00:59:13.585-04:00Our Graduate<div class="MsoNormal">
It was hard to believe at the beginning of the year that
Hadley was old enough to start kindergarten.
It is even harder to believe that she is now graduating from
kindergarten. Monday and Tuesday, she
had graduation practice leading up to graduation on Wednesday. I was also informed that she had been
practicing a special graduation song, but she wouldn't sing it for me as she
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Wednesday she was very excited and kept asking if I was
going to be there to watch. I assured
her I would be there. When I arrived at
school, she was playing on the playground, but she took time out to come and
give me a hug. It is nice to know that
even though she is graduating, she's still not too old to want to give me a hug
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As the kids started lining up for the graduation, you could
tell how excited they all were. I'm so
proud of my kindergarten graduate, even though I still can't believe she is old
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<i>Receiving her diploma from her amazing teacher</i></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-81940568444763540542014-05-14T02:41:00.004-04:002014-05-14T02:41:34.253-04:00Mother's Day<div class="MsoNormal">
Last year on Mother's Day, Gideon commissioned as a Naval
Officer. This year, he is hard at work
on his first ship which is underway. Unfortunately,
this is the first of many occasions over the next year that Gideon will be
missing. While we always miss him and
wish he was with us, we are living life and celebrating things as they
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Shortly before Mother's Day, there are always lists
publicized of what Mom really wants. We
as mom's don't usually want much. The
lists typically consist of sleeping in, not having to cook, chocolates,
flowers, jewelry, a card. The
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Being the only parent at home, I knew I wasn't going to get
many of those things. I was hoping to at
least be able to sleep in, but that wasn't to be either. Even though I didn't get many things on the
list, we made it work and had a good day.
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We enjoyed brunch with friends, watched a movie, played
outside, and what I really wanted, extra hugs and kisses. And while it may not have been the jewelry
they were talking about on all of those lists, I did get a pin and a necklace,
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While it is not always easy being Mom, I wouldn't trade it
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-49623232714914635222014-05-11T00:30:00.001-04:002014-05-11T00:30:10.772-04:00Let's Be Realistic<div class="MsoNormal">
I've been telling myself for over a year that I was going to
catch up with my blog. I would take the
time and write all the posts for all of the events that we have done over the
last year. It is time that I am finally
realistic with myself and admit that that is not going to happen. For one we are always doing new things so I
am just getting further and further behind, and for another I am just too busy.
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With Gideon gone for a little while and then leaving again
for deployment shortly after he gets home, I thought now would be a good time
to jump back in where we are now. The
Navy is very different from the Marines.
There are many pros and cons to both, but one of the big negatives of
the Navy is the lack of communication during deployments. Phone calls are only available when they are
in port and even email is not always available.
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So I'm restarting my blog to help Gideon keep up with what
is going on at home while he is gone.
Even though tomorrow is Mother's Day, this is for you Gideon. We love you and miss you. See you soon!</div>
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still patches of snow on the ground, I think it is fair to say Easter
Wonderland. We got ready for our
wonderland by visiting the Easter bunny at the mall and painting eggs. I also spent the majority of the day baking
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Years ago when we first started making holiday meals for
people, we invited over the single Marines.
They were usually far away from home, missing family, and very excited
for a home cooked meal. Over the years
as our duty stations changed, most of our holiday meals were married couples
and families. There just were not that
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This year though, all of the families had plans. We decided to invite the Navy students that
Gideon would be graduating with. While I
enjoy cooking for the families, the appreciation and enjoyment of the Navy
“kids” reminded me again of how much I love doing this. The oohs and aahs over the food made all of
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friends and her family to join us for dessert and the Easter egg hunt. Jade is such a sweet girl and my girls get
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We had so much fun and I can’t wait until our next holiday
to celebrate with family and new friends.</div>
Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-7868771634111512412013-09-19T16:03:00.004-04:002013-09-19T16:03:32.320-04:00Only Big Girls Here<div class="MsoNormal">
When we were trying to get Hadley to potty train, we told
her once she went on the potty all of the time she would get a big girl
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Malia showed no interest in going on the potty, so we didn’t
push at all. Occasionally, we would ask
her if she wanted to sit on the potty, but she always said no. I thought she would be closer to three before
we were out of diapers, but one week before she turned 2.5 she said she wanted
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We put on panties and within a month she was completely
potty trained, even during naps and bedtime.
Since we were moving soon and trying to sell the house, we didn’t want
to convert her bed to a full size.
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We have two big girls now and potty training wasn’t nearly
as bad as everyone warned. My girls are
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While you never really get a break from winter while living
in Vermont, it is nice that the schools give the kids a week off to have some
fun. Gideon still had classes, so I set
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We were also having our floors refinished in preparation for
listing the house, so I decided that a vacation where we could spend the night
would be good. I had heard that
Manchester, NH had a science center and as most of you know, we are all about
kid’s museums and science centers.</div>
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The one in Manchester was not what I expected. It was small, and had few exhibits. That didn’t stop the girls from having a lot
of fun. It was our only event planned
for the day and the only thing in Manchester that I knew the girls would enjoy,
so we visited all of the exhibits and most of them multiple times. We were lucky that a traveling dinosaur
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Boston, one of my favorite cities. We
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pretty clothes for them. When we left,
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-41627979793560297192013-08-03T22:55:00.000-04:002013-08-03T22:55:17.618-04:00Malia is 2.5 Years Old<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear Malia,</div>
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While most two year olds are busy throwing temper tantrums
and fits for not getting their way, you continue to be the most laid back,
funny kid I have ever met. There is very
little that ever gets you down or makes you mad, and you are always ready for
your next adventure. </div>
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Before you never wanted to leave Mommy’s side, but you
started going to “school” at Ms. Christy’s house. You love going and have so much fun. It has helped a lot with your separation
anxiety and now you are much more willing to go places without me. It has been good for both of us to have some
time on our own. I think it makes us
appreciate all of our time together that much more.</div>
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I love watching you and Hadley play together. Seeing your imagination grow is wonderful,
and I am always amazed at the stories and scenarios you create. When Hadley isn’t around you want me to play
“baby, mommy doggie” with you. Sometimes
you get frustrated with Mommy when I don’t know what to do, but you never stop trying. </div>
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You never seem to give up on anything you do. You continue to be very determined and
focused on what you want. While that
would seem to contradict with your laid back attitude, somehow you pull it off. </div>
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Just last week, you decided you didn’t want to wear diapers
anymore. You are doing great and already
waking up from naps and bedtime dry. It
won’t be long until you get your big girl bed.
You are becoming my big girl too.
While you are getting taller and skinnier, you have managed to keep your
big ole belly. I love giving you kisses
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You love to laugh and make everyone around you laugh
too. Gym is one of your favorite things
to do. Whenever we go you pick a stuffy
and carry it around the whole time.
Austin is your favorite stuffy right now and we can’t go anywhere
without him. While it can be hard always
keeping track of him, I love how attached you get to objects and people. I think it shows how much you love and care
and how big your heart is.</div>
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I hope you always keep your big heart. Remember to keep laughing and love with all
you have. Mommy will always love you and
adore your funny, quirky, mischievous personality. </div>
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For the last three years we have gone to Sesame Street Live
around this time of year. As the girls
are getting older, they seem less interested in Sesame Street. I found out that Disney on Ice was coming to
the area, and I heard really good things about it. I decided we should try something new. Our friend Christy and her daughter Kylie
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Of course I had to get us all Disney clothes. Hadley picked Rapunzel, while Malia went with
Cinderella (because she has blue). I got
a classic Cinderella tee for me and a Grumpy t-shirt for Gideon. We were all ready for the show.</div>
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After finding our seats, all of the girls picked out snow
cones as their treat. For the first part
of the show, I know my girls were more interested with the snow cones than the
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Soon though, they started paying attention and were quickly
drawn in by the magic of it all. The
show we say was Disney’s Treasure Chest which contained pieces of several
different shows. It was fun, but some
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I’m glad that we went and that we got to share it with
friends. We all are starting to realize
how soon we are going to be moving away from each other. </div>
Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-24278526622835552632013-08-03T01:09:00.004-04:002013-08-03T01:09:39.571-04:00Cold but Fun<div class="MsoNormal">
Last year we had so much fun at Santa’s Village for New
Year’s Eve that we wanted to go again this year. We even decided to drive straight back from
Illinois so we could make it in time. We
had our doubts about going though since the whole area had been hit by winter
storms and the high was only going to be about 25 degrees. </div>
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After a lot of debating, we decided to go. I packed everyone warm clothes and we set
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Hopefully next year we can find something just as fun and
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Around noon, we left my parent’s house and headed north to
celebrate at Gideon’s parent’s house.
His brother and sister and their families, and his step brother and
grandmother were there as well. We also
got to meet Vanessa, our future niece for the first time. It was another full house to celebrate
Christmas and just being together.</div>
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Three of Gideon’s friends from high school were also in the
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The girls enjoyed some more family time, playing with the
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The trip back was less eventful then the trip there. We only had to drive through severe winter
storms the whole way. We decided to
drive it straight, which I thought was better, but Gideon and Hadley complained
about it being too long. Who knows when
our next trip to Illinois will be; I can only image the adventure it will
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For our second Christmas of the year, we were at my parent’s
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Before we could celebrate though, we had to make it
there. We chose to drive again, and it
didn’t go quite as planned. In the first
five hours of driving we stopped five times.
By the end of the first day, Malia had a blow out diaper, severe
constipation that resulted in a massive dirty diaper that had to be changed in
the car, and projectile vomit (tinted blue from juice) that had to be cleaned
up on the side of the interstate. It was
not her day. We also got stuck in
traffic an hour from our destination, the portable DVD player broke, and Malia’s
brand new Leap Pad broke too. It wasn’t
really anyone’s day. Day two was
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of the usual Illinois things. The girls
played with and were spoiled by family, we visited Donavan’s farm where the
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<i>She never takes naps, but when I went to check on her this is what I found. She must have laid down for a minute and then fell asleep. Too much fun.</i></div>
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<i>Opening one gift on Christmas Eve</i></div>
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<i>Getting cookies for Santa</i></div>
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<i>All ready for Santa</i></div>
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our stockings from Santa and then dove under the tree. The rest of the morning was spent playing
with toys and packing up to head to Gideon’s family’s house for our third
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-36545107632908231532013-08-02T19:25:00.001-04:002013-08-02T19:25:56.180-04:00Our First Christmas of 2012<br />
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The last time we spent Christmas in Illinois was in 2005
before we moved to Germany and before we had any kids. Since we are moving this summer, we thought
this might be a good chance to have Christmas in Illinois. </div>
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I knew the families would go crazy with gifts and that we
wouldn’t have a lot of room in the car on the drive home, so we had our
Christmas early. We had our holiday
party with friends the day before, so we already had all of the Christmas
fixings. Christmas is the one day I let
everyone stay in their pajamas all day.
Gideon had to leave for part of the day to go to a final, but the girls
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The girls promptly set to ripping open their presents and
would often squeal with delight when they got even a tiny peek. I love the excitement and joy of watching the
girls open their presents. <br />
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-74954380141543878472013-08-02T19:18:00.001-04:002013-08-02T19:18:36.408-04:00The Polar Express<br />
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Last year some friends went on The Polar Express, and I
remember them saying how much fun they had.
I knew it was something I wanted us to do for our last Christmas in
Vermont. We had two options, Burlington
and White River Junction. The Burlington
one is so popular there is a lottery for tickets. I was actually selected in the second round
for tickets, but decided that White River would be a better option for us. </div>
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I booked tickets on the evening train ride and then we picked
out our Christmas jammies as everyone is encouraged to wear their pajamas. The night before our train ride, we watched
The Polar Express movie. Hadley liked
it, but kept saying she wanted to stay inside the train. </div>
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Before the train arrived, the girls got their faces painted
as Rudolph and colored some coloring pages.
Then we settled in to wait for the train. <br />
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The train took us to the North Pole where Santa got on the
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<i>Helping lead Christmas carols.</i></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-66556517253647713062013-08-02T19:02:00.001-04:002013-08-02T19:02:34.901-04:00Christmas Prep<br />
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Preparing for Christmas and all of the fun that comes with
it is almost as much fun as Christmas itself.
I’m not talking about the shopping because I don’t enjoy shopping and
usually get a lot of gifts online. I’m
talking about decorating the tree, frosting sugar cookies, Christmas parades
and everything else. I do think stores
start prepping way too early and it is always too early for Christmas music,
but once December comes around I start getting in the swing of things.</div>
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Even though we are going to be in Illinois for Christmas
this year, we still decorated our tree.
We let the girls hang up their special ornaments, so most of those were
on the lower third of the tree. Malia
insisted on all of her ornaments being hung in the same area. She had a very crowded couple of
branches. Our tree may not win any
prizes for best decorated, but it is decorated with love and fun.<br />
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<i>Looking at the village under the tree</i></div>
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We also ventured out this year to the town’s tree lighting
ceremony. We ended up missing the actual
tree lighting ceremony, but we had fun watching the parade before it and the
fireworks after it. It was cold, but we
(I) came prepared with blankets and hot cocoa.
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It wouldn’t be Christmas without Christmas baked goods (at
least not in my house). The girls and I
decorated a gingerbread village. Malia
was very excited to be included this year, and she actually ate less of the
candy than I expected. Malia needed a
little help with the squeezing of the icing, but she was very careful about
where she placed her decorations. Hadley
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cookies. This was my first time making
and working with royal frosting. The
girls had some trouble squeezing out the frosting, but that didn’t stop them. I know now I made it too thick, but it was
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December is always a busy month, but it is important to
remember to slow down, do something fun, and treasure every moment of it.</div>
Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-26403157123908878882013-08-02T18:38:00.005-04:002013-08-02T18:38:57.665-04:00Another Trip to Santa's Village<br />
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Can you tell we really like Santa’s Village? (Well that and our lack of options) We decided to visit the day after
Thanksgiving and see Santa’s Village in all of its Christmas glory. It was decorated even more than usual with a
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We went on all of our normal rides. Our favorites are the antique cars, Santa’s
sleigh, and Rudolph’s carousel. <br />
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decorated Gingerbread cookies, looked through some stores, and rode a few
rides. When we finally got to see Santa,
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herself. Malia first asked for a dog. Santa was very smooth and talked about a nice
stuffed dog rather than a real one. Then
Malia stumped Santa by asking for a pumpkin.
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We finished this trip by buying our annual ornaments. It was another great and memorable trip.</div>
Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05167536208316773634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8616655866675232079.post-54150641843023317612013-08-02T17:46:00.001-04:002013-08-02T17:46:18.572-04:00Halloween 2012<br />
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I knew having themed costumes wouldn’t last for long, but I
thought I might get one more year of it.
It wasn’t to be though, as Hadley wanted to be a cowgirl and Malia
wanted to be a puppy. I guess you could
say that Malia was Hadley’s puppy, but it wasn’t quite what I had in mind.</div>
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Even though their costumes didn’t match, I love
Halloween. For me it isn’t about the
candy, it is about seeing them in cute outfits and seeing how excited they
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None of us really like getting messy, so this year we
skipped pumpkin carving in favor of pumpkin painting. (After buying Malia another pumpkin since
hers was stolen. I will not miss
Vermont.) <br />
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<i>The finished products</i></div>
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This year we went out Trick-or-Treating twice. The first was through the dorms at
Norwich. We went with a group of friends
and had a lot of fun. I will miss being
able to Trick-or-Treat through the dorms.
It is a fun, safe environment where you don’t have to worry about the
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On Halloween, we went around to the neighbors. <br />
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The girls ended up with way too much candy again, but like I
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