So long beach we will miss you!!! So sad that we can't go to the beach for 3 to 4 more months.. the cold hit to early this year. So SAD!!! When we moved here last year in Dec. I remember going to the beach with my girls all the way till the end of January. Not this year.

If a funeral can be called amazing, this was it. I have always felt like I have been very patriotic, that is how we were raised. But patriotism holds a brand new meaning for me. I have a new found respect for those who serve our country. It is a selfless act that they stand there at the front line while we are at home enjoying our time, our families, and our freedoms. I heard many times this past weekend how war is a "necessary evil" and I could not agree more.
Thursday, we drove to Hills Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, UT for the ramp ceremony of the body being flown in. The only word to describe this event was "chills." We all loaded up in a small bus and drove the 2 mile road to the runway. With the Patriot Guard in attendance, there was a very quiet ceremony. Our journey back was timeless. Every man or woman in uniform that day lined the streets, saluting as we passed with the hearst. No traffic was in movement. Men and women stopped their cars and stood outside with their hands on their hearts. The bus was silenced even with children aboard and not a dry eye present. Saturday, the funeral went all too well. The burial was another chilling moment. With the Honor Guard, the 21 Gun Salute, the trumpet being played, the Patriot Guards surrounding us with flags, its almost overwhelming.

So as I was posting my other post and looking at pictures I thought I would share these. We went to the beach and I finally got Rylee to sleep there, AWESOME!! Then there are some other cute one that I will post that my girls decided to try to swim in Rylee's pool that is tiny. Funny things kids do.

Wow! has it been forever since I have updated this blog. Well things have happened,what kind of things... the beach, the library, the beach,church callings, the beach, and well the beach. Can you tell we love the beach.

We have gone a few trips to Maryland and back but nothing to exciting. Derrick and I celebrated our 12 year anniversary,in Maryland, not again.I am so very happy I married this man. He is such a wonderful, inspiring, loving,spiritual,handsome and I can keep going, But I love this man and so glad he puts up with me.

I am going to try to post some pictures of these lily pads. We see them every time we go to the beach. I think they are so pretty. If they turn out real well I am going to put them in a bathroom and finally decorate it.

I love the summer. I love the heat for some crazy reason. Being at the ocean helps with that though, just so relaxing. I enjoy in the evenings mowing the lawn to. The smell of fresh cut grass is so nice. I probably sound so gay but that is in my mind right now. I just cut the grass and that is what I smell right now.

So I took Aubree and Ashlee to go and get there hair cut this morning. I Think that both of them made good choices in what they wanted. Aubree really scared to get her hair cut because she wanted to grow it really long and Ashlee decided she wanted to do the same just recently. Aubree wanted to donate her hair but when we lived in TX she got high light put in and ruined that idea. it is ok though. The both like the out come of the hair and that makes it nice. I let them choose what they wanted and I am glad it was not to crazy. Can't wait till that comes if it comes.

We just got back from Maryland. We spent Easter with Derricks parents. We had lots of fun. We also spent some time with Derricks brother and his family. We had lots of fun. The on;y Sukey things was that Sydnee was sick the while time. She had allergies when we left but did not think that it would get worse. She did a wonderful job pushing through and trying to have a good time still. It also sucks that Derrick is getting sick and his mom is getting sick. AHHH! What can we do, it happens.

We got to go visit Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. My girls were some what interested but I think that it was more for adults though. Very interesting though. If you didn't listen in history and have the chance to go there, go. I wish I had pictures but I dropped our camera the night before we left and does not work at all. GREAT!!! after that we took the girls to the big Boyd's Bear factory. Amazing! If you are into bears this is the place to go.Don't go unless you plan on buying something for your little ones. They won't come out happy unless they get something :)!

I loved when my girls could be home with me. I could take pictures of them, me being a wanna be photographer! Little girls are just so fun to buy things for, Dress them up and do fun things with.

My husband has let down his guard. Yeah!!! All little girls dream of is to do there dads hair , nails, whatever girls like to do. He has let them paint all his nails. Left it on there for about 2 hours. What a GREAT DAD!!!

I am so mad right now. I can not get my camera to download onto my computer. It is so frustrating. I have some cute pictures to post but can't get to them.
The weather is starting to change and we are excited. can't wait till we can go to the beach and swim!!! we are signing my girls up for softball this spring. They are excited. We will see how they do. I am glad they are on different team too.

I am ready for warm weather. It has been beautiful lately, up in the 70 and 80 and now today and for the next 5 days we will be in the high 40 and low 50. No beach this week. stay in and go crazy. So starting this week I have been going to this aerobics class that is so intense. Wow, even running have been good, but doing this i have worked out muscles in my body that have not been used in a long time. My thighs, my butt, abs, everything. Now try running with a completely soar body. I will let you know when I do it. Sometime today I will get my butt up and running. Slow day. I think it is one o those days though, when you have 80 weather then today is has dropped to 48 and very cloudy no sun it gets funny out there. For example: my girls are up and ready for school usually by 7:30 and have about 10 min. to do what ever before the buss comes. well I look at the clock and Ashlee remembers that she did not do all her homework, i told her you have 10 min. hurry, and Aubree had hurt her wrist playing with the neighbor boys, she was playing Frisbee, and we had to ace her up. Well she has been wearing that all week then last night she missed placed it. So this morning we looked everywhere for it. We spent 20 min. looking for it and time exscaped us and the bus passes our home. Aubree being the funny person that she is says " Come on Ashlee we can run after it. I told her I will take you it is not that big of deal, but she thought she missed the bus and it was not ok. Anyway she is funny but I really think you get thrown off when it gets cloudy outside. We will see how the rest of the day goes.

We had Rylee's birthday on Thursday the 19th. She just turned 1. Time flys! She loved her cake and ate all of it but she did not get to messy. Not till the end she had a blob of it on her chin but other than that she did really well.

I finally got my pictures to download onto my computer. Rylee eating sand and putting sticks into her mouth. YUM YUM!! The girls love the beach. You know where our summer is going to be at. And we don't live that far away anymore. YEAH!!!

OK let me tell everyone out there that this is crazy. On Sunday this crazy little thing happened to me. We went to church, came home from church, fed the missionaries and after that I started to think about me life back in Vegas and our neighbors that lived next to us. They were great people. Just the thought process of it how they are doing, how many kids do they have, have they moved or are they still there. Well I get Monday morning and check my blog and my neighbor Amy Gardner had found me. I am excited for that. I think this blogging thing is so awesome. Anyway i think it is great when old friends find each other. To the Gardner's I hope things are great with you.

o.k I am finally back in the groove. I guess thanks to my sister Jessi for asking me if i have updated my blog yet, so as I am waiting for my visiting teachers to show up I will jot down everything that has been going on. We are finally in VA! Everything is going good so far not that it shouldn't. Still trying to sale the house in TX. lots of visitors but know one is very interest I guess. Not that I owned this house that I am saying this but I think it is a great house, nice ,open, a good home. Anyways that is our only stress right now. Kids are doing great in school, meeting new friends quickly.

I will be showing lots of pictures of the beach so hopefully you guys don't get bored with it. Rylee had a fun adventure going to the beach, i put her down knowing what she would do and she grabbed the dirt and put a whole hand full in her mouth and she did not care, she loved it and kept going, I did not mind that is a child's life what can we eat and how much. It was fun. My girls love the beach and it is not even summer yet. It was 35 degrees outside one day and I took the girls to the aquarium b/c of no school and on our way home the wanted to go to the beach I told them how cold it was not that they should have already known from being outside, but they were like lets go anyway. I took them and we spent all of 3 min. on the beach and they were ready to go. Kids are funny.

Still waiting for my V.T. it is 15 min. past the time not that I am be here right on time but call if you are going to be a little late. I have things I like to be doing. Like exercising.... Funny if you have all seem me but my goal this year is to lose as much weight that I can. I am training right now for a half marathon with some friends. It kind of is exciting to see what you can do. so to all you out there what is a good pair of running shoes?

I miss TX for sure ex specially being with my sister. AWWW!! I know I know. I miss my whole family. I will not be depressed though I will keep going strong and I have met some good people here.

I think that will be it for right now and no my visiting teachers are still not here, 30 min late.oh well another day.