July Wrap Up

July is coming to an end! We had a very fun month full of firsts. Little Man turned 5 months! I can't believe the changes he's made in the past month. He's growing like a weed. He can sit on his own now and he sprouted a couple teeth on our first day in Canada!

Speaking of which, we had a fantastic week in Niagara Falls. It was my first trip to Canada and my first road trip across Northern NY. If you haven't been to the falls, GO! They were beautiful and there is so much more to do there. We visited forts, went wine tasting at several vineyards, and hiked along the river.

My MIL came to stay with us for a week or so to recover from brain surgery. She's doing fantastic and I am happy Little Man got to spend some time with her. My FIL headed out to Oregon where they are house hunting which is awesome because for those of you who don't know that's where I call home!

Now for the not so pleasant stuff. I survived my root canal. Actually, it went quite well and I am sooo happy to be out of pain. I also found a new dentist who is way better than the one who messed me up to start with. She serves the best cookies in her waiting room. How awesome is that?

We failed to close the garage door one night and someone got into my car and stole my camera and my GPS. They were both super old so it's no big loss, but I'm really creeped out that someone was prowling around my garage while we were home! We live in a really nice neighorhood where the houses are very spread out and we are kinda in the middle of no where. Who the hell was it?? In totally unrelated bad news, someone managed to use my credit card to go on a shopping spree at Burberry and Apple.

Back to the happy things, we took Little Man to his first farm! He went on a hayride and got to see all the animals. I think he was more interested in the hay, however.

I'm wrapping up breastfeeding and I cannot be happier about it. I lasted way longer than I thought I would. I absolutely hated every second of it! We've got another vacation coming up and I'm thrilled to not have to bother pumping or whatever. I'm done!

We received our verbal orders for our move in a few months. It's not in writing so I'm not sharing just yet. All I can say is O...M...G!

See you next month!

June Wrap Up

Ah.... June. Summer finally came to New England!! I guess this is when it's supposed to show up but after being in the south a few years I expected it in March :) I celebrated summer arriving by.... Flying to Georgia! Where it was waaay more humid and hot! I loved it. So did the little man, who had his 4 month birthday this month! At nearly five months now we are getting about an 8 hour stretch of sleep at night, finally. Hallelujah. 

So the real reason for our Georgia trip was a birthday party for my good friend Wendy. She was my drinkin' buddy from my pre-kid days and I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to keep up anymore. I hadn't had a good Redbull and Jager (our drink of choice) in well over a year. I paced myself, only had two drinks (sad, I know) and outlasted the birthday girl. Guess that's what happens when you  turn 40 ;)

As a former swimmer, lifeguard, and swim instructor I've been dying to get Benji in the water! Our Georgia trip gave us the opportunity to visit both the pool and the ocean. The pool went very well!

He thoroughly enjoyed his first outdoor nap under the trees as well after a good swim.

The ocean looked cool but he wasn't thrilled when it actually touched him, despite the fact it was pretty warm. He had a bunch of scratches on his legs from his sharp little finger nails and I'm wondering if the salt water burned a bit. And yes, that wookie behind him belongs to me. 

I've signed up for a fun 5k at the end of September with a bunch of Navy ladies. I am very excited but I really need to get to work on the C25K. Because no, I can't actually run a 5k right now. I started week 4 today and failed miserably. Anybody else on the C25K journey?

So we have less than five months until our next move. Do we know where we are going yet? Of course not! I think there are somewhere around 8 possibilities right now. Yes, it's extremely frustrating. The hubs also has a summer break this year which means he's at home Every. Single. Day for the next 6 weeks or so. I'm thrilled for him. He deserves this nice little break. However, I might kill him being stuck with him that much! We've got some travel plans, though, and I'm really excited about them. I'll keep you all posted!