Welcome Home Daddy!

After a deployment of nearly five months and missing important milestones like our 10th anniversary, his oldest son's 5th birthday and the birth of his third son, Jay is finally home!  We treked out to our usual spot at Point No Point in Hansville to watch the ship pass by.

Then we hopped on the nearest ferry to get on over to Seattle so we could see them pulling in.  The timing was perfect on all accounts and when the boys saw Jay, they weren't sure if it was him and hesitated approaching him, but when they finally realized it, they both went running toward him yelling "DADDY!"....it was a very sweet moment.

And then the sweetest of all moments came when Jay held Trev for the first time.... 

It was a great homecoming, Jay is really glad to be back and we are all happy he is home!!

Please Don't Judge Me....

I can't even believe I am blogging about this, but I figured I had to share my "experience".  My neighbor had an extra ticket to the Lady GaGa concert last night and invted me to go.  Seeing that she paid a hefty price for the seat, I figured I ought to do her a favor and not let it go to waste.  I mean, afterall, I like her music and I could really use a girls night out.  How bad could it be?  And so I went. 

O.M.G.... 

Honestly, I spent part of the night wondering what the heck I was doing at a Lady GaGa concert and the other part with my jaw dropped staring at all the "interesting folks" surrounding me.  Seriously had to keep my expressions in check.  What did I expect, you ask?  Yes, I should've known it was going to be crazy and expected it to be a bit weird....in fact, maybe that was part of the reason I agreed to go, curiosity.  If I was a bigger fan of hers, maybe I would've been more prepared.  I knew I would see some outlandish stuff because that's what she is, but if I see one more group of men in their underwear and high heels, I may cry.  There are a lot of freakshows in this world and about 15,000 of them were in Tacoma last night. 

I thought my purple-patent leather shoes were fabulous, until I saw a man wearing similar ones that were twice as high....

I had to laugh at the thought of bringing Jay to such an event.  I would've lost him before we even entered the dome.  My neighbor brought her 13 year old daughter and I was mortified at what she was being exposed to.  I wanted to plug her ears and cover her eyes most of the evening!  As for the concert itself, it was entertaining to say the least.  There's no question that she's talented, she's just a little too out there for me.  I guess I'm too old for this stuff.  I just need to take my family, move to the country and listen to George Strait...with my purple heels of course :)

Tennis Camp

Signed Scotty up for a two-day tennis camp this week.  Obviously not a lot of time to teach him skills, but he got the gist of it and had a great time.  That's the purpose of these camps, yes?  To inspire an appreciation for the game and for the kids to have a good time, which is exactly what Scotty did.  Jay would've preferred I sign him up for football camp rather than tennis camp, but we missed the cut-off for football this year.  Oh, and he's FIVE.  Besides, there's lots of guys who play tennis that are quite the studs (Sampras, Agassi, Roddick, Federer)....if he wants to play tennis, he will play tennis! :)  In fact, he's asked to keep playing, so I may have to dust off the ol' tennis racquet and teach my boy a thing or two.....or, just try to get it over the net...

The Mighty Blue Angels

Geared up and ready!

Seattle's annual Seafair celebration was dampened by rain this year, but it didn't stop people from coming to see the show.  Hydroplane races and the Blue Angels carried on with their scheduled events.  Even though the sky was gray and cloudy, the jets still made their appearance.  The show was altered a bit to include their low-flight plan and was not as spectacular as in years past, but I gotta admit, there is just something about those Blue Angels that, rain or shine, does something to me and many others in the crowd, obviously.  Why else would all those people (thousands) show up in the crappy weather and watch 30 minutes of jets flying around?  Just goes to show the dedication and pride in our military.  I know that's why I treked out with my three little boys to enjoy every ear-popping moment....and would do it again in a heartbeat! 

They close the I-90 bridge during the show and spectators are able to walk down onto it

Objects were closer than they appear

I wasn't quick enough with my camera to get the ones that came right over our heads...ah well!

Amazing

The boys playing "jets" with their umbrellas...only in Seattle...

Summer Fun

Just a few pics of my pastey white children enjoying the sunshine on a rare hot summer day....