In the NAVY

So we had a little cake for Nick on Sunday. Mom made it and I think the whole point was so we could sing "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" since we didn't sing it at dinner the other night :)

Monday morning we had our little photo shoot of Nick before taking off to the recruiter station. Yes, he is joining th Navy and not the NBA....I'm afraid he will never look the part!

Grandma Linda and Nick's mom, Evelyn. Nick was kind of worried about saying goodbye to them...they all did very well hiding the tears!

Here's his goodbye party. We were planning to say goodbye to Nick and then go eat lunch but we ended up having a lot more time, so after saying goodbye one time, Nick's mom and grandma left, then we went to Chick-fil-a with Kerriann, Mom and the girls, then we waited some more, then Mom and Kerri left, and then I finally left at about 2:30. Nick left around 3:00. It was hard but now I can start counting down the days until I see him again!!

Well, just to let you all know...the permanent marker did come off with baby oil. Also, the Imagination Movers is a Disney show that has a character who is boring because everything he owns, wears, etc. is tan! And she was crying when we first found out...more from embarrassment I'm sure! After the video, Mommy did have a discussion about it :)

Here's some pics of our big snow storm!

Pop Pop found Jewls on his bed putting on "make-up"...isn't she great!

The annual Turkey Bowl with the Jacksonville II Ward and a few of Nick's friends.

Tutoring is FUN! (and funny!)

He hasn't set the timer since!

Mushrooms anyone?

This big guy showed up in our yard about 3 days after Hanna...I guess mushrooms put on water weight too! I just had to take a picture of it...I thought it was a soft shelled turtle when I first saw it!