Joe's Crab Shack

Friday Hank was off work and Parker came home from school after like an hour claiming she was sick so we decided to do some shopping and go out to lunch.

It is the best going at lunch time during the week, we pretty much had the restaurant to ourselves.

While we were eating grandma saw this big Sea Lion jump up onto the dock.  We got to watch him sun bathe the whole time.

Hanging out at home

Grandma and Grandpa left for home today and all day Dally has been asking for them.  The dog barked at someone outside tonight and she immediately started asking "Grandma? Grandma?".  Sad.

Thank you Thank you Thank you to everyone who sent Dally presents for her birthday.  She loved everything!

ITB Graduation

Tuesday we went up to SOI to watch Hank's latest class graduate and Hank give his speech.  Parker complained about her cough and asked to stay home from school... but was perfectly fine all day (and wore her vampire teeth all day, ha).

After the ceremony was finished we headed off base to San Clemente for some lunch.

Then across the street to walk the pier and play on the beach.

Happy Birthday Dally!

Dally is the funniest two year old I know.  She was so cute on her birthday constantly saying "Happy Birthday Mine."  

Cupcakes from the neighbors.

She woke up right before this and didn't know what to think of the candles and cake.

She quickly figured out the presents though.

Henry hung out on the floor and watched.

Some of my favorite things about Dally right now are: 

1. How she yells "Bus! Bus Momma!" anytime we see a bus (any kind of bus)

2. How she walks around saying "Ello, mornin" no matter what time of day it is

3. How she only steals Henry's blue binkies but never his green ones

4. How she insist on having juice and her blankie nearby at all times

5. how you can whisper the word "shower" at the end of the house and she'll come running to get in with you

6. how she loves to climb up on the top bunk and play but she won't climb down, she either waits until I pass the room to yell for me, or just sit up there and yell until someone comes to get her

7. how she never call Miles by his name, he is always "Dog, Dog".

8. How she can't pass a bag of goldfish in a store without getting some

Halloween Par-tay!

On Saturday we walked over to our neighbors house (who we barely talked to for the first 2 1/2 years we lived here, but now that both kids are in school and on the same soccer team we've gotten to know them and really like them, go figure!). 

Park really really liked the vampire teeth. (Also she ran into another player AFTER the game that morning and had a big mark on her forehead, ha).

The kids had tons of fun decorating cupcakes and cookies, making tissue ghost, and decorating pumpkins.

Parker also FINALLY got to bob for apples.  After learning how to do it last year she has asked at least once a month if she could please bob for apples.  We gave in once or twice but for the most part we made her wait until Halloween came around again so she was ALL for it at the party.

Fall Festival

Grandma and Grandpa Nesbitt arrived on Friday and we have been keeping them busy busy busy!

Friday night was the fall festival at Parker's school.  We pre-ordered a pizza and Chick-fil-a for dinner.

Checked out the fire truck.

Played games and got their faces painted.

Pumpkin Patch

Fall here is just not like fall on the East Coast, but sometime we try to pretend it is.  Before ballet on Wednesday we stopped at this (tiny) pumpkin field to pick out pumpkins (in 96 degree weather, yuck).

She is loving ballet this time around.  It's amazing the difference a year can make.