Daddy's Little Buddy

If you know a Marine...

tell them Happy Birthday today!

Happy 235th Birthday Marine Corps!

Weekend Getaway

Nick met up with two of his brothers, Jim and Phil, this weekend in Green Bay, WI to catch a Packers game.  

Tailgating before the 7:30PM game.

Nick & Jim

Morning Out

Addison started a "Morning Out" program Friday.  It's Mondays and Fridays for 3 hours in the morning. It's like a "pre" preschool.  They do organized playtime.  I thought it would be good for Addison to start socializing WITHOUT Mommy.  And, it will get her ready to start 3 year old preschool next year!

She has been wanting to go to school ever since Trevor started Kindergarten this fall.  She would carry a bag around the house and tell me she's going to school. So she was SO excited to finally get the chance!

 

Look who ran up to the door to take HIS pictures after Addison....

I wasn't sure how she would do, and honestly thought I'd be bringing her back home with me... but I sat next to her while she colored with the other children at a table.  I told her I had to go do some paperwork across the hall, and that I'd be back to get her after bit.

"Okay Mommy!"

I stuck around a few minutes to see if she would have a melt down... and then I went home!

When I went to pick her up, she was so excited to see me and couldn't wait to come back again! Well, we'll see how she does tomorrow!

Family Pictures

Yesterday we were FINALLY able to coordinate a few hours with Nick home to get some family photos taken! His schedule has been super crazy these past few weeks and I was beginning to think we would never be able to get these done!

Amber Reinink, a friend of mine whom I met in Hawaii, does a fabulous job and actually took pictures for us when our family consisted of just me, Nick, McKenzie and Trevor! Wow, what did I ever do with myself with just two kids!?

And since we hadn't done any family portraits since we've had Addison and Tyler, we were WELL over due! I'm so thankful she was able to work with Nick's insane schedule!

If you are needing a photographer for your upcoming event, you should definitely look up Amber Reinink Photography! She travels to you! She is amazing! And she even went along with all of Nick's ideas for spots to take pictures.... including this one...

There was this tree that had uprooted and fallen over the murky pond behind us. So Nick spots it and says: "Hey lets all sit on this!" (My mind went back to the time he asked me to lay on the hammock with him in Hawaii when I was 9 months pregnant with Trevor.  And as soon as my big pregnant booty got in, we went down. Broke the hammock and were laying on the ground.) So you can imagine my horror excitement as we all started lining up on the fallen log!

Look at all those blonde babies! 

Nick says I stick out like a sore thumb with my dark hair!

Need A Lift?

Nick is in the left seat of the cockpit, looking out the window!

 Photo from Getty Images

 

Photo from Reuters Pictures

 

Photo from AP Photo

Chicago

Nick has been in Chicago this past week. Here are some pictures of their trip out there.Chicago

As you can see, they were very busy the entire time they were there, how they ever found the time to head downtown to a Cigar Bar is beyond me! But it looks like they had a great time! Nick was on this trip with all original CH-53 pilots, and they had a great time together. You may recognize Lt. Col. Minaldi in the middle, one of his former CO's from the Ugly Angels.

Chicago at night

Soldier Field, Home of the Chicago Bears