Summer Pics

I love this dress on Caitlin her eyes look so blue. Okay maybe I love it cause it was free, thanks Aunt Caren for all the clothes!

Nate runs on the beach

If you look really hard you can see the boat, center of the picture, if you look harder you can see Carl waving at us!

Footprints in the sand ! I LOVE THEM

Hello,

Just some pictures of our summer fun. We have lots of family days at the beach. The kids and I go to the beach and play while we watch daddies boat do circles around Onslow Bay. It is almost like we are together.

A day at the farm

Nate searching for farm animals in the hay.

Caitlin loved the trailmix!

Nate wondering why its not going faster!

Took Nate and Caitlin to the horse farm yesterday. They had lots of games for the kids to play and Nate even got to ride a horse. I asked him if he liked it and he said " I don't know". I didn't want to say anything but that is what I think about horses. Nate loved the tractor, he would have rather had a tractor ride. Boy Boy Boy! Caitlin loved the cowboy boot filled with trailmix!

We miss you Dad!

I took the kids to watch dad leave , Nate is starting to understand that when Carl leaves he is going to work and yesterday asked what daddy does on the boat. I am not sure I was really able to answer the question. What does daddy do on that boat?
Caitlin takes it really hard she wakes in the night screaming Daddy Daddy. She loves and misses her dad lots!

July 4th in Maryland

Nate at the Marine Center

Dad and kids in front of the Poe sailboat

Caitlin practices her pole dancing!

Caitlin and Daddy play in the pool -- check out that bikini!

We took a quick trip to Maryland to visit Uncle Jeff but I guess I didn't take a single picture of the guy. Oh well, we had fun the weather sucked cloudy and rainy and not much wind but the beer was ice cold.

Janicki Beach Weekend

Nate and Claire hugging, we were neighbors in St. Pete they have the same birthday.

Nate visits with Claire in St. Pete

Nate can't wait to get on the plane.

Tony and Nate on the beach.

Susan and Nate

The family

The entire Janicki crew.

Nate ready to hit the beach, temps in the low 90's water temps in the high 80's.

We had so much fun it was awesome. The weather was perfect and it was great to see the Janicki clan!

We flew down so now Nate thinks Susan's house is so close we should go everyday!

Fun fun summer

Nate with his teacher Ms. Debbie

Snow cones on the last day of school

Marine where Grandma and Grandpa keep their 46ft Morgan.

The pool at the marina

Ali takes the kids for a ride in the cart after a Fathers Day cookout

Caitlin hanging out with G-ma

Carlie and Nate have a sleepover

Icecream cones in Solomons

Caitlin gives Nate a hug before we head out for a cookout

The kids

Uncle Teddy working hard on the dock! THANKS SO MUCH!

Wow we are having such a fun summer. Nate finished school two weeks ago and we hit the road the next day for Grandma Poe's house. We stayed there for a long weekend. The kids had so much fun in the pool and finding worms. Mom and Aunt Ali got to spend a night out on the town.

Carl got back last Thursday and got right to work building a dock, we didn't see him all weekend but Aunt Caren, Carlie and Grayson came over for sleepover. Nate and Carlie had a blast! Mom and Aunt Caren were in charge of cold beer and water which was just fine dock building looks like really hard work! On Sunday Uncle Teddy came down to help with the dock and it is really coming along! We can't wait to have everyone over again!

Here are some pics. This weekend we are headed to Florida for the Janicki Beach weekend YEAH!

Summer is HERE!

Wow is it hot hot hot. I have finally been able to set up my computers and download my pictures. Time to get the blog back in action. Carl is gone in Indy this month what started as a training exercise has now turned into rescue and humanitarian missions for some of the marines. The are helping with the floods and evacuating residents. Stay safe Dad.

We are doing well here. WE have had a few weird things happen but nothing is normal when Carl is gone so other than the flu, a stomach virus and Nate's crazy allergic reaction at the beach ( to his bathing suit lining), I think we are doing well.

We all miss dad but Caitlin poor Caitlin. Everytime we are on base and she sees a marine in cammies she screams DADDY DADDY! She is so upset when they turn out to not be dad just someone dressed just like him. It really breaks my heart I hope she figures it out soon! When she wakes in the morning she screams Dad Dad! Nate walks into her room this morning and says " Caitlin would you stop calling me Dad , he's not here!"

Aunt Ali came to visit last weekend we had a blast at the beach and the pool!

We Moved AGAIN!

Hello Everyone and Anyone,

One week ago we moved into the new house! We had so much help Granny, Grandma, Grandpa, Caren, Suzanne.... I know I missed someone! THe house looks great and everyone loves it. Okay it is taking me a while to get used to the steps! Okay well Caitlin is awake I will write more later.

WOW WOW WOW YEAH YEAH YEAH

NATE TRIED PIZZA TONIGHT!
As many of you know I have been taking Nate to OT for a few months now. His OT is really great and over the past few weeks Nate has become more and more interested in real table food. Tonight he tried pizza! He only tried the crust but I think it is a sign of things to come! We knew he would get hungry for real food sooner or later!

Its almost summer!

Day out with Thomas

Last weekend we took a quick three day trip up to Maryland to stay a the Poe house so Nate could go to A day out with Thomas. His reward for potty training. Everyone had fun! I really enjoyed the cold drinks afterwards at the inner harbor.

We are planning a move into the new house in a few weeks. I would rather not talk about it as the mere thought of moving makes me want to cry!

I have told Carl that the only place I will move after this one is back to St. Pete where I think Carl and I have decided we will permanetly reside one day soon! We are just waiting for housing prices to reach all time lows!

Carl is out on the boat again getting ready for his 7 month deployment later this summer. He called me a few minutes ago and asked if I could bring his cammies. Seems he forgot to pack his clothes! No problem I said, okay well the plane leaves in ten minutes ! I drove the car 60mph through 10 mph zones and on 2 wheels to get to the helicopter before it left.

The cast came off yesterday. I got to take Nate for the fun. It only took four of us to hold him down while they used a rotating saw to get the cast off. What a good time!