April...

I'm not sure where April went. We have been very busy with Conner's soccer and Kyle's T-Ball, and getting ready for our move. We just finished our medical screening and we all passed. We are very happy about that. Now Mike has to re-enlist and turn in all the paper work. We have decided that our last day in San Diego will be June 15th. We are going to travel and visit family. I hope all the family is ready for us. Then hopefully we will fly out on July 15th (we will know for sure when all the paperwork gets turned in). We have 6 weeks left here and there is still so much to do before the movers come. I can't believe how fast these weeks are flying by.

Just some random pictures from April...

Kyle on Easter.

Conner's first cake that he baked all by himself. The cake says Conner's 1st, we ran out of room. Now he wants to cook all the time. He made dinner for the family the other night, and brownies.

Fun Day of Sports...

Today started our youth sports spring season. Conner is playing soccer again after taking a break from it to play flag football in the fall. Kyle is playing T-Ball. Mike is assistant coaching both teams. Our lives for the next 9 weeks revolve around practice and games.
Conner's games started at 8:15 am. Mike took him up to the field early to practice with the team, and I followed with the other 3 kids. I showed up at the field a couple of minutes late, but I managed to catch Conner (#6) making 2 back to back goals. He played great. The final score was 8-1. The entire team worked together and was unstoppable.


Kyle's game was at 11am. He did great too. For his age division they don't keep score. They are out there just to learn the game and have fun. It was a fun day at the games. Looking forward to next Saturday.

Here are some other pictures I took today of Sarah and Jake.

Fun at the stables...

Conner's birthday was the 23rd of Feburary. So, on the 28th we took him and a friend to go horseback riding at the stables on base. He loved it. Mike went with the boys (Conner, his friend Tyler, and Kyle) while I stayed with the little ones Jake and Sarah and took them on a pony ride. It was a beautiful 83 degrees outside, perfect weather to ride a horse. Jake and Sarah had a blast on the pony trail. It was a 10 min. walking trail where I guided the horse and they rode. We went around the trail 4 times (2 times per kid). Mommy got her workout. When the boys got back from their ride, they had stories to tell about how they saw a rattlesnake on the trail, and how Tyler's horse kicked Mike's horse. It was a fun day. We will have to do it again.

Honey we have orders....

This is my first post on my blog. I am a Marine wife for 12 years, with 4 kids. I'm starting this blog to keep my friends and family posted on our many adventures. My first post will be about our new adventure and it's a big one. Moving.

"Honey, we have orders." This phrase is what every military family dreads and looks forward to. It means that we are possible moving, leaving our friends, and everything what we have built in the short amount of time that we have called this duty station home.

Mike went to the monitor (the person who decides where we are needed) in early Feb. and called me right after finding out. Our conversation went like this.
Mike, "Honey we have orders."
Me, "Where are we going."
Mike, "Somewhere where you can't take your car."
Me, " We are going to Okinawa, Japan."
Mike, "Yep."
That's all I needed to hear. My mind started racing. This wasn't going to be a normal PCS (permanent change of station) move. There is so much involved with PCSing overseas, medical/dental screening, what we are taking (not much), and what goes to storage for 3 years. We have to get everything done in 4 months. We will do it.