hello blog - i have missed you

the days are just swooshing by and i have missed blogging.  been doing my best to keep up with anabelle and also working on her halloween costume. 

to get my creative juices moving, i started with this project:

    

so i can’t sew (at least not yet) but i can applique!

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anabelle has been having a good time with her sleeves lately . . .

and learning to climb . . .

and making cute faces . . .

and getting her first fat lip . . . (ok, not so fun)

see the little strawberry on her cheek too?  boo.

anabelle – 0, door hinge - 1

and trying to do things by herself

daddy time

when chris first gets home anabelle likes find his dogtags and dig his cover out of his pocket

  

anabelle got to visit papa on duty last week and watch jets out on the flightline

helping papa out with max lift day at crossfit

trying on her new earmuffs for the airshow

chris was able to take friday off so we could go to the airshow as a family.  he had to work at the squadron’s booth on saturday so we went along too and brought my friend deidre.

celebrating 100 years of naval aviation and having a super cool papa!

the red devils have really taken good care of us, thank you VMFA 232

i’m not sure which was my favorite part – the blue angels screaming through the sky (always awesome!) or anabelle making her little jet noises everytime she heard aircraft flying overhead (also quite awesome!).

anabelle sporting her red devils tattoo

papa’s girlfriend ~ she’s pointy, gray, fast, & always brings him home to us.  we are so proud of him, all that he does, and surely cherish the times he’s home and all ours!

beach buddies

a couple weeks ago we made a morning trip to the beach with some sweet friends.  the tide was super high so there was only a small piece of shore to play on.  the sounds and smell of the waves was so peaceful. 

anabelle seemed to think she was standing in quicksand.  she didn’t want to move.

peter tried to help her out

our sweet friends

chilly ocean water

still not sure

yah for a morning outside!

she spent most of the time in just one spot, her feet frozen

I had to move her for this shot – just hanging out with her cutie friend betsy

(how lucky – anabelle & I both have a special buddy named betsy)

‘ok, momma.  I’m all done.  going to go have some lunch’

after shaking off the sand, we enjoyed a little picnic lunch and played on the playground.  by then the sun started to come out and warm things up – time to shed a layer.  it was a fun morning with great conversation, laughter, pride & delight watching our little kiddos just do their thing.

crazy hair & bumble bees

last night i downloaded all of the pics off of my big camera (it hasn’t gotten much use lately) and found some great ones from last month that i had forgotten about.  that’s more fun than finding cash in the pocket of your coat that you haven’t worn since last fall.

check out this fabulous hair

great hair & face – i believe i read that sweet potato is supposed to be good for your skin

early morning grins

i’ve been trying to think of new things to do with anabelle outside.  without a yard it’s easy to just cruise through the day and later realize we didn’t get much of a chance to play out in the sunshine or enjoy the fresh air.  we take charley for walks but that feels more like a chore to me – i suppose i should just change my thinking about that.  maybe as anabelle becomes a better walker we can have more fun with it.

anyway, the other week i decided that we were going to go the leatherneck museum by the base.  it’s a small, free museum with several different aircraft.  i packed a couple snacks, we put on some sunscreen, and off we went.  there was a lot of space for anabelle to walk around.  she really liked the lava rocks around each display, excited at how the crunched under her feet when she stepped.  there weren’t very many people there, it is really close to the house, the weather was just right, and like i said – it was free!

great idea!

a little exploring & then snack time in the shade

     

anabelle received a fun surprise package in the mail from my mom.  what did we find inside?  well, a hilarious bumble bee costume – of course.  there are even feathers around the top of the tutu skirt.  i couldn’t believe how long she left her antennas on.  there are wings and a wand but those are both covered in glitter so i’m thinking i’ll save those for another day, outdoors  thanks, momma.

pretty little bee

lately she’s been ‘dancing’ with her giraffe.  can’t believe she’s so big now that she can actually reach him.  we weighed in at the gym last week and she’s almost 19 1/2 pounds!

she has her next dr’s appt on the 14th so we’ll get some updated stats then.

first west coast beach morning

thursday morning chris didn’t have to go in until 11am so we were able to talk him into going to our crossfit class and then to breakfast on the beach.  anabelle hadn’t been to the west coast beach yet and now that she’s walking I thought she might like to give the sand a try.

we had a great workout and then headed to seaside cantina on the boardwalk in pacific beach.  after some delicious banana chocolate chip pancakes, eggs, bacon, and a cozy latte we made our way out onto the beach.  it was an overcast breezey morning – and it was perfect!  we had so much fun just playing and watching anabelle discover what was out there.

I just couldn’t decide which pictures to post so they’re all on here

 

sand in your toes

           

hello ocean