The Adventure Continues

Okay, Kat...this one's for you! ha! But, be warned, it's not very glamorous.

When I left you last, we were all about seeing moose. Well, I believe Monday night Boo had a nightmare (his first that I can tell) about said moose. He woke up wanting to know where the moose was and is now afraid to go into the bathroom by himself. He keeps telling me there's a moose in there. We also had to go into the building where the stuffed moose were the other day and he kept telling me he did NOT want to see a moose. Poor guy! He's also had  a stomach bug so we've been laying low. We have an appt to be seen this afternoon.

Lil Bit said, "I ain't afraid of no moose!" :)

Here's the Jeep. Not too bad, right?
The gal we bought it from painted the hood and top purple and tan camo.
B-man already has plans to paint those areas OD green.



And to remove the girly stickers.



Our temporary home.
Fancy, huh?
We're in the unit on the end.

View from our "hotel".

Beautiful!

We've also experienced our first earthquake! Yesterday we were all sitting in the living room and I felt my chair moving and I looked over at B-man and Boo and they were moving on the couch. I said, "uh, I think this is an earthquake." B-man agreed. It lasted a few seconds and felt like we were on a boat. I quickly started searching online to see if I could find any reports of one. And sure enough, it was a 5.2 magnitude quake about 50 miles from here.  More cah-ra-zy!

Thankfully, there were no reports of damage. Apparently, they're fairly common here. Oh good!

We're hoping to get out this weekend if Boo is feeling better to do some sightseeing. It's supposed to be sunny!

And for Grandpa and PawPaw, who would normally be getting cards in the mail from us in honor of Father's Day....I bought them and left them at the store, so they will go out later than they should and will not arrive in time. But, please know we love you and honor you as the great fathers and grandfathers that you are!

If A Boo Bear Sees A Moose...

...he'll probably want to see another and another and another (for those of you who aren't parents of small children, this is my attempt at referencing the book, If You Give a Moose a Muffin).

Let's just say there was a lot of moose talk before we came to Alaska. So, it's really no surprise when Boo woke up in the airport in Alaska that all he could get out through the tears of exhaustion was, "Mama...where's a moose?"

For the next 24 hours all we heard was more requests to see a moose. Oh boy. 24 hours later and we still had not seen one. So, when I went to the store to get some groceries, I came across some stuffed moose and was hopeful that they would do the trick and quench Boo's thirst for a moose sighting. Well, he's three now, and is a big brother and a big boy so, those shenanigans don't work as well as they used to. He was very happy to see a moose, but wanted the real thing as evidenced in the video below.

And then, in the building where the housing office was located, B-man discovered these moose.
They were definitely big, but still not live. So, we were getting closer...

And finally, as we were driving off post, I spotted one!!
These pics aren't the best, but here she is!

Boo was very happy to see this moose. But, now that he's seen one...he wants to see another, and another, and another! :)

In other toddler news, we heard the dreaded three letter word out of our lil guy's mouth a couple of days ago.
Can you guess what it was???

Phase Five Complete!

We're here in beautiful Alaska!! I'll spare you the details of our plane rides. Overall, it wasn't too bad. I'll just throw out some key words and let your imagination run wild. Crying baby, mechanical delay, grumpy toddler due to jet lag, vomiting toddler in the rental car, tired mama.

But, alas we're here and are really excited about the possibilities!

We will be living on post which was not at all what we expected. We got the only house available!! Of course, there's always drama in the housing office, but we got it and will be able to move in at the end of July. So, we're in temporary lodging until then. Not ideal, but hey...there's a cleaning lady and guess what...it's not me!!


We've also been looking for another vehicle to drive while we're here. We left my Jeep in SC so I'd have it while B-man is deployed. We shipped B's truck here. We planned on trying to rent or get a short term lease on another car, but in the end we decided to look for a beater upper JEEP for B-man to drive to and from work and I'll drive his truck. Hey, it's an Alaskan adventure...right? ;) 
We looked at 4 of them yesterday and made a deal on the last one of the day. We'll pick it up next week from the ownner. Be prepared to see some purple camou. The folks we're buying it from couldn't be nicer. They were great and their kids took Boo under their wings and before we knew it they were "pretend" driving in their go carts. Boo was having a blast.

This was our first night in Alaska.
The sun is setting and it's 11:18 p.m.!!!!
CAH-RA-ZY!

BeBe reports that Sandy and Murray are doing well, despite keeping an eye on the door to see when we come back. I'm sure that won't last long and I wonder if they'll even want to come with me after being spoiled by BeBe and PawPaw for six months.

Alaska Bound!!

Lil Bit's Infant Baptism

Today, we celebrated Lil Bit's infant Baptism. She was so good and happy! It was a very special time celebrated with special people! We were able to use some of the water from Boo's baptism that my bible study teacher had brought back from the River Jordan a few years ago for Lil Bit's baptism, which made it even more special.  After church, we came back to BeBe and PawPaw's house for a nice dinner with family and friends. It was a perfect day!

So sweet!

She did great!!! (Boo was very good too!)

I love my family!

They all three got dressed at different times, but all ended up in orange shirts and blue shorts. :)

PawPaw grilled some quail kabobs! YUMMY!
Don't you love our fancy grill?

Lil Bit and her buddy Cal Girl

My Happy Girl!

Faye Family Photo (we're missing Uncle A, Cousin A, and Cousin E)
It's a very rare occasion in which everyone is in the same place at the same time.

BeBe and Bit!
BeBe is sharing her very own baby teething rattle with Lil Bit.

Boo and MamaLove

Bit and Granny
"I'm not tired!"

"Okay, I'll just rest my eyes for a minute!"

M and Boo enjoying some great southern food.

:)

We're gearing up now for Phase Five...getting to Alaska. We fly out later this week!
I might sneak in another post of all of the funny things Boo has been saying lately.

Check out our post below of our SC fun!

Phase Four: Crazy Busy but Crazy Fun!

Phase four is quickly coming to an end. I'm sorry we didn't get to see everybody, but we spent a lot of quality time with family this go around. That was the main focus of our trip as we are moving sooo far away. Here's what we've been busy doing...

Helping Aunt R and Uncle D on their house!

Picking vegetables out of the garden.

Eating peas for the first time. Don't you love her high chair? :)

Riding tractors with PawPaw.
Boo was very gracious when allowing his lil sis to have a turn.

Swimming!

Jumping!

I had to include this pic. All of the adults in the pool used to be the kids in the pool!
Wow!

Memorial Day Picnic

Beach Day!

This is how much stuff you NEED to take two little ones to the beach.

Tough day at the beach.

Playing with Granny

And Grandpa!

First walk in the country.

Lil Bit's Great Grandmother, MamaLove.

Sleeping beauty.

More play time with cousins!

We went for a boat ride and ate lunch at one of PawPaw's friends' restaurant.
I couldn't resist putting Lil Bit up on the bar for a pic. She played right along.

Lil Bit really did have a great time...she was very tired here and as soon as PawPaw fired up the boat, she went right to sleep.
Boo had an awesome day on the lake!

More sleeping in arms.