Memorial Day Parades

Josh and Abby were in two seperate parades at the same time this Memorial Day. So, Todd took Josh to his and I took Abby to hers. The kids had a great time.

Self Check-out

Okay, is this another money-savings strategy of grocery stores? Is it keeping my grocery bill down? I may call the manager of our local grocery store and ask these questions.

It was 10:45pm last night when I drove my grocery cart loaded full of $260.00 worth of groceries (Thanks to the grocery game I did not spend that amount of money!) when I notice there are no cashiers open, only the self-check out lanes. 20 minutes Later I am still swiping groceries. These are the phrases I'm hearing from the "machine": "Unexpected item, please remove from belt" (heard that about every other item), "Belt backed up, please bag groceries". I want to know, where is my paycheck? Where is the face-to-face service of years past? I was sweating and thirsty by the time I left, wondering if my groceries where any good yet. And, I still had to load them in our house and unbag them yet!

Sorry, just needed to vent!

Oh - I forgot to add that when I got to this store at 9:15pm I realized I forgot my grocery list (thankfully I had my coupons!) and this morning I discovered a box of frozen waffles in the trunk of my car!

Abby the Princess

Abby is, well, she's just Abby. She can hang with the boys and play rough house and then there are times when she just wants to be a princess. These pictures were taken the other day when she INSISTED on wearing a dress. Then, when we were supposed to be heading out on an errand she had to pick some flowers first. I had to grab the camera because I knew it was a great picture to remember. Enjoy!

Josh our Tiger Cub

Since Todd began 1st shift he and Josh joined our local Cub Scouts. They have had quite a bit of fun. These are recent pictures of an "award" ceremony where Josh earned his bobcat and Tiger badges!

Family Time/Family Fun

I thought I would post some pictures and highlights of our most recent vacation to Virginia. This is a place that I have always wanted to visit and Todd is a MAJOR history buff, so it was an easy choice. Plus an awesome deal on a condo clinched the deal. I'll spare you all the details, but this is what we covered:
1. Lexington, Virginia (home of General Stonewall Jackson, home of the VMI or Virginia Military Institute and where folks like George Washington and Robert E. Lee lived for a time)
2. Jamestown (where the first settlers from Europe settled) - anyone heard the story of Pocahantas and Captain John Smith?
3. Yorktown (major Revolutionary battles)
4. Fredricksburg - where some major Civil War battles were located
5. Williamsburg - the capital of Virginia for awhile during the mid-1700's
6. Norfolk and the Naval Station - visited the USS Wisconsin
7. Virgnia Beach
These are the things we did not cover that Todd had on our itinerary:
Mount Vernon, Monticello, Apomatax, and a few other civil war sites
All in all I think we did well with two young children along for the ride. We did have a great time and it was a great learning opportunity for all of us!

Janna, just so you know, we still do prefer Arizona. We just haven't found anyplace like it. And, Terri, we do want to get out to Montana someday! Oh - and Aunt Ellie, we REALLY want to come out to California again. Can anyone tell that we like to travel??!!??

Hope you enjoy the pictures!