Well, this is something new for me. I have a few friends who blog regularly and thought it would be a great way to update family and friends now and while our family is stationed in Okinawa, Japan for 3yrs. I'll *try* to keep this up and as regular as possible, but life is quite busy for us, and it's things like these that will fall through th cracks.
To start off, for those who don't know, we currently have our house up for sale (so those near-by put the word out to any incoming personnel or anyone else who'll listen). Which is just loads of fun. Mind you, I don't let my house become a pigsty, but having to keep it up to the level of cleanliness and lack of clutter - when you have a 6month old who crawls, stands and plays with EVERYTHING, is very difficult and annoying. I sooo hope this house sells quick. It's been shown 3-4 times already and another real estate agent came alone to check it out, and it's only been on the market for 2weeks now. So far, it's been shown when we were out of town or gone for the wkend, so I haven't had to deal with someone wanting to see it in like 20mins or
something (thank goodness!). We just returned from vacation in the OBX last sunday, and had a wkend long Regimental encampment with the Young Marines this past wkend, plus everything we had going on during the wk last week. So needless to say, we haven't really had much chance to do alot around here. 
This past weekend was spent at the encampment at Camp Bonner Boy Scout camp, in Blounts Creek, NC. Most people have absolutely no clue where this is. I, on the other hand, have spent many a summer there as well as tons of holidays, sundays, etc. Most of my family lives in this little town. Not really sure if town is the right word though. Theres a gas station...the camp...a creek...ummm thats about it. It's out in the boondocks. Needless to say, my husband and I had to lead everyone to and from the camp. I actually didn't stay at the camp overnight, nor did I get to be there much of the time. I really enjoyed the time I was there though. My son & I stayed at my dad's house each night a most of the day saturday. Luckily, my dad and stepmom were able to watch Max for me so I could get out to the camp part of the day saturday and sunday morning. Our Young Marines had a blast. They were able to do a lot of stuff - archery, shooting (bb guns on a range), canoeing, swimming, crafts, & some nature stuff. A few of the older kids also go to climb a 35ft tower and repel down the other side and do a low ropes course. On Sunday we had the Colorguard & Drill competetion between the 6 units. Our unit earned 2nd place in both Colorguard and Drill!!! We are so proud of them! My husband & I are really going to miss the kids and staff of our unit. We may help out with a unit in Okinawa, but I doubt they'll be as great and that the staff and kids will have such a great relationship with each other.
As far as family news, as most people have probably heard by now, Max is around 21lbs and is 28inches long. He's a big guy. Our lil linebacker. Lately he's just learning to do so much! Just during our wk of vacation he started crawling better, pulling himself up to stand and sit himself up. Plus his first tooth broke through! Everyday he gets better and better at everything. He's so fast too! I can't believe he'll be 7months in a wk! Oh, and now Max has two new lil cousins! MacKenzie and Lawson (born 3 days apart to my cousin and to my aunt)! We're so excited that they are here and doing so well. We can't wait to meet Lawson. Matthew and I are busy with the house, getting stuff done for Okinawa (passports, etc) and so much else that we end up doing. We had a great visit last wk from Matthew's Grandma, Aunt, and Cousin who live in Iowa. It was the first time they met Max (hope they weren't expecting a lil baby!). We really enjoyed seeing them. We are all doing well though. So far *knock on wood* we haven't caught the bug going around thats making everyone sick. Well, now I have a ton to do today, as usual it seems, so I better scoot!
To start off, for those who don't know, we currently have our house up for sale (so those near-by put the word out to any incoming personnel or anyone else who'll listen). Which is just loads of fun. Mind you, I don't let my house become a pigsty, but having to keep it up to the level of cleanliness and lack of clutter - when you have a 6month old who crawls, stands and plays with EVERYTHING, is very difficult and annoying. I sooo hope this house sells quick. It's been shown 3-4 times already and another real estate agent came alone to check it out, and it's only been on the market for 2weeks now. So far, it's been shown when we were out of town or gone for the wkend, so I haven't had to deal with someone wanting to see it in like 20mins or
something (thank goodness!). We just returned from vacation in the OBX last sunday, and had a wkend long Regimental encampment with the Young Marines this past wkend, plus everything we had going on during the wk last week. So needless to say, we haven't really had much chance to do alot around here. 
This past weekend was spent at the encampment at Camp Bonner Boy Scout camp, in Blounts Creek, NC. Most people have absolutely no clue where this is. I, on the other hand, have spent many a summer there as well as tons of holidays, sundays, etc. Most of my family lives in this little town. Not really sure if town is the right word though. Theres a gas station...the camp...a creek...ummm thats about it. It's out in the boondocks. Needless to say, my husband and I had to lead everyone to and from the camp. I actually didn't stay at the camp overnight, nor did I get to be there much of the time. I really enjoyed the time I was there though. My son & I stayed at my dad's house each night a most of the day saturday. Luckily, my dad and stepmom were able to watch Max for me so I could get out to the camp part of the day saturday and sunday morning. Our Young Marines had a blast. They were able to do a lot of stuff - archery, shooting (bb guns on a range), canoeing, swimming, crafts, & some nature stuff. A few of the older kids also go to climb a 35ft tower and repel down the other side and do a low ropes course. On Sunday we had the Colorguard & Drill competetion between the 6 units. Our unit earned 2nd place in both Colorguard and Drill!!! We are so proud of them! My husband & I are really going to miss the kids and staff of our unit. We may help out with a unit in Okinawa, but I doubt they'll be as great and that the staff and kids will have such a great relationship with each other.
As far as family news, as most people have probably heard by now, Max is around 21lbs and is 28inches long. He's a big guy. Our lil linebacker. Lately he's just learning to do so much! Just during our wk of vacation he started crawling better, pulling himself up to stand and sit himself up. Plus his first tooth broke through! Everyday he gets better and better at everything. He's so fast too! I can't believe he'll be 7months in a wk! Oh, and now Max has two new lil cousins! MacKenzie and Lawson (born 3 days apart to my cousin and to my aunt)! We're so excited that they are here and doing so well. We can't wait to meet Lawson. Matthew and I are busy with the house, getting stuff done for Okinawa (passports, etc) and so much else that we end up doing. We had a great visit last wk from Matthew's Grandma, Aunt, and Cousin who live in Iowa. It was the first time they met Max (hope they weren't expecting a lil baby!). We really enjoyed seeing them. We are all doing well though. So far *knock on wood* we haven't caught the bug going around thats making everyone sick. Well, now I have a ton to do today, as usual it seems, so I better scoot!
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I love Max's picture when he's in the suitcase. I think that says it all about how inquisitive young ones can be - and how fast they can get into mischief!
I hope you'll be able to keep blogging after you move so we can keep up with how things are going for you all. :-)
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