So the local news made a big deal of Hurricane Alex.  We had sand bags in the garage, front door, and back door; tied down our grill, and took precautions with our garden, but all it happen was rain and wind.

We had fun taking pictures anyway.  It was some what exciting to go through this experience.  It made us realize how much 72-hour kits are necessary and most importantly food storage.  All we were not ready with was a generator.  We were able to get one after going to a few stores and being told that all were gone.  Thankfully the electricity did not go out and everything else is same as always. Too bad the base pool is not open today 'cause it would have been nice to go to the pool with this heat!

Las noticias locales hicieron un lío grande sobre el huracán Alex.  Pusimos bolsas de arena en nuestro garaje, la puerta de enfrente, y la puerta de enfrente.  Amarramos nuestro parrilla y tomamos precauciones con nuestro jardín y todo lo que paso fue lluvia y un poco de viento!

Por lo menos nos divertimos un poco tomando fotos.  Nos hizo realizar varias cosas al pasar por esta experiencia.  Nos ayudo a ver que tan importante es el paquete de 72-horas y mas que nada el almacén de comida.  Lo único que no teníamos era un generador por si la luz se iba.   Después de ira  a algunas tiendas y ver que no tenían mas obtuvimos uno.  Lo bueno que la luz no se fue pero ahora estamos listos en caso de que o lleguemos a necesitar.  Hoy queríamos ir a la alberca para pasar el calor pero desafortunadamente no la abrieron!

A few months ago we were able to go to an air show in Kingsville, TX.  These are the Blue Angels, the same ones that are actually stationed in pensacola, FL.  It was pretty cool to see some of the formations they did.  These pilots are some of the best of the best in the Marine Corps and Navy.

One afternoon we were all eating m&ms in the living room and we saw this.  Caleb kept picking only certain colors from my hand and I guess he decided he wanted to arrange them by color along with his cars and the rug.  At the time he was learning his colors and now is really good with his colors:)

We've also visited the Aquarium here in Corpus.  Caleb had so much fun!  He loves fish!!  There were some pretty big fish that he was really fascinated with.  He was able to touch some sting rays, star fish, and other that I have no idea what they are called, but it was exciting to see his face light up every time he saw a fish.

Some were scary and creepy too!

Caleb loved watching the dolphin show!

So far we have visited the USS Lexington.  Huge, HUGE ship ( I guess I haven't been in a ship this big).  Though I would not recommend going with a 2-yr-old.  People told us it would take us anywhere from 3 to 4 hrs to go through the whole tours they do- it only took us 2 to 3 hrs.  All my son wanted to do is run or touch every button or display while I ran behind him so he wouldn't destroy something valuable:)

We have  arrived in Corpus Christi, TX!!  We are excited to be here!  As many of you may know Dustin has selected C130 to fly and his training is here in TX.  We're just happy and excited to be here and start in a new place (though we do miss Milton, FL).  Our new ward has been very kind to us.  Many members in our ward that it feels like we're in UT!

On our way TX we had to make a quick detour to the Houston, TX Temple.  It was a great experience to be there after many hours of driving.  We were able to take pictures, walk on the grounds, take advantage of having a distribution center, and just enjoy a few moments of peace and quite.  Now that we're in Corpus, our closest temple is the San Antonio Temple which is only a 2 hour drive.  Lets just say that we are very excited to have a temple closer!  

Dustin had to report to Corpus on the 18th of Dec and we didn't get our house 'til the 28th of Dec.  Yes, our christmas was at a hotel or the BOQ (Bachelor Officer Quaters) - not bad though.  We were just excited to be together!  Now that we have been in the house for about a week and done with unpacking, it's good to be settle.  The funniest thing happen to us though when the movers came to unload our stuff.  As far as we know (for now) the only thing that we are missing is a dinning table or the base of it.  For some reasong the top part of the table was able to make it to the moving truck but the base has disappear. Who know where it went!  Our son has his high chair to eat and we use the floor or the couch to eat.  Good excuse to buy a new dinning table:)

Well, one new year's resolution I have is to update this blog at least one a month so there will be more pictures to come!

Random videos

Just a few videos from Caleb as he keeps growing. It goes from the most recent one to the oldest. You'll noticed that on some he just sweats like a pig - that is inherited from his Daddy!

YM and YW Activity

In August we had a chance to go to Navarre Beach with the YM and YW as an Stake activity. Needless to say we had so much fun! Caleb was able to go for a boat ride with Dad, although, he fell as sleep sometime during the ride:)














And this are our YM and YW from the Pace Ward. It has been a wonderful experience to work with the YW and to see how they strive to live the gospel. Sometimes they make me feel old, but still love them!!

O!ur 4th of July

Our 4th of July was awesome as you can see!! We spent it at the beach as a family. Navarre Beach is like the best beach we have gone to. There is a calm side where many families go to take kids since it doesn't have waves or at least not very many boats come either. So kids can ran in and out of the water without parents worrying about kids getting pulled by a current. It was just great to see Caleb be so comfortable to go in and out of the water. Doesn't he and his dad look handsome with both of their sun glasses on?

During the fireworks we were at Avalon Beach for something a little more quiet where we could just sit by the beach with not a lot of people around and enjoy the fireworks! Caleb was a little cranky by then with only less then an hour of sleep:(

Elder Greer

As some of you know Dustin is the Ward Mission Leader and after a correlation meeting Elder Greer( on the left) wanted to take a picture with us because he was going home! Although we felt sad to loose a good missionary, we were happy to had a chance to know him. We wish him well on his next phase in life!

Just Another Day At The Beach !!

Caleb having fun at the beach with mom and dad. At the time the water was a little cold in Navarre Beach - we didn't stay long because Caleb was a little cold:(

Caleb has already learned to do some pull-ups. He and his Daddy work out together every now and then.

This is Caleb enjoying his Easter candy sent from Grandman and Grandpa Mann. The good thing was he didn't get a tummy ache from all the candy he had. He sure enjoyed it though!

The boys just playing golf.

There has been a few times when I don't enjoy the comfort of a bed. Caleb has been sick a few times, but not like last time. He was getting up with a strong cough that would wake him up regularly during the night. He would start crying and well . . . it wasn't a good idea to take him to sleep with us since he would either start playing with dad or toss around and Dustin wouldn't get a good night sleep (not to mention that I had to sleep on my right side and basically I wouldn't get any sleep!); so I decided that when Caleb would wake up during the night I would take him to the love sack and sleep with him. Well one of those days Dustin found us like this. I was dead tired after a few sleepless nights!

My boy has learned to put his diaper and trash away and I have proof! One day I told Dustin and he didn't believe me so I had to get proof. So every time my boy would go near the trash I would follow with the camera and finally took these two.

Nap time, anyone?

They seem to like each other mmmm . . . . . I love taking pictures of both Dustin and Caleb. Specially when they cuddle in their sleep!

Caleb becomes more independent each day. Some days he likes to feed himself, others he prefers mom to feed him- just depends on the mood he's in!

Can you believe my son is afraid of the water? Well, . . . . . he is! Or at least the waves. Dustin and Caleb were just playing in the sand. Caleb explored other sea life on the sand also. It was a little windy when we got there and the water was a little cold, but we had a fun time. There was not a lot of people out on the beach so we had a lot of space to play around and explore.

Ok, so I have a hard time keeping up with the blog. So we'll do another recap for the months of February and March.

In February we had the opportunity to travel to the Birmingham, Alabama Temple. It only took us about 4 hrs to get there! Let me just say that we have learn to appreciate living in Utah, where Temples are just minutes away. But after all the traveling all I can say is that it is a great experience to be able to enter the Temple. Personally I have gain a greater testimony on sacrifices other members have when a Temple is not that close.


Dustin was able to do Baptisms for the dead and I was able to go to a a session afterward. It was nice to have a Stake Center just across the street so Caleb could play or walk around while one of us was in the Temple. If I'm thinking right this is one of those small Temples, but is just as beautiful as the others! And as you can see it was a beautiful day:)