happy 4th! {early}

because.....we are off to Holland and Germany!!!!! WWOHOOO WEEEE! im so excited! can you tell??

anyhow, here is a little Partiotic cheer!

loves

back to the land of the living! ~ huge update!

whooo! we have survived another move!!!! we love our new house on base! lots of room and lots of kiddos!! here are few pics of the new digs! we painted each room a different color and the backyard is big and over looks the ocean!!! we have a lovely breeze and can smell the ocean...it's heaven! and so convienient!

this is our front porch...living room {with boxes} now there is a flatscreen above the fireplace on the green wall, eventhough you can't see the fireplace...it's there, behind the boxes. dining roomthe kitchen {duh} it's kinda small....backyard...can you see the ocean?????more backyard the outdoor playroomthe back patiohere are the boys rooms...this is James' he has a loftbed in there and a deskand Colby's, he has a white trundel bed and a deskand Jonah's! he has a small loft bed in his, but in ths pic the paint is'nt finished... but his favorite color is Orangie! and we let them pic the colors! hey! why not?here on base they have a great pool! we are there almost everyday! if not for swim lessons, for fun! Colby is a super swimmer! he is the ONLY 4 year old that is allowed to go down the slide or jump off the diving board!!!! check out this pic! it cracks me up! he's so little compaired to all the teenagers! but he loves it and they all cheer him on! {he's at the end of the line}

sad news, we have our first broken bone....Mr Jamsers! he got his hand smashed in the car door!!!! the day after school got out and he has to wear a cast the whole summer!!!! what a BUMMER!!! But, the cool thing is, it's a waterproof cast!!! imagine that! so it's not to bad. He has a boxers fracture, on his right hand.never a straight face! Bubs playing b-ball out back with Daddy

and Jo Jo, too. We also inherited a cat! She kind of started hanging around us at our old house in Puerto, and Jason did'nt have the heart to leave her there so we adopted her. The boys are doing good with her and Jonah and I's allergies are doing great! The night before we moved out she brought us a mouse...all chewed up and disgusting! but Jason said it was a plea not to leave her behind. so we just had to take her. The boys decided to name her *lightning Jack* {don't ask}, but mostly she just goes by *kitty*.

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an ode to summer by Jason

We'll its getting into summer here in Spain and we're already starting to spend every day at the pool. Colby is getting brown and Cyd's pink sunburn is becoming a fixture. James is as white as ever, and I often have to wear my sunglasses when i'm with him at the pool. Colby has been going off the diving board and they have a nice waterslide. He's the only one under the age of 6 that is allowed to go, i'm quite proud.

We're looking forward to a summer of fun, sun, and trying to keep the boys from killing eachother. Our next big evolution is the move back on base to the fishbowl. I think it's going to be a good thing and i know that he boys are going to love being able to walk out the front door and play with other kids. It might be nice to not have to entertain them for a while. Our next big trip isn't until Germany in August, but we're in the works for trying to see if we'll go to holland or Italy for the fourth of July. because our Itakly trip next week has been canceled... Stay tuned. last weekend we went to Madrid. here are few pics from the trip. We went to Retiro Park and decided to take a paddle boat around the Park. It was the best thing we did the whole trip! the boys loved it and so did we . Each boy got to row the boat and then Cyd and i switched kids mid stream! it was halarious! we had the best time!

Miss you all and we'll try to post some more stuff soon.

we are back!

we had a nice time in Madrid! we had tapas and the boys played! it was awesome! Margerita has an amazing home that she so gracefully allowed us to stay in!! it was great! we went to Retiro Park and Palacio de Real .

as promised, here are a few videos from Colby and Jonah at Feria...

as you can see, Jonah was not having the costume or the dancing. His teacher said he started crying as soon as they changed his clothes. so there was no dancing for Jonah, until Colby got up to dance and after i changed his clothes back into his shorts. he is very stubborn.

But Colby did amazing! look at his sweet little face. He did good! and his big finish....aaawwee. He was all dressed in his outfit ready to go and as soon as he got up on stage, he pulled his shirt out, so he looks alittle slobby....but he still did great!

we were going to Italy next week, bnut now plans have changed. The place we were going to stay called and cancelled our reservation due to tree service in the area and it's to dangerous for us to be in the cabin. lame. and the childrens center is also closed! THAT WAS THE SELLING POINT OF THIS TRIP! the kids get to go to a kids camp while the parents go on tours of the italian countryside and castles....you know they could of told us this months ago, beforewe booked the room. not A WEEK BEFORE we are supposed to be there. ugh.

so now we are staying home and preparing for the move on base. we will paint the new house and go through the old stuff and purge the junk! moving is good for somethings....

well, we are off to school!

loves

eeeekkkkk!!!!

is all i have to say...

the travelers...

hey! this weekend we are off on another whirlwind adventure!!! to Madrid!!!! woo hoo! to visit our friend Margerita and her 3 boys!!! it should be a nice visit. then in 2 weeks we are off to Italy!!!! wow! for 7 days! then when we get home we are......moving!
what a busy month we have coming.

we have been offered a house on base and i think we are going to take it. it fits better with our family to live on base. Just the amount of kiddos playing around the neighborhood, at all times, is the selling point for us. not to mention that i make at least 4 trips to the base everyday...it's much more convienient, for ALL of us! We are going to be moving nextdoor to one of Colby's good friends from school and the family has an older boy for James to play with and a little girl Jonah's age! so it's perfect.

i will update with lots 'o pics from Madrid and Italy! promise.
tomorrow Colby and Jonah are performing a dance at school for Feria! i will put up some pics and a video!

loves

stormin' the beaches of Normandy

a history lesson...prepare yourself...so last week when jeni was here, Jason went on a *guys* trip to France. He took a camera, but did not take ONE SINGLE PICTURE!!!! could you believe it???? but one of his buddies took a bunch, so here are a few...this first one is of the Church of St. Mere Eglaise where a soldier got stuck up on the roof during the "longest day" on D-day. That is a manequin. but it's supposed to be the soldier.here are the guys on Utah Beach.
here is Jason at the Sailors Memorial at Utah beachthis is the provisional headquarters of the 81st airborn when they first landed. here is the Normandy Church where the medics set up there camp.and this is the actual blood left from the paratroopers that were taken care of by the medics.and this is Caretan, one of the first major objectives of the first few days after arriving.


hope you enjoyed this presentation of the History Channel....

Jason had a wonderful time on this *guys* trip.....maybe i need a ladies trip.....to Greece??? hhhmmmm, any takers?

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