This is our half baked new addition to the family. It's a girl!!! She's a pound and a half so far. My due date is March 10th and we're all excited. We are playing in the water at Panama City Beach. I don't really like this picture, but it's the only one with me in it. Still, it was fun. It was the only day we were able to play at the beach because there was a hurricane coming. Instead of missing the opportunity to come here at all we settled on one day of fun then returned to Ft. Benning to enjoy the rain. It was worth it.

The water was so clear at Panama City Beach that you could see the fish swiming around your feet and bumping into your legs. I tried to get a good picture of Ray and the fish. I'm not sure you can see it very well, but some of those shadows are fish.

Cute little Kael at the beach.

This is our little girl's profile and front on face shot. I'm not a pro at blogging and darned if I can ever get things in order. Oh well, be thankful I'm feeling well enough to even sit at the computer and put these on. It's been rough the last couple of months. Thank heavens this little bit of self inflicted misery does end. Then, we will be blessed will a bundle of joy that keeps us up all night. Is that why we love them so much? Someone once said it does end. It's a love/hate relationship.

Here are our little artists. We hadn't lived in this place for more than a month and the inviting white walls quickly passed initiation. The hallway is so long that there isn't an inch without some form of toddler art. Of coarse, Adara made sure I knew that it was Kael's fault and that he twisted her arm to make her help. Ha ha ha. My older two are getting smart enough to know how to pass the blame, but they willingly jump in when no one is looking.

This is Ray's birthday party, July 17th. The kids picked out the decorations at the store and helped me with the cake.............. and the candles almost set the fire alarm off. They were sparkler candles. It was exciting.

This was a fun trip we took to Alabama, 20 min. away from Ft. Benning, to the largest firework store in the US. That's what they say. It was awesome!! Ray has been deployed for so many holiday's it was his turn to splurge. It was the 4th of July and $250 later, we finally got to leave. The kids were in heaven...............that includes Ray. We had so much stuff we broke it up into a 2 day celebration. The kids are so glad Dad is home.

This is a view of the backyard from the door. There is a nice patio area and behind the garage is a field with a small playground and a basketball court. It's really nice. The kids have a lot of space to run around in and all of these big, white complexes are in a circle. So, other kids come out when they see others playing. The kids always have someone to play with and I get to chat with the other Mom's. The close quarters do pay off.

This is our incredibly tiny kitchen. I don't like it, but it's something. We just don't have too many helpers in the kitchen at one time. We can't.

This is Kael's head......and our living room. It's pretty nice, but we do have a lot more stuff in it now.

The kids are happily running throught our new appartment. The hall is very long and provides ample space for artistic advancement. As you saw above, all of the hall walls look about like that door. Needless to say, we will be painting before we move. Yippee.....

This a picture of the back of our complex. It's a 4-plex building built in the 1930's. What's interesting is that this building is so much more sturdy than any new house you will find these days. I guess I forgot to take a picture of the front. I'll put that on a future posting.