The Beginning....

Hello to everyone. So, I wanted a blog so that I could keep folks up to date and hopefully post some pictures eventually when I get the most recent ones uploaded from our laptop to this computer or I will have to log on using th elaptop to get up to date photos for all to see.
I am doing this for many reasons:
1. I am terrible at calling folks and always get the 3rd degree when I finally get around to it, I don't mean to not call, but things are so crazy with 4 youngins under the age of 6.
2. I am egven worse at getting those pictures in th email. I have got about 3 years worth of photos upstairs and I don't mena to forget to do this either but I guess life gets away from me.
3. I am deploying on an ECRC billit in October and want to be able to keep familiy up to date while I am gone because we all know how wonderful Phil is at communication. He he.
How things are?
We are well, little tid bits. Alyssa is doing well in Kindergarten, it is a lot more inofrmation than it was when we were kids. But, she tries so hard and is so eager to please us, as long as she is trying, I am happy with her.
Timmy, oh my Timmy. He is a trip. He has a ball with his cars and trains and torturing his 2 year old sister as much as she tortures him. He is also learning a letter, number, and color each day and doing well with it. I am going to put him in pre-school next year. Of course, in Virginia you have to pay for it, god forbid if they offer that in a school.
Becca, my dear. SHe is 100% Mommy. A huge tom boy and won't have it any other way. The toughest little girl that one can imagine and boy does she love her mommy. Daddy too, but def a Momma's girl. Alyssa used to be, but as she has gotten older, has gone towards Daddy. Timmy, he will aways be my baby.
Boyd, my darling unthought of final one. He is so wonderful. For those who don't know and most don't because during the time, we didn't really tell many people, he was in the NICU for a bit after born for high respirations. He is doing famously. Though it was the hardest week of my life, Phil and I supported each other like champs and if it had to happen with one of our kids, I am glad it was my 4th, because I may not have had anymore if it was sooner. He is a greedy, piggy little boy with chubby everything. He will be 4 months this week and I can't beleive it. I adore him as well as the rest. He has the most handsome smile and looks identical to his brother when he was a baby.

Phil; he is Phil. WOrking hard and going to school much to his dismay but I told him it was time. He likes to procrastinate that schooling, but hey, can't expect perfection right. He is doing well at work other than putting in way more hours than I like and he is awaiting to see if he made board for CPO or not. Let's cross our fingers for him, he deserves it.

Moi; well you know me. I graduate with my B.S. in October and than I am on break while deployed. It has been a long 3 years of school to get here but hopefully it will pay off. I am putting in a package to be commissioned to an officer and be sent to the University of MD for a PhD Clinical Psychiatry program. If I get accepted, we will probably be separated for a while but, I will come home as often asd I can on weekends until he can come there for shore duty. It is a chance we need to take though to get it done now while the kids are younger than later when they will be much older. It is a rigorous program with a Masters, PhD, and an intership that can be done in MD or CA. So let's cross our fingers. I am also awaiting to see if I made board for CPO. I also have a board on 05 Feb for Sailor of the Year. We shall see.
I am scheduling to have surgery soon as well to get my tubes tied. I know I know to all of you grandparents, but we have 4 kids. We adore our kids, but we both agree that we are good. 2 of each and about 2 more than first planned. So, seeing as I am as fertile as they come, we are both getting fixed so to speak and if I still get pregnant, than I suppose I was meant to have a 5th and still be happy. I mean what mom wouldn't be happy even if it was unplanned.

Bout it for now, I will try to post once a week unless something major happens. I stress try. Life does get away from me, sorry. Oh an thanks to a friend who has this, she gave me the idea to do it.