"LUKE FLYWALKER"

Jedi master Nathan saves the world one bug at a time.

Day 5 - Kidsburg Park

The last day we came across the park that was right down the street from the place we stayed. It was a totally awesome park called kidsburg which had wooden playground equipment that resembled a pirate ship, castle, and fort. It is amazing how many things you can make out of wood and tires. This park was the grand poo bah of parks. There was a kid that kept following Nathan, somewhat a bully, who talked like a monster with a growling voice. Nice addition to Nathans vocabulary of speech, thanks kid. It was fun telling that story to our new bible study leaders when Nathan used that same voice on his first introduction. Oh the joys of parenthood. Nathan has a blast at this park, we wish we would have found it sooner. Oh well better late than never

Day 4 - The Casemate Musuem at Fort Monroe

If you don't already know, there is a TON of history around here. This is great, because I never really paid attention in my History class so it's like learning everything for the first time. You know, things like what is the Civil War, etc. (Sorry to disappoint you Larry).

Here is a quick history lesson for you: The Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe is the Largest stone fort ever built in the United States. Fort Monroe is the headquarters for the US army training and doctrine command. During the Civil War Fort Monroe was a union held bastion in the center of a Confederate State and help shelter thousand of slave refugees. The highlight is the cell where confederate prisoner Jefferson Davis was imprisoned. Shown above is a picture of Matt and Nathan in that cell. We also saw the house were General Lee was stationed.

The Underwater Tunnel

On the forth day we attempted to go to Virginia Beach for the day. This is the underwater tunnel in Norfolk, They actually have this tunnel under the ocean. Very fun going through, don't forget to honk your horn. Midway through our drive it started pouring down rain. Bummer dude. We decided to take a trip to the Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe instead.

Day 3 continued

After the Ferry dropped us off in Surry county we went to the Virginia State Park. It had a cool visitor center, beach front and a agriculture and farm museum. We saw all sorts of old farm equipment and tons of tractors. They even had some animals. Score! Matt thought it humorous that Nathan and I didn't read the sign regarding the animals. Oops. Good thing they were nice goats.

Day 3 - Ferry ride to Surry

We found out that there was a free ferry ride from Jamestown to Surry crossing the James river and away we went. You just drive your car onto a boat and away you go. It was a neat experience and the first time I have been on a ferry of this sort. The trip was about 15 minutes and Nathan loved being on the boat. You can see my view from the car. Pretty cool huh? Once the ferry started moving you could get out of your vehicles and go on the deck. I love this family picture Matt took of us on the deck. It doesn't get any better than this.

Pool Time!

One of the best memories and times we had was going to the pool. We went to the pool every day including the day we arrived and checked out. At first Nathan was a little hesistant by day 2 he was splashing and by the end of vacation swimming around by himself and even jumping from the ledge. He has always loved water. Ofcourse when Matt tried to take some footage of Nathan jumping in he was reluctant so Matt gave him a little nudge and in he went. Don't know how this will affect him later on. J/K. It's a good thing we have boys, a girl would have been crying in the corner and been done swimming. Nathan was a good sport and just kept swimming like Dory on Finding Nemo. We even had Caleb in the pool too. He loved it, was a little clueless after all he is only 2 months old. The hot tub was nice when we had the chance every so often we would sneek in and out.

Day 2 - US Army Transportation History Musuem

We basically had the same routine all week. Wake up, eat breakfast, pack a sack lunch, head off for an adventure, come back and nap, go swimming (Nathan loved this) do dinner and bedtime. Whew... Actually it was fun and the kids did very well with the routine, they slept through the night every night. Thank you Jesus!

On our first day we went to the US Army Transportation Museum. The museum is devoted entirely to the history of military transportation from colonial days to the present. It was really cool. Nathan absolutely loved looking at all of the planes, trains, and automobiles. The museum was huge. It had 3 sections of exhibits including a large outside section with boats and planes. You can see how big the boats are and this was just one amongst the many. The museum was free and was located inside of an army base. Very cool trip, and fun for the whole family to enjoy especially a 2 and a half year old boy and his daddy.

Williamsburg Vacation Day 1

Matt had to take a vacation before the women's bible study started, or after it (it ends in April). So we decided to take a last minute vacation in Williamsburg Virginia last week.. Our in-laws were generous enough to let us use their timeshare (thanks). It was a very very nice resort. The pictures don't even do it justice. We had a 2-bedroom condo style with a kitchen, dinning room, and family room. The facilities had an indoor and outdoor pool, racket ball, fitness center, and activities going all week. What a blessing, we had a fantastic time. We are tight on cash so we brought all of the food for our meals and enjoyed all of the free things offered in the area as you will soon see. It is amazing how much fun you can have on a budget.

Where's Waldo (Nathan) ?

Can you spot Nathan in this photo?

2 Months old today

Mr Caleb is growing up so fast. What a cute personality this little guy has. He is much different than Nathan. It is amazing how unique each child is. He loves being on his tummy, and is a happy campermost of the time. Check out that curly hair! My sister took these pictures when she visited. He is starting to reach for things and is talking a lot more. Happy 2 months of life Caleb, we love you!

Swingin sensation

So I came up with the idea of putting up a swing in our front yard. I was actually reading the book Redeeming Love and they had a chapter where they put up a swing for the kids. I thought we could and should totally do that. I asked Matt and since he is so good at doing anything he sets his mind to, he did it. We didn't have to buy one thing, we had rope and a piece of wood. Once we finally finished Nathan had such a great time. He started squealing and didn't want to come off of it. Must of spent about 40 minutes out there with daddy and the wind against his face. What a great moment.