Farewell USS Milius

Friday was David's last day with the USS Milius!  The wardroom gave him a proper send off by "bonging him off" the ship (they form two lines and salute him as he walks through).  David also received an  end of tour Commendation Award which is a pretty big deal!  Of course this comes as no surprise to any if us because he's awesome :0). 

Disneyland!

We were able to make it to Disneyland before leaving San Diego last Friday!  It was crazy hot but not terribly busy which was nice.  We went with our good friends the Albrechts.  All in all, it was a fantastic day, we went on a few rides, collated a few games, ate lots of yummy food and ended the night with the Fantasmic show and fireworks behind the castle!  Here are some photos from our day at Disney :0)

Del Mar Fair Time Again!

We actually made it over to the Del Mar Fair tonight!  (If we didn't go tonight, we wouldn't have made it there before we move because our schedules are so packed!). We are sure glad we made the 45 minute drive to get there because Mads totally loved the petting zoo and livestock and mommy and daddy totally loved the fried Klondike and fried Twinkie dessert :0).  The trip to the fair wore little miss Mads right out, in fact she is snoozing right now on our way home while I write this blog entry.  Here are some pictures from our evening, enjoy!

Rousseau!

We had the pleasure of spending our yesterday with one of our good friends David (aka Rousseau).  He and my David have been great friends since waaaay back in the day.  He currently lives in Tennessee with his wife, Jess.  We were excited to hear he was coming for a quick visit (they figured out they haven't seen each other since we visited them in Germany back in 2007).  David took him to see the base and Coronado then they headed back to the house and we grilled out and talked the night away.  It was such a great visit and we sure can't wait to see their beautiful baby boy twins enter this world sometime next month!!

Madelyn - 21 months

Here are a few photos of our little love bug growing up way too fast.  She currently loves books, macaroni and cheese, dancing, the Backyardigans, anything technology related and is very curious to discover new things and places - she definitely keeps us on our toes!!

Farewell USS Milius! ...well, almost.

This past Friday evening David and I attended another hail and farewell (A Navy tradition where the captain introduces the new sailors onboard and says see ya later to those leaving). They generally try and change up the location and this time it was at a beach in Coronado.  The event was catered with some tasty BBQ and of course drinks were plentiful.  My favorite part was the bonfire and s'mores!  David was farewelled (though he technically doesn't leave until the end of June) as were two other sailors...two were also hailed.  David received a nice plaque that listed the officers he worked with during his time on Milius, very neat!  Here are a few photos from the evening...

David Goes Ocean Fishing!

David was finally able to cash in one if his birthday presents (Mads and I got him a half day fishing trip at Fisherman's Landing).  He went with his fishing buddy and great friend, Mike.  The boat, "The Dolphin," pulled out bright and early at 6:30 this morning and they didn't pull in till noon.  David caught five fish and Mike caught two, success had by all!  Here are some pictures from their trip!