new house

just wanted to do a quick update with some pics from the new house and our visit to texas. as you will be able to tell from the pics there's lots of work to be done in the house so stay tuned for updates. the visit back home was great and of course went by way too fast.

front of the house

kitchen

dining room

living room

flex room (office/workout/play room)

deuce's room

spare bedroom

living room overlooking the kitchen

this is the fancy little nook in the living room that i'm not quite sure wat to do with yet

the backyard

bronco enjoying the backyard

thats all for now on the house. like i said before stay tuned for painting and project updats!


Now for the visit to texas...

dave and deuce enjoying my favorite restaurant... maudies

klayton helping deuce out with the bouncy seat

everyone enjoying bubbles on grandma and grandpa's porch

deuce n nate dog sharing toys

richard reading bedtime stories

the four cousins.....aren't they so sweet

deuce n nathan catching a little shut eye at the wedding....the whole was just soo exhausting! hee hee

aunt kelly giving deuce a little tlc during bottle time

deuce having his 1st beverage thanks to jenn!

and here are the after effects of the beverage! j/k! honestly she hadn't even drank out of it yet!but deuce def loved jennifer n brandon's backyard!

deuce n bronco both enjoying a little pool time!

we had such a great visit! thanks to everyone for accommodating us! already looking forward to the next trip!

lots of luv, mel dave n deuce!

Big News

ok so obviously im not very consistent on this blog thing (maybe i should take some lessons from kelly). but none the less im gona try and catch everyone up as quick as possible. so after the family visit in feb nana visited and tammy n james came up and we made a weekend trip to new york, which i think you've all seen pics of already. march brought grandmar (aunt marla) and of course lots of fun with her and easter. in april deuce and i snuck into texas and onto levelland for a quick visit. sorry to everyone we missed while we were home but hopefully we will catch up with everyone when we get in for sally's wedding. in may dave was promoted to sergeant and he celebrated his 31st bday and nanna was up here again for another visit. which pretty much brings us up to current status which is....... we are moving! welcome to the military huh? dave just graduated from the DINFOS school at ft. meade and is now trained in combat camera, thus, we received orders to north carolina. dave has to check in on july 4th! boo! so amongst the travel plans for the wedding we are also planning a move. fun stuff let me tell u! so here is the run down i just gave you but in picture form

nana giving kisses

nana's boy

dave n i on time square

the four of us enjoying dinner at carmines

cold windy boat tour!

deuce enjoying visiting the national mall again with tam tam n james

deuce's three favorite things in march... his fingers, his bear, and his "foot rest"

hugs for grandmar

night time stories with grandmar

easter 08

deuce very excited about the easter bunny

dad n deuce hanging out at the mexican cafe

dad n deuce playing madden

texas visit in april with grandma n grandpa henke

nanna and popo repka

deuce loved popo's "big red firetruck"

deuce with uncle kevin's hat on

deuce n klayton playing together

deuce n nathan checking each other out

deuce n nathan just chilln outside

while the other boys played in the sand

having some laughs on the couch at aunt carrie's and uncle richard's

MAY

more fun times with kilee

check out our mean look....see he's not always smiles

i don't know about you, but i think deuce played a little before he took his nap

1st big boy bath

playing in his gym with mommy on mothers day

hanging out in his favorite car

deuce loves to give daddy massages

1st taste of baby food (green beans of course)

so deuce has officially discovered the backyardagians. he is in a total trance when it is on

last but not least i will leave you with a few fun pics from our 1st trip to the pool

ok i guess that's all for now. sorry for such a long one and i will try to be a little better about keeping up. but i can't guarantee anything esp with the move coming up!

lots of luv and hope to see everyone at the wedding!

luv mel dave n deuce!