He Passed his CDC Test

Dennis had to take a test for his job. He got an 86% which is actually one of the better grades out of his group that came in with him in September. :) So now he can start college and he is deployable now.

He studied really hard for the test, and I am really proud of him. :)

The President

Yesterday, Dennis was hand selected to go and hear the president's speech that he was to give here at Travis. Needless to say, he ended up not giving the speech but Dennis still got to see him and snap some pictures of him. The president was basically making a pit stop here to go to a benefit dinner and see all the damage that was caused around California due to the forest fires the past month or so. Here is an article the local paper wrote:

http://www.thereporter.com/ci_9909176?source=most_emailed

Jillian playing in her 'WaterPark'

Jillian Finger painting :)
She was doing water coloring in her Johnny Cash shirt.
She does this after every bathtime, Dennis thinks she has OCD
She got a lady bug, you can see it on the end of her thumb. :)
When we went to Six Flags she just kept begging to see Tweety

Things are going really well here for us. We are sticking sorta to the normal routine we have acquired. Jillian and I spend alot of time in the backyard playing in her waterpark. She thinks its the best thing EVER! :) Its certainly a good thing we do not pay for our water fill, because it would be through the roof.

We spend alot of time taking care of the flowerbeds and making sure our lawn looks good. I certainly wish our neighbors would take better care of their lawns but there isnt much I can do on that subject and since housing is switching hands and it keeps getting pushed back no one is doing their jobs. You can see in my videos the brown grass of my neighbor on that side.

We are thinking of going to Bodega Bay here soon. We all really enjoy going to the beaches around here. We have been trying to find a nice one that doesnt take to long to get to that is nice. We are sorta trying to find one we can take Trixie too aswell. I think she would love to go with us and Jillian and her are basically attached at the hip. :)

There has been debating at our house to see if we should have the third seat put in our truck. We decided to get the cheapest version of our truck. We wanted leather seats and the third row but it was an extra 15,000. Its MUCH cheaper to do it later after buying the cheaper version of our truck. We looked into it. We figure if we are going to have more kids we need more room. Plus, we can not take many people with us when we go places and that eats up on gas. So its something we have been saving up for, and aslong as its in our price range I think we are going to do it.

Other then that there really is no new news. Great- Grandma Engler is finally back after falling and breaking her hip. She has to use a walker now but they are not sure if it will be for the rest of her life or not. Shes back at home taking care of herself. Great Uncle Dennis is in a nursing home now, after having a stroke. He had lost his memory and his left side is really weak. His memory is mostly back now and they are working on physical therapy for his left side so hopefully he can come back from it and get to go home aswell.

Been a while :)

Here are some pictures from the 4th of July weekend

Jillian in the front of the house with Daddy
She is hiding... we cant see her.
There is my princess :)
She wanted to fill her pool all on her own.
Her and I while we were playing in her water stuff.

Well, things are going good for the most part. I suppose a recap would be good since it has been MONTHS since I last blogged:

• There was a fire in our court. Somehow the grass caught and almost made it to the houses


• We said our goodbyes to Ribbit, he is now living at the duckpond


• We got a chinchilla, Jillian named him Morton.


• I have been going to the gym still 3 or 4 days a week.


• Jillian is working on her potty training.


• Jillian is trying to read.


• Dennis was presented with a Commanders Coin. I guess that is a super thing that some people will never receive in a lifetime of service. I dont really know a think about it. Dennis just seems really happy about it.

Thats basically the highlights I suppose. Dennis and I have found a church on base that we think we like. I will keep you all updated on that. I got myself a new bible, I love it. I had no idea they had Bibles with neat covers on them. Mine is green with blue circles on it. It just looks neat and has larger print with silver around the pages instead of gold like I have normally found. :)

Jillian and I have been spending a bunch of time outside. We set up her water toys, garden, and go to the park. We just have a great time being outdoors. Last week we hardly left the house. It was over 100 degress and humid. YUCK! This California sun is killing me.

I am starting to get a tan, but I put so much sunscreen on Jillian shes still white. I put alot of sunscreen on myself aswell but I guess mine doesnt last as long as hers dones.. thankfully. Plus, I reapply hers alot.

We have gone to six flag, Jillian LOVES it there. We got season passes and we have gone 3 times and it has more then paid for itself already. :)

We are looking at waterparks in the area that have accomidations for Jillian's age group. She loves water as much as I do so we figure why not go and have a day of water fun thats not in the backyard. :)

We are going to be heading home about the 24th of October for my best friends wedding. :) We are still not sure how long we will be staying but the wedding is on the 1st so we hope to stay atleast until the 3. We are working on finding the cheapest way home and it means we have to move days around and find the best flight. Though we refuse to fly Delta ever again so they are OUT.

Here is a video of Jillian singing in the car on July 4, 2008. I only caught a few seconds of it but its still cute. Its to a song by Taylor Swift - You Should Have Said No. I believe thats the name of the song.