It's beginning to look a lot like a nursery

Where the crib is going to go.

The crib still in the box.

Just as a frame of reference...and because Matt will be the one assembling it...

Voila!  The assembled crib in its corner!

Our first major step towards making this room a nursery!

Those girls!

Matt took this video of the girls playing with Beanie's Puppy Pal.

...It makes me worry about what they'll do with the baby's toys!

Gone Cruisin' (pt 2)

After leaving Bermuda, we headed to Boston, MA, and then to Newport, RI.  That was interesting for me since Newport is where I went through Navy training, and Boston is where I visited during and immediately following training. So, it was a trip down memory lane!



Matt looking out at the USS San Jacinto and what's left of the USS Saratoga

The dorm I stayed in during training

In front of the bridge to Newport

The turtle that our stateroom attendant left us (which brings me to my new hobby! Towel folding!)

In front of Boston

In our stateroom

Talking to Mom on the phone at Boston

Boston!

Gone Cruisin' (pt 1)

Matt and I just got back from our cruise to Bermuda! It was lots of fun, and I only had a couple of bad spells, mostly just dizziness.  Very glad we did this cruise during the second trimester, versus the first!

So, after leaving Baltimore, we were at sea, then Bermuda for two days.  The first day we went snorkeling, then the second we walked around to get some souvenirs and pictures.

This is the Commissioner's House, which houses the National Museum of Bermuda!

Outside a pretty park in Hamilton (where we found three people sleeping on benches)

View from our cabin, while docked at King's Wharf (at the Royal Naval Dockyard)

Royal Naval Dockyard

Wet mids

The mids go through lots of training down here, and one of the trainers is loads of fun to watch.  It's basically a game to see which team can move the floatie on a wire to the opposing team's pole using a fire hose.



Here's the blue and white floatie with both hoses going.

This team just won a round, but they still got soaked! (The rest of the team is hiding so they don't get wet)

Still playing...

...and 15 push-ups for every loss.

The guys threatened to get me wet this morning, but I think they quickly realized how big of mistake that would be!

More from Kings Bay

I went with the mids to the Submarine Museum in St. Mary's today.  It's a small museum, but I still enjoyed it.  Got a few pictures too!  I'm really glad since most of the places I've been going don't allow cell phones, let alone cameras!

Wildlife at Kings Bay

I've been down at Kings Bay for about two weeks now, and unfortunately, I can't take all the pictures that I want. However, I have found some wildlife around the base that don't seem to mind me walking around snapping some shots. 

It's a pretty nice base.  They seem to work hard at keeping it natural, so animals that you wouldn't usually expect just pop up...

...like this alligator...(this is right next to the galley, by the way)...

...and this turtle...

...and this bird.

But it's not just wildlife.  They also have some nice greenery here too.



This is the courtyard at the Navy Gateway

I'm not sure what kind of flower this is, but it made me think of Mom since she loves magnolias.

Marissa's wedding

Matt and I went back home for his sister's wedding.  We're so glad we were able to be there.  Here are a few pictures from the rehearsal as well as just before the wedding.

Harold and Marissa did this cute skip thing down the aisle and I tried to get a picture of it.

This is the candy and popcorn bar at the reception. Holy crap! I went to town on the strawberry dark chocolate popcorn here at the end.