Hello all
It is now the middle of April and we will be in Japan in about 2 months. Time is flying! We've got our pack out dates set. I am taking Ronan to Gulfport, MS to visit my 3 best friends then we are off to Shreveport, LA (by way of Dallas, TX) to visit Cookie, Timbo, Vicki, Rourke, Melly, Erin, Hayley, Ryan and Sarah. More pics to come. Ronan got All his hair cut off and it is now starting to grow back (thank goodness). He looks even more like Josh than ever with his mini military buzz cut. Stay tuned for more detailed posts.
Cheers
Kristin
Monday, April 17, 2006
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Hi again
Hello all,
It is now the last week of March and Josh, Ronan and I will be moving out of the country in two months. It still seems so very far away. It most likely won't hit me until we are loaded on the plane headed to Japan. We have tons to do, but we are making progress. Got some big things out of the way such as our medical clearances and passports. We are very excited about this next chapter in our lives. We will do our best to keep our blogs updated. I hope any or all of my family and friends can make it to Asia. What a potential wonderful opportunity for us all. New photos of Ronan and family to be posted soon. ~~~Cheers! Kristin
It is now the last week of March and Josh, Ronan and I will be moving out of the country in two months. It still seems so very far away. It most likely won't hit me until we are loaded on the plane headed to Japan. We have tons to do, but we are making progress. Got some big things out of the way such as our medical clearances and passports. We are very excited about this next chapter in our lives. We will do our best to keep our blogs updated. I hope any or all of my family and friends can make it to Asia. What a potential wonderful opportunity for us all. New photos of Ronan and family to be posted soon. ~~~Cheers! Kristin
Monday, February 27, 2006
Radio Flyer Wagon
Here is Ronan in his new Radio Flyer ATW Wagon. He loves riding in it. I'll pull him to the post office and the grocery store and he stays in the whole way there and back.
Ronan's bike
How many engineers does it take to put together a tricycle on Christmas Eve? Apparently 2. Rebecca, Peter and Rosie dog came down from Portland for the week of Christmas.
New Post. FINALLY1
Hi to all who may check this site from time to time only to find I have been slacking in my updates. I apologize for the lack of upkeep but now I have collected many pictures of Ronan since the last post and will send them to this blog shortly. Here is a quick update for all who keep are interested. Josh got orders for his next duty station and we will be moving to Yokosuka, Japan in June. We are very excited to embark on our next Navy adventure. As Josh and I wind down at work and try to figure out what we are going to pack, toss and store for our move we will be very busy but i'll try to keep this site more updated. Cheers--Kristin
Friday, November 11, 2005
The Chariot
Here is a picture of me on my new (used) bike pulling Ronan in the Chariot. Ronan is still getting used to wearing the helmet but otherwise he enjoys our rides.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
Halloween 2005
Here are the spouses of the deployed officers of NMCB Five. For those of you born in the mid to late 80's and later, we went as Robert Palmer's video "Addicted to Love." Those of you who grew up watching MTV from it's start recognized this immediately. I am dressed as Robert Palmer.--Kristin
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Pumpkin Time
Hello Everyone,
It is now October and Ronan and I are into our 7th month of Josh's deployment. If Katrina had not happened, NMCB 5 Seabees may have all been home by now, but alas, as the world knows, Katrina did happen and the effects of her devastation reached all the way to Port Hueneme, California. But the deployment extension was needed so other Seabees could get their wrecked homes and scattered families taken care of before heading off for their own deployment.
Well, Ronan and I stay busy. Just this past weekend we went to a local pumpkin patch with friends. Ronan loved it.
Love to all
Kristin
It is now October and Ronan and I are into our 7th month of Josh's deployment. If Katrina had not happened, NMCB 5 Seabees may have all been home by now, but alas, as the world knows, Katrina did happen and the effects of her devastation reached all the way to Port Hueneme, California. But the deployment extension was needed so other Seabees could get their wrecked homes and scattered families taken care of before heading off for their own deployment.
Well, Ronan and I stay busy. Just this past weekend we went to a local pumpkin patch with friends. Ronan loved it.
Love to all
Kristin
Friday, September 23, 2005
So Big!
Hi Everyone,
Ronan is getting so big. His Memere in Washington just bought him a ton of 18 month size pants and shirts and its a good thing too. I can't believe there was a time that 0-3 month onsies were to big for him. Right now we are awaiting the results of some blood work done on Ronan to see if he has the gene for Thalasemia Minor. His last couple of blood tests have shown low iron and so we want to confirm or rule out this genetic issue before proceeding with continued iron drops because no amount of iron drops will bring up his iron levels is he does in fact have Thalasemia Minor.
Other than that, we are also awaiting the return of Daddy. Ronan is able to look at a picture or video of Josh and say "daddy", so I am now ready for Ronan to get to know his daddy again and for Josh to get to know Ronan. Ronan has changed A LOT since Josh left 6 months ago. We hope is won't be too much longer. --- Cheers, Kristin.
Ronan is getting so big. His Memere in Washington just bought him a ton of 18 month size pants and shirts and its a good thing too. I can't believe there was a time that 0-3 month onsies were to big for him. Right now we are awaiting the results of some blood work done on Ronan to see if he has the gene for Thalasemia Minor. His last couple of blood tests have shown low iron and so we want to confirm or rule out this genetic issue before proceeding with continued iron drops because no amount of iron drops will bring up his iron levels is he does in fact have Thalasemia Minor.
Other than that, we are also awaiting the return of Daddy. Ronan is able to look at a picture or video of Josh and say "daddy", so I am now ready for Ronan to get to know his daddy again and for Josh to get to know Ronan. Ronan has changed A LOT since Josh left 6 months ago. We hope is won't be too much longer. --- Cheers, Kristin.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
Monday, September 19, 2005
Family and Friends
Hello
It has been a while since I have updated my blog site and after recent requests from both my husband and my mother, I decided to skip house cleaning and sit at the computer this evening. As you can see I have put some new photos up. My aunt passed away recently and I realized that I did not have any pictures of my family other than Josh and Ronan posted. So I went digging for some and found some of my best friends too.
A lot has gone down since my last post. Hurricane Katrina and the levee issues in New Orleans happened. My friends Jeanne (Pommie) and Heather (Petal) had to evacuate their homes due to Katrina. Heather has luckily been able to return to her home in Gulfport, but Jeanne has been transferred to Houston temporarily. Heidi (Veronica) is in Houston temporarily, but may be moving to Birmingham until she is able to return to New Orleans. What a mess! The Morning Glories partied many times in New Orleans.
More photos of Ronan to follow also. He is getting so big. He is 14 months old and running around everywhere. It is hard to believe that this little fella used to be stationary. He is starting to say some words and he understands so much. I was telling him today that I needed to clean the wax out of his ears and he reached up and touched his ear. We have not worked on identifying the ear yet. He's amazing an awesome.
Josh is still in Iraq. His estimated homecoming was supposed to be mid October sometime, but that has changed due to the damage to the Seabee Navy Base in Gulfport, MS. He is to be delayed approximately 4 weeks or so. This news was not unexpected nor is it upsetting because many of our Seabee families in Gulfport lost everything and I would be a selfish, horrible person if I expected the men and women of those battalions to pick up and leave for their deployment on time. I am truly sorry for everyone's loss due to the hurricane and hope that the support from the Seabee families at Naval Base Ventura County and all across the U.S. is far reaching.
It has been a while since I have updated my blog site and after recent requests from both my husband and my mother, I decided to skip house cleaning and sit at the computer this evening. As you can see I have put some new photos up. My aunt passed away recently and I realized that I did not have any pictures of my family other than Josh and Ronan posted. So I went digging for some and found some of my best friends too.
A lot has gone down since my last post. Hurricane Katrina and the levee issues in New Orleans happened. My friends Jeanne (Pommie) and Heather (Petal) had to evacuate their homes due to Katrina. Heather has luckily been able to return to her home in Gulfport, but Jeanne has been transferred to Houston temporarily. Heidi (Veronica) is in Houston temporarily, but may be moving to Birmingham until she is able to return to New Orleans. What a mess! The Morning Glories partied many times in New Orleans.
More photos of Ronan to follow also. He is getting so big. He is 14 months old and running around everywhere. It is hard to believe that this little fella used to be stationary. He is starting to say some words and he understands so much. I was telling him today that I needed to clean the wax out of his ears and he reached up and touched his ear. We have not worked on identifying the ear yet. He's amazing an awesome.
Josh is still in Iraq. His estimated homecoming was supposed to be mid October sometime, but that has changed due to the damage to the Seabee Navy Base in Gulfport, MS. He is to be delayed approximately 4 weeks or so. This news was not unexpected nor is it upsetting because many of our Seabee families in Gulfport lost everything and I would be a selfish, horrible person if I expected the men and women of those battalions to pick up and leave for their deployment on time. I am truly sorry for everyone's loss due to the hurricane and hope that the support from the Seabee families at Naval Base Ventura County and all across the U.S. is far reaching.
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