Moving on...

So its finally official. We're back from Washington where we found a house and great school for the boys. We have applied for our moving date which is less than a month away! I'm feeling all those emotions of moving- the excitement of a new adventure, the stress of paying deposits, scheduling carpet cleaners, fixing things that are broken, signing contracts, trying to decide what stays and what goes to Goodwill, and then all the regular stuff that's going on apart from the moving preparations! SO OVERWHELMING!

So, I'm taking a break to update my blog.

We finally did our tour of the Nimitz with James. The kids will never forget it! Such a neat experience. Its so much cooler than I imagined! That being said.... if I had to live on that thing, I'd feel like I was in prison! Here's some photos:

The (4.5 acre) flight deck (and a gorgeous view of downtown San Diego too):



The tower & ship's identifying number:


Up inside the "Pry-Fly"



Inside the massive hangar bay (the size of two Super Wal-Marts end-to-end):



The Anchor room (each chain link weighs over 350 lbs and the anchors themselves weigh 6000 lbs!):




I was tingly and a on edge the whole time - its so dangerous on that ship! There's gaping holes that drop 40 feet down and the ladder wells are so steep. Some of the walkways are metal grates so you can see the water 50 feet below you... We had to climb and desend over 40 ladders while onboard! And we only saw a fraction of the ship!

God Bless America and every Soldier, Pilot and Sailor who stick out their necks for our safety!!! We are truly grateful.



We decided to take advantage of one randomly warm day this month (we've had an unusual amount of cool weather and rain) and do one last beach day! This time up in San Clemente. G O R G E O U S





James and I were not going to waste 3 days in Seattle without the kids plus, we couldn't have had more spectacular weather. So here are the highlights of our trip:

Views from the Ferry:






Pikes Marketplace:



See why I said you'd love it here Kami!?





Zoomed in on the lady trying to catch the fish:



Views from the Spaceneedle:





View from our hotel room:



We went and saw this musical while we were there:



Photos of the Seattle Temple (isn't it awesome?):





Last but not least, the new house!



I don't think any place will compare with where we have been for the last 3.5 years, but that's ok because you couldn't really compare these two places anyway! They're so different in such extremes. It'll be an adjustment, but I think we're ready.