Backyard Fun

Most of our weekends are spent outside.  There is no better way to be outside than in your bathing suit!  At least for the girls there is no better way, I prefer to keep my post three children body covered up for the time being!  Riley and Hadley wanted to play in the sprinkler so we hooked it up for them.  They spent hours on end playing with the sprinkler water, kicking their balls around, and Hadley's favorite thing, digging in the dirt/mud/rocks.  While Riley normally prefers to stay on the cleaner side, Hadley likes to get as filthy as possible.  I'm not exaggerating when I say that every time I bring Hadley inside after being outside playing, I have to stick her in the tub to clean her off.  Trey has nicknamed her "pig- pen," referring to character from Charlie Brown.  It suits her very well!  

Our weekends seem to fly by way too quickly, so we try to get the most out of them.  I like the days when we spend most of them outside because the girls normally sleep in a little longer.  I do mean a little.  Instead of 7, they'll sleep until 7:30.  But any little extra time I get is fabulous to me!

Emrey's 8 Week Check-Up

I can hardly believe that eight weeks have passed already.  Emrey is already 2 months old.  Phew, time seems to be going by so much faster the third time around.  Everything went really well with Emrey's check-up.  She is now 22in long and weighs 11lbs 5oz.  She is 3 pounds heavier and 3 inches longer than when she left the hospital.  It's always good to hear that your baby is growing well, especially when you're breastfeeding.  It reassures me that she's getting enough to eat!  The doctor was surprised when I told her that Emrey has already rolled over from her stomach to her back.  I was amazed myself when it happened.  I'm thinking that Emrey knows she's got two big sisters to keep up with, so she's getting strong quickly!  The worst part about this doctor visit was the fact that Emrey had to get three vaccinations.  Of course at this age they normally stop crying pretty quickly, and Emrey did settle down rather fast.  But my sweet, protective Riley teared up as she watched Emrey get her shots.  Riley calmed down once we got her a sticker!  I was super proud of Riley & Hadley who were both angels during this trip to the doctor.  Yay for another successful trip to the doctor!  I can't wait to see how much Emrey grows in the next two months.

Spur of the Moment

 On Monday, Trey found out early in the morning that he'd be leaving that evening for a trip to Singapore.  He was the lucky man that was chosen to hand deliver a few pieces of equipment needed for one of the dets from his command.  I was wondering how I was going to do with our three little angels, all by myself for three days.  I'm so use to having Trey here in the evening to help and occupy the girls while I clean up dinner and what not.  Here we go, a sneak peak to what my life will be like when he's gone for six months at a time!

I felt bad for Trey though because he was leaving here on Monday evening and getting back on Thursday, but would actually only be in Singapore for less than 24 hours.  It was 17 hours of flying there and then another 17 hours flying back home to Hawaii.  No thank you!  Trey HATES to fly, so I knew he wasn't going to be the happiest camper when he got home.  The girls and I skyped with Trey while he was gone.  And thankfully everything went really well at home.  The girls were exceptionally well behaved for me.  Trey brought Riley & Hadley home a treat from Singapore, a big Dora doll.  He was smart and got them both the same gift because they always want what the other one has.  So since he brought them the same thing they couldn't fight over their presents!  What a smart daddy!!  The girls were stoked to see Trey and they both loved their Dora doll!  Welcome home daddy and I'm glad it was only a three day trip!

Fourth of July

One of Trey's favorite holidays is the fourth of July.  So it's a must for everyone to be in red, white, and blue!  I usually go out and get something cute for the girls to wear, but Madeleine sent the girls some outfits this year.  I am grateful for that because I haven't been getting out to do shopping as much with three kids who are 3 and under.  Everyone got dressed in our patriot colors and we headed over to Pearl Harbor to let Riley & Hadley enjoy some of the festivities going on.  They both played a few games, rode on the little carousel, and Riley went into a bounce house.  After about an hour we were all sweating like crazy and decided that we should make our way home and fill the pool up for the girls.  

We stayed in our backyard for the rest of the afternoon into the evening.  The girls played in the pool and ran around in the backyard enjoying the day.  Trey & I sat on the back porch just watching Riley & Hadley have a good time.  After our long day outside we got the girls bathed and I put Hadley & Emrey to bed.  Riley got to stay up for the fireworks show.  

We are able to watch the fireworks from our backyard.  Riley was so very excited to see them, especially the ones that looked like smiley faces!  After we saw the fireworks that came from Waikiki, Trey took Riley over to Ford Island so they could watch the show going on at Pearl Harbor.  Riley was extra excited that she was getting to go see another firework show.  When they got home Riley was exhausted.  It was a fun-filled day and I'm excited for next year when, hopefully, Hadley will be able to stay awake to see the fireworks with us!

Sweet Emrey Belle

Trey and I have once again been blessed with a sweet baby girl.  Emrey is totally adorable and loves to be snuggled.  She isn't bothered by the noise that her big sisters make and loves all the attention coming from Riley & Hadley.  I am excited that Emrey will take a binky.  She's not a big crier, but if she does get fussy her binky does the job!  We haven't determined yet who she looks like.  There are times that she looks like Riley(Trey's clone) and other times she looks like Hadley(my clone).  I think it's too early to tell.  Trey & I call Emrey our little mutt puppy because it's looking like she's just a total mixture.  I do, however, think she's going to have blue eyes.  They are still dark, but they appear to be lightning up to a lovely shade of blue.  It doesn't matter who she resembles more, she's absolutely breathtaking to me!  

Since Emrey was born she has been a wonderful sleeper.  The first couple of weeks she would sleep from around 9'ish until 4 or 4:30am, eat, get a fresh diaper, and then sleep until about 8am.  I couldn't ask for more.  Once she hit one month we moved her into her crib.  It was a little hard for me to do only because she's my last little baby!  But, she has been sleeping until 6 or 6:30am, so there really wasn't a need to keep her next to me.  It's not like I was getting up every 2 hours.  We really couldn't have asked for anything better.  We are very happy to have Emrey as a new addition to our family.  She fits right in!!

Another Five Years

 Yesterday was a very important day for our family.  It was Trey's reenlistment ceremony.  He chose to reenlist on the USS Missouri.  I was very excited for the ceremony except for the fact that it was scheduled for 7am.  It was the only time available to have the ceremony and Trey really wanted to reenlist on the Missouri, so 7am it was!  All I kept thinking was how am I going to get myself and three kids ready to go and be out the door by 6:30am.  I don't know how, but I got us all ready with about 5 minutes to spare.  The girls were all in good moods, which surprised me since I had to wake Riley & Hadley up early.  

Before Trey reenlisted he was discharged from the Navy first.  He gave a short but sweet speech after being discharged.  He thanked me and the girls for being so supportive and loving him through everything.  I definitely teared up, but kept myself together.

 After being discharged came reenlistment time.  No turning back now!  Trey reenlisted for five more years.  Hopefully it won't be a long five years because Trey is back on sea duty.  I'd like for these years to go by fast!  We will be in Hawai'i for another three years and then the future is unknown!  I'm so proud of Trey for reenlisting and providing a great life for us! 

We tried for some family shots, but as you probably know it's a challenge!  We couldn't get Riley & Hadley to look at the camera.  Riley was being terribly shy.  I think there were about 10 pictures of us taken.  Here are a couple for you to enjoy!

Another Farewell

Despite having to say goodbye to Kiki a couple of days ago, the girls still had Nanny here to play with for the last 2 days.  It was nice having their Nanny visit because they hadn't seen her since Hadley was born.  Riley remembered Nanny, but Hadley didn't considering she was a newborn when they first met.  It didn't take  long for Hadley to warm up though.  The girls enjoyed being spoiled by two grandma's at one time.  I'm so glad that the girls got to spend a couple of weeks with their Nanny in town.  Trey was happy to have his mom in town too.  Trey likes attention just as much as his daughters do!  Trey had his mom out in the garage watching him work on his Jeep and helping him work on his Jeep.  In fact, poor Madeleine ruined a pair of pants helping Trey out in the garage.  Oh, the sacrifices we make as mothers!  I know Trey enjoyed being spoiled by his mom while she was here.  It's always nice to have family visit, especially to see them interact with Riley, Hadley and now Emrey.   Thank you so much for traveling to Hawaii and visiting with us.  It was fun watching the girls play with you.  Hopefully it won't be too long before the next visit!