Recent Fun

Well folks its been a very long long time since I updated. So I am putting up a few fun pictures of the kids so you can see how big they are getting. We have had many fun adventures this summer. We enjoyed the cool and warm of Washington and hot of Utah for a few weeks.
Mason enjoying his first birthday smash cake.

Spending Days up at the beach sometimes its cold and sometimes its warm

Sydney pointing our the airplanes at Seafair for the Blue Angels

Mason's first haircut. He looks so grown up now.

Mason B-Day Celebration

Hello All,
It has been forever since we have been on here. Mason turns 1 on August 10. We have had an awesome summer and are looking forward to seeing everyone in Utah in September for Davis and Kelsi's wedding. We really enjoy Washington and the cool weather. Sydney is running every where and Mason is catching up with her.

Warp Speed Ahead

Hello All,
It has been forever since we have been on here. So let me (Paul) give you an update on what has happened to our family in the last month or so.

Sydney is a live wire and is starting to speak a little better English now. Before she spoke a ton of Sydneyese. She loves to go on walks and play with her little brother. She is the Velociraptor in our family and finds any weaknesses we set up for her. She does good in church for the most part, but there are days that we have to stand out in the foyer.

Mason is so close to crawl. He rolls over quite a bit, screams and yells. He sticks his tongue out all the time when he is excited. He still wakes up in the middle of the night at least once, but is getting better and hopefully will sleep through the night soon. He is very fun to be around and loves to also go on walks.

Brianna just had surgery on January 12. She was down and out for about a week and a half. So we brought my mother Jan to come on up for back up, the reason why we did that is because my ship was going underway for a month. I didn't want Brianna taking care of all the kids right after surgery. So we flew my mother out. I was certain they were going to fly me out to my ship to meet up with it but they said NO. I was shocked. So I am on "Beach Det" until they return. The hours are super long working for beach det they are 0800 - 0845. I know I am spoiled. The ship has contacted me to see how Brianna and I are doing. This is one of the best commands I have ever been to. They are great. So Brianna is up to 95% fully operational. The surgery went well and she is enjoying the time off with me. She has been doing awesome scrap booking for the kids and family. It really looks good. We have made some new year resolutions and will be putting them in effect now.

As for me, I have been enjoying my ship and new friends that I come in contact with. I have a calling with our ward as Priest Advisor. I teach every week. We have the missionaries over quite a bit as well. We are trying to help them find people to teach and help them in anyway we can. Washington State is an awesome place to live, we plan to explore more of it in the spring and summer. I am still doing school through Columbia College of Missouri. Hopefully I will get my BA soon. I have 20 more credits to go. As for the next couple of months I will be underway with my ship after they return in Feb. It seems like we are the only ship in the fleet, we always get picked on. I have the new Naval Uniforms, and they are awesome. I have been following the Utah Jazz and supporting them, GO JAZZ!!!!. Just living life and enjoying it with my great family. Talk to you soon