Finnley has surgery.

So for those of you who have noticed the little bumps of Finnley's forehead, we have seen a pediatric dermatologist at Naval Portsmouth, VA. They told us that it was a Nevius Sebeccas, which in regular people terms is a birth mark made of oil glands that grow the wrong direction. So they actually referred us to a plastic surgeon at the same hospital to discuss removal. After we saw both doctors we decided to have it removed. We weighed the pros and cons and the pros outweighed the cons. The doctors told us that it could get bigger and worse, it could start growing things underneath it that could lead to types of cancers. So we set the date for removal.
The day finally came Tuesday April 21st, we took her in and she had it removed. The scar or cut is much bigger then we thought it would be. They sent the whole thing off to the lab to have it tested to make sure they got it all and that it was all okay. She is doing really good. And chip and lola are being really amazing about it too. Take a look at the before and after.

Spring Break in Florida House Hunting!!!

So it has been a while since I last blogged. For numerous reasons. I am really involved in Facebook right now, we just had a whole week of spring break and Finnley just had surgery, or and the fact that I am training again, this time for the MS 150 which is a two day 150 mile bike ride for MS. Crazy I know but for a good cause!!!

So lets start with Spring Break and our House hunting in Florida. So for any of you who may not have heard, we have ETS the Army and Billy commissions into the Coast Guard on May 6th. We have received orders to Clearwater Florida. So we drove down there last week during spring break to house hunt and survey the area. We, billy and I and three children drove 12 hours on a sunday to get there that night. We stayed at Macdill Air force Base, which is actually a beautiful base. Our intentions were to buy a house. Well after three days of looking at houses all day each day we decided to rent. Crazy i know, but we were just not satisfied with anything in our price range. Plus we do not know how long we will be there. So we have rented a 4 bedroom 2000 square foot home in Tarpon Springs. I will get you the address when we have officially signed paperwork. So for all of our family and friends, please visit. We have tons of room and a pool. YEAH!!!!! One less stress off of Billy's plate!!!! hahahahaha Enjoy some of the pics of the kids at Honeymoon Island!!!

My attempt at Races!!!!

Over the past few months I have been training for a triathlon. It has been the most amazing experience. I have been training with a group of women from the YMCA i have been attending called the Tri-girls. It is a mixture of all types of women. FYI- i am the youngest but defiantly the most out of shape. But anyway we finally had our race in Smithfield VA this past weekend ironically on my birthday and I finished without stopping one bit. 300 meter swim, 10 mile bike ride and then a 5k. It was an amazing experience and now I am addicted. Three of the 15 women out of our group placed. Not me, of course, but I cam in 10th out of 25 for beginners. Can't complain about that one. Enjoy the pics at shutterfly!!!

Shelley's Visit 2009

We had the great pleasure of having billy's mom come out for a visit this past week. She spent a whole week with us and also helped billy out for his first whole weekend by himself(except for mom) with all three kids. I went out of town for a bachelorette weekend in annapolis with no kiddos. Anyway she came out to visit and stay with billy and the kids and we had an awesome time!!!!! Thank you Shelley. You are amazing. P.S. she was the one who finally got Finnley to take the bottle, so that milk machine could go out of town. YEAH!!!!! Enjoy the pics at shutterfly!!!!