4 Following Seas

It's been a while since I posted a glam shot of my little Em.  One might surmise that she is growing out of the cosmetology phase and becoming more of a scholar now that she has matured to the Kindergarten level.  One would be wrong to assume such things.  Make-up and hair are still her number one passions and now that her best customer is in town she is in salon style bliss. Make-up and specifically lip gloss are still the bribe of choice in the house and since her school has a strict no make-up, jewelry, or bling of any type policy she has been known to give me an extra long smarmy kiss in the car to steal my lipstick.  Stinker.

Olivia is off to a fantastic start at school.  Her ukulele playing is still her big passion and she has her first soccer game this weekend.  It's a totally new team again this year, one of the hazards of military life is you never get to play with the same kids for more than a season or two and just when they find their place in respect to one another it all changes.  She continues to be the neighborhood kid magnet.  Children of all ages LOVE Olivia.  This shot was at the Hale Koa last week and I don't even think we know this child!

She was surrounded by little ones all day but she loves them as much as they love her!

Emily's BFF Abigail has a little sister Annie.  Annie and Olivia are pretty tight - which just might make someone else a little jealous - I'm just sayin!

My Mom and I are having a great time.  We have already finished the guest room makeover, started on the bathroom re-do and are eying Olivia's bedroom.  Out with the little girl, in with the "tween".  Oh boy.  We took a day off today and decided to go visit the USS MISSOURI battleship (Mighty Mo).  She just finished a major overhaul this winter and is back on her watch over the USS ARIZONA memorial.  She is a big girl with a lot of gun power.  You may or may not know that she was decommissioned but brought back to life in 1986 under Ronald Reagan and fought in the Gulf War.  Originally she was built during WWII and it was on her decks that the surrender was signed in Tokyo Bay. 

Although I have been aboard a few times for Navy events, this was my first official tour.  As always my favorite part is the deck...Burmese Teak.  These boards have seen 4 wars and a lot of action!