Zoe's Sleeping Habits

Last night, while Brandon and I were watching movies, Zoe started crying in her bed. It was about 11:00 and it isn't normal for Zoe to wake up. I went to check on her and couldn't see her in her crib. I just thought my eyes hadn't adjusted to the darkness of her room yet. It looked like she was laying on her back and holding her pillow over her. When I reached in to pull the pillow off of her I realized she was in the pillow. Some how she had wiggled herself inside the pillow case head first and couldn't get out. I have no idea how she got in there in her sleep, all I know is that it was hilarious!! I wanted to take a picture but I just couldn't let her keep crying and squirming to get out. As soon as I picked her up she fell back asleep on my shoulder.

Salinas Air Show

Today we went to the Salinas Air Show. We went last year and had such a good time, we had to go again. This morning Jacob woke me up by pulling the covers off of me and saying, "I wanna see airplane. Get dressed!" Then he opened my closet door and repeated himself. Brandon started telling Jacob about the airshow on Wednesday. Every night he had to tell Jacob how many times he had to sleep before we were going to see the airplanes. We got to go into a C-130 and walk around. Jacob loooooooved that. Both Jacob and Zoe got to sit in an emergency helicopter. The only thing Jacob didn't like was how loud some of the planes were, especially when they would come out of nowhere.

Great News!

Brandon took his big test again this past Tues and Wed. We found out this morning that he passed (2+2+)!!!! Now we have to just hang out here for a while before we go to Texas. The next class in TX doesn't start until Dec 3. We leave here on Nov 20. Then we will report to Fort Meade, Maryland no later than April 30. We are really excited that we now have a plan! We wish we didn't have to wait here for so long, but it could be worse. Brandon is going to try to take some leave so we can have a bit of a vacation here before we leave. Thank you everybody for keeping us in your prayers! I am so happy!!!

Raccoon Attack

Yesterday, some of Brandon's classmates and their families came over for fajitas and fun. All of them are in a fantasy football league together and watched football all afternoon. Jacob and Zoe had fun playing with their new friends. All in all, it was a very fun day.

After everyone went home and the kids were in bed, we had a raccoon attack. Brandon and I were watching TV when we heard a bang by the trashcan. We found a raccoon sitting on one trashcan and lifting the lid of the next one. He was enjoying himself thoroughly. Raccoons are actually really cute, but I definitely wouldn't want to get to close to them.

Red Wood Forest

For Labor Day, we drove up to Santa Cruz and went to the Henry Cowell State Park. It has beautiful hiking trails and a great place to have a picnic. Jacob loved running on the trail and Zoe loved leaning back as far as she could to look at the trees. Here are some pictures. I hope everyone had a great holiday.