Crazy Canucks

Sean made it back from the nice neighbor country to our north. He was gone for WAY too long in my personal opinion. I think he had a pretty good time though. They took a ship up there, so he got his first "out to sea" experience since joining the Navy. I still don't really understand the purpose of the trip being so long (I don't think anyone does.) They went because they were invited by the Canadian Navy for there birthday celebration, there was one day that they did a ship parade type thing so the public could see naval ships from the different countries that were there... but that was one day and they were gone for 16 days. The rest of the time was spent site-seeing in Halifax, Canada (the city that hosted the event.) Here are just some of the pictures from his trip:

waiting to board the ship

This is the ship they rode on

These small boats shuttled them out to the ship

These are the sweet beds they got to sleep on

 

He stored his stuff underneath his bed

This is a picture from an old fort that they use like a museum now. There were guys there dressed up in old uniforms... the Canadians used to wear skirts to war... haha!

This is a British ship. The U.S. had the biggest ship in the parade by far.

one of Canada's ships

This is the port with all the ships, the U.S. ship is the one straight back farthest away in the picture

A sunrise picture over the ocean on the 4th of July

America the Beautiful

Happy Independence Day!

 I thought it would be fitting to use this awesome picture Sean took of the flag on top of the ship he is currently on.

Sean is still on his way back from Canada, so I'll be spending this 4th of July by myself. It makes me even more grateful for this country and all of the freedoms that we enjoy... I feel safe here knowing that this is a blessed land and it's also protected by brave men and women who sacrifice a lot for all of us.

May God continue to bless this great nation.

East Coast Living

We are getting settled in over here. We've made a few friends (don't worry old friends... we still miss you guys!) and explored the area a little bit more. Holy mother it's HOT here!! Things are going good for us so far. Here are some changes since we last updated:

Sean went from this (Third Class Petty Officer): 

To this (Second Class Petty Officer):

That second "v" is actually a very big accomplishment!! (and he gets paid more, which is a nice plus.) And, as always, I am so proud of him! 

I was able to talk to the "head honcho" at his pinning ceremony and was promised that Sean would be able to come home for our baby's birth so it was a great day all around!

 

And while I am on the subject of my amazing husband... He was also able to get expert shooter (which is the best you can get) on the rifle course, it means he gets a new ribbon for his uniform (and bragging rights, of course!) He just never stops with the awesomeness!  

My hair got chopped off, thanks to the killer humidity this place offers. 

Before:

After:

ignore the crazy face... I took this picture for a friend (shout out to Anna!)
I don't have a baby bump yet. Everyone keeps asking to see pictures, but there is nothing to see yet. We will post some pictures when I get a belly, so there is no need to worry! 

Baby went through a lot of changes too. Most recently it has gotten its finger prints, and vocal cords and right now its working on growing some hair! Oh, and it can pee now too. weird.

We got to hear the heart beat for the first time on June 14th and it was awesome! The doctor said baby is still on track for the December 16th due date and everything looks good! We should find out what we are having in 4 weeks at our next appointment. We couldn't be more excited about the little human coming to join our family!!

In lame news... Sean is going to Canada for 2 weeks for some military public relation stuff (it's for a good cause I guess, blah, blah!) He leaves on Sunday so I will be all alone :(
Now you are officially caught up on our life... until next time. 

first comes Love, then comes Marriage...

Then comes the Baby in the baby carriage...

Baby Boggs coming December 2010!

We found out we were expecting on April 16th. We are beyond excited for our little boy or girl to join our family!! 

We're not in San Diego anymore...

Yep. Welcome to New Bern, North Carolina y'all. 

(Don't blink or you might miss it!)

In case you are wondering... yes. We did seriously discuss and weigh the consequences of driving underneath this thing. We passed on the opportunity that time. 
Maybe next time??

The Reserve at Glenburnie

This is apartment #4 for us...

Living Room

Hallway to the hallway

Bathroom #2

Bedroom #2

Master Bathroom

Hall with Laundry Room

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom

Dining Room

Eastern Express

Sean named our road trip... just go with it. 

6 days/5 nights, check!
8 states, check!
2,687 miles, check!

We did it! We drove across the entire country! Holy cow. That was a trip... Here are some sites we saw along the way:

Arizona

These dunes were really cool. I actually don't remember if they were in Arizona or California. They went on for a long time, we thought maybe we took a wrong turn and ended up in the Sahara... come to find out we were going the right way and it wasn't Africa after all. 

sweet panoramic of a view point at a rest stop

New Mexico

New Mexico was uneventful. Actually to be honest, some of these pictures might not be under the state where they were really taken... it was a long trip it all just blurred together at times. One weird fact about New Mexico: The traffic lights there were sideways instead of hanging up and down so green was on the left, yellow in the middle and red was on the right. Odd?

Texas

There were two tornados close by us in Texas We saw them on the news when we stopped for the night and found out they were really close. We didn't see them on the road though, Sean was sad we didn't get to see them in real life... I was ok with watching them on the news. 

This is the view I saw most of the time.... 

Texas was the first state we noticed people taking funny. The southern accent continued in every state for the rest of the trip....

Oklahoma

We stopped at this picnic area along the freeway for lunch, we made sandwiches and also had chips and juice. There were a bunch of tables all spread out in the grass like this one. They didn't have bathrooms there so keep that in mind if you're ever in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma and want to stop to eat and maybe pee too... this may not be the place for you.

Arkansas

In Arkansas the scenery was really starting to get green. It was beautiful!

Tennessee 

This was my favorite part of the trip. This bridge crossed over the Mississippi River (which, by the way, really is very huge!) and I thought the welcome sign was nicely placed on the awesome bridge while entering Nashville.

I think Tennessee was my favorite state to drive through. It was so pretty there! Everyone had a really thick accent too, which just makes it that much better.

North Carolina 

What the?! This was an AWESOME view!! 

We were happy to see that the trees and green didn't end when we got to North Carolina. 

This is what we looked like as we drove.

Happy Easter!

The Easter Bunny left some treats for us in our mailbox! 

A day early too! Thank you Easter Bunny (aka Mom)!

p.s. I always knew it was really you...  

HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE! 

We had a great Easter weekend together. We also got to spend some quality time with our friends (who will be missed more than they know!) 

Conference was awesome! It was the perfect opportunity to reflect on the sacrifice of our loving Savior and also celebrate His resurrection and eternal life. How wonderful it is to know that our Redeemer lives.  

We hope you all had a amazing Easter weekend as well!!