2010 August | Tobin and Erin

Twuck

Here’s the new truck, as promised:

4 doors so we can put baby, groceries, and puppies in the back seat

Seats fold up in the back for extra storage room if needed

Truck has a towing package so we can hook up the trailer & four-wheelers

See, they fit!

And videos of the dog’s pool: CLICK HERE, HERE, or HERE.

August 31, 2010 | Categories: News | 12 Comments »

What’s up, guys?

Haven’t updated in a bit. Funny, considering I have lots more time now…I bet there’s a theory about that somewhere. Betsey, Dad? (you two know the most random facts, generally)

Guess what? Tobin and I got DATES! Here’s the list:

Water survival, parachute training, and SERE (survive, evade, resist, escape) school in Washington state: September 20th-October 16th
Training starts in Shreveport, Louisiana (Barksdale AFB) for B-52′s: April 1st
Original report date for Shreveport: November 17th

We are putting in a request to push back the report date! That is kinda on top of my due date, and I don’t feel like moving when I could go into labor at any second. No thanks. So, if all goes well, we will be moving to LA in late February, which will give us time to get a schedule going with the baby and adjust to our new lives a bit.

I will put up a post SOON with pictures of our new truck. Tobin & I are one-car people for the first time, traded in the Tahoe & the Yaris to purchase a used Toyota Tundra. We thought it would be a good move since I currently don’t have a job, and so far it has been working out well (I think it’s been about 3 weeks). I swear, pictures to come! It’s raining & I don’t have the car to take pictures of right now. :)

August 27, 2010 | Categories: News | 7 Comments »

July (the 4th, vacation, & misc)

Pictures below!

Tobin promoted the 4th of July to 1st Lieutenant…there’s a picture of his rank (2nd, then 1st), that he sewed on himself! We saved some cash by having him sew on all his rank. He did a great job!

We celebrated the 4th with the help of Tobin’s parents (Mike & Jacque), his younger brother Kellan, and Kellan’s girlfriend Staisha. One of the activities that weekend was a four wheeling trip. Our friends from Hillcrest, Mike & Haley, and their precious baby girl Sarah Kate, joined us for an hour or two as well.

For the last two weeks of July, we took an extended vacation and took a tour of the great Midwest. Starting with a stop in Louisville, Ky, we spent a few days in Troy, Ohio, trekked across Indiana with a quick stop in Fort Wayne, ended up in Chicago, IL, and took a couple day trip up to Grand Rapids, MI as well.

Some of the many activities we enjoyed were:

four wheeling
shooting
a picnic & cornhole tournament
the Dayton air show
lunch with my sister in her new apartment
meeting my new dog niece Zelda
swimming & trail riding/walking in Chicago
homecooked food
a day in the city
a tour of my dad’s campus
lunch with my parents
a four-hour traffic jam in Chicago (ok that wasn’t so enjoyable)
a lovely shower in Grand Rapids with oh-so-patient family & friends
a picnic with family at a Michigan park
and a two day trip home with a stop in Louisville, KY.

In the photos, you can see the condition of the Torrent (borrowed from Tobin’s parents) on the way home…the poor dogs had barely a place to lay down! You can see they managed, though. Yes, Rogue is completely on top of Titus in one of the photos. Once we made the switch back to the Tahoe, space got smaller as we added a head/footboard in Louisville. The completed bed, set up and everything, is in one of the photos. Thank you, Gpa Jim & Gma Dixie! The bed is beautiful.

I’ve included a photo of me with my new diaper bag. My friend, Ashley, made it herself. She is very talented, and has an online store at http://www.etsy.com/shop/AshleyNicoleCarter?ref=seller_info.

We are glad to be home!

Bought the pups a wading pool & some fish; videos to come!