IT'S A BOY!

Sladen Lee was born 3/3/09 at 0915 weighing 8 lbs 2 ozs and 20 inches long! Hopefully pictures to follow soon!

New Sunday Duds

Our little ham!

So handsome!

Our big boy!

Kenan got some new Sunday duds this week and he wore them to church on Sunday! He got a new navy blue corduroy sport jacket with with green suede elbow patches. He also got an oxford cloth dress shirt and red plaid tie. He already had the black penny loafers! He was quite the stud! He looked so cute but so grown up! He was quite a hit at church causing quite a stir among all the nursery workers and women! He was adorable! Da'Dunn did his hair and spiked it up in the front! He looks so much like a Dunn! He was quite a ham showing off his new ensemble!

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Here is the website for the Ike!
http://www.eisenhower.navy.mil/index.html

Ike Shooters

Here are the ten Ike Shooters and Goldie's co-workers! Yes, there are ten! A Shooter is actually the Catapult and Arresting Gear Officer, which basically means they shoot the planes off and catch the planes on the aircraft carrier! They are easily recognizable on the flight deck in their bright yellow shirts! These are the guys and lady that form a unique clique on the boat!

Forty Week Belly

Ok, I'm not actually forty weeks until tomorrow but I actually had makeup on today so here is my belly! Unfortunately baby #2 didn't arrive before Goldie left on deployment so I am not really in any hurry anymore! Well, other than I'm really uncomfortable and the baby manages to find a nerve to sit on every now and then that is very painful! So tomorrow is my due date and I'm not feeling very confident that he or she will make their appearance then! Kenan was a week late so hopefully that isn't the precedent! So here's to hoping tomorrow is the day!

Kenan's New Room

A few weeks ago we finally bought Kenan bedroom furniture for his new room! We got him bunk beds and a dresser! He loves the bed! He crawls right in it everytime we go in there! We haven't actually transitioned him to the "big boy" bed yet but we are getting it all ready for when we do! A couple days ago we bought the bedding, too! Here is what it looks like so far!

Sunday Night Dinner

A little tradition has started with a few of the wives from the Ike where we get together on Sunday nights for dinner! None of us had really known each other before we started doing this but we all have one thing in common... our loved ones are on the Ike! This bond is strong enough to make us tight knit even though we hardly know each other! Being a military wife is very unique and no one really understands it like another military wife that has or is going through it, too! So last night we got together for the first time on this deployment! It was so much fun and the food was delicious! I am thankful to have met these wonderful ladies and I look forward to cultivating those friendships further! Thanks girls!