Now settled in a CA town near you - San Diego!

It has been a long time since I have blogged.  In Japan I blogged constantly.  I loved keeping my family and friends updated with the happenings of our life.  Then life got really busy, we moved to Hawaii and I quit blogging.  Well my mom mentioned to me yesterday how much my cousin enjoyed my blog and keeps asking if I will re-start.  Well here goes....

As many of you know, we moved to San Diego in March.  The move was very bittersweet.  We LOVED Hawaii and it will always hold a special place in our heart.  We chose to leave in March so Ben could start school in San Diego before the end of the school year and possibly make friends and get settled.  On the day I registered we found out we would have to take Piper and Nate to a different school for K because our neighborhood school was full.  No biggie - the other school is quite close.  Funny thing happened - we have ended up loving Piper and Nate's school and now plan to switch Ben there next year.  So much for moving early so Ben could get settled here.

This was taken in the limo as we left our hotel for the airport.

In other news Grant is getting settled at his new job.  He is doing something completely different from what he has ever done.  As I write this though I think about hos that pretty much happens though any time we move.  I find in the Navy jobs change all of the time and you really don't follow and single line of work.

Speaking of work - I am trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up!  I'm in the process of transferring my Family and Consumer Sciences certification from MO to CA.  It has been a long process and will probably take awhile but I'm working on it!  Right now I feel truly blessed though as far as options.  I have also been offered the chance to go back to work at Children's Hospital here in San Diego in Child Life.  There are a few other opportunities I have in San Diego as well.  I can't believe how lucky I am right now to have the power of choice!  I'll keep you updated on what happens!

Hiking in San Diego

Ben has started swimming here in San Diego.  He is still extremely skinny but he tries so hard!

















This is it for now....  My new goal will be to post as often as possible.  We'll see....