Brian leaves : (

Bubble boy!

Brian's clean, white hat that JJ kept taking off him and throwing on the ground!

Inappropriate or loving?!?!?!!?!?

Right before he got stopped by a sailor in camis with a HUGE gun!

Chasing a bird. . .

Find Brian. . .

In case you don't know, Brian left on Friday for a 6 month deployment. It was really sad with LOTS of tears by all three of us. We were hanging out on the pier for about 2 hours before he left and JJ, of course, only wanting to run around and not sit in his stroller. To add to the sad day, it was overcast and sprinkling for the first time in the long time.

Right after the ship left, JJ and I headed up to LA. JJ slept the whole way there which was good for him and way too quiet for me! We spent Friday night with my good friends Mary, Dave, and their 7 month old Riley. JJ only "tackled" Riley once and broke 2 things, so it was a successful visit!

Saturday afternoon, we headed over to Michael, Krista, and Tristan's house. The boys played together pretty well and we had a nice few days with them. We decided to go out Saturday evening for a treat for all of us - yummy churros! Before we left, Michael and I were moving the car seats around while Krista was wrangling the two boys on the sidewalk and trying to not let them run out into the road. At this point, we were completely outnumbered by the busy boys! By the time we got home from the exhausting trip for goodies, it was evident that Brian being gone will be very painful for all of us! It's easy to take for granted an extra set of hands until that VERY helpful set of hands is gone : (

Besides exhausting us, the other collateral damage from the weekend is that both Tristan and JJ ended up with colds. Hopefully they'll both get better soon.

PS - In regards to the previous post, if you're wanting your own family matching Christmas, just Google "matching family pajamas" and you'll be amazed how many options are out there!!!!