Scott Graduated Navy Bootcamp!!! ♥

On June 30, 2010 Scott became a US Navy Sailor!!! We are so very proud of him and this huge accomplishment! it was a very long 7 1/2 weeks but it was all worth the wait to see his happy, proud face after graduation! :-)
Now Scott's in Great Lakes and he is completing the EOD Dive prep (Pre-Buds) School and will be there until the middle of Sept. He will then be able to come home for a few days then he will have to report to Panama City for his "A" School (Dive School). At that point the kids and I should be able to move with him. Please continue to pray for Scott and us while we are seperated during this portion of his training. It has been very difficult for The kids and I and i know its really hard for Scott to be away from us this long. I just pray that the Lord gives him the strength he needs to get through this chapter of his life and he is able to succeed in all he is supposed to do. God Bless!

Enjoy the photos from his graduation weekend!
GO NAVY!!! HOOYAH!

♥Letters From Scott!!! ♥

I am THE happiest girl on earth today! I got 6 letters from Scott today!!!! He is doing SO well and he is SO tired. He is ready to come home but happy to be learning so much and going through this experience.
He says he misses everyone and can't wait to come back home to see everyone. He sends his love and appreciates all the prayers and letters/cards everyone is sending. I'm sooo happy I got these letters today! now i can read them over and over again until i get some more from him! I LOVE that man! :) ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Scott said that his Chief has made him Guide Arms which is the Flag Bearer in the front of the formation for the Graduation. This is quite an honor and I'm so Proud of my husband to be chosen to do this!
He also said that he only gets about 4 hours of sleep every night and they work out 3times a day and eat 4 times a day. He says he is VERY tired from all the physical training they are doing and the lack of sleep but he is glad he gets some time to write letters to the family.

I will continue to update when i get more letters from Scott.

Thank you all for your continued support and prayers for Scott and our family during this transition. We love you all very much and send hugs and kisses to you all! XOXO
God Bless!
Jen and Family

Update on Scott

I got to talk to Scott yesterday Briefly... it was a business call and not a personal one so i couldnt get a whole lotta details but at least I got to Hear his voice and to ask how he was doing. He said he was very tired and he only gets about 4 hours of sleep per night.... they work them out 3 times a day. He didnt really have much time to say much else since this was a very limited phone call but he did say he has been receiving our letters and He sent out his letters yesterday to us! I cant wait to get the letters from him so I can update everyone on how he is.

Please continue to pray for him and for us at home as we all miss him SO very much and it has been really hard on me with him being gone but i know he will be home soon. I'm just happy I got to speak with him.

We love you all!

Bianca Cracking up! its contagious! haha!

i really needed to hear this laugh! it always cheers me up! :)

Scott has Started his Journey...

Yesterday had to be THE hardest day of my life! I had to drop Scott off at the Navy Recruiters office and say good-bye to him for 9 weeks! He left for Chicago today and just called me to say he landed safely and will be getting on a train to Great Lakes! He will be starting boot camp tonight! The kids are handling this OK... they haven't really cried much... me on the other hand.... I'm a COMPLETE mess and I cant stop crying! I know things will get a little easier with time... i just miss him so much right now and I'm definitely counting down the days until his graduation so I can put my arms around him and see his handsome face and feel his arms around me!
I will email everyone as soon as I get an address from him so that if you would like to write him a letter you can... the only thing is we CANNOT send photos. Scott says he will get in a lot of trouble if he gets any pictures from home. I don't understand why, but i promised to pass on the message to the family.
I know his parents Bruce and Nancy are taking this a little hard right now too so Prayers for us are greatly appreciated!
I hope to find out later this week exactly when I can move to Florida and get our new lives started over there.
I will be posting often when I hear from Scott.
I love you all and Thank you for all your support!
God Bless!
Jen

An update from Jen!

So today I talked with Scott's Recruiter and got lots of my questions answered. it seems that we will be moving to Eglin AFB in Florida in Aug! Not certain yet what day yet, but we know its in Aug!

Also, I had some concerns about how many guests can go to the Graduation after bootcamp and she told me that anyone in the family can go as long as we all fit into one car... she suggested renting a 16 passenger van for us to all fit... they are only allowing 1 carload of people in. So if you are interested at all in going to Scott's Graduation the last week of July then I need to know so that we can put your names on the list and also so i can plan on renting a large enough vehicle to accomodate us all. I will know exactly what day graduation is once scott gets to bootcamp but please keep your calendar clear for the last week of July to the 1st week of Aug.

I will keep you guys updated as often as I can so please check back often! Thanks and We love you all for all your support! ♥

Our Family Vacation to Florida!

We just got back from taking our last family vacation as a civilian family! We had SO much fun... We took the kids to florida and we went to Disney World! we have lots of videos on our Youtube Channel and lots of pics on our Facebook page!
Im posting some on here for those of our family members who dont have a facebook page.
I'm so happy we took this trip... enjoy our pics! :)