Elvis Presley

Yesterday Jackson and I drove to Tupelo to go

due some shopping and on our way there was a sign that

said Elvis Presley's Birthplace and Park. It wasn't

to far from our destination so I decided to stop.

Jackson was asleep so I didn't get to see very

much, but I managed to get these two pictures!

There was a Welcome Center and an old car

sitting outside, which I assume was their family car.

There was also an old Church that Elvis attended as

a child. I will go back when family visits and

take some better pictures. You are also welcomed

to visit the inside of each building. This would be an

awesome adventure for our parents who loved Elvis

and his Music. He died in Memphis and that isn't to far

from here as well as Nashville.

I hope you all enjoy these pictures! It was and has

been really cool discovering all the history that surrounds

Columbus Mississippi!

http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/biography/elvis_presley_biography_1935_1954.shtml

More Pictures

Our home sweet home

T38C follow on Jet after the T6A

T6A

T6A in the air

Just some pictures we wanted to add to our
Blog. We hope you enjoy them......

This one's for Uncle Scotty

Wooky, Wooky! I have my Spider Man swippers on! I was givin Mom a hard twime today because I wanted to put my Vans on and see wouldn't wet me. I know day gwiv me blisters but I like dem. Their a wittle big, but nuting I can't handle. I wuv wu and miss wu! Tank you for da swippers, I will have to have Mom put dem on me more ofter.
Jackson

Before & After

Front (long)

Back (long)

Front (short)

Back (short)
I finally built up the courage to cut my hair. It's
been 2.5 years now that I have been wanting and
liking this hair style. I did attempt this style
when I found out I was pregnant but chickened out
and ended up with shoulder length hair. Well,
I finally talked myself into it! The weather
was major part of my decision. The humidity and
my flat hair don't go well. It's like curly hair and
moisture! My hair was either plastered to my
head or in a pony tail. So really what is the point
of having any hair in Mississippi! So that is why I
cut it! I love it!

Flight Simulator

Checking out the Instruments

Studying hard for that test

Sleep!

Yeah!!!! Jackson slept all night! I forgot how nice it is to not wake up to a crying kid! I did have to lay in his room with him until he fell asleep last night. But if that what it takes for him to relax and get settled, I would have done it along time ago. Now we will see what night time has in store for us!

Big Boy Bed!

Jackson is officially in a Big Boy Bed! The last week has been HELL but we got through it. I have been battling with Jackson and his bad habbit of climbing out of his crib. So in return we missed naptime all this week and have enjoyed midnight escapes. He would actually knock on his bedroom door in the middle of the night, I think he was asking to come out. He never got to come out, but he did get put back in his crib! Sometimes it wouldn't last very long, but he would eventually get the message.
We might be sleep deprived and moody at times, but it will soon pass. Jackson hasn't mastered sleeping through the night with his bed converted, but he's getting the hang of playing and then putting himself to bed when he wants. I don't care, I just want some quiet time.
I also tried to get Jackson in the bed so you can all see how big he is getting, but that didn't happen!
*Jackson's milestone @ 17 months*

4-8 August 2008

This week we went out on the flight line to get
up close and personal with our new airplanes.
We went over the hydraulic system, flight
instruments, and the primary aircraft controls.

T-6A in the overhead pattern at 200kts.

Close up of the T-6's engine bay. 1100 horse
power turboprop.

Our first group PT session. We had to dodge, dip,
duck, dive and dodge.

Snakes

This is what I found on our back patio last night
while Bella was out doing her duty. I just happened
to look down and saw something that looked like
a worm, but what a big worm! The only problem
is that worms don't slither. Boy did it scared the
crap out of me!

This picture has a frog in it as well, just above
the snake.

Side view

I couldn't find a ruler so I had to resort to a
knife. It really wasn't that big. It looks a lot
bigger in the pictures, but it was no more than
12 inches in length.

Thirsty Boy!

One for the money.......

Two for the show.......

three to get ready........

And, four to goooooooo!

Barany Chair

Learning in the Classroom

First training jet (T-6A)

T-6A Cockpit

27-31 July 2008. We had our first week of academics which was mostly aerospace physiology and land survival. We got spun around in a Barany chair that stimulates your inner ear so you know what is happening when you get airsick. I got spun around and felt like I was tumbling when they stopped me. I didn't feel to well after that, but I didn't throw up. We also took a ride in the altitude chamber to simulate what Hypoxia feels like at 25, 000 feet, which is like being drunk then becoming extremely nauseated. If you don't go back on oxygen it will eventually lead to unconciousness, and crashing into the ground. We also got to practice ejecting out of our aircraft, and parachute landing falls.

Sunday

Sunday was a good family day! It's been awhile since Jeff and I laughed as much as we did on Sunday. We spent the morning making breakfast and getting somethings in the house sorted, our spare room for one is a mess and we just made the bed:( Why does it take such a great deal of motivation to do somethings? I just don't understand! Anyway, then we took Jackson to the Splash Pad and let him burn some energy while Jeff and I soaked up some sun. Our sun tans are so much prettier here. I don't think I've ever been this golden! Fresno seems to turn me Orange, I guess that's better then being Violet! LOL After that we headed home for lunch and Jackson went down for a nap! Yeah, some peace and quiet!!!!!
We had some free time to relax and get ready for the rest of the afternoon, but that didn't last long! When Jackson woke up we were back at the races. This child has inherited Jeff's energy! I don't remember him being this active when we were in Fresno. Something has changed and I'm guessing it's from being cooped up in the house so much. The humidity is so darn high, I hate to go outside. Poor kid!
Well, we finished off the night with dinner and a walk around the block. Thank God it was bath time cause I know Jackson was ready! And then it was bedtime, YEAH!!!!!!!
More peace and quiet!!!!
It was the best Sunday I've had in awhile!

Jackson's first steps

The Alternative to Myspace

Hello there from Mississippi! I never thought that we would ever live this far from our families. It is the greatest feeling to know that we are 100% on our own with no help. The only part that sucks is that everyone is missing the best chapter of our lives thus far. This is the only way to keep everyone updated without having the expenses of a phone bill.
So far so good! We have made some really good friends and we have only been here for 3 weeks. These are people who are going through the same thing so it makes it that much easier. These will be friends for a very long time! The only hard thing is that they come and go, it makes you value their friendship that much more.
We got here on July 8th and we were welcomed by some insane thunderstorms. (T-storms) Kathy and I were outside with Jackson the first day we got here and the house 3 doors down from us literally got struck with lightning. It was like a Chinese fire drill to get in the house! It was by far one of the coolest things I've seen since the birth of John & Emily's baby.
We moved into our house on the 10th and were settled in by that Sunday. Most of the first days were just getting back into a routine, especially for Jackson. He actually adjusted to the time change really well, but not to the other everyday things like sitting in his high chair. Temper tantrum were also on the list to kick!


I will write more another time! I have more to write about us!