first impressions of our new home...

the flight over was not too bad... we left at midnight and i was able to get the baby to sleep before takeoff and he slept through most of the flight... i kinda slept. it was really cold and so i only half slept.  changing planes was hard because i had the baby, a backpack, and a diaper bag.  the next plane ride was interesting as it was the smallest plane... 2 seats on each side and barely an isle.  when i went to sit in my seat some lady was sitting in it because she and her 8 year old son had been split up so the flight attendant told her to go there... but the didn't tell me and it was towards the back of the plane and her seat (which was now mine) was on the front row... so now i have all my stuff and nowhere to go with everyone trying to get on behind me.  i handed daniel to some nice looking lady while i shuffled my way up to the front of the plane with all our stuff and then once people were all on the plane i went and got my baby.  luckily it was a very short flight... less than an hour.  once we landed in jacksonville we had to wait 3 hours for chris' plane to come in.  so i parked all our bags and stroller and everything in the corner of baggage claim... a tiny tiny room.. haha but whatever. the worst part was we had planned on renting a car when we got word our car wouldn't be there till monday... and of course there were no available cars.  i felt like crying from being so tired and just wanting something to go more smoothly... after a while out of nowhere chris comes strutting around the corner... sadly the baby was asleep or that would have been much more fun. but it was a welcome relief for him to show up!

we headed out and got a cab... pat the cab lady quickly became our new and first friend in NC.  she took us to our hotel and was so nice giving us all sorts of info about jacksonville.  she also picked us up the next day so we could go get the keys to our house and go see it for the first time! here is our cute little home... 

the whole neighborhood is really cute and nice.  and we have met a couple neighbors and they are all really nice and kind.  welcome to the south!  everyone waves and says hello... and i have never had so many conversations with strangers while shopping.. mostly because they see daniel's hair and want to have a conversation about it... i really don't mind... he is super cute!

did i mention it rains here a lot??? like almost everyday? sometimes it is so heavy it looks like a car wash on our windows.  these pics can't even do it justice...

daniel is also very fun! he smiles and babbles all the time... here are some of my favorite shots lately

he also loves his feet!!! 

he makes lots of funny faces when he's talking to us...

he has also done some big boy things like... go on a swing for the first time... he kinda liked it

also first shot in front of home and laughing with dad

and first time in shopping cart

speaking of his hair... in case you are wondering where he got it from... here is a pic of me as a baby... along with daniel.... please not the similarity in hair style...

after we arrived here we ended up having to wait a week for our shipment of goods to arrive as the driver had messed up and gotten the arrival date wrong... so the company paid for us to stay in a hotel and food and rental car...since i wasn't unpacking a house i had nothing to do.... so we went shopping. all for things we were planning to buy in the near future... we just ended up taking care of it all with in 3 days.  we bought a dryer (already had a washing machine), a bed (we really wanted to upgrade to king size), a lawn mower (cause this grass grows like crazy!), and a car!!!! (we sold chris' in vegas and needed a second car).  the car was the most exciting and scary purchase and we decided in the end to go for a minivan and have it be our family car as long as it will last. 

here are some super cute videos of him as well... nothing special but for those grandma's that dont get to see him in action in person... i know they will enjoy!

here he is laughing with daddy...

here he is just chatting and then kicking his crazy little feet... he never sits still. especially since i put these little shoes on him and he hasn't stopped kicking his feet since. haha sorry the first one is sideways... i keep forgetting to keep my phone on its side...

all in all we are adjusting well and have made some friends.  military life is interesting and different but we are having a good time.  more on that later :)