Our House in California

Okay, so I've had quite a bit of requests to see pictures of our new house. We were lucky enough to get a house on our first day on-base. The house is on-base, behind the hospital (which will come in handy!), it's about 12 miles in from the front gate so it's a quiet area. It's a one story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1 car garage, with a medium-sized fenced-in backyard. I can't wait to start putting our personal touches into the house! Here's the house from the other side of the street.
Another view of the front of the house. I would like to put in some plants and flowers in the front flower beds. They are pretty bare right now.

This is the back of the house and the backyard. We are lucky to have a tree in our backyard, most don't. This is the view from our back porch/yard. This is why we decied to put the porch swing back here. We are so thankful we have a house that backs up to the open mountatins/valleys. Most of the houses back up to each other or the "tot lots"(play areas).

**for some reason, I can't get the pictures of the inside of the house to load correctly on the page; I will keep trying**

We Made It!!

Well, we finally made it to California! We left Virginia Dec. 31 and arrived in Florida Jan. 1. We visited Dad, Gramma, Walter, Jenny, Brianna & Travis while we were down there. We were so greatful to be able to see them before we headed West. We left Florida Monday Jan. 6. We made our way to Mississippi the first day, then to San Antonio, TX, then to El Paso, TX (Texas is a HUGE state!), then made it to Oceanside, CA on Thursday night. Luckily we didn't run anto too much trouble along the way (minus the flat tire and almost running out of gas). The doggies did a good job of riding. Molly slept most of the way and Caleb just watched for squirrels (we haven't seen many here in CA). They both seem to LOVE the new house and the fenced in back yard is Molly's favorite place. She loves to go out and roll around in the grass and lay in the sun!

Here are a few pics of our cross country experience:

Here I am in front of The Alamo -- we made a VERY quick stop here

This is what Caleb and Molly did most of the trip.

This is telling us that we have ZERO miles to go until we're EMPTY! The nearest gas station was 6 miles away....made us a bit nervous! But, we made it...on fumes I'm sure!

This is what the majority of Texas looked like. The roads were completely flat but there were mountains in the distance. It got a bit repetitive....

Mitchell wanted to be sure we got some pics of the cactuses. The majority of them looked like they were dying though.

Here I am once we arrived to California. I'm 23 weeks in this picture (I'm 24 now). I should be getting a new ultra-sound pic soon. I'm hoping it will be my 3-D ultra-sound.

That's about it for now. I will try to get some pics up of our house and all. We have gotten everything unpacked and the majority of it is put away, took us about 2 days. We are still waiting for our new living room furniture to arrive...

Here is our new address:

Mitchell & Allison Guard 196 Los Padres Drive Oceanside, CA 92058

20 Week Ultrasound Pics

Here are some pics from our ultra sound this morning. The doc proved to us that he is defenitely a boy! She said he is growing well. He's +/- 11 oz. He seems to be quite an active baby, but I haven't felt him move yet. Any day now!

As far as the move goes, the packers came on Monday and the movers came on Tuesday. It seems to be official now! Tomorrow will be my last day of work. Then we'll be at Mom's (in Yorktown) from December 19-24. After that, we'll head to Maryland to be with Mitchell's family from December 24-28. We'll be back in Quantico for 2 days and will then head to Florida December 31st to visit Dad, Gramma, Walter & Jenny and family. We're hoping to leave Florida by Jan. 5 or 6. Then we'll be on our way to California! We should get to Camp Pendleton by Jan. 11th (hopefully!).

We'll be driving the Durango with both dogs!! Then we will tow the PACKED Intrepid behind should be a fun and interesting trip! We'll be sure to keep everyone updated.

May you all have a safe and bless Christmas and a Happy New Year!

5th Month of Pregnancy

Well, I'm now in my 5 month of the pregnancy! I began my 18th week on Friday. Here are the latest (and first) pictures of me and my baby bump :) Enjoy!

Just Beginning

Mitchell and I decided to open this blog account because we thought it would be a good way for family and friends to keep up with us once we move to California. The main reason is so that everyone can be up-to-date on the happenings once Gentry arrives. We will keep posts and pictures as up-to-date as possible. Hope you enjoy!