I did get all the decorations put away promptly I might add- we had cake for Sachyl a few weeks early and it was just delightful and Seaworld was so fun. It was cold but not crowded and we hung out in the Bay of Play and didn't see any shows but the kids had a great time. Dumb us, we went on Shipwreck Rapids which is like a river raft and it goes thru a waterfall and we were soooo freezing after that we had to get Sawyer a sweatshirt! He dug it because it had Sharks on it....score for him. Then we were eating a $40 lunch (ridiculous!! Seaword should be ashamed!) ....and it was hamburgers people, NOT steak- anywho there were Seagulls standing ON the empty tables all around me and I was in panic mode- anyone who knows me knows I am terrified of nasty birds- the rest of the family ate like it was no biggie but I am convinced that the spray of something that I felt land on our food that we subsequently ingested was Seagull pee- after wards we drove around Mission Beach and took the kids down to walk by the water and Sachyl got creamed by a wave bad so we had to go :( But they had a goodtime running fro the waves up till that point.

Moving along- Joe had been in and out preparing for his deployment so we hung out when we could. His last official night at home was supposed to be on the 6th but Sachyl was pretty sick so we ended up in the ER from 9pm -3 am  not cool- she turned 4 in the waiting room- she was sleeping but I sang Happy Birthday to her anyway I didn't care what anyone else thought . Joe was asleep too since he had to be at work in like 5 short hours. Long story short - she was fine and he went to work while we had a party with a few neighbors to celebrate Sachyls actual birthday  she had a good time with her second cake and her friends. Thursday we hung out with Joe and saw Madagascar 2 and went to Barnes and Noble before we drove him to the pier- it was sad, he was sad it made me sad- he has only been gone 2 days:(

Devyn turned 18 yesterday and her friends from Starbucks took her out and took her to a strip club........girls not guys  WHATEVER u only turn 18 once and at least she was already familiar with that anatomy so I was thinking it could have been worse............we are having a party for her next weekend with my parents and some of her friends but she doesn't know about the friends part so that will be a surprise shhhhhhhh. We are taking her to the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown- there is a really cool diner there that is appropriate for her age and its all retro and purple........I looked up rooms knowing they would be pricy but I was thinking $300 WRONG!! they are $2500.00 so guess what??? Not gettin a room. :) The kids are still out of school until the 20th and I am counting the days.............Have a great January :)