Happy 4th of July!

Sorry for the lack of blogging this week, we've been super busy... Well, we always seem to be super busy so maybe I'm just super tired and that's why I haven't been blogging. I've been picking up some extra shifts this week to help with T's transition into the civilian world... surprisingly, there is always extra work to be had in the medical field. The work isn't what is making me tired though... It is a little boy named Wesley who just happens to have 4 molars coming in at once. He's not handling it too well at night. 3/5 nights this week he's ended up in our bed after waking up screaming twice. He's usually fine once he's in our bed, but he turns in circles and kicks me in the head.. which means no sleep for mommy.
Wednesday we woke up early to take Tony down to Seattle for his first interview with a recruiter. For those of you non-Seattleites driving alone from Everett to Downtown can take upwards of 2 hours.. on a good day. We decided to ride along in the H.O.V. lane and it only took 30 mins! Tony had his interview and then we went to Sweet Iron Waffles. Yummy! I had the banana caramel one and it was one of the best things I've ever tasted. Wesley loved it too!
Saturday we finally broke down and got a carpet cleaner. I'm very embarrassed to say that we've lived in our home for 3 years and this is the FIRST time we cleaned the carpets. Boy did it need it. We decided on the Bissell 1770 lightweight mainly because of the price and convenience of not having to clean the whole house at one time. Surprisingly, it was easy to assemble (I did it myself!) and easy to use. It also did a pretty good job on a carpet that hadn't been cleaned in 3 years.... gross. Wesley played with dad while I cleaned the living room and then decided to explore the newly rearranged furniture by climbing up on the dining room window.(see picture above) Why does he have to climb on everything? I see a lot of broken bones in our future.
This morning I'm working and then we're headed over to Todd's house for a BBQ. It should be a fun time to see all of Tony's friends from the shop. I hope Wes enjoys the fireworks. I hope all of you have a fabulous 4th!