While we were gone....

          The other half of the Valdez gang had a great week in Virginia while Ellie and I were in California. It was a full house of rotating guests between Eric, Nanny, and PopPops. We were able to go on the trip because Nanny was so sweet to rearrange her schedule to come and stay with Ava during the week. They had an action packed week full of bike rides, the pumpkin patch, the zoo, the movie theatre, and garden projects. Ava is still talking about how much fun they had. Thank you again for Nanny and PopPops coming to help do projects around our house and taking care of Ava. We are so blessed to have them live so close and be so flexible. 

                Greg was very busy with the change of command events with the squadron. He was selected this summer as "JOPA" which is the leader of the Junior Officer Protection Agency (Basically he is in charge of instigating fun and shenanigans for all the Lieutenants and below at squadron events). As part of his reign as JOPA he has started having a tradition of the JOPA dressing up for different events. You may recall from past blog posts where the guys dressed up as super heros after CONA ball and when they dressed like the Beastie Boys for Strike fighter golf. This time around for the change of command dinner the JO's all wore dinner jackets over their button down shirts. After the cocktail hour before sitting down for dinner, the guys did a big "reveal" by taking off their jackets and showing their "cut off" dress shirts. This was at an upscale restaurant so the other dinners definitely gawked and whispered. They all had a great time. 

I love summer whites! Greg is in the second row at the end on the right. This was at the change of command ceremony.

At a patching for new JOs to the squadron

Redneck JOs!

Oh yes he did

Always classy

Biking around VA Beach with Nanny 

Nanny with endless energy!

Zoo trip

Garden project

The pumpkin Ava painted