Happy Mardi Gras!

Playing with Daddy and Aunt Jess Ava is getting H U G E

Having a chat with her Grandpa

Who is that behind that mask? There she is!

Parrot Head float Beads Beads Beads

He had panties attached to the beads he caught! HAHAHA My current favorite picture of my Mom My favorite float We took Pensacola Mardi Gras by storm

Greg drowning in Mardi Gras Beads

Quality Time with Dukes What happens next Dukes?

Splish Splash with Aunt Jess Graduated to the Kitchen Sink Lioness All Clean!

Look at those feet! Baby Pen Penny still doesn't understand why this baby is such a big deal Playing with the fun ball that Lita got her

Family Cranium! Sam acting out a tropical storm As you can tell we laughed through the majority of this game The boys couldn't hold it together while Sam was humming for them

Happy Newlyweds! Jess cheering up Ava loves to cuddle with Dukes 3 Generations Cheese!

Pensacola has changed lots since they lived here in the 80s Grandmas

Showing off for her Lita Looking more alike everyday Sam's old squadron- the skinny dragons!

(Lunch at the Cubi Bar)

Happy Fat Tuesday/Super Tuesday! Here are the rest of the pictures from the Family visit. Ava smiled the majority of the weekend because she was so excited to be the center of attention. The big news of the day is that we received orders! Hooray! Greg has to report to duty in VA Beach by March 3rd. We are tying up all the loose ends this week to figure out our actual moving day. In Ava news, she accomplished a huge milestone last week. She laughed for the first time in front of her Mommy and Grandparents. It was one of the sweetest sounds we have ever heard. Her daddy got her to laugh again yesterday. We now believe she is teething because she is constantly chewing and sucking on anything she can get her hands on (it reminds us of Penny as a puppy!).

Greg's Winging! (opps in reverse order)

His call sign (nickname his instructors give him) was originally slick....but at the last minute they changed it to Exxon (Greg doesn't like either names- HA!)

Sister in laws in crime Don't mess with Greg's Angels Our honorary family member Garrett The gang Our Elvis Singer Bros

The parents came out to celebrate too!

Greg trying to teach me how to have some rhythm

She laughs when Aunt Jess does the Hokie Sound

Grandma Dukes

Grandma Lita

His Dad was so proud of him

Celebrating

getting ready for the toasts

The Super Hornet Guys giving their toast

Greg had to throw his champange glass at the target for good luck

It was a perfect hit!

The CO giving the first toast

The handsome Valdez men His special mug that he hangs at the hanger's bar Dukes taking care of our girl during the ceremony

Following in his Dad's footsteps The God Parents

She couldn't take her eyes off Aunt Jess that day She is teething now so she sucks on everyone's fingers Yum Yum

Greg's Class

His Cheering section

They even gave me an award with mini gold wings!

The big surprise.....Greg got FIRST in his class! WOW

His Certificate The guest speaker

She was passed out with Dukes for most of the ceremony Tada! I punched him while I was putting his wings on Graduates standing Looking Handsome!

The gang

Breakfast at our favorite Mom & Pop place called Creamas

Aunt Jess! Never too many toys for her to play with at once

Loves her Lita & her Flamingo Playing with Daddy and Grandmom

Loves that thumb of hers

Talking with her Grandparents

Loves her Grandpa

Momma Dukes made yummy food for us all weekend

Cuddling her Dukes Here are the winging pictures! I have plenty more from the weekend that I will be putting up the next few days. The biggest news that we were most proud of is that Greg finished first in his class. Wow! His cheering section couldn't have been louder. It was a very busy day that we will never forget.