New Team 7 Member

The newest and cutest member of Daddy's command team.

Cute Pics of Helen and Miles

Helen's first feel of the sand
I just love the bubble drool
Pretty girl in the dress Grammy PJ gave me
I like sitting so high on daddy's shoulders

Cuddles with my big brother

Achtung!

Young Leutnant Miles was on his first U-boot patrol off Gibraltar when he spotted the plum of plums. Quickly he communicated his find to Captain Daddy:



Why, it was none the less than the HMS Illustrious, a very prestigious Aircraft Carrier. Obviously the Brits thought highly of her, as she was escorted by 2 battleships and about a dozen destroyers. Seems she had only joined the fleet in the Med 4 months ago. Now, Admiral Donitz had strict orders for all U-boots to run and hide from strong enemy forces, but was known to turn a blind eye (and open the cognac) when a particularly good ship was sunk.

Well, cunning Capitan Daddy ordered complete silence in the boat and the attack commenced. Apparently, the Brits were asleep at the wheel, as the u-boot slipped by only 30 feet under the lead destroyer's keel. This set up the perfect shot on the carrier.

Knowing he would only have one shot before the swarm of destroyers raced in with vengeance in their hearts, Capitan Glauser determined to fire all 4 forward torpedoes at this juicy target. Although never mentioned in official documents, there had been some "problems" with these low-bid torpedoes.

Being a Kind and Generous Capitan (and tired of 5-year old pestering), he decided to let young Miles take the shot. From only 800 meters away, Miles pressed the "salvo" button:

Direct hit! 3 of 4 torpedoes slam into the side of the Britisher's newest and greatest carrier. Horrendously crippled, within the hour she sinks to her watery grave.

Her escorting destroyers, embarrassed beyond belief to be caught with their pants down, ruthlessly* pounded the last known location of the impertinent submarine. But did our heros survive?

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Of course. Leutnant Miles is now an 'old salt' as the U-boot sails off into the sunset.




*In a little-known fact of history, during WW2 no-one named Ruth was allowed to serve in any combat unit, being it land, sea, or air.

Helen's New Tricks

Ta Dah!!! Look at me and how strong I am.
And for my newest trick, I love to stick out my tongue


Just hanging out with my dolly. Twins in pink.

Miles' New Shoes

The other day, Miles decided he wanted to be taller, so he invented his own platform shoes from some packing material. Pretty clever.

Meeting the San Diego Cousins

Aunt Christine and Helen
Cousin Logan
Cousin Zoe I need a nap ho hum
Logan, Zoe, and Miles vie for the guacamole and the Trouble championship title.
Uncle Guy and Helen
Last weekend the San Diego Cousins came up for a short but great visit. The kids all had fun playing in Uncle David and Aunt Jean's fountain and hot tub. Of course, everyone couldn't wait to hold Helen.
Stay tuned for more posts late this weekend.

Snuggle Time

Oh, what a soft blanket Toby is
Kisses from Toby

WE'RE FINE

No need to call, we barely felt it out here. But it does count as Helen and Miles' first earthquake. It was 5.8 at the source, but just rocked cars on their wheels here. We happened to feel it becuase we were in the motorhome cleaning it up. Each of us thought, "Why is he/she rocking this rig so much?"

Helen's first bike ride

Yesterday we went for our first bike ride since Helen was born. She did wonderfully, riding along in our bike trailer. She slept for most of the 11 miles. At the end she was all smiles.

Brothers and sisters are the coolest

We love each other so much!!!!!

Only 2 months old and look what I can do

More Photos of Ft McArthur

What a colonial encampment looks like
Morning Drill and the Days orders

One of our distaff, Abigail churns butter
Educating the people about colonial times is exhausting. Daddy and Helen catch a nap in the shade.
A Rifleman stands guard over the camp and the Captain.

Helen's first Morgan's Rifles Event at Ft McArthur

Helen in her shift and cap made for her by Daddy
Courtney, Aslynn, and Catlin all admiring Helen
Young Master Miles stands guard over the encampment's cook, Karen.
Tom and fellow riflemen practice their marching.

Our Morgan's Rifles group. There were 18 riflemen, 9 ladies, and 6 children present from our group. The event was a living history at Ft McArthur in San Pedro CA. A good number of histories were represented and there were some very cool displays and demonstrations. Helen did just fine, in fact we were asked several times if she was a real baby. It's such fun educating people about colonial times. Sara learned how to make bobbin lace, and Tom received many compliments on his sewing skills. We look forward to our next event on Labor day weekend. Pray there are no fires.

Beach trip #2

When more triple digit temps were predicted, we once again packed up the motor home, and hit the beach.
Helen's first bath in the motor home.
Miles and Helen enjoying the campfire
Big brother, I like your camping chair.
Enjoying my first camp fire.