Our New Pool!

I decided to get Mason a small inflatable swimming pool because he LOVES to be outside and it is just to hot to stay outside without water. I found one on sale at Target and spent the better part of an afternoon inflating it. Good times. We waited for a Saturday evening when Dad would be home so he could swim with Mason. They had a blast! It took Mason a little while to warm up to the idea of being in the pool, but once he did he had so much fun.

Here he is all ready to swim. Oh and please ignore the huge mound of boxes in the background. The emtpy-box-fairy seems to keep skipping our house. I may need to put out a plate of cookies or some loose change to entice her to come collect all those boxes.

Time to swim!!

Finally having fun

Splish Splash

Swinging after a swim

Here is a short video of Mason playing in the pool. Hope everyone else is staying cool in this hot weather!

Toes, Toads and a Face Plant

I am finding it a bit difficult to post about the past (mainly the move and all that took place around that) while keeping up to date with the present! I apologize if you feel as confused as I do. I guess it will be like that until I get all caught up to date with what's going on.
This week has been a bit better than the last few. We are starting to settle in a bit more and feel like it is home here - even though we miss Mike a lot! He works some SUPER long hours 7 days a week. But we did get to see him on Sunday for a few hours, which was great!
Yesterday the moms from the play group I am in had a toe painting party!! Leslie did a great job painting every one's toes - she is so artistic and creative! We let the kids run-a-muck while we visited and got pampered. Mason screamed for the first 30 minutes we were there (he always thinks I am going to leave him) but then had fun playing with the rest of the kids.
Here are my toes!! Great job Leslie!



We also have a new neighbor. This AMAZING toad hopped out at dusk to munch on some bugs. The pictures don't do him justice. He is TWICE the size of my fist. He (or she) is the biggest toad I have ever seen. Needless to say Jake won't be going out at night without supervision. I would be so heartbroken if he got ahold of our toad friend.

We hope to have the boxes out of here soon! haha. Ugh. Boxes.

And last but certainly not least. A face plant. Mason, I'm sorry, but this was just TOO funny not to post. This is a video of Mason playing soccer at MeMaw and DeDaw's house - and he bites it. HARD. Enjoy.

Mason Has One Chore...

and it is to take the lint from the dryer and put it in the trash. He does it so well! I love how he tells Jake to get out of his way using jibberish - and then Jake does. Ha ha. I guess it's all in the inflection.

Leaving CA Part 1

Our last few days as residents of California were taken up with fun, friends and LOTS of boxes. The Marine Corps Silent Drill Team comes to perform at the Recruit Depot every Spring. We knew this might be our last chance to see them so we decided to go. They didn't disappoint! It was an awesome show. The Marine Corps Band also performed, and we got to stick around and mingle with them after the show. Here are some pics!

Here is the band coming in

Getting ready to play

Here comes the Silent Drill Team. It was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop!

After the show: taking pictures with a member of the silent drill team (Mason does own shoes, he just can't seem to keep them on!)

Mom and Mason with the Drum Major (Mason is thinking, "that is one BIG stick")

Dad and Mason with the Drum Line

We had the immense pleasure of making friends to last a lifetime while we lived in SD. We said goodbye in shifts to our various groups of friends - but this group deserves a special mention. The Smith family was our first group of friends. They knew Mike long before I even did! He met them when he was first stationed in SD right after joining the Marines. They were sweet enough to give Mike a place to crash when he first moved out there before deploying to Iraq - and when they heard of the fire they were quick to give us all kinds of things to help us start over. You guys are the best!!

Goodbye dinner with the Smiths at Oggi's (a famous local SD pizzeria. SOOOO good!)

Mason and Mackenzie. He really did like her...he just seems confused in this picture, haha.

More to come! There are a lot more friends, goodbyes and BOXES yet to be seen!

We're Baaaaaaa-aaaaack!

The Cabrero's are finally back to the blogging world - and boy do we have a lot to catch up on! I am going to be doing a little "back-blogging" for a while, and journal about all the of the things happening since the end of April. Starting with our move! There will be pictures, videos, fun stories and sweet memories coming...so get ready! We hope to be blogging regularly once we get things settled a bit here in the house (yes, pictures of the house will be posted!)
Our plan is to get as much settled as we can this weekend so we can resume "life as usual."
Thanks for your patience. We love you all!