We have moved...again!

This Tolbert family has relocated again (number 11, but who is counting:))!  Matt is now stationed in North Carolina and that is where we find our new home!  We love it already and really enjoying the quiteness of it- after D.C.!  The kids are having so much fun getting outdoors and running around!  They have already met some new friends and have old friends (meant in the best way possible) all on the same street!

We look forward to so many fun and exciting times at our new home!

Here is one last shot from our home in Virginia!  We had a great time and miss so many of our wonderful friends we met while living there!

 Soon to come is Dilon's list of his favorite things about Virginia...

My Handsome Bubba!!

Basketball

I have always wanted to coach my children, in any of their sports, but especially basketball!! This year I had the chance to coach both of the boys!!  Logan was in the 5-6 year old league and Dilon was in the 7-9 year old league! 

I had so much fun, and hope the boys did too!

We Made It!!!

What three wonderful words those were!!  A trip that should of taken us, at the most with a loaded trailer 8 hours, took us 25!!!

Why you ask?  This is the first reason why....

On the side of I-95 we had a total blow out on our trailer.  We had a spare and had a jack, but the jack was not strong enough to lift the, such heavly, loaded trailer. Therefore, Matt found himself walking the interstate, in the pitch black dark, to find a mile marker so we could call a service to come lift our trailer.  All in all this little adventure took 2 1/2 hours! 

But, never fear homeschool mom was near, and while the men were working on the trailer, and the kids and I were up on the hill beside the road we had a lesson on hydraulics, pressure, and simple machines!!! There are opportunities everywhere!

At this point it was too late to continue, and we had a feeling we should get another tire and a better jack before heading on down the road anyway.  So, after a night in a hotel, the next morning we got both tire and jack and started again on our adventure to North Carolina.  The kids were done, especially Jodie, and it was a long morning, but we were not far from our new home . . .

When the second reason happened . . .

We had another flat tire, 4 miles from our new house, in the pouring rain.  Matt got soaking wet, but it was part of his Marine training :)This flat tire did not get a picture!  Didn't really care at this point and it was not very funny anymore! 

But, more importantly, we made it and we made it safely!

BatGIRL

I have heard that little boys, having older sisters, can sometimes end up in dresses and other accessories!  Well...little girls with big brothers can sometimes be dressed as bat girl curled up in her bat cave!

Here is looking at you kid!

Feeding Ducks

In downtown Occoquan they have a great place to go feed the ducks.  It was one of the things that Jodie, Logan, and I would do while Dilon was at art class, but sometimes we would wait until he was done so that he could join us.  This being our last time feeding the ducks here, Logan wanted to wait until we could all do it together.  Nothing like brotherly love!

Rock Park

While Dilon is at art class, Jodie, Logan, and I have found some fun places to visit!

One of our favorites is Burke Lake Park or as Logan likes to call it "Rock Park" (there are lots of rocks around the playground).  He like climbing and playing around the rocks, and occasionally ventures over to the actual playground..  Many times he would make tents out of sticks and friends that he made at the park would play in the "bat cave". The park also has, during spring and summer, a train ride through the woods and a carousel.

 

On the left is a picture of Jodie on the playground.  It is huge, but this set of three slides is what she would go down the whole time we were there.  Sometimes, when we got Logan to join us, we all three could go at the same time.

To the right, is Jodie on the stone dolphin!