Sunday, March 11, 2012

Kiss the Girl

Yesterday was Valerie's piano recital.  She has been working so hard on her piece.  She was so excited to play it for everyone. There was about 60 people there and that fact really didn't faze her a bit. Before her recital we asked her if she wanted flowers or to go and eat at a fancy restaurant to celebrate.  She decided she wanted the fancy restaurant. Fancy to her is anything that isn't Chick-Fil-A or McDonald's...haha. After her recital we headed to Carrabba's with our really good friends the Koller's and their kids to celebrate how well Valerie and the Koller boy's did on their recital pieces ( Wendy Koller is Valerie's piano teacher).  It was so much fun.  So here is the video.  Skip to 0:53 to hear her play.  Poor thing has a really bad cold so you have to listen closely to what she is saying.  If you listen close enough you can here her counting her notes, quarter, quarter, quarter, whole note hold it.


Piano Recital from Lorette Tracy on Vimeo.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Big News!!!

I know, I know, you all were probably hoping I was going to be posting Henry's birthday, Christmas, and Julia's blessing.  Sorry that will come soon.  Life has been pretty hectic between getting the primary ready for this year, getting ready for Disney World (next week), and all of us having RSV.  But the main reason for my world to come to a halt was waiting to hear if Caleb got picked up to become a Radiation Health Officer in the Navy. That news came last Wednesday, and guess what Caleb got the position!!! They only had one opening and lots of applicants for this position and Caleb got it, whoot whoot.  There are only about 80 Rad Health Officers in the entire Navy. Caleb pretty much will be dealing with nuclear medican.  We then had to wait another week to hear where they were planning on moving us.  Caleb needs to have his one and only sea tour next.  Meaning we need to be stationed where there are aircraft carriers.  The only places that had openings that we could tell where Guam and Norfolk.  When Caleb told me this I got a pit in my stomach. I knew and had explained to Caleb I felt like we needed to be in San Diego. I didn't know why but that is where I felt we should end up. The only carrier out there is the Reagan and it is dry docked right now and will not be ready for sea until 2013. So for the next week I prepared myself for to go to Norfolk.  Well Wednesday afternoon Caleb called me to inform me he knew where we were going. . . I took a deep breath to prepared myself. . .then asked him where. He said. . .











I know you all are secretly jealous, and want to come visit me :o)


What What, that is right San Diego.  Caleb told me his time schedule will work perfectly with going here.  We will get there sometime in August so Valerie can start school.  Caleb will then go to 6ish weeks of training.  When he gets back they plan on putting him in the hospital for training until the Reagan comes back from dry docking.  After his sea tour they are planning (could always change) on putting him back in the hospital.  This will allow us to stay in the same place for two duty stations. Nice!  I can't tell you how excited we are but at the same time so sad.  We LOVE it here in Charleston and will miss it terribly (me most of all).  There are so many memories here in Charleston.  Our first home, first job out of college, two babies born here. But I have come to find out that the only thing that is constant is change, and I have to go along with it. So instead of dwelling on the sad I am going to see this move as a new adventure for our family!

The USS Ronald Reagan. The aircraft carrier Caleb will be attached to for the next 2 years.



Thursday, November 17, 2011

Happy Halloween

This Halloween we did a Wizard of Oz theme.  Valerie was Dorthy, Henry was a munchkin, and Julia was Glenda the good witch.  I was supposed to be the wicked witch and Caleb the Scare Crow.  Needless to say with a new born I didn't get those costumes done. The kids had lots of fun trick-o-treating with Grandma Tracy and Caleb this year. Henry hated his hat, that was until Caleb told him it was his candy hat. Once he realized what that meant he kept that hat on and ran from house to house.  Between the trunk-o-treat and trick-o-treating the kids came home with a stash, which by the way we are still eating. There was so much I bet you I can use it in the Christmas stockings.  That way I don't have to buy Christmas candy. Hahahahaha

Dorthy, Munchkin and sleeping Glenda.

The Munchkin rebelling and ripping his hat off.

Sleeping Glenda

Glenda and Dorthy


Dorthy, and Munchkin with Daddy after a long night of trick-o-treating.


Tuesday, November 8, 2011

My Little China Doll

I promise I will post Halloween soon, but I have to laugh. I just didn't understand why people would come up to me and ask if I was carrying a baby doll.  I actually thought it was kind of odd, that was until the other day.  Valerie decided to pose one of her baby dolls by Julia.  When I saw what Valerie had done I laughed so hard.  I finally understood why people kept on coming up to me.  What do you think?!


Sorry for the sideways picture.  I don't know why blogger flipped it :o(