d-day.

deployment day at the whyte house.

battle buddies.

navy reserves weekend.

drill weekend for the navy reserves again.

sailor of the year, junior sailor awards were announced.

there was a very long line for awards this time!

i don't know what everyone received, but i do know that glenn was awarded 'sailor of the year' for 2011.  he was also #2 for sailor of the region.  well done, glenn!

junior sailor of the year, bm1 whyte, my husband. :)

the green uniforms are the newest addition for the navy.  these green ones belong to the seabees(construction battalion).

there were also 3 sailors that were re-enlisting. 

as always, the sailors fall in line to shake hands at the end.

valentine's cards

the valentine's cards were a big hit!

(i had to use a star wars font for aiden's, since he LOVES star wars! :))

i have referral cards to pass out from sarah shah portraits

if anyone is looking to get photos taken!

she's great!

sarah shah portraits.

remember this shot?

the whyte kids redeemed their free session a little

sooner than their mom had planned. :)

i had wanted to wait until justin was deployed and do

some fun shots for him.

however, sarah had posted photos of the valentine's mini shoot and i knew i'd kick myself if i didn't get in on it.

glad i did.

you can see more of their session here.

if you're looking for a local photographer,

be sure and check sarah at sarah shah portraits out.

we will definitely be visiting her again!

chili.

chili feed at the navy reserves this weekend.

i was there to mingle and introduce myself as the

new ombudsman.

weird not following my husband around.

however, i do enjoy having boys i don't know

hold the door open for me. :)

in black & white.

for the last couple of days,

i've spent a lot of time with pre-k'ers.

for this age,

you always want your camera next to you.

[exploration place]

[kidslink- tanganyika visit]

love the faces. so cute.

now i know my abc's.

most of my friends know i am NOT a photoshop girl.

i hate photoshop.

however, as one of my goals this year,

i am making myself get to know photoshop.

this is what i did today.

military abc.

i am so proud of myself.

haha.

i'm even going to print it and put it up in our office. 

you can download your own HERE.