Catching Up

Nobody likes to read long blogs...I know you all really only care about the pictures, so here goes.


Calvin turned 4! I know it was a month ago, but back off. We celebrated with him and some of his friends with a Lego party. He got lots of cool gifts from friends and family and is already looking forward to next year.


Joy made a cool pinata that looked like a Lego. She even put some Lego pieces inside as a surprise. The kids cared more about the candy and left all the little Lego pieces sitting on the ground.


Oliver started to get a little annoyed when Calvin was getting all of the presents. This is him showing his mean mug face the night we were opening presents.


Halloween came and went. I was back in the states at a conference and missed seeing the boys get dressed up and trick or treat. I bought a Macbook for a week to use the webcam so I could see them (I then took it back to the store when I got home, love the 15 day return policy). Oliver was Robin. Hey, he is supposed to be a little nerdy, right?


Calvin, of course, was Batman. If you see our last post, you will learn that he looked a lot tougher and meaner than he actually was/is.


They make a pretty cute team, though.


Joy and I had the annual Marine Corps Ball as well. It was a lot of fun. I even convinced my lovely 28-week pregnant wife to get on the dance floor with me to do the Soulja Boy (yes Melissa, two years in a row). We stayed out much later than she was used to, but it was well worth the time to enjoy each other's company.


Finally, inexplicably Calvin and Oliver decided to stay still for pictures the other day before church. We took advantage and snapped a few pictures.


Even though work can get pretty busy and make me apprehensive about bringing a little girl into the world, these three sure make you forget about all that.

Batman Gets Punked

Calvin thought he was pretty hot stuff in his Batman outfit. He decided to try and prove to Oliver just how tough he really is...

Concert

I was doing the dishes the other day and Calvin came in and asked if I wanted to see their concert. I came out with the camera at the ready, and this is what I got.



I think it was more like a dance recital than a concert, but Oliver sure knows how to get low.

Mommy's Haircut

Really I should post a picture but that would require getting dressed to take one. Yesterday I got my haircut. My favorite part of this is having my hair straightened. Calvin does not like this, he never has. When I walked into my friends to pick him up his first words were, "I don't like your hair." Usually he is not that rude. Without fail, he tells me every-time he wants my hair to stay curly.

But the funniest part was on the way to the car.

Calvin- "I just don't like it straight"

Ollie- "I like it! Want to eat it"

Calvin: "You can't eat mommy's hair or then she will look like Daddy!"

It's a GIRL!!!

We had our ultrasound yesterday and I can't believe the news. I had really prepped myself for another boy. I love my boys. In the back of my mind I thought maybe a girl, just bc I am still throwing up randomly at 20 wks and exhausted constantly (both of which stopped w/ the boys by 13 wks.) I told scott she is a lot to handle even now. His response, "foreshadowing."

Our reactions:

Calvin= happy. "we already have a brother, we need a sister." "Now lets have another baby and find out if it is a girl or boy too!"

Ollie= is sick. "no want sister. want rios."

Scott= shock but not surprised. "girls are just different."

Joy= cautiously happy. "she" may grow a penis.

Let the shopping begin!!!!

My Wife is Tougher that Yours

Joy is due some props again after another Space A adventure with the boys...

I had to go to a conference in VA for a few weeks, so Joy decided she was not going to stick around in Oki during that time. She ended up getting on a Space A flight with the kiddos on 22 July. The flight took her to HI, where she then had to wait on another flight to take her to Travis AFB in California.

Once in Travis she stayed for a couple of days with her brother's family and then took a train ride down to Bakersfield to meet her mom so she could take them back to Las Vegas. She spent a couple of weeks there with her sister and her mother.

After that, we bought them a flight back to HI where they were hoping to be able to catch a Space A back to Okinawa. The flight from Vegas back to Hawaii was supposed to be about 6 hours, but turned into eleven due to some criminal activity that caused them to go back to LA to kick off some passengers. Keep in mind this flight left at 2 am. After leaving Vegas at 2 am, she arrived in HI. She was then lucky and able to get a direct flight back to Okinawa the very next day.

So, we have all together 4 flights of 11, 7, 11, and 10 hours each and one 4 hour train ride. All of this with two boys, two suitcases, 2 car seats, 2 inflatable sleeping bags, one backpack, a stroller, and a purse. Oh, and did I mention that she is 14 weeks pregnant and constantly barfing?

If anyone is tougher, I am all ears...

Getting to Grandma's house

Last night when the boys were playing ball Calvin stopped and told his dad. "What if I swing so high on the swing that I jump up to the clouds and bounce to Grandma's house?"

I wish we could all start jumping.