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.

Okuma (again)

A few weeks ago we spent another weekend up at Okuma. It really was a good time and the weather could not have been any better than it was. We did some snorkling, ate some smores, ate some good food, played on the beach, and went out on the boats.

Yes, he has had a haircut since then.

We also went hiking to see a nearby waterfall. Oliver thought that it was too loud at the base of the waterfall.


Joy went on the tube behind the speedboat. She did not fall off, I think out of sheer terror that she would end up in the ocean alone.

Summer is Here

Summer is here and we have had some good times already in the last few weeks. Dad managed to get away from work for a little bit and took Calvin camping. He was due for some alone time with his dad. We had so much fun that I forgot to take many pictures. We slept in a tent, had cookies for breakfast and dinner, played mini golf, rode the go carts, and went kayaking on the East China Sea.


Before leaving, I made Calvin a PB&J to eat on the way home. We did not make it a 1/2 mile down the road and he was already asleep. That sandwich sat on his leg the whole way home. This is one of my favorite parts of doing things with the boys, when they get in the car and you get to watch them peacefully fall asleep.



Since I have been at work so much, Joy went with a a friend and spent 3 days at a cabin on another beach here on the island. They had a great time, even though the weather did not really cooperate with them. They went to a park nearby and spent time with the animals and then went over to the aquarium. Here is Oliver on the turtle that later tried to eat Calvin's hand.





They at least sent me a video to let me know how much fun they were having....thanks.



We also got to go camping about a month ago with the entire family and several of the members from the church here. Here is me on the glass-bottom boat with the kiddos. This is right before Oliver fell asleep while we were out there.