Jacob and Noah, this is the continental shelf off the western side of Okinawa. There were lot's of fishies swimming with us and there were bigger fish further down. If you look closely, you can see the bottom of the sea floor. We had a lot of fun swimming around and exploring; my buddy had on a scuba suit so he could stay under-water for a while. I stepped on one of these crazy "urchins" and it stuck into my foot, but I didn't get hurt as bad as Jake leg when he stepped on the Oyster shell and had to go to the doctor. Love you boy's and thank Mom for the camera, again!

Big day!

For our new kindergartner. He said that he liked it and tonight when I told him to do something he said "yes ma'am". Wow!! This school stuff is gonna pay off (I know all you critics are going to tell me that it won't last, but just let me have my moment. :)!

We went rafting on the cheap side on a Sunday afternoon...bought $2.00 floaties from the local mart and drove up the river to float and relax. It was supposed to be an enjoyable 2 hour trip but ended up being over 16km and 5 hours in duration. I went through 2 rafts and some bamboo sticks in the process but had a fun time as there was not much else to do but chill. the water was cold after a while but the people on the side of the river were nice and they were eager to wave and say hi. All in all a fun time, but not quite as cool as losing one's first tooth~!

Smile!

Guess who lost his first tooth! I remember when it first came in :(

Three Falls

Jake and Noah, these signs in Japanese read from the right to the left and from the top to the bottom...I have no idea what this one say's!
Chicken on a stick (left) and Noodle soup from Po's father's secret noodle soup recipe.
A tourist site in Japan.

Three Falls: About 45 minutes into the mountains from where we live/work, turned out to be a pleasant get-away for a couple hours on sunday.

this is a look from the top of the falls...


One of the cool little pools to sit and relax in. Water was pretty cool, but didn't get ya until you had been sitting in there doing nothing for a couple of minutes.


Attempting to be Moses...
floating down the river on a sunday afternoon...what could be better...

I would still rather be swimming with the two crazies with blue goggles than any other water conglomerate in this spinning sphere!

The underwater camera does good work again...

Summer

I am trying to get caught up since summer is slipping by and I haven't updated much. We have been staying busy between t-ball, Brian's birthday, the 4th of July, yard projects (I laid the trim and the mulch in the front of the house!), and our current trip to Minnesota. We are having a great time and trying to soak it all in before Jacob starts school this fall. Seems like our last days of freedom for awhile. :( Hopefully we can squeeze in alot more fun in the next few weeks!

today marks the second week that I have been gone. It's only 13 day's but it is the second friday...who's counting.
We were able to get into the north shore of Hawaii for some swimming. Wake Island was deep sea fishing from an old landing craft...i spent most of my time at the bow getting drenched by the waves. It has not stopped raining since we arrived in Japan. Miss you all and wish I could speak with you directly...Safe travels Stacy! Boy's, I saw yellow-yellow's uncle in the waters of Hawaii...