Ears Are Pierced

 
 
 
 
Well - our first ear piercing happened August 29, 2009 immediately following Brenna's last softball game of the season. She had a big support team: Emma and Reece (my friend Melissa's twins), and of course her number one fans: Morgan and Sydney. It was a fun afternoon and Brenna loves her new look!

Summer Recap

Well - I guess it's about time that I make a post. I have pretty much taken the summer off, partly because I didn't have much to say, after our visitors left, and partly because I have been lazy!!! I will get back on track now. We had a great summer first with visitors, then with all of the daily activities we did. The kids did golf camp, tennis camp, swimming, gymnastics, softball, Japanese classes, and lots of playing and beach activities. We helped several new families get adjusted to Okinawa, said goodbye to many friends, and have had some time to relax with old friends. We are all looking forward to starting school - mostly because we will still have summer and beach weather for at least 2 more months! Hope everyone had a great summer!

Okinawa Visitors

Lucky us! We have visitors! Stacy and her family came all the way from Oregon and are on a 3 week visit to Okinawa. We are having the times of our lives - not wasting a single moment - it's go, go, go with no rest for the weary. We have been sightseeing from the Northern Tip to the Southern Coastline and everything in between. For the most part, the weather has cooperated, but it is hot and humid, so we are pretty stinky by the end of the day. Everyone is enjoying our time together and unfortunately, time is flying by. I want to encourage everyone to visit Stacy's Blog, which I have a link for in my link section. She has done a fabulous job documenting their stay here and has some beautiful pictures. I probably will just refer to her link for this visit, because her blog is so AWESOME!

Spring Piano Recital

With the theme of "Favorite Songs from the Silver Screen," the Spring Piano Recital was a huge success. Brenna played the opening song of the recital, the theme song from the movie Titanic, and it was flawless and beautiful. She also played songs from The Little Mermaid and Dr. Zhivago. Morgan played songs from the Lion King and Sound of Music and did wonderfully. Sydney played very well for her very first recital. Nerves got to her a little bit, but she played "Tomorrow" from Annie and "You'll be in my Heart" from Tarzan. She did great and we were proud of all three girls!!

Son Rock Kids Camp!

This year's VBS theme was "Son Rock Kids Camp" and we had a great turn out. Our head Chaplain said we would turn no child away - and we didn't with almost 300 kids enrolling for this year's program. The planners and volunteers are exhausted, but the kids are going strong!

Thank God For Our Loving Husbands

Well, somehow the Seoul Sisters managed to sneak another trip in. We didn't think it would go over, but it was a success. Our friend Liz leaves in 8 days, so in honor of her departure, we had to hold with tradition and plan a girl's get-away. This time, Melissa, Liz, Carrie, and I headed to nearby Ishigaki Island, south of Okinawa, to Club Med, where we relaxed in style. Of course we had some wild and crazy times and we will remember it for a long time. This is one of my newest favorite get-away sites! My list keeps on growing and growing!