Cool

I make these glasses look good!

Favorite Gift

Bailee recieved a Locket from Santa with Jasper's (her Kitty) picture in it.

Knuckles

Luke loves giving high fives and knuckles.

Christmas Eve

Bailee, Mom, and Luke walking into Chilis on Christmas Eve. Our plans Changed. We decided Chilis was a great alternative.

JUST HANGIN' OUT WITH THE BIG FISH

Bailee and Luke at the world's 2nd largest aquarium. We visited the Ocean Expo park across the island. We saw sharks, whale sharks, stingrays, and all different kinds of beautiful fish!!!

HANGING OUT ON DADDY'S SHOULDERS GIVES ME THE BEST VIEW BY FAR!!

Paul and Luke checking out the aquarium....but.....the best part about this picture.....look how much taller Paul is than the Japanese people surrounding him!!! He is not standing on top of anything either!!

BAILEE AND FRIENDS

Bailee standing next to a stingray the size of her!!!

WHALE SHARK!!!!!

We tried but couldnt capture on film how big this thing really is!!!! This kinda gives you an idea as it swims past a smaller fish that isnt making any sudden movements!!!!

Bailee and her friends

MOM(S)!!!!

We love you both sooooooo much!!!!!!

THE REASON OUR MEN SMILE!!!!!

Look at these hot chicks!!!!

Paul's Mom (the hottest of us all) in the brown and the rest of the sisters hanging out before we left for Japan.

BAILEE'S OTHER BUDDY

Bailee is missing living around the corner from Noah!!!!

"LITTLE BROTHER".....?????????

Julie, Steph, and the "younger" but obviously not "little" brother!!!

ALL THE BOYS

Mike, Paul, Todd, Mark and Tim (aka Paul and his brothers) at the airport the day we left. They go from strange to just flat out weird!!! :).......and we love them for it!!!!!

HALLOWEEN ON OKINAWA

The kids on their way out the door.

OUR LITTLE GIRL THROUGH AND THROUGH!!

She loves the scary costumes. She came home mad after her halloween party at school because a "princess" won the costume competition. Her exact words were......

"Mom....I don't understand why a princess would win for best costume!!!"

Its strange to think that I would have such a tomboy for a daughter....I was always such a girly girl!!!! :)

IT'S A BIRD....IT'S A PLANE....IT'S OUR LITTLE MAN

Have you ever seen a more handsome "SuperBaby???"

Luke's Halloween costume.....If I had a dime for everytime I was stopped telling me how cute he is......well.....Let's just say we are going to have our hands full with the girls with this one!!!! He already knows how to work it. He is such a little HAM!!!!

Bailee and Luke

ALL BECAUSE TWO PEOPLE FELL IN LOVE!!!!

LOVING THE ASIAN DECOR

Cool Japanese Light mentioned in previous post!!! :)

MORE OF THE HOUSE

Our living room.....still needing a few things for the walls but we are getting there!!! I've got some really cool Japanese lamps in there that give it a cozy feeling at night!!! Great place to kick back and watch Grey's Anatomy!!!

BAILEE BUG'S ROOM

The spot above her bed is reserved for the picture on our blog of her and Jack.......

Notice we are incorporating more "pink" into her room and not getting chewed out for it!!! Still our little tomboy but she is allowing a "few girl things" into her life!!!

Our "LITTLE MAN'S " Room

Basketball hoop bedroom central.....that is all he needs!!!

Home Sweet Home

After finally receiving our furniture etc.....we are now set up and call this home!!!! Our kitchen is an "L" shape. You can enter from the living room or a few feet after entering the front door. Gets a little crowded with all 4 of us in there....which is where everyone seems to want to be when I am trying to cook dinner!!

How Do You Say "Extra Crispy" In Japanese??

A KFC located in the city. There is also a Mcdonalds and Wendy's not to far off base. They hand you menus that are written in english and you point at what you want. These places are very clean and the Japanese employees take a great deal of pride in their work!!! Working in a fast food restaurant is not considered a "high school job."

GRANDPA!!!!

My Dad with all his grandkids!!!!

Brothers and Sisters

My cute husband, brothers and sisters....and Jason!!! :)

Bailee and Jack

Bailee and Jack.......

Cousins and BEST FRIENDS!!!!

Snorkeling

Bailee is becoming a pro at this. She is our little fish.

The Noorda's Beach

We had this beach all to ourselves on a Saturday.

Welcome to Paradise

I think this says it all...

Traveling to a remote beach. Sometimes you drive right through farm fields to get there,

Sea Wall

They have sea walls all over the island. They have the local schools paint them.

Bridge

This is a bridge on the way to our favorite snorkleing spot.

Luke

Sunabe Sea Wall

Just hangin out with the surfers waiting for the right waves. Surfers will come here and wait for hours for the right conditions.

Road Kill

Very tired puppy!!!!!!!

She decided to give the kids a little break.

Board Walk

Luke running around in American Village.

Future NBA Star

Who cares about the beach when there are basketball hoops here.

Taking a Break

Sitting next to sis is awesome.

Island Girl

Isn't this sooooo cute!!! The palm tree isn't bad either!!!!

Outside the front door of our house!!!!

Our Big Girl

Bailee's first day of 2nd grade at her new school....Bob Hope Primary School.

Ooooooohhhhh

Luke spots his first crab in the sand!!!!

Riding along in my automobile

Something else we view as we drive down the road!!!!

Not I-15

Driving down one of the roads outside of Kadena Air Base (Gate 1.) The "60" sign is NOT MPH....its Kilometers...so the equivalent of 37 mph!!!! How will Bobbi avoid speeding tickets????!!!!!

Daddy and Kids

The 1st morning we were here.....Outside our hotel room.

Outside Our Window

This is the view we get to see on a clear day outside our bedroom window!!!!

Tatsu

Our little Japanese puppy.

We Bought Gieco Direct

We found this little guy in the shower just before bed time. We've seen him in the house a few times.

What you talkin bout

All fun and games until a monster gets hungry.

All Smiles

Bailee spends most of her time in the water, but when she is not in the water she is looking for sea shells or treasures on the beach. by the look on her face we think she likes it...

Just another day at the beach. This beach is just across the street from a co-workers house. We spent the whole day swimming and just enjoying the sunshine.