The beach in January

We keep hearing about how COLD it is in the states, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to share some beach pictures that we took yesterday! :-) Just kidding... we miss winter like crazy, but we'll have enough of it next year, I am sure! For now, we'll just keep enjoying life on a tropical island!!

BIG Changes coming up....

Well, many of you know, but some of you may not know that a HUGE change is coming up for our family in the next couple of weeks. Jason has accepted a job offer in Texas and will be returning to work on or around Feb. 1st!!!!! We believe that this opportunity is a direct answer to many prayers, but... it is obvioiusly going to come with it's challenges. We will be apart for a little over 4 months which seems like a short time in a way and a long time in other ways!! Jason and I don't much like to be apart for any time at ALL and we have been together 24/7 for the majority of the time for the past year and 1/2. We will definitley miss each other and I know the girls will miss him as well.

We will also be sad to see the end of our time in Guam coming to a close. Although we are ready to get back, it has been a unique time for our family and we've gotten to spend a LOT of time together and have lots of great experiences. We had a trip to Tokyo tentatively planned for spring break (April) and the girls and I may even attempt that on our own if the finances come through!! If there was ever a place for me to be left with the girls, this is it... our neighbors do it all the time when their husbands are deployed. It's such a safe and simple place and I know we'll survive! :)

This is just hard to believe!

Kelsey got her learner's permit yesterday!! I seriously cannot believe that she is old enough!! As we will be back in Texas by the time she turns 16, we may have to do some of the process over again, but we wanted to go ahead and get started so she can get some practice in. The base is a great place to practice... not much traffic and everyone drives really slow. Add us to your prayer lists!!! :)