Those of you who know Allie will understand when I say that this child is the most frustrating AND the most hilarious child all at the same time. She starts EVERY sentence with "Mom?" and waits for me to answer even if we are the only 2 people for miles around. Then, she ends every sentence with "OK mom??" and again... waits for me to answer to make sure she has my undivided attention.
Tomorrow is Career Day at school and the kids can dreass like any career person that they choose. Allie has decided that she wants to be a cowgirl as her ultimate career, but since we are ALL out of cowgirl clothes here in Guam, she decided to dress as a teacher. Here is a conversation that we had a few minutes ago....
"Mom?"
"Yes, Allie"
"This skirt looks good, right mom?"
"Yes Allie"
"I look like a teacher, right mom?"
"Yes Allie"
"I want to be a cowgirl, but I'm dressing like a teacher, right mom?"
"Yes Allie"
"This shirt matches this skirt, right mom?"
"Yes Allie"
"Mom?"
"Yes Allie"
"Tomorrow, I'm going to wear fresh underwear so I can SMELL like a teacher, OK Mom?"
(no answer... laughing to hard to reply! :-)
I can't wait to go to school tomorrow and let Allie's teacher know that Allie thinks she smells like fresh underwear!!! Heeeheee
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
A fun day in Guam
We are out of school today for President's Day (yay!) so since we had an extra day to get our weekend "stuff" done, we headed down to the Navy base to the beach yesterday. We haven't snorkeled in way too long, but the best beach for snorkeling was way too windy. There is another beach that we enjoy on the Navy base, so we went there and hung out for a while. It was a beautiful day!!!
After the huge task of gettig the sand off of everyone and getting into regular clothes, we headed out to a place called Jeff's Pirate Cove. It's an outdoor restaurant that has a lot of history - it's right on the water and is a fun place to go. We went once when we had just moved here, but it's on the other side of the island and we just haven't ventured over that way again. As we pulled up, we saw a jillion cars and learned that they were having a kite boarding contest that day!! So, we got to have lunch and watch which was fun! Of course, we missed Jason all day and wished he was with us!! Here are some pictures:
After the huge task of gettig the sand off of everyone and getting into regular clothes, we headed out to a place called Jeff's Pirate Cove. It's an outdoor restaurant that has a lot of history - it's right on the water and is a fun place to go. We went once when we had just moved here, but it's on the other side of the island and we just haven't ventured over that way again. As we pulled up, we saw a jillion cars and learned that they were having a kite boarding contest that day!! So, we got to have lunch and watch which was fun! Of course, we missed Jason all day and wished he was with us!! Here are some pictures:
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Just an update
Well, I don't have pictures today, but figured it was time to post an update. Jason left last weekend for the states and things have been REALLY weird around here since then!!! Saying goodbye was very hard for us - being apart is never something that we have enjoyed! And, since he has always been home for the last year and 1/2, it was SO strange being here without him!! But, after a day or 2, things began settling down for the girls and I and we think we can survive the next 4 months now.
Jason started his new job on Monday and is really enjoying it so far. EVERYthing is positive about this job situation and we truly believe that it's an opportunity straight from God, so this gives me peace when I feel sad to be 1/2 way across the world from my husband!! We are very thankful that this opportunity came along and know that in the long run, it will all be worth it.
The girls are all doing better than I had expected. Adysen shows her emotions more than the others and she has had a couple of meltdowns, but nothing major. Adysen and Allie are going to small groups once a week at school with the school counselor for kids who's parents have been deployed. They get to share about their Daddys there and talk about how they miss them and make special things for them. They just started, but it's been good for them so far. They have many friends who can relate to being without their Daddys around here. It is definitely giving us a greater appreciation for what these military families go through!!!
We closed on the sale of our house in Keller yesterday which was a huge blessing for us!! We are now going to look for something closer to where I want to work and the biggest advantage is that we are going to get a 4 bedroom house so each of the girls can have their own bedroom. The little girls have always shared and it's TIME for them to have their own space!! We are SOOOOOOOOO thankful for the way that the sale of our house worked out - it could not have gone any more smoothly!! We do want to stay in the Keller area and have a couple of neighborhoods picked out that we'd really like to live in. As God has been ahead of us in everything so far, I'm sure He knows exactly where we will end up and He'll show us when He's ready!!! :)
That's about all the news for now!!
Jason started his new job on Monday and is really enjoying it so far. EVERYthing is positive about this job situation and we truly believe that it's an opportunity straight from God, so this gives me peace when I feel sad to be 1/2 way across the world from my husband!! We are very thankful that this opportunity came along and know that in the long run, it will all be worth it.
The girls are all doing better than I had expected. Adysen shows her emotions more than the others and she has had a couple of meltdowns, but nothing major. Adysen and Allie are going to small groups once a week at school with the school counselor for kids who's parents have been deployed. They get to share about their Daddys there and talk about how they miss them and make special things for them. They just started, but it's been good for them so far. They have many friends who can relate to being without their Daddys around here. It is definitely giving us a greater appreciation for what these military families go through!!!
We closed on the sale of our house in Keller yesterday which was a huge blessing for us!! We are now going to look for something closer to where I want to work and the biggest advantage is that we are going to get a 4 bedroom house so each of the girls can have their own bedroom. The little girls have always shared and it's TIME for them to have their own space!! We are SOOOOOOOOO thankful for the way that the sale of our house worked out - it could not have gone any more smoothly!! We do want to stay in the Keller area and have a couple of neighborhoods picked out that we'd really like to live in. As God has been ahead of us in everything so far, I'm sure He knows exactly where we will end up and He'll show us when He's ready!!! :)
That's about all the news for now!!
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