Scarlett, just because....

Smack Down

Quinn loves to wrestle with his Daddy. Here's one impressive take down picture.

Birthday Party Times Two

On August 2nd, we had a double birthday party for Quinn and Jack. There were many different separate plans to celebrate both birthdays that the Air Force some how made impossible....no big surprise to us military spouses. So we had the great idea to share all responsibilities & costs and throw one hum-dinger of a shindig. Quinn was so excited to invite his Yochien friends and of course for the Spiderman pinata (i'm bummed that I didn't get a picture of him with the pinata). It was supposed to be at a park but got moved to a party room due to down pouring rain. Fun was had by all and in the end the old adage holds true: sharing is more fun.

J is for Jimbe

Tanabata 2009

Yes it's that time again...summer festivals in Japan. This year we went with our friends the Davis & Joyner families and even included a few extra kiddos. It was hot & humid and the kids looked cool in their Jimbes.

New Tricks

Scarlett has begun to climb onto, under, over and in everything! Sometimes she gets stuck and starts to scream like a wild banchee. Here's a few photos of an easy escape trick.

Quinn turned 4 years old!

It's hard to believe but Quinn is 4 years old today. The day started with him waking me up with pure excitement to tell me that today was his birthday and he was now 4 years old. We then had blueberry muffins made in Spiderman cup liners and he opened his gifts. Grammy & Pepere gave him a spiderman hat among other things Spiderman. He wore the hat all day! Then he opened his Mario Kart for the Wii - which he played for an hour this morning. We even tried to set it up so he could play his cousin Evan online but it didn't work. The day continued with Quinn's first movie at the cinema...UP. Finally we ended the day with a special birthday meal at the Fujima Restaurant. They bring out a plastic cake with real candles along with a Peko doll that sings and dances on the table (and take a picture of the birthday boy with it). And you get a free ice cream sunday to end the meal. Quinn loved it all. Check out the video. The fun continues tomorrow for his birthday party with friends from the base and yochien. Otanjoubi Omedetou Gozaimasu! Quinn is yon-sai.