Kit Kat's

I've been trying to collect different type of Kit Kat's, Japan has really weird flavors so it is kinda neat seeing the different kins offered here. Below is a box that you can actually just address and sent through the mail this is the back side where you write who the box goes to and who it is from. the purple box is from Okinawa and is Sweet Potato, the brown is raspberry

Top is Banana , bottom left is Royal Milk Tea and the right one is Green Tea Kit Kat :)

Daddy's Arrival

Autum weed-eated the back yard and yes that is our Christmas tree in the back yard the base wouldn't dispose of it so it is slowly withering away lol. On the way to pick up Tony Kayleigh and I saw these pigs they were really big. She enjoyed looking at them and got mad when I passed the truck.

Kayleigh running to her Daddy. :) She was very excited to see him.

This was before we left to go pick up Tony.

Bio-Park

Today was such a nice day that we went to Bio-Park, Kayleigh had a really nice time and I love seeing her around girls her age :)
The girls taking a quick break :) There were lots of Butterflies out today, they were so pretty on the flowers.

Kayleigh posing again she is becoming a little pro at it.

Today they had a camera crew at one of the exhibits, they tried to get Kayleigh and Grace to talk with them, but Kayleigh only shook her head yes, when they asked her if she liked the exhibit. Kayleigh,Grace, and Anna

Walking up the hill, to feed Monkeys :)

Kayleigh getting the food to feed the Flamingos

Mt Eboshi-dake

This morning we set out for Mt Eboshidake this is right here in Sasebo, so wasn't much of a drive at all, except for the really small roads up the mountain. The park they had there wasn't much I really didn't care for it, but we hiked up the rest of the mountain and there was a great view from the top. The girls all had fun and we went along with Jane and her girls again and Kayleigh loves getting together with them. Here is a map of the little park they had, you could do go carts, ball pit, the sledding section was closed. Kayleigh did not care for the ball pit at all she didn't like it, not even a little :)

She liked this really tall slide though lol

View from the top of the mountain

The girls we finally made it to the top :) This is 1337 meters high (if the website I found is right) Looking down, we are really high up. Here is where Tony comes in when on ship.

Richmonds and Barnes without the Hubbies lol

Tea Farm

We also were able to find a Tea Farm this afternoon thanks to Jane so we drove up along a mountain to get some pictures.

Lake Nodake and Urami No-Taki Falls

Today the girls and I followed Jane and her girls up to Lake Nodake, it had rained a little in the morning but we decided to try it anyway, we ended up not getting rained on too much. Kayleigh and I before we headed out. Kayleigh and Anna climbing.

A bridge we walked across for our picnic.

Kayleigh eating her lunch :)

After the Lake I told Jane about the Urami No-Taki Falls and we thought we would try to look for them and we found it. So we got all the kids strapped in their carriers, Anna and Grace walked the entire way down and up! They did a great job. I put Kayleigh in the carrier we will be using for Mt Fuji, I think every time I put her in this carrier she gets heavier.

Entrance to the Falls.

Walking sticks to use along the hike

Us in front of the falls :)

You can walk behind the falls which is really neat, the girls were even able to get splashed with some water on the one side of the waterfall, we will definitely go back in the summer.

5th Wedding Anniversary

Today is Tony and I's 5th Wedding Anniversary! We have been together since 2001 and got married on March 19th 2005. We having been through so many things since 2001, I'm still amazed everyday that after all we've been through we are more in love today then the 1st day we meet. Tony is the love of my life and I am the woman I am today, thanks to his love and support through all these years. We've been through 3 Iraq Deployments, 3 moves, to many field ops to even think about counting, been tossed around to different commands and all in all we are stronger then ever. Being a Military Wife I truly understand that you need to live every single day that you are together like it is your last. I know far to well that the phone can ring any minute and my husband needs to be packed and gone asap. Here are some pictures I found of us through the years, enjoy them. Thanks to all our families and friends who have continued to support our marriage through the years!! :)
This picture is the 1st one of Tony and I this was in Dec of 2001 1 day after my 20th birthday. This was last year at Christmas :) My best friend Karrissa came over and took picture for us in front of our tree.

2008

Christmas 2006

Summer 2009 in Japan (silly Kayleigh)

Japanese Bowling

Today we thought we would go down to the local Japanese Bowling Alley and try it out. It was pretty loud they had an arcade inside and there were lots of young people in there. We enjoyed a game with Charlie and Teena.

Information center, I don't know why this is in English cause the guys working here didn't understand English at all. I made it work though and without Teena's help.
Here you put in 200 yen and the shoes come out at the bottom, it was pretty neat. Sizes were listed on each panel.

Us with Teena

I love this picture of the girls.

Kayleigh throwing the ball down the lane she can carrying the bowling ball all by herself now. Kayleigh posing for another picture.

Charlie,Teena and Kayleigh. They will be staying with Kayleigh when Amber,Autum, and I go on the Gator Cruise in July!