I am so thrilled to report that my happy helper is back to normal--- for now anyway! I love you Ryker!
Monday, May 14, 2012
Derby Fest 2012
We had fun drinking gatorade and watching all the different types of cars. This canoe was the boys favorite. The guys driving it were HILARIOUS! They each had on lifejackets and paddles to try and make them go faster. They definitely win for performance alone. :)
We even got to "share" some cotton candy while we watched! Ryker had a
The little boys missed their Dad and made sure to let me know which ones they thought Daddy would love. It was such a great day! I love spending time with the boys and can't wait for Summer to start so we can begin our "adventures" together. I can hardly wait to find some great new spots on the island to enjoy!
Giraffe Park-
I have to say that we just LOVE the parks in Japan. We came across this fun slide and the kids played forever on it. It was just a race to get back up to the top. Over and over again. They all had such a good time and the weather was perfect!
We are gearing up for Rhett to leave and I just have a sick feeling. I missed him so much for the month he was gone and am really dreading him being gone for the next seven. I have good friends though and know that we will survive. The good news though is that I should be better about blogging. He loves checking up on the boys and has made me promise to keep up on it! :)
Monday, May 7, 2012
Shuri Castle-
I have been wanting to take the kids to Shuri Castle for awhile. With Rhett being gone we were really looking for fun things so off we went. I grabbed Carter's friend Noah and the my boys and we all had such a good time. It was HOT though. We ended up getting ice cream at the end because I needed something to cool off. The kids definitely enjoyed this. :)
This was a little replica of the castle made out of wood. I asked who wanted to take their picture in front of it and Hunter jumped at the chance. I then made him extremely mad when he started to climb into it. and I said he couldn't. I guess to him it looked like a really awesome fort to play in.
One fun thing they had was a map with stamps on it. You would run from one little stamp station to the next collecting all the stamps. The kids loved this. It kept them walking without complaining about the heat and at the end you taded in your map for some cool Japanese stickers.
These trees had the coolest roots! We totally had to stop and play on them for a few minutes.
Hunter is showing me his spiderman pose.
Below- Noah took a picture of me and the boys in front of the Castle. It was cool.
We got to walk inside and it was gorgeous. It was definitely a place worth visiting. We had a great time together.
This four leaf clover was given to me by the sweetest Japanese guy. He stopped to say "Kawae" about the kids and was shocked that I had five little boys with me. I explained that only four of them were mine and he said, "You are so blessed, BUT you need much luck." :) Then, he pulled out this four leaf clover and handed it to me. I thought it was very generous.
Carter and his friend Noah. They have a great time together from making forts, playing basketball, and even catching tadpoles. It's nice to have friends!
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Just LOVING spending time with Rhett-
We have had a blast having Rhett home. I was a little worried that he would just screw up the schedule and it would be harder to have him home. Don't get me wrong... he has totally screwed up everything I did while he was gone. Both babies are back in our bed, BUT we are loving every second of it.
We went to the park and the little boys found these awesome CELL PHONES!
Look at all those silly monkeys!
Rhett said when he got off the plane is was so thick you could slice the air. I know it's only going to get worse and am looking forward to lots of BEACH days!
Welcome home for a couple weeks baby! We are just thrilled to get to have you home and will be happy to have you until you take off again... even if you messed up my awesome schedule for the kids! :)
Monday, April 23, 2012
When you chance to meet a frown-
Daddy Help Me!
I seem to have lost my smile since you left. Little things just make me so mad and my "stink face" has been showing up a lot.
He wakes up crying for Daddy at night and we have made countless 2:00 a.m. phone calls to get him calmed down. That has been nice with his training that the time difference he is awake and able to calm down his son.
Ryker has ALWAYS been a daddies boy and we will be okay, but right now he is expressing himself with his angry face more often than not. I am trying to stay calm and in charge while still being comforting to him while he is confused as to why Daddy doesn't just come home. I have high hopes for the next 7 months that we will be able to figure something out. :) But for now I will just have to learn to enjoy this handsome new facial expression he has come to own. lol
Oh and the kid can throw a tantrum like no ones business! This one was over getting his own bag of cotton candy at the derby fest. I bought 2 bags for the little boys to share which in my opinion is 2 bags too many when you're married to a dentist, but that wasn't enough for Ryker. He wanted his own. I stood my ground and was only slightly embarrassed as people stared at me like I'm the worst Mom ever. I even had someone offer to buy him his own bag. I politely declined, thanking them but letting them know it wasn't about the money.
I am still getting used to doing things by myself and can honestly say that the nights I end up in bed in tears are getting less. I am not saying any of this to make anyone feel bad for our situation because honestly this is MILITARY life, but I just need to vent for a second. THIS IS HARDER THAN I WANTED IT TO BE! I will always be more aware of the sacrifices the military has given me and have a new found knowledge of the beautiful families that stand behind all of those brave soldiers! I had the honor to go to the deployed spouses dinner and enjoyed seeing that I am by no means alone in this endeavor. I also have had many blessings come to me in terms of service. My neighbors went out and mowed my lawn the other day. I also bought a basketball hoop for the little boys and went out to put it together. I was struggling and near tears and I cursed all the little things I have taken for granted that Rhett does. As I struggled... two guys in uniform came over and quietly took the tools from my hand and without saying a word took over my job of setting up the basketball hoop, but it didn't stop there. After they got it all set up and secured it with sand bags they grabbed the basketballs and played with my little boys who are so deprived of male attention right now. I broke down with gratitude as I went to bed thinking of how lucky I am to know such great people. I AM BLESSED! I have had countless offers to babysit. The military sticks together and I am so grateful that they have taken me under their wing and know if I need anything I only need to ask. Sometimes.... I don't even have to ask- people just seem to know!
Anyway, enough of that! :) We are all doing well and are looking forward to Rhett coming home to out process before he leaves for good. It will be a month of bliss!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
My package finally came-
Two and a half months ago I woke up one morning and was freezing. I opened my drawers looking for a pair of pants and everything I tried on was complete trash. I then hopped on the internet and was excited to see a kohls coupon. I was so excited to get some new clothes. Well, fast forward to yesterday.... two and a half months since I ordered it. I got my package. I only wish I had thought ahead and ordered shorts instead of pants. Oops! Oh well, I will be ready to wear these babies in seven months when it actually gets cold enough again! Lesson learned- kohls ships super slow to APO.
Anyway, the babies always get so excited for packages so they offered to take it inside for me.
It took them nearly as long to get it in the house as it took kohls to ship it here. lol
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