Luvin' my baby
No more toothless grins!
Finding the bunny stash!
Ready for Church!
Yesterday we went to the Spring Okinapa for a bit of wine tasting, food sampling and kid free fun. Needless to say, I had a lot of kid free fun regardless of the fact that the wine was in short supply and they took the food away early. Sometimes I just don't get it. I know I should by now, but WHY would you have a 2 day wine tasting and not save enough wine for day 2? If you know we are a bunch of winos and will buy every last bottle, WHY don't you bring more? If you still have a room FULL of people drinking and eating, WHY would you start breaking down the food an hour early? These are the burning questions inquiring minds want answered. ENOUGH complaining and on to the important stuff. MY KIDS!!
Easter rocked, the bunny was reasonably generous and we had a great dinner with friends at Annie's house. Pictures of my family failed to materialize, due to my great inability to actually plan to take them before we rush out of the house for church. Then the day flew by and it was bedtime and I had not taken a single pic of my girls in their easter finery. DUH. Oh well, eventually I'll remember, dress them up, force them outside for a pretend pretty Easter day shot and lie about when I took it for posterity. Sometimes ya just gotta fudge the dates a bit for the sake of sanity. I did, however, get some great shots of the egg/basket hunt upon the awakening of our midgets. Eva was too cute following the string trails to find her & Charley's baskets. Then our little inspector perused the house for eggs, ensuring to put one in her basket, one in Charley's, one in hers, one in Charleys, etc. We never told her to, she just did it on her own. That child is really just so sweet!
Eva's new hair cut is the hit of the party, so to speak. Everyone tells her how grown up she looks. I shed more than a few tears when I realized this grown up thing wasn't going away. My baby is not a baby anymore. Even my child that really is a baby is just weeks away from toddlerhood. 6 teeth, pulling up to standing, eating tablefood, throwing little fits, growing like a weed & needing to have awareness of Mommy's presence at all times. My little houdini is changing every minute and I'm powerless to slow time! Where has this last year gone? Why does it seem like time sped up? Is it happiness that makes time speed by, gaining momentum like a locomotive racing downhill? SOMEBODY PUT ON THE BRAKES!!
Oh my brain is starting to melt from not enough food and too much wine, so I'm cutting this short before I get all sappy and whiney. Enjoy the pics and LEAVE ME SOME COMMENTS YOU LOSERS. I'm desperate for a distraction from leaving my beloved island!
26 days.
luv,
tiff
Ready for my close-up
Hanging' with Marina at playgroup
8 comments:
Oh how I miss Okinapa...Those were some fun times! The girls are getting so big. I can't believe how big Charley is. Nicholas is still such a peanut. I hope to see you when you are back in the States. We sure do miss you guys!
I'm soooo jealous you got to go to Okinapa... but I did go to the Cherry Blossom Festival in DC and eat some great Japanese food! I blogged about it... anyways, missing Okinawa doesn't get any better with time. Brandon accepted a job offer at McDill Airbase in Tampa, FL so at least we'll be moving back to warm weather!! Love the pics of the girls.
I was very disappointed with Okinapa this time. We went home and drank more wine! Luv the butt shot!
I really can't believe you have less than a month before you are heading to SD! :) How exciting! I know how hard it is to say goodbye to your friends over in Okinawa. It gives you a whole new meaning of "family friends".
I can't believe how big Charley is getting and Eva's haircut is so darn cute. Give me a holler when you get to San Diego.
Mara
Wow! I can't believe how big your girls have gotten...both as cute as ever but both looking older! Also, hard to believe you will be leaving so soon. Hope all goes smoothly with your pack outs. Savor your last month in Okinawa!
I can't believe there are not more comments on that cute baby bottom!! darrrling!
The girls are gettin so big! I miss you guys and cant wait to get out to san diego! I think its so cool that you sharing the same traditions we had with mom and dad with your little ones. Our family rocks!
The girls are gettin so big! I miss you guys and cant wait to get out to san diego! I think its so cool that you sharing the same traditions we had with mom and dad with your little ones. Our family rocks!
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