Okinawa Update

I know it has been a long time since I have been on here. I have been so busy trying to take care of Jason, the house, and Travis while finding time to relax. I am now 34 weeks along in this pregnancy and it seems the due date can't come soon enough. Jason celebrated his 2nd birthday last week. I can't believe he is 2 already. I is growing more and more everyday. He even talks a lot more. He now says "I do it", "I want some", "Open", "Outside", "Love You", "Bye-Bye", "See you later" and more things of that nature. He has also started talking on the phone. He now has a new found love of puppies, and he knows how to identify animals better then his colors. I am going to miss these days for sure. He makes my day brighter and fills me with joy. He is really amusing to watch also. We have been trying to teach him about his little brother, although I am sure it will be rough no matter what we do. He has also started to have an interest in the potty. I am sure he is going to be one of those kids that just sit down and do it rather then us trying to force him too. That is how he has always done things. If he has his mind set to it he will accomplish it. Anyway we are expecting our new little boy in October. We are getting really excited and I am just ready to be done with being pregnant. I can't believe how much I have really forgotten since I was pregnant with Jason. Also my mom is coming out for a month to help us out which I am also excited for. I need a good dose of family. We experienced out first typhoon last week. Let me tell you it's not as exciting and they hype it up to be. We also had a tropical storm over the whole Labor Day weekend, yay more rain. Other then that we have been relaxing at home a lot. We have been to the beach a few times now and the water is so beautiful and surprisingly warm, it's like taking a bath when you go swimming. I am becoming good friends with my neighbors and have recently started going back to church. We have a small branch out here in a building that isn't even a church. It is a little strange but the people are amazing and I don't think I have ever been fellowshipped this much in my life. Anyway it is getting late here I just figured I would give a little update to what is going on. Miss you all and Love you all.

Life in Okinawa so Far

I know it has been a while since I have posted anything on the website. It has been an interesting few months. We have left North Dakota to begin our journey here in Okinawa, Japan. So far everything is amazing. I can't believe how different the culture is here. Let's just say everyone is very neat and clean here even McDonald's. I know when you think of McDonald's you think ewh gross greasy and nasty food well here it is the complete opposite. It is delicious and your food is made after you order including the fries. It had taken getting some used to using Yen out here. The first time I saw a sign say 12000 yen I freaked out and thought wow that is expensive. When translated into dollars it is only $120.00 big difference huh. Also when you go to purchase something off base everyone speaks Japanese. All you have to do is smile and nod and had them the correct amount of yen as the ramble off in Japanese. The weather here is amazing. I can finally say I am getting a tan. I even have tan lines on my feet. The women here are completely fascinated with Jason and his blonde hair and blue eyes. Everywhere we go they are all over him. So far we have been to a Japanese Mall called Jusco, we have been to the zoo, ate some delicious teppanyaki from Four Seasons steakhouse, and been to Toys R Us. I think next week we are going to the Aquarium. We are anxiously waiting for the weather to warm up more before heading out to the beach. It is about 75 degrees outside almost everyday with a mix of rain and humidity it seems twice as hot. We have been here a little over a month and a half and are loving it so far. We finally recieved all of out things last Monday I can't tell you how nice it is to sleep in a bed after sleeping on an air mattress for about a month, especially being pregnant at the same time. We miss all of you and will try to update you as much as possible. We are doing well and getting used to being here, wish all of you could experience it with us. Love and miss you all.