Halloween!

Even though Halloween was a while back, I just now got a chance to download the pictures. I was planning on taking the kids out and getting better pictures taken, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. Halloween here, in Japan, is insane! Last year we had 6 of our Japanese students with us. That was way too crazy, so this year we didn't have any extras. Still, it's crazy! I went through over 400 pieces of candy & I still ran out. Anyway, here are some pics of the kids. As most of you know, I always have to have some sort of 'theme', so Berkley was a black cat, Sass was a witch, and Scott was the pumpkin.

Scott Gehrig Hunting!

So, yes, Scott was born! He's actually old news now, I guess. He's 8 weeks. He was born on August 1, which was 2 weeks early. Obviously, he really loves his mama! Ed's parents came the next day, and visited for about a month - which was a lot of fun. They were really surprised to see a new baby at the airport. This is a picture of him in his blessing outfit.

I'm going to really try and stick to this blog thing. It's crazy busy here - always - so we'll see. . .

The Countdown is on. . .

So, we are offically counting down. I've actually been counting down for a long time - but now we can actually tell people without them thinking we are freaks. We have 30 days left! We (mainly me) are hoping that he doesn't take much more time than that. We are so eager to get him here.
Ed's parents are coming in a few weeks and we are so excited to have them visit! Despite the insane heat & humidity - it should be a fun time of showing them around our new 'hood. We are keeping extremely busy with work, the girls, and church. Our poor branch is dwindling down. This past Sunday we found out that we lost another family & we are going to lose 2 more within the next few months. We are going to be down to about 7 families - and they are not large ones, either. It's an interesting experience, but we are enjoying it.
We are busy trying to get the house situated for Scott. We had things pretty much organized, until Berkley decided to be a Jaguar and fractured her skull. Ed decided no more bunk beds and that started the 'fruit basket turn over'. Now, all the rooms are in uphevel. We could only fit their beds in the room we were going to have Scott in. So, we are back at square one, trying to organize once again.
I've been trying to download/upload pictures to post, and I've been running into problems. So, hopefully, we'll get it figured out soon. I may be switching back to our other website - just because I had it all figured out. I'll keep you posted. . .hehehe

Earth Day!

So, in light of Earth Day, we are actually making more of an effort to be environmentally cautious. We already recycle all of our plastic, aluminum, and newspapers. It's easy here, since we have a recycle trash bin. So, now we are moving on to bigger things. Since I am an admitted paper towel - aholic, there is no way I can change that. So for now we have changed to environmentally friendly cleaners, we switched to Green Works (by Clorox), and it works great! We also changed our light bulbs and we shouldn't have to change them again until we move. We've also bought a bunch of reuseable bags for the grocery. My next move is to try Eco-friendly dishwasher detergent & laundry soap.
Berkley's school had a fun Earth Day assembly and project contest. They also had stations set up that we rotated through to learn more about the Earth and the reasons for recycling & taking care of it. Anyway, there was a Recycled Material Art Project that they could enter. Berkley decided to make a wind chime. We used a paper plate & hung plastic forks & spoons and old soda cans from it. She won 2nd place! She's helping to keep us GREEN!

Go David!

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Ed is 29!!!!

For Ed's birthday I took him to the MLB Season Opener. It was here in Japan - at the Tokyo Dome. Especially great was that it was the Boston Red Sox (one of Ed's fav teams) vs. the Oakland A's. The Red Sox won, in extra innings. It was such a good game!!!!

Thanks to Kami - I have been tagged! So, here are 7 things that you may not know about me. I agree with Kami, this will be hard, since I'm usually an open book.

1 - I miss working. I love my kids, but I miss adult interaction.

2 - I hate 1pm church.

3 - I would not mind never going to Idaho again - not because of the people, I would want ot see you (maybe we could meet elsewhere) - but I hate the weather!

4 - I love TV (I am also addicted to GH!)! My new addiction is 'In the Motherhood', although it's online - it's the same concept.

5 - I have OCD. (okay, so that may not be a secret)

6 - I can cook various dishes from Japan, China & the Phillipines.

7 - I am an excellent dessert cook!

That was very difficult! There are some things I can't say - people would hate me. . .

Welcome to our first blog! Since everybody else has a 'blogspot', we decided to conform and join in. Also, since our other blog is so outdated - why not make a fresh start?!? For those of you who haven't kept up - here is the DL.

Ed and I have been married for almost 6 years! Wow - time flys! Ed is in the Army (which means: We are in the Army.) and we are currently stationed in Japan. It is so awesome! WE LOVE IT! Japan is definately one of the Army's secrets. We've been here for almost a year and a half - which means sadly we are halfway done with our tour. We are trying to extend - so hopefully we'll get to stay longer. Our family is small, but it keeps me very, very busy! Berkley, who is 4 1/2 is in Sure Start. It's the best preschool around. She is there all day - yea, for Mom! Finley (aka Sassy), will be 3 in June. She is also going to preschool, but unfortunately, it's only a few hours in the morning. She is quite the adventurous girl! She is also an excellent escape artist! We are expecting our 3 (and hopefully last) installment in the middle of August. This time they say it's a boy! We are still unsure if we should believe it or not. We are big believers in the 'if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. . .' so we'll see.