mother's day

is this the sweetest pic ever or what???
jonathan did a most excellent job making me feel very special this year.

he took me to my favorite fancy restaurant here in oki.
these are kristin's favorite shoes. she loves prancing around in them! sometimes she brings them to me when we are at home just so she can wear them around the house!! i think we're in trouble!

our friends, travis and brooke. guitar heros!!!

daddy was feeding kristin while i was at a ladies night in!

goofin' off

we were taking a walk.

this is the beach near our house at low tide.

i was chasing kristin around!

do we stick out in a crowd or what?
apparently, in japan, the 3 little pigs shake their bootys!
did we tell you that kristin is driving now?
kokusai street!!!
japanese cow girl

cool shirts
one of the chaplain assistants, tracy marsala, participated with the air force women's team. they won!
kissing daddy!

kristin's first carnival game!


hula dancing.
unfortunately it was raining, but we still had fun!

kristin's hair is getting long and very full!!!
this is a cute little outfit that aunt mandy sent to her.
this is a vendor at the dragon boat races in naha.
yummy!!!! squid!
this sign says, "taco yaki" (i think). it means fried squid.

jonathan and i recently took a small team of folks to ie island on a mission trip. although we did not accomplish the work that we set out to do, we still accomplished the mission. we were able to come alongside of the nomuras and show them and their church that we love them and that they are not alone out there on that small island.
the church folks always like to feed us. this is kristin with her new friend, misuzu.
this is our team at the bottom of the mountain.

this is our team with our japanese friends.

Iejima mission trip

this is part of our team on the highest point of ie island.
this pic has jonathan in it!
this is the view of the island from the top of the "mountain."
pastor nomura