More to come.....

Yes, yes, yes I know...I'm behind...still have more pictures to post from our summer and we are well into Fall...I'll get caught up, just wait and see! I think I have been busier more in the last 5 weeks then I was over the summer....time is flying by and the days on this assignment are getting shorter...so hard to believe! Stay tuned

It's time for Summer Break...

What a great year for Hunter, Joshua, & Hailey. I had the opportunity make a slide show for Hailey’s kindergarten class of their entire year of activities. One of those activities was a fun day on the playground with me and my camera. As you can see from the pictures above, we had quite a fun time taking our group pictures. I was glad I had the opportunity to make a special memory for all of them of their first year in school. Ms. Turner was a fantastic teacher! Joshua and I spent the last few weeks of school working on Miss Piggy. Miss Piggy was his end of the year Pinata project he had to complete for Spanish. I’m sure you all can agree with me that when these projects come home usually we are the ones finding ourselves doing the project for them. With this one though, I have to give credit to Joshua for coming up with the idea of Miss Piggy after he paper mached his balloon. Though, I was the one that ended up hot gluing and burning my finger each time I glued a piece of pink tissue paper onto her body. She turned out rather cute and we had a few laughs while working on her. Joshua also participated in his 3rd grade Spelling Bee and got 2nd place overall! Hunter graduated from 6th grade and was awarded for his time serving on Safety Patrol. I realized this year was a growing year for him and I think we can all agree that we had one of those years in elementary school. I know mine was 4th grade when my dad was gone to Turkey for the year. Man how I hated him being gone! I think Hunter’s year was somewhat like that with Mark being deployed. I am really proud of how he persevered and got through the few bumps he had. I know he learned a lot about responsibility this year and is maturing into a remarkable young man. I know he is ready for the year to be over and just have a nice relaxing summer!

City Life in Tokyo

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Coach Mark

Coach Mark....a great FRIEND, a great MENTOR, a great COACH, and a great DAD! Great memories for Hunter & Mark...finished the season 10-1, what else could you ask for!

Hailey and the Blue Spys

Hailey trying to get that ball...









Hailey scoring her first goal ever...



Coach Ryan coming to give her a high five!



Hailey and her friend Savannah, Coach Ryan's daughter! Savannah was one of the first girlfriends she met when we moved her to Misawa.

Hailey had a GREAT soccer season with Coach Ryan and the Blue Spys! She scored her first soccer goal ever and was quite proud that her Daddy was at her game to see it. Mark was not able to be at a lot of her games because he was coaching Hunter's team and their games overlapped. Hailey's confidence and skills has improved since last season when she would just sit down in the middle of the game if she got tired or just walk off the field. I think playing indoor soccer helped as well as she has matured quite a bit and starting to understand the basics of playing! She definitely has her brother Joshua's drive and seriousness about playing. She's a great little hustler and is not shy about getting after the ball! It's going to be exciting to see her grow up playing this sport. I know her Daddy will be pleased! Thanks Coach Ryan for being a great coach this season. We are looking forward to next year!

Joshua's Soccer Season