Emily and Jacob were in the host nation summer school program. Emily took a class in Shi Shi making. This is her Shi Shi she made. I think it's quite good for her first one. Jacob took a class in origami. Just a little something to remember Okinawa by.
Here is a stick bug that Jacob and I caught outside our house. We released it in our back yard unharmed. It was so cool. As Jacob says.
Last Friday Emily bridged to Juniors. Hopefully when we get settled in VA, we can get Emily into a junior troop. Sorry for the bad pictures the lighting in the gym was horrible. Way to go Emily, we are so proud of you!!!
Mason might turn out to be a thumb sucker. He chews on his left thumb all the time. Although the past couple of days it has turned into sucking. He doesn't do it all the time,he will still take the binky. But whatever makes him happy or should I say content.
Emily's Girl Scout troop took an ice skating trip on Sunday. We had a blast. We did well I only fell twice. Emily on the other hand fell about 60 times. I'm surprised she isn't one big bruise. She spent most of the time hugging the wall but she did get the hang of it by the end. She was cutting across the middle and zipping around.
She is reaching the point where Mom is embarrassing her. She didn't want me to skate with her once she figured it out. She wanted me to skate with the other moms.It's bound to happen. But I had a great time spending time with her. She growing up so fast.
Spring is here and Easter has passed. On the Saturday before Easter we went to a cookout and egg hunt put on by Pete's unit. It was cold and rainy but we tried to have a good time. The big kids got their faces painted and participated in the egg hunt. Easter Sunday was rainy again. We had a cookout in the neighborhood.It was moved inside our house because of the rain. There was also a neighbor hood egg hunt. One of the Moms made about 3 dozen confetti eggs. The kids loved it. They smashed the eggs on each others heads. Mason celebrated his first Easter. The bunny basket was passed down to him,it belonged to each of the kids when they were babies. Uncle Grant and Aunt Lorna came over to visit also.They brought Easter treats for the kids.
Jacob came running up to me with a look of surprise. This is what I saw. His top front tooth came out while playing outside. The other front tooth is not far behind. Its pretty loose. That night he forgot to put his tooth under his pillow,so the tooth fairy came the next night. He looks cute to me. He thinks he looks like a different person.
Mason had his two month well baby checkup today. He is in the 75th percentile for height.I can't remember exactly how many inches he is. Maybe 27? He is in the 50th percentile for weight. He weighs 11.8 pounds. His doctor says he is doing great. He also had to get his two month shots :( He got four of them, I cried and he screamed. I made Pete go with me for emotional support. 
Emily wearing her glasses. I think she looks beautiful. She picked them out herself. They match her hair so they aren't very noticeable. She doesn't need to wear them all the time. She is only slightly nearsighted. What do ya think?
Here is our first family day trip with Mason. We went to the Southeast Botanical Gardens. They have all the plants and flowers indigenous to Okinawa. It was a beautiful day. The big kids got to play on the playground and feed the fish. The littlest kid sleept. It was a fun day. We are on a mission to see all we can of Okinawa before we leave.
Mason had his check up on Valentines day. He weighed 8lbs 2ozs. The doctor is very happy with his weight gain. He is very healthy with no problems. Well he has a little diaper rash. But is is almost gone now. The doctor gave us some triple cream for it. He is still eating about every 2 hours. At night I sometimes get away with 3. Last night he went 4 hours.I was happy.
This is what Jacob is going to look like when he is 100 years old. His school celebrated their 100th day of school. All the first graders dress up as if they were 100 years old. We drew a mustache, put baby powder in his hair and gave him glasses.They are a pair of old sunglasses without the lens. He sure does look good for his age.
Mason has dimples. You can see one of them in this picture. They are the cutest thing. As if he could get any more cute. He is still a quiet and content baby. He only fusses when he wantes to eat or needs a dry diaper. We are so lucky.
