Cocoichibanya

In the first pictures, the boys were bored were trying to find things to play with. So, we decided to go out and eat. We went to Coco Curry House. One of our many favorite restaurants here in Okinawa, and probably one that we will miss a whole lot. I know how to make curry at home, but they have a very distict taste, and it's so oishi! I heard that not a lot of locals like Coco, since they prefer the home style kind of curry, but we can't help ourselves cause we really love the taste. The last picture is Brent showing off his Japanese PJ's that the hotel provided for us.

Grand Mer Hotel Okinawa

We finally moved out of our place and into a hotel. There were not enough room at the billeting on base, so they are letting us stay off base! What a blessing! We also had Aaron's friend, J.P. with us on the first night. Here are some pictures of the boys hanging out in the room. After a while they got bored and bagan to play with anything they saw in the room! Aaron will miss his friend, so we were glad to have him with us before we left the island.

Moving out

TMO came last week and packed all of our things. We were left with a few blankets, air mattresses, and some other bare necessities. We had a great time, however, and it felt like we were camping out in our livingroom! We were really blessed to have our place in Kadena, but excited to move on!

Cherry Blossoms #2

Last time we ventured north to see the cherry blossoms, they were not in bloom. We would have liked to see more this time as well, but there were definately more than the last time. Maybe we can see them again once more before we leave. Nevertheless, we had a great time taking pictures and enjoying all the pretty cherry blossoms around us.

Japanese Food

One more thing that we will surely miss... Japanese food.

Seaside Inn- Kadena Marina

Another one of our favorite places here in Okinawa. We often hit this place after church on Sundays. They have a good lunch buffet, and we enjoy the awesome terrace view. Aaron loves to throw pieces of his dinner roll in the ocean to feed the fish. ;-)

Shopping at Jusco

This one of my most favorite things to do here on island. I love shopping off-base! There are so many cool things to see and do! Aaron and I frequently go to Jusco to shop (they sell a lot of cute and pink things, not to mention Hello Kitty!) , eat at McDonalds (so much better than the ones back in the States!), and play games at the amusement area (these games and rides are so awesome...Aaron loves them!). Look how cute he looks in these pictures!

Nago Cherry Blossom Festival

Today we headed over to Nago to see the Cherry Blossoms. They were not quite in bloom yet, but we still had a great time. We spent the afternoon playing games and eating the food being sold at the festival. In the end, they had a whole bunch of snow laid out for the kids to play with. As you can see, Aaron wasted no time in being a part of the snowball fight. We hope to go again next week to see them in full bloom.

More Christmas Day Pictures

We played Taboo! and had a smal gift exchange. We had a lot of laughs!

Christmas Day

Christmas Day, we had the Orpillas, the Rennas, and the Merilos over. Gen and Vanessa made some really cute goodies, and Brent and I made our first turkey! It came out really good thanks to Joanna's recipe!

Christmas Eve

My sister came to Okinawa for the second time to spend the holidays with us. We have spent the last 5 years in Okinawa without family, so this was a treat. We spent the night opening presents and had dinner at Sam's by the Sea.

Our trip to Ie Island- Around the island

One the island, we were able to go on a glass bottom boat ride. Aaron had a blast
watching all the "ish". We also went to see Mt. Gusuku. I don't know why I decided to walk to to the top of the mountain, but when we got close to the end of the trail, I saw a snake slither by next to me. I, of course, panicked and ran down the mountain as fast as I could. It was wet and slippery and it was a miracle that I did not fall down. Brent and Aaron followed me down, so we never got to go to the top.

Our trip to Ie Island- YYY Resort

When we arrived at the island, we immediately noticed that we were being greeted by a man holding up a sing for the resort. We felt really special :-). We had a great room with a beautiful view of the pool and ocean. For dinner we ate at the resort restaurant, and had yakiniku outside. We end the night with a couple rounds of karaoke and a game of pool.

Our trip to Ie Island- On the ferry

For my birthday, we went to Ie Island and stayed at YYY Resort. On the ferry, Aaron was so excited! He kept pointing at the other ferrys, but I wonder if he knew he was on a ferry himself. It was a cold morning, but it was a nice trip.