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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tonight we headed down to the church for the Harvest Carnival. There was a good turn out! Aaron had a great time playing games and of course getting candy! His costume was Woody from Toy Story. Cute, huh?
We have been back for about a month now, and here are some pictures of Aaron having fun here at home.
We are all back safe and sound at Okinawa. We decided to spend the day at Naha and participated at the Tug of War. There were hundreds and hundreds of people there. We all got the chance to be part of the game. The rope was HUGE (as you can see.) In the end, we got to cut off a piece of the rope to keep as a souvenier. It as a fun, but tiring day!
This past month we had to say goodbye to our close friends, Jon & Vanessa (and family!) We have known each other for about 5 years now! For those of you who do not know, it was through them that Brent and I met. Jon & Vanessa, we will miss you guys so much! Thanks for the memories! See ya again
soon.
Here are more pictures from the party. The day ended with several train rides through the mall and, of course, presents. 
We celebrated Aaron's 2nd Birthday, along with my Dad's 57th Birthday at Dave and Busters at the Irvine Spectrum. Aaron's actual birthday was this weekend, while my Dad's is two weeks from now. It was great to see family members that I have not seen in over a year.
We've been here at Lolo & Lola's house for about a month now. We've just been hanging out. In the first picture is my cousin. She was visiting from the Philippines and getting ready to head home. In the third picture is A.J. with another cousin of mine, Kikko. He has been staying with us as well during his summer vacation. It's been a full house here at my parents' house.
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