Amy and I were just discussing starting a blog...so here we are.
I guess I will start off with a little update on the fam. Aidan and Gwen are growing like weeds at 20 months old. Gwen just got over a stomach bug and today was Aidan's turn. Bunch of nastiness around here. Amy is the only one who's been holding out. She'll get hers! :) No, hopefully she is able to avoid it.
Thanksgiving just passed a couple days ago. We had the best dinner (don't argue, I know ours was better!). We hosted three single sailors who work for me on the ship. Amy made a 20-lbs bird, homemade pumpkin cheesecake and cranberry sauce, taters, gravy, pumpkin pie, rolls and stuffing. The turkey was so moist that juice squirted out when we poked it with the thermometer! And the pumpkin cheesecake was to die for! This was the best t-day I have had in a long time.
This Christmas will be very good to us, as well. I will be home to celebrate with the little ones and shortly after New Year's we will be packing our stuff to move back home. That's right, on January 21st we are saying "Sayonara, Nippon!" We will be flying from Tokyo to Seattle for some much needed R & R. Then I will be headed to San Diego for a month of school. After that, it's back to Oak Harbor where we will be living for the next three years. We are very excited about this move because Aidan and Gwen will be able to see our family much more often as well as their daddy (I will be on shore duty). My plans are to take them to all the outdoorsy things that they have missed out on in the urban jungle known as Japan. Fishin', huntin', campin' and hikin' just to name a few. They will be ready for city life by the time we are up for orders again. :)
That is about it for now. Keep checking back as we plan to update this frequently. And there will be pictures to follow soon.
Brian
