April's End

Well, we have had a whirlwind week so far and it's only Wednesday. The weekend was nice despite the windy behavior at the beach. Torii Station (the Army installation here) had its beach Grand Opening. Saige and George were not around so the boys and I ventured to the beach anyway, JD was determined to get on the waterslide, plus they had a treasure hunt that afternoon. Too bad it wasn't sunnier, but we still had a great time together...

That pirate guy yelled "AARGH" right in his face and he freaked out...bad pirates!

JD in the nix of the hunt...

He was fascinated by the parasailing...

Then, Spiderman made an appearance. Teage was showing him his "strong" pose. He does this every time we take his shirt off!!

Also, the beginning of the week marked George's Change of Responsibility. He has been the First Sergeant for 18 months and usually it is a one year rotation. So, it was time to move out and give another the same opportunity. It was a great ride, but as I have been saying to everyone....HE'S FREE! He was fortunate to get the position, and he did so well. I'm proud of him...time to venture on to something new. The ceremony was very nice and the speakers had nothing but great things to say about about him and our Family. It meant a great deal to us. I guess selfless service does pay off in the end!! Seriously, thanks to everyone who made this experience unforgettable. Check out the pics...

CPT Dressel, Hubby, & Incoming SFC Thomas

The kids and I receiving our gifts and Roses :o)

Saluting the Colors during the National Anthems

The passing of the Sword signifying change in leadership

Isla Family...freedom :o)

Love Ya...

Piratey!

So the oldest boy and I decided to take a trip to the beach today to see if we could add to our seaglass collection and to visit the pirate ship park. It was fun, just the two of us. Teage had his Xmas party at preschool and Saige was spending the night out. (Gosh, they do a lot of that at this age...and it's funny cause all they do is listen to music over and over again...ahh the good old days) We ventured to Araha Beach and found several weird looking shells of course. It was pretty cold (for here) and the water was freezing my toes as we went on the hunt.

Would you believe we only found 1 piece of seaglass!! Well, we did only go about a 100 ft before we were drawn to the pirate ship park. There are the coolest, neatest parks on this island. Take a look...complete with zip lines and portholes!!

I caught him checking out the history of the park when I came up from getting my shoes. What a stud!

And how about having this sign greet you at the beach entrance...that is one rather large, dangerous jellyfish!! Are they sure they don't mean octopus...geez who knew jellyfish here were that big??

We had a blast and love going there.

OK so I have to end with another sign I ran by on the way to the beach. I have passed by this restaurant several times and even been in...but I never really noticed the mural it had on its wall. This is a Persian restaurant that also moonlights as a hookah bar. Tobacco only of course. But notice how it looks like they are just way too happy to be smoking strawberry tobacco. And what about the striking resemblance to Aladdin from the Disney movie. That lady with him does not look like Jasmine to me. Is this promoting "have a good time by smoking it up without your significant other"? I'm just sayin'...

The highlights of living in another country I tell ya....

Forgotten Photos

I forgot to add some new photos from the past week or so. Here they are...

My Teagie so peaceful when he sleeps...AHHHH!

We went to the PX last weekend and they had Teage's favorite nightime cartoon fix...


We also went to a pirate expose last weekend and JD was all over it...Teage not so much...Saige was peeved I made her get it the pic. LOL!

JD was on the Honor Roll first quarter, Woo Hoo!!

And lastly, the Single Soldier Thanksgiving had us all pooped!!

Love ya!!!