Back to Hawaii July 11, 2011

We just found out that we have to take Max back to the hopital in Hawaii. We're flying tomorrow and aren't sure how long we'll need to stay.
Thank you for your prayers and support. I'll start posting on our blog again when we come home.

Fathers Day 2011

David had a nice Fathers Day. He asked to go to his favorite sushi restaurant (Ichibantei) for dinner. Max can't eat sushi anymore, so he had fried chicken and potatoes. Mika loves sushi though, so she was very happy.

A Fathers day sushi feast!

Mika recently started watching the Toy Story movies, so she was very happy to get an Annie doll.

Max and Mika wore funny sunglasses for the 4th of July!!

Max's Piano Recital--June 2011

Max had a piano recital at the Schilling Ballroom on Kadena. He played "The Gigue by Bach." He did a great job and was the closing performer! Mika asked to sit at the piano before the concert started. She loves the piano and is always asking if she can start having lessons.

Max's teacher is wonderful! Her name is Mrs. Forney and she lives in our neighborhood.

Daddy came straight from work to the recital.

Max and Mika LOVE to play the Wii video game together!

Max gave a wonderful performance.....

Our little ballerina!

Here's a video of Mika's ballet recital on May 14th. She had so much fun and was very happy!

Mika loves to sing.....

Mika's first ballet recital......May 14, 2011

Mika had her first ballet recital last weekend. She did such a great job and we're so proud of her!

Lots of little ballerinas!

Mika loved her costumes......

This costume is her favorite!

Her friend Will came to the recital and gave her some pretty flowers. He lives next door and they play together at the park a lot.

Taking her bow on stage.

Lots of flower bouquets for the star ballerina!

It was a very happy day.

Mika's gymnastics class and Mothers Day....

Mika loves gymnastics class and is very good at it! She doesn't like running to warm up, but she loves the tumbling part.

Mika and her friend Mia......at ballet practice.

She LOVES to wear her tutu and go to ballet!!

Having fun in her room.......

Mothers Day with my two favorite people!

Our two year anniversary with Mika......April 28, 2011

Today was a very special day! It was our two year anniversary with Mika. I took her to the Okinawa Wonder Museum and afterwards we had a yummy dim sum lunch. (Daddy had to work and Max was at school)
We had a really fun day!

Sitting in lots of cute chairs! She liked the large one the best.

Practicing the obstacle course....

Having fun picking up peas using chopsticks! I couldn't do it but she could. She thought that was VERY funny!

Japan was celebrating Koi No Bori, so there were lots of carp fish streamers everywhere.

She wanted to take her toys outside, so she sat on a blanket on the grass and was very happy.

At the park behind our house. She plays here everyday when the weather is nice.

Daddy came home at the end of the day. She tried to give him "bunny ears," but she can't quite do it yet.

A very Happy Easter 2011

Happy Easter everyone! We had a very good day opening our Easter baskets, hunting for eggs and having a delicious brunch at the Kadena Officers Club. Mika summed it up when she told Max that Easter is like Jesus' second birthday! She's so smart.

Mika took this picture of Max using my camera!

Easter brunch at the O'Club.

Mika's basket had lots of outdoor toys and candy. Max's basket had chocolates and a giftcard (money!) for the PX, so he was also happy.

Look what the Easter Bunny brought!!!!

Playing a game of catch with the new Easter toys. The mitts have velcro, so Mika was happy that she could catch the ball.

Time to hunt for eggs in the backyard! Yea!!

Mika and I made a bunny cake.