The Boys Lately

Well it is summer and it is very hot over here. It gets to about 115 in the shade at 5pm. I thought that I could tough it out but I find myself not as strong. The funny thing is that people over here say that in the winter when it is 65 that you will want to wear a coat because you acclimatise. I have found out that I will be outside in this horrible heat and because the humidity I get a chill. My little Michael has lately decided that he enjoys wearing long sleeve shirts and pants lately. He says he is not hot when we are out. Crazy. He is so funny. I am the primary pianist again. But today I was happy to be it because Jr. actually hummed to some of the songs and waved his hand to conduct. I was so happy. Later on today he was singing a lot. Both my boys have taken a liking to getting the bad guys lately and killing them. Michael goes around saying I'm dead and Zach just shoots and says chase me. They are adorable. Here is a little clip.

4th of July

On the 4th, the Airbase hosted a fair. We went and the boys had a lot of fun. We saw lots of planes and helicopters. Here are some pictures.
Zachary and Mike, Jr. sat at the controls of many different vehicles.




This is the bay of a Rescue Helicopter of some kind. I think it is a version of the Black Hawk.

You can just barely see Zachary under the wing of this C-130 Hercules.







It was Zachary's first time seeing fireworks (no pictures of those). He absolutely loved it. We found we had more fun watching the boys reactions than we did watching the fireworks. Love you all.

For Those Who Know

Rebecca Harlow is getting married and this is a link to her bridal shower blog. You can leave recipes and play games and sign her guestbook. Hope lots of us do. She has always been a good friend to us all, and congratulations. http://rebabridalshower.blogspot.com/

Food Storage

My girlfriend Tirzah sent this video she found to me. It is hilarious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If7YJ-oeSy8

Some Recent Photos

They boys staring off at the beach.

Michael and Zachary showing off how strong they are by carrying this stick up a hill.

A moment when they are together in harmony.

A to Z

A- Attached or Single: Attached
B- Best friend: My honey and my sister.
C- Cake or Pie: Pie, preferably apple or cherry with ice cream
D- Day of choice: I don’t know. The first thing that pops to my head is Tuesday. Weird huh?
E- Essential item: Military I.D. card
F- Favorite Color: Green, blue, and then yellow. I am pretty indecisive.
G- Gummy bears or worms: Worms
H- Hometown: I am a military child and wife. I don’t really have a hometown, but I will end up back at Virginia Beach.
I- Indulgence: Currently, Flamenco dance classes 3 times a month. In July I am going to take Belly dancing.
J- January or July: I only like January when there is pretty white snow around, and I like July for barbeques and beaches.
K- Kids: Michael Jr. and Zachary
L- Life is incomplete without: My boys
M- Marriage Date: 11 May 1999
N- Number of siblings: 3
O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges
P- Phobias or fears: I don’t like the idea of tornadoes or home invasions. I don’t have a proper escape plan in my head, and I can’t possibly build an underground bunker and tunnel when I am moving every 3 years. Right?
Q- Quotes: I am not a quote girl. I do feel quite odd that I don’t know a single one right now.
R- Reason to smile: My family being silly or cute, especially when they come up to me and say I love you on there own accord.
S- Season of choice: Fall
T- Tag 3 times: Naomi, Jen, and Crystal
U- Unknown fact about me: I have 2 ear lobes on my right ear
V- Very favorite store: Michael’s and Joann’s Fabric, I miss those stores here in Okinawa
W- Worst habit: Nail biting
X- X-ray or Ultrasound: Ultrasound
Y- Your favorite food: I really miss the Chicken BLT salad from Wendy’s. The honey mustard dressing for that salad is very yummy. I think the dressing is my favorite part.
Z- Zodiac Sign: Aries

Price Check on Apples

O.k. I know that prices all over are jumping skyward. My cousin Elisheba's told me that the gas in England is over $10 a gallon. The tomatoes are $5 a lb. Anyways, I went to the grocery store today, and they were out of seedless grapes, which they only had them for a couple days since we have been here, anyways that is not the point of the story. I bought four apples. How much do you think four apples should cost? Surely not over a couple dollars. Try $8.50. Can you believe it? I can't but I paid for it.

Love, Desiree