EARTHQUAKE!!!!!

We just had a 7.0 earthquake hit about 50 miles off the coast. It woke us up about 5:30 this morning (an hour ago). It was about 10-15 seconds long and I honestly was waiting for our house to collapse. I have been in several earthquakes here but this one was huge. We had some stuff fall over in the house but luckily they built everything here to withstand earthquakes and typhoons! I noticed CNN and MSN had a breaking news headline about the quake so I just wanted to let everyone know that everything is fine!

Ferris Wheel

Sorry I have been REALLY slacking on the Daily Photo but I haven't had the chance to take many pictures! So we decided to go the enormous Ferris wheel here. We have been here for 3 years now and that was one of the few things that we had not done.



Mama and her boy

Getting ready to go...Ethan is already nervous

Lainey LOVED it

The Ferris wheel

The view towards Naha from the top



I love this picture of the shadow!

The Zoo...again!

We went to the zoo again a few days ago and this time the kids got to feed the elephants!




We got to check out the bats at feeding time: I apologize in advance for my commentary :).

My Valentine's Day

I had a great Valentine's Day. I woke up to breakfast in bed made by Andy and Ethan! I have never had breakfast in bed before (hospital stays surely don't count). They made me a ridiculously yummy Egg Mcmuffin, yogurt with granola, coffee and a super juicy japanese tangerine. It was so good! Thanks so much boys!
That night Andy made me dinner too! I know, don't I have such an awesome, sweet husband??!!
He made some grilled asparagus (my fave) and we had veggie shish kabobs (spelling?!). Here is the final product. It was SOOOO good. I kept on eating long after I was full! YUMMY!
Thanks so much for the wonderful Valentine's Day Love!

Ethan's Valentine's Day Party!

Here are a few shots from Ethan's Valentine's Day party. All the kids had a great time and I even got to volunteer since Andy was home for the day. I was in charge of "Pin The Heart On Cupid." It was hilarious, we didn't have a blindfold so the kids just had to shut their eyes. Out of the 18 kids, only ONE didn't cheat! It's so funny how at this age they don't really get how to cheat (which is a good thing). They all put their hearts EXACTLY where is was supposed to go, not close to it like what would happen if they didn't cheat, but right on the heart. It made me giggle :).


Here is Ethan at the craft table:


Ethan making his masterpiece at the cupcake table:




The final product:
Andy and Lainey showed up a little later on in the party and we couldn't pull Lainey away from the veggie tray. It had olives which she LOVES!


Earlier that morning I wanted to make his lunch box special since it was his Valentine party and all so, I made him these to go in his lunch box.....
Apparently it isn't cool for a boy to have hearts in his lunch. I didn't even THINK of that! I was thinking how cute it was and what a crafty mom I am (as you all know, I am not what one would call crafty, I can barely sew a button on the right way!) so I was patting myself on the back for my effort and Ethan comes home and tells me that the boys made fun of him for his heart lunch. OOPS! He was so sweet though, he told me that he really liked it anyway. Sweet boy.
Lesson learned: NO HEARTS in lunches for boys, even if they are only in the first grade!

Daily Photos by Ethan and Lainey

Ethan was playing around with the camera yesterday and here are his photos:

Not the best pic of Mio...

(these are some yummy goodies that my cousin Emily sent, thanks Em!)

Sweet Lainey girl:

Lainey was feeding her baby yogurt, so please pardon the gross face, yuck!

She loves to play with our piggy bank:

Ethan's beloved DS:
Notice how well I am watching my daughter :) Just to let you know though, I am CONSTANTLY trying to keep her off of things...it's a futile effort!

Lainey wanted to take some pics too since she saw her brother doing it. She kept telling me to say cheese and had no idea that the camera was facing toward her.

Ridem Cowboy!

The best part of this video is the end when Ethan walks in...classic!