Sami is five!

Sami is five! This first picture is her sitting down to her first day of kindergarten! Wah, she's all grown up. She did really well, she walked right in and left me crying in the hallway. She had a fun birthday, Uncle Devin flew in for a visit, Troy is also here. Derek and Janel came over, Megan, and Stephanie, and she had lot's of help from Katie and Beckham opening her presents. She got a bike which she loves and is getting used to. Stephanie made some delicious cupcakes for her. Aaron just went to pick her up from school, so we'll see how she did!

Beckham is two!

So my little man is two! I can't believe it, it has gone by so fast. My little Hammy is so sweet, he loves to swim, read books, sing songs, and follow his sisters around. He is slowly discovering boy toys. He loves spiderman, cars and trucks, and recently discovered the Transformers. He loves talking to anyone, building with blocks, and eating jelly beans. Happy birthday Beckham!

A little rough housing.

So Derek and the kids were playing tonight at Beckhams' birthday party. Just keep an eye on Beck in the background! Ok, and ignore my annoying voice on the replays! Pause the music player at the bottom of the page also!

More Japan stuffs.

Ok, so this first picture is the Yomeimon gate at the Toshogu shrine in Nikko. Nikko is a small city/national forest that has many famous shrines for Buddhist and Shinto religions. It's a beautiful area. The next picture is of the 5 story pagoda at the same Nikko area.



















This next picture is of a giant Buddha statue. I am not sure exactly how tall, but somewhere around 35-45 feet tall. It was amazing. Then, Aaron, Kit and I getting ready for a long day of hiking around Japan! More to come soon!

Beckhams' trip to the E.R.

Ok so this first picture is my adorable niece, Jane. She is so stinking cute! Picture number two, is Beckham after getting 4 stitches at the e.r. Picture number 3 is him a few minutes after he caught the edge of the end table. There is a line bruise going down his forehead to in between his eyebrows also, that you can sort of see in the 2nd picture. He was such a tough guy, he hardly cried at all! Hopefully he will sleep tonight!

Japan!

So here are a few pictures. I don't even have time to explain them! More pictures later, and some explanations! We are alive and having a great time! Ja mata!

So, here's a bunch of random photos! Aaron graduated and is now a doctor of optometry. He grew a "gradustache" which I made him shave the next day. We're done, woot woot! My niece Melanie is the blonde, Chloe (another niece) is the brunette. We saw a young leapord seal on Bandon Beach. The kids loved watching it move through the sand.
I will post more later, because right now I need to pack. Japan baby! Banzai!