Friday, October 1, 2010

Settling in

This week has been very exciting! Friday we got our Japanese drivers licenses! We went straight from there and bought a car! The wierd thing here is that after you buy it thy do an inspection. We didn't pick it up until Monday and that was the first time driving it, too! We loved it! We bought a 2002 Mitsubishi Dion. Friday was also the day that we were called with two housing offers. One was a third floor apartment in a tower. It was nice but bringing bikes with us was going to be tough since we didn't have any storage. The second apartment was in a little neighborhood on the Navy part of Kadena called Camp Shields. We loved it. It is going to be renovated in April of 2012 so we will move again but we chose this one and are very happy! It is a quiet area and our neighbors have a little girl that is a little younger than Paige! We are slowly setting up home here while we await the arrival of our belongings. Rigt now we are using government furniture, which isn't great but it will get us by.
We also got to our unit just in time for a mini vacation to Okuma beach with Jason's battery. We had a great time and everything was paid for! Jason snorkeled and loved it! Paige and I hung out on the beach dice she didn't like the waves very much! He made sand castles an drew her "name" in the sand (scribbles) hehe. We were anxious to come back since we were moving into our house!
Also, along with our list of "new" things we added a dog to our family! Hi name is Zinga. He's a 1 1/2 year old miniature dachshund! He was given to us by Jason's sgt. They just had a baby and disnt have the time for him. Paige is in love! She still calls him Benji, which as most of you know is our dog that mom and dad are "babysitting" til we get back). He's playful and loves Paige!
We are going to start our hunt for churches this week. We found one that offers AWANA so Paige will be able to go to Cubbies! We are praying that the Lord will put us in a church that needs us. Please pray for us as we make this decision!
One last thing...they call this island the island I fertility! Let's hope that is true for us!! :)
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JaNuArY

Well, it's 2009! Where has the time gone? We are looking forward to a great year!
Paige, 17 months now, is the joy of our lives! She is so much fun and everyday makes us smile and laugh. She is growing up so much and talking more and more! It's getting colder now, so we have to play inside alot. Her sandbox sits empty for the winter. Soon enough, it will be spring and we will be out and about! We are planning on planting a garden - she will love being in the dirt. It will be a great outdoor activity!
Jason is still traveling back and forth to Phoenix, which is a long drive for him, but he and I are so thankful that he has a good job! He is currently involved in our church's Men's Fraternity and is the director of our AWANA's TREK (junior high) group (as am I). We are also involved in a young families group as well.
I am still staying at home and enjoying the precious time I have with Paige. I also babysit my friend's little boy as well. They are great friends already! :)
We are planning for more children, and are sure it will happen in God's time! We are so thankful for all of His provisions in our lives! HAPPY 2009!