Okay, so it has been forever since I have updated this thing, so I figured I better get busy. I will start with Colin's birthday which was on April 15th. He turned two and we just had family here since Murhl and Lew were visiting during that time. We made some cupcakes and just had some balloons and presents. I think he had a good time. We got him a Thomas the Train take along toy that he loves; he plays with it everyday and takes the trains with him to bed. It looks like we are going to have another train lover on our hands which works out nicely for our budget since we can just pass everything down.
Murhl and Lew (Matt's parents) were here for almost two weeks. We had a great visit and it was so nice for the kids to have some time with their grandparents. Thry came during spring break so Ryan didn't miss very much school and I didn't have to watch the baby that I normally have everyday because his mom is a teacher and had off as well. We went to Okuma for one night while they were here. It rained a lot though so we didn't get to do as much outside as we might have liked. We did go to Kokosai Street, to the Castle, to the seawall, the aquarium, the butterfly garden, and of course did some shopping.
Matt found out right after his parents left that he was chosen to go to an advanced training school in Texas for his job in the Air Force. He left on May 15th and will be in Wichita Falls for about 2 1/2 months. It is a great school for him to take and will help him a lot in his career field and also in civilian job should he decide to get out. So if you feel like going to Texas you can stop on by! Matt had to drop one of the classes that he was taking since he was going to miss the end of it, but he still had a pretty productive term and was able to finish two other classes.
Ryan has been playing basketball and has games every weekend with a practice two times a week. He does really well during the games, but sometimes acts up during practice. Matt was the assistant coach for the basketball team as well, but he had to let someone else take over when he left. Ryan has also been swimming pretty well. We have been going to the beach at least a couple times a week, so he is getting lots of practice.
Colin loves the water too. I just ordered him one of the floaties that Ryan had when he was that age. He doesn't want me to hold on to him and is always squirming to get away in the water so hopefully the floatie will help. Colin thinks that he is such a big boy. If Ryan lays on his belly to watch TV, so does he, if Ryan laughs at something then Colin cracks up too. I love watching them together and they have even started playing a little more.
I have been busy, especially this week with Matt gone. I am still volunteering at the hospital and I think the people there are really starting to trust me to do things. I also think they really appreciate me and that makes it even better. I am still trying to fit exercise in wherever I can as well as time for Pampered Chef. The Pampered Chef thing is not picking up as fast as I would like it to, but I have already gotten tons of free stuff out of it, so if I end up not making it then I guess it is okay. Summer break starts in about three weeks so I will not be watching any kids other than my own. I am hiping to spend a lot of time at the beach and around Okinawa.
Well, I guess that was good enough to catch all of you up. I hope all is well and we miss you all!
