Happy Halloween!

pic of Chris in Iraq

me and my lil bear

at the commissary costume contest

my pumpkin-it was a spider but the legs fell off one side!

hanging out at Mrs. Dawn's

with mommy!
Lola and I had a great Halloween. We went to our friend's houses and showed off her costume and then hung out at Mrs. Dawn's and helped her pass out candy. We went to a costume contest at the commissary but she didn't win-of course I think she should have, I mean how much cuter can you get?!
We talk to Chris regularly and he is doing well-we of course miss him like crazy though!
Less than two weeks and we will be back in the states. I'm very excited, but dreading the long flight with a walking eleven month old. She has always done well on flights, and I'm sure she will again, but the other times she wasn't walking. I have already started packing, since we will be there for almost two months! We have lots to get done before we leave!
See you all soon!

playing in the backyard

I love this picture!!

its fun out here!

sleeping-yes this is really her sleeping!

whatcha want?!

The outdoor pictures are in our backyard. Lola doesn't really know what to do out there yet. She would either just sit or stand there, but we also don't have any toys out there for her yet!
Things are still going well here, not much longer until we go to wilmy!

playing in the backyard

"Experience is what you get, when you don't get what you want"
"Brick walls are there to prove how bad you want it"
Be a Tigger not an Eeyore!
Work and Play well with others!
these are just a few quotes I heard today and enjoyed. For some reason the website is not allowing me to upload more photos so I will post more later. I have some very cute ones!

reading already!!-jk!

reading the classifieds-looking for a job maybe?!

of course she has to have a wade jersey!!

eating my breakfast and reading the paper-talk to the hand!

happy even with a big bump on her chin

what?!am I not supposed to be doing this?

Lola has had a rough week. Shes getting another tooth, yesterday she fell and hit a chair and busted her mouth open, and then today she picked up the camera and dropped it on her toe, which is now bruised! Yesterday when she busted her mouth open I think it hurt me more than her! Everyone told me that when she started walking she would get banged up, but I didn't think it would be this bad. She was doing so well for awhile not getting herself banged up, but this week has been rough! I think she might be getting too confident in herself!
Its actually starting to feel a little like fall here!!! Yesterday it was really cool outside-I actually wore jeans and a light sweater! Today wasn't as cool, but was in no way hot like it has been. I watch the weather for Iraq daily-sorry Chris doesn't seem to be cooling down that much over there!
We will pretty much be busy until we leave for the states. We have meetings, birthdays and of course the Marine Corps Birthday Ball coming up!! Not much else to update! See everyone soon!

the day chris left& more recent ones

so silly!

da-da is silly!

mommy and Lola driving (not really we were parked!)

I think this might be my favorite picture of them!

and she's movin'!!

takin' a little break! this baby stuff is hard work!

she loves spaghetti!

even though shes moving like crazy she still has her adorable chubby arms and legs!always eating & posing!

hugs for Abby-Lola has started giving great huggies!!

serious

now silly!

she is beginning to walk more and more on her own!

Chubby Cheeks!! I love them!

Lola and I are staying very very busy here in Japan! I have been very blessed with great friends and a great support system here! I am not taking classes this semester, for various reasons, but will definitely be starting back at the beginning of the new year. We will both be home for Thanksgiving, Lola's 1st Birthday(stand by for invitations!)Christmas and the Schwind wedding! (love you Kevin and Andria) I can't wait to see everyone and share all these special moments with great friends and family, although I will be missing all my friends in Japan!
It has been one whole year since I started teaching Megumi and Noriko English-I can't believe how fast its gone by!
Its slowly starting to get cooler here-but not fast enough! I am so ready for sweatshirt weather! other than that I am enjoying every moment with Lola and missing Chris!

little bit of oki

i want out!

this way is soo much easier than using that spoon!

despite the mess on her face, shes actually getting pretty good at feeding herself-of course I have to give her the spoon.

this is the other view of her sleeping on the bed in the hotel!! don't worry though we pushed the bed against the wall!

the pineapple cart ride-we actually rode in these golf carts that had huge fake pineapples on top of them. We rode through the fields as we heard a "fascinating" history of the pineapple and how many variations there are. We then proceeded to quickly make our way to the free "unlimited wine tasting" which turned out to be small sips, and was by no means unlimited. They did have unlimited free pineapple though that was really good!

Lola and I in the restaurant at Pineapple Park Nago

Pineapple Plant

sooo happy

soo tired! this is how she slept at the hotel in Okinawa~up against the wall!

asleep in her crib