Hawaii Vacation

Well, we survived our whirlwind tour in the U.S. and we finished it with a relaxing week in Oahu on Waikiki! It was a blast as we just played the whole time. We drove around the island to find some awesome (and sometimes pretty scary) waves and we just played in them. It was just what we needed to wind down a bit before heading back to Japan for school. The kids had 3 days to recover from jetlag and we sent them off to school. Erika will be homeschooling this year with me. Her seizures are almost rare these days, but we cannot be assured of their absence so we will stay at home. Taylor will be 13 next week! Two teenagers, OMG! I know many of you are wondering when we'll be coming back. No one knows the answer to that right now. Just pray for more jobs in Seattle, namely one for Eric, so that we can come home! Much love to you all!

Shannon's Haircut

As you can see from the picture, Shannon had her hair cut as soon as we arrived back in Seattle! She asked when we left Seattle last year that she wanted to donate her hair when we came home and that is what she did. She donated it to "Locks of Love" for patients who have gone through chemo and lost their hair. So there will be some very fortunate people with some beautiful hair!