June is Almost Over!

I can't believe this month is almost over. It doesn't help that the kids and I were sick for 2 of the weeks of the month. But all feeling better now (a bit of coughing at night as started again, let's cross our fingers).

Monday the kids and I took it easy around the house. Lots of movies (guilty mom), but I was able to get the laundry done and a bit of 'Breaking Dawn' in (will I ever finish it?). We met up with the McGarry's at the pool for an hour. Came back home and greeted dad shortly after that. He treated me to a new toy for the computer again. Some 4GB memory cards for the computer to back up pictures, etc. Instead of going to the lagoon we took the evening and planned the rest of our weeks ahead to make sure we got in all the activities we wanted before coming home. It was good to do because we have to budget in everything as well, with hopes of not going into any debt. We also tried planning what to do for the older 2 kids' birthdays. It should be fun in the weeks ahead.

Tuesday I got on my digital scrapbook program and finally figured out how to download free scrapbook page kits and put them into the program. I was so excited to find some fun beach and Hawaiin themed page kits. I hope I can get some done along the way. I also got some good facebook conversation in with Sara and Becky as well as a phone conversation with Eve and A. Tammie. It was so fun to hear from all of them. It makes me miss home even more, but it gives me comfort too. It was interesting to hear that Sara, Becky, and Eve are all going through the same bumps in the road with their husbands' current jobs and possible future jobs....who will live in Arizona, D.C./Virginia, Idaho, or other....we shall see what the future holds. I will be sad if any of them move (including us possibly), but I am sure it will be for the better.

That night we went out as a family to the Pearlridge Mall. We found a used book store and had some fun exploring there. Got a few books and a video for the kids. They had their giant insect display located throughout the mall(s). The mall is huge and it has an uptown and a downtown portion to it. We went to the Hello Kitty store and a few more and then went upstairs to take the $.50 shuttle/tram to the other part of the mall. The insect display was even bigger on that side of the mall. The younger 2 kids took a fun little train ride around the giant insects while Kai and I went to Payless. Who knew Payless would be selling Airwalks (better brands, eh)? But I wasn't about to spend almost $40 on 2 pair of shoes for Kai with even the buy one get one 1/2 sale going on. We decided to wait and shop around some more.

We heard about Moe's Grill (similiar to Bajios and Cafe Rio- but not as good) and was able to use 2 Happenings Book coupons. After dinner, the kids and dad went to GameStop and I hit a fun bargain store for some various b-day decorations and goodies for their birthdays.

Side note: While at the restaurant, CNN was on and Kai and Jason had a conversation about North Korea and the troops that are fighting in various parts of the world for our freedom. To back up a bit, located on Ford Island (where Jason is working) they had this giant golf ball looking structure. It's made to go out in the ocean and help with our missile defensive system for the possible threat that North Korea will send a missile on or around July 4th to hit the island. On our way to the mall we looked out toward the island and reminded the kids that the giant structure was gone and out to sea. While at the restaurant we wanted to educate Kai about what many of the men and women do in our behalf for our freedoms. We told him that the island had many areas where the military lived and worked to help make sure our freedom was protected. We didn't say anything about the possible threat of the missile launching toward us, but later that night before going to bed he came into our room scared. He was worried about missiles and our safety (even though we didn't say anything about the threat). It was a great opportunity for us to remind him of the importance of personal prayer and to have the desire to pray to Heavenly Father for comfort. He said a prayer with us that was so from the heart. He felt better and was able to go to sleep quickly after that.

Some Pictures!

Kezia's coconut piggy bank from Grandma Simmons. It's missing it's flower above the ear.

A view of our new place. I took the picture from the middle of the stairs looking down toward the first floor. Yeah for air conditioning.