Baby Updates

So, things are going great with the pregnancy.  Our little girl is already weighing 3 lbs 4 oz.  I love how it takes me gaining 20 lbs for her to gain 3 and we still have more to go.  

We are so excited and can't wait for this little gal to get here.

"The Shy Project"

Okay, so I thought I better share this with everyone because Tayson says this kind of stuff all the time and it's definitely a good laugh.

Yesterday I was taking Tayson to preschool and I had a Dr. Appt.  Lately when I've taken Tayson to school he has acted like he is shy and hides behind my legs stuff like that until the teacher comes over and welcomes him and invites him into class.  Well, in the car on the way to school, I told him that he couldn't do the whole shy thing today or I would be late for my appointment.  His reply was he has been working on the "Shy Project".  I was shocked and asked him what the shy project was.  He says he acts like he is shy, so he can see what people will do.  I tried so hard to keep a straight face because this study was obviously very important to him.  I don't know what's going on in that little brain of his, but it blows me away.  These are definitely moments when I'm so thankful to be a mom.  

 

Friends Abroad

We have had so much fun Doing Friends Abroad.  It is such a great opportunity to get to know the Japanese people and to really grow to love them.

This is Yuruki, Erika & Mami.  We had so much fun having them with us today.  We had a BBQ at a friends house with their students, we made gingerbread houses and watched Polar Express.  These girls were so much fun and Jay (no pics with him he had to go to work) was able to be there, so between Tayson and Jay they couldn't stop laughing.
This is Takuya, Masaki and Kanako.  We had such a great time playing miniature golf, pool and Fussball with them and they couldn't believe how big the ice cream cones were that we got at TCBY.  It was great to teach them how to give a "high 5" when we were playing the games.

Jay's Work Christmas Party

December 1st we had Jay's work Christmas party.  It had a 70's theme, but we didn't know, so we didn't dress up.  We had a lot of fun.  It's nice to be able to put faces with the names of people that Jay tells me about.  Justin is one of Jay's buddies we hang with.  We liked his sweet shirt.  We had a really nice dinner then Jay won a prize and it was a cool Gong and 4 Japanese mugs.  We danced for a while and just had fun.