Cleaning house and goofing off

Not much going on today , Austin is on a field trip to the AQUARIUM which he was very excited about, he never gets out of bed on time for school usually and today he was practically up before me with excitement. I remember those days as a kid and I love when he gets that way! Next week they go bowling and the following week will be his last day in the 3rd grade..wow , that went by FAST!

Preston is growing like a weed and developing quite the personality these days. He laughs all the times and has started hollering and even snorting..so cute! He loves when his daddy and big brother come home at the end of the day!

I have been able to do a few creative things .. I finished another page for Preston and started a few others that I need to finish up! I knew I needed to do a NICKNAME page for him because it seems we call him by everything BUT his name! I usually call him Sweet P or P nut the most , daddy calls him nutter butter , P dog and P nut .. he has a bunch of them so here's his page documenting his wittle nicknames.



Like I need another reason to sit at this dern computer.. but atlas I have found one!
Have any of you hear of Polyvore??
OMG such eye candy on this place . I have seen lots of images used from you girls here in blog land , such as Jenny Heid,Katies Rose Cottage , Leeisbella and many more.
Here is a simple one I through together

Oh so blue by monica2125 featuring 1928 jewelry

Here are a few others that caught my eye check them out!

vintage set by natascia featuring Juicy Couture accessories

powder room by ۞ maloonie ۞ featuring Monsoon accessories

Untitled by Duki (very busy) featuring Monsoon accessories

Let Them Eat Collage Cake! by torilink on Polyvore.com

Ok well laundry is calling my name.. cant ignore it this time!
Let me know if any of you have a polyvore account so I can add you to my friends list!

I'm Just SAYIN

Oh how I love him so!

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I scrapped!

I hope all you Moms had a wonderful Mothers Day! Ours was nice , we went bowling early on in the day and then headed out to the beaches. It was a great WARM day ..its really starting to heat up here in Okinawa, but thankfully the humidity hasn't surfaced too much yet!
Here are a few random pics from the day



The littlest bowler ...


Our neighbor and good friend Brandie with her girls ..her hubby is gone to Korea




Me and my baby boy hanging out by the caves at the beach while the big boys explored





My babies at Zanpa Beach





Talking to daddy!


He wasnt always happy...



I did manage to scrap a page last week and even start another! I also got another box in the mail full of new goodies...better put them to use! Still waiting on all my new camera stuff..BOOO











I also went and had another wonderful Cocoks pedicure and massage , heres my super bright but cute new toes! Dont know If I mentioned it or not... but all there nail art is HAND PAINTED! Super talented I might add! I am going to get a picture of my girl Miyuki next time!



Well this was challenging typing with a baby on my lap so please excuse any typos!
Off to feed said baby and work on some more scrapping!
Have a great week everyone!

the weekend again..wohoo

Its the weekend again ..my favorite time of the week . We have been going out and sight seeing and of course hubby gets up with our little guy and I get to sleep! Oh how I love the weekends! HAHA

So here are a few pics of the new short hair , Austin took the 1st pic last night and then hubby and I went to Chilis for my birthday lunch today and I had him take one of me and Preston. You know how it is ,us mommies are always taking the pics! I never seem to make it in very many , but I wanted one on the day I turned 35 ..oh yikes I am getting up there ain't I?





No special plans for my Birthday since we have Cub scouts tonight and they only have a few more planned activities this month, before it ends . Hoping to get to the Lilly Festival over on IE island tomorrow (if its not to windy)and maybe dinner at Sams By the Sea. I was hoping my new lens would have gotten here by now so I could take it to IE and play around with it but alas still waiting ... hate having to shop online for EVERYTHING!!!!


I wanted to let you all know about a sale my super sweet blogging buddy SARAH over at
GYPSY MERMAID
is having soon ......


You can find out more here on this POST
Hope you can stop by and help her out :)


I have been SCRAP shopping again , now If I could just find the time to actually scrap it would be great! I told myself since it is National Scrap Book day this weekend I had to at least get one page done! WISH ME LUCK! I do have a page planned out for Preston so that's a start, right?

Before I go ..has anyone tried making their own baby food? I have been looking into it this week and think I might give it a try when its time to start feeding him. I am just hoping I can find enough variety here on the island to be able to do it...don't think I have seen any butternut squash or yams since I been here lol. If anyone has any tip please let me know I would appreciate it :)

Well off to Cub Scouts!
Hope you all have a fab weekend!

So soon....

It really does amaze me how fast these little ones grow! Hard to believe that we welcomed this precious little one into our lives 2 months ago. He is such a happy baby ,smiles all the time and is starting to make all his cute little noises. Sleeping is going much better ..yay for me!
He LOVES LOVES his bath , playing with his big brother and the cutest thing ever ..when his daddy rubs the bottom of his feet together, he gets a huge smile on his face and even giggles sometimes..so precious!

I have started going to the gym and trying to lose these THIGHS ...that seem to have gotten bigger when I was preggo and I so hate them! I want to fit in all my old clothes again but have to work those off first! Took a break today though because I am feeling a bit sore and don't want to over do it.

I was FINALLY able to find somewhere to get my haircut! I am so glad I ventured off base for this and gave RUMIKO a try it was wonderful!
She speaks VERY GOOD English is VERY friendly and she really knows how to cut hair unlike a lot of people I have seen here. Her place is by appointment only and she is booked for weeks out and now I see why. Its very charming once you go inside with dark wood floors and simple furnishings. There are only 2 chairs (since she is the only one cutting there) Upon sitting she quickly served myself and a friend who came along for the experience the yummiest glass of lemon tea. After our consultation she brought me to a smaller area where I sat in the neatest and comfiest black chair to have my hair washed. It was all electric and positioned like you were laying in a recliner..if you can picture that. Rumiko puts this linen cloth over your face so that you can close your eyes and enjoy the amazing head massage and delightful smells of the shampoo and conditioner. So citrusy and the massage was Divine for sure!
I was so impressed at the way she cut my hair , never once did she take out a pair of scissors! It was all done by hand with a razor and I have to say it was amazing! I must have told her that a few hundred times! I don't have a pic of my hair to post just yet , I got all rained on this morning taking Austin to school and haven't straightened it again as of yet , but next post I promise. I don't think I have EVER enjoyed getting a hair cut as much as I did at RUMIKOS , she really pampers you and does a awesome job on your hair! I would recommend if you are here on OKINAWA and need a Salon this be the one! My friend was so impressed she made an appointment before we left :) Oh and did I mention she spends at least an hour pampering and making you beautiful all for 3500 yen , wowzers!

We didn't ge to try out any new places last weekend because of cub scouts and of course RAIN , hoping it clears up this weekend so we can take a ferry to a smaller island called IE , and go to the Lilly Festival. Hubby says it does not sound fun at all , I told him to be quiet, no one said I wanted you to have fun ..lol! Austin is just excited that we might take a ferry somewhere..so keep your fingers crossed for us!
Here are a few pics from a cape we went to a while back located not to far from us
and a popular point here in Okinawa

CAPE MANZAMO







My boys being silly in the car



This is Maeda Point one of the most popular dive spots on the island
At Maeda Point, you can see chromis, eels, tube worms, anemone, clown fish, lion fish, schools of squid and an occasional turtle. There are a series of 77 steps that lead down into the water , pretty neat














I am going to order a new lens for my camera and was thinking I need something for all these outdoor photos I will be taking.
Does anyone have this one?? If so would you recommend it? I am thinking that might be the one, along with a polarization filter so I can get bluer skies and less glare because that is all I seem to get in the middle of the day when we are out! Let me know girls :)
Tamron 28-200


Hope everyone is having a great week !

Out and about

(He smiles all the time now)

Hope everyone had a relaxing Easter weekend!

I have been reading blogs weekly but have very little time to comment or post on my own! You see I have a baby who only cat naps during the day , and it makes for busy days that's for sure! No complaining though because he is doing much better at night ..yay

We have been out and about seeing sites here on the island for the past few weekends and trying out new places to eat. The latter is still taking some getting used too. They eat A LA CART at most places and of course there is SUSHI a plenty . I am not find of either . So its been difficult finding anywhere off base that I love to eat! We did find a place that serves good Pizza and has a gorgeous courtyard called the Pizza House.


You dont see many places like this here so pretty


Went to CAPE ZANPA and climbed all the way up to the top of the lighthouse , baby and all .
The view was incredible




(up on top of the lighthouse)



We also walked over to
Zanpa Misaki Recreation Park , where they have a small petting zoo and lots of grassy areas for the kids to play and this 30 foot Shisa dog really was neat to see.






I have a lot more scenery pics from places we have been but I will share those another time .
Here are a few pics from Easter , we spent the day with our neighbors and good friends Brandie and Jarrod and there girls . we really will miss them when they leave in 12 weeks! First we went to brunch where we ate way too much! Then we headed home for an egg hunt with all the kids in our area , can you believe I didn't take a single pic??What is wrong with me! The rest of the afternoon was spent just hanging outside with lots of laughs (good times) The weather was gorgeous AFTER the egg hunt of course!

Preston and his 1st Easter bunny


Brandie & Jerrod


Austin ,Mckenzie & Kelsey at brunch


Katie & Little Miss Zoey our other neighbors


Love this one even with the beer lol!

Well I have bombarded you with photos thats for sure! But before I forget.... I have to show you the photos of my pedicure from Cocoks , we girls here are spoiled with an hour long foot and leg massage and the most intricate toe nail art I have ever seen!I have been going at least once a month and getting the cutest designs , here are the current ones.
So if you hate feet look away now...haha



and this one I stole off KATIES blog just so you could see some more amazing toe art!


How cute huh?

Ok well time to go start dinner ..and fold some more laundry, hopefully I can catch up on my blog posting this evening !


Have a GREAT WEEK !