A late introduction...

I know we just introduced Kianna to you guys, but about a month ago we adopted another four legged creature to keep our little Princess company!!! Everyone, meet "Ike," which stands for Eisenhouser... the main road on Camp Buehring, Kuwait- where Dan and I met!!! When we got him, he was 7 weeks old and just a tiny little guy. Over the last month, we have watched Ike sprout like a weed... he is just so stinkin adorable!!! Sorry for the late intoduction- but I hope you enjoy the pictures!!!

Aww... he is so little! This was taken the first night we brought him home... he is much bigger now- but he still likes to try to sleep on this step!

This is after his firt swim in the ocean...

Bat-dog!!!!

We are not sure what he is a mix of, but he has some of the coolest markings... reminds me of chocolate swirl ice cream!!!

Happy Turkey Day!!!

Happy Turkey Day- a little late!

Our Thanksgiving was wonderful and I was reminded continuously of all the things I was thankful for! For one, my family- although we are all sprawled across the world; I am grateful for them and miss them dearly!!! I am also very thankful for Daniel coming into my life. He has been a welcoming surprise and an adventure that never ends. He has such a great look on life and reminds me frequently how loved I am!! Through him I have seen a part of the world that I may have never ventured to on my own and have met some of the most unique and amazing people- including his wonderful family, who have embraced me with their constant love and support (and some of the best packages ever- thanks!!!). In addition, I am very thankful for my friends that have believed in me through my last year and a half of adventuring around the world! Without your loving reminders and support I may have settled somewhere I would have grown to hate. The road has been bumpy- but I have always been known to take the path less traveled and I wouldn't change it for anything in the world!

Below are some pictures of my first Turkey cooking and my first time hosting and Thanksgiving Day Feast!!! It would not have been successful without Dan and everyone else’s help!! Thank you guys SOOOO much!

My very first Turkey cooking!!! Jess and I decided to stuff it with apples and oranges to add juices to it- everyone thought it was great!!!

Dan and I- As you can see I added a few crafts to the holiday celebration!! All the guys wore pilgram hats and all the ladies wore Pocahontas head pieces!!!

The whole gang!!! From left to right... Jessica, Ike (in Jess's arms), Brandon, Sarah, Mark, Jesse, Kianna (being held by Jesse), Dan and Me!!!! See mom, we include the dogs in everything- I got that from you!!!

Happy Turkey Day!!! (cont.)

Here are some more pictures!! You can see that the crafts didn't stop at the head pieces and pilgram hats... we made construction paper Turkeys for the table center piece!!! With 3 teachers at the table- what did you expect!!!

Yup, those are paper Turkeys at the end of the table... gobble, gobble!

After all the cooking and eating I was pooped!!! But we had an awesome time!!!
Mark with Ike!!! We had so much fun, even the pup was tired!!!

Dan, Dan the Running Man!!!

Here are a few pictures of one of Dan's latest 5ks!!! It was at the Andersen Challenge- where the Air Force Squadrons compete in different activities/games to see who can do the best. Since HSC-25 (Dan's Squadron) is the only Navy squadron on the air base, it was really important to them to win all the competitions!! Dan represented his squadron by running the 5k... he did really well and placed 2nd overall!!!

At the beginning... can you find Dan???
Dan- pushing it at the end!!!
Crossing the finish line... he was too fast for the camera!!!