BJ's visit, in her own words

BJ and her husband's whirlwind Japan vacation is over. They left Monday, and it's a good thing they did. I've been nursing a sick kid since then. Jude threw up on Monday and has been running a high fever with a nasty cough ever since. I'm making an appointment with the doctor today because he isn't getting any better, and we are going back to Paradise (Guam) this weekend.

With that said, BJ had this to say about Japan:

Japan is a very strange, but really cool place. There are just so many weird things about it - the public toilets (squatty potties! and some toilets have heated seats, bidets and a million buttons), Japanglish, which is written everywhere (on a box of coffee cake it said, "Don't you take a break a little?"), crazy clothes (just think Punky Brewster), dyed hair (from platinum blond to orange - even the boys!), and of course the food (yummy, but very different)!

We were able to do a million things while we were there! We visited Tokyo the first 3 days (lots to do there!), then went to the Plum Tree Park (where we were on TV!), sang karaoke, went to one of Weenie's elementary schools (where she teaches English), visited Mt. Mitake, went to a baseball game (on opening day!), and saw the snow monkeys just to name a few...

Check out this commercial, you can see it here...it's filmed in Nagano, Japan, and we went there on Sunday (and yes it was snowing!)

My husband and I were on TV. You can check it out here.

We were thankful we had no major mishaps! We adjusted to the time change right away, had awesome weather, no one was sick, we didn't lose anything, no earthquakes, plane crashes, etc. Princess had a blast at my parents' house. We missed her while we were gone, but it wasn't unbearable. We were prepared for it, I guess. I felt like I was in some alternate universe while I was in Japan, which helped! We also Skyped with my parents and Princess every day, and it was fun to see them on the web cam.

Staying with Weenie was nice because it felt a little more like home. Weenie was an awesome tour guide and gave us plenty to do and see, which made the trip pass very quickly and smoothly!

If you ever get the opportunity to travel to Japan, definitely go for it!

Her 1st Birthday Party

While on our Great American Adventure, we were lucky enough to be in Houston to help Princess celebrate her 1st birthday. Here are a few cute pictures from her party.
CUTE! I declare, Princess is the cutest baby girl ever! She has MY winning smile! Okay, okay, she has BJ's winning smile.

I love messy babies!

Baby Day

On the 18th day of our Great American Adventure, BJ had to work. So, we took Princess hostage. This was the result:
....an afternoon at Chick-fil-A....

...sitting peacefully in her car seat (for about 10 seconds!)...

...eating yummy, delicious smashed peas and some type of Gerber meat product...

... and swing time.

BJ's baby was a perfect angel when we kept her for the day. She NEVER fussed once! We kept here entertained, fed, dry, and we even gave her a bath! She seemed to love hanging out with us, especially when Jude would play peek-a-boo with her.

Bath time fun with Princess!

After waiting one whole year, we finally met Princess (BJ's baby girl). She is the happiest, cutest, chattiest baby every! We spent a week with her and BJ in Houston. It was hilarious to see Princess wiggle her arms and legs like a spastic cockroach each time Jude ran past her. She was fascinated by him and got extremely excited each time he walked into the room. She would scream like a maniac each time she got excited. It was great to see the kids together, finally!

Here are some adorable pictures I took of Princess in the tub:

The Babysitter

So, today Husband and I are babysitting Princess, BJ's baby girl. BJ had to work today, so we've taken her baby hostage. We have several fun outings planned:

1. Wal-mart;
2. The Post Office- we've bought a ton of useless crap during this trip, and instead of hauling it through the airport, we've decided to mail it to ourselves;
3. Chik-fil-A; and
4. Lola and Lito's house.

Princess is almost a year old and loves to go out on adventures. So, we will oblige her. After all, what Princess wants...Princess will get!