Ok - on my last post I somehow made the entire paragraph a "link" to something - I can't figure out how to fix it so bear with me while I figure out the ins and outs of blogging!
Happy New Year to everyone - I hope you had a great one and a very Merry Christmas. We certainly did - the kids got way too much from Santa and were very happy with everything. We were especially happy to have one of our friends (from the battallion, deployed here in Oki) spend the day with us. We went out for a nice brunch, had potato soup for dinner, and everyone just played with toys and watched our new movies all day. Frank and Kristina have been friends of ours since London (10 yrs ago!) and they have 3 kids of their own. Frank spent the entire day with us, and we are pleased to say that our kids didn't drive him too crazy (at least we don't THINK they did!). Frank should be getting back to his family any day now, we are so happy deployment is finally over for them!
As for New Years, (and our 11-year anniversary!) Andy and I and the kids went out to the Four Seasons, a Japanese Steak House. Very yummy, very entertaining, and very PACKED! We beat the rush, on our way out there was a very long wait. 
Otherwise, I have lots of catching up to do on here, lots of pictures/events to post but never enough time to do it all in one sitting. So until next time, hope everyone is well, and I'll "see" you guys in cyberspace :)
