Exciting week!

Everyone knows it is coming. The blog about the Tsunami. :) I will start off by saying that I am not one that worries about weather or natural disasters. There is nothing you can do to control it, so just get ready and go with it. It was just as we were putting the boys to bed that we heard we were under a watch. Shortly after, it was changed to a warning. The sirens starting going off and they started evacuating the coast. They evacuated a 1/2 mile inward depending on where you are on the island. We are about 3 miles in so we stayed put. It was so odd to be preparing for something with no real warning. Storms don't start first or even wind. You are just waiting for this huge wave to wash everything away and then go back to being calm after the surges are over. With it being at night and not very many points through the ocean to monitor size, they had no idea how big the waves would be. I stayed up most of the night watching progress on the news. It fascinated me. I didn't know very much about tsunamis before so it was an exciting learning experience. Ben and that boys snoozed away! We were very lucky that it didn't amount to much. Oahu didn't suffer any damage at all. Just a lot of panicked residents and tourists and A LOT of tired people. My heart goes out to Japan.

Next big change...Parker. Oh my goodness, this child amazes and scares me. He won't be a year until later this month. the child already pulls himself up onto the couch and then continues to climb onto the back of it. Then to get down he falls back to the sitting part of the couch and then dives head first to the floor and flipping. CRAZY child! He will be the one that we find on top of the frig. Everyday he is doing something new and showing more personality. He loves to make you smile and laugh. He has also starting eating solid foods. Loves bananas, green beans and carrots. He still gets formula at night and first thing when he wakes up. Throughout the day we have started to introduce milk. Only 2 more weeks and my baby will be one!

I am starting to feel more at home here. Starting making some friends and found a couple activity groups. I have joined "Active Moms" and "Military Moms". Both groups just meet up for various activities for the kids with an occasional moms only activity. We have something planned Tuesday and the following Wednesday. I am so excited to start getting out and making friends. I took the boys to the beach Thursday with a friend and her little girl. We had a great time. She was the one who thought it was a good idea to torture me with spin class yesterday too. Ugh! This afternoon we are going to the beach with her and a group of her friends. The boys are so excited to hang out with her son.

Speaking of spin class, I am officially announcing my plan to get into shape! They say that the more people who know of your goals...the more likely you are to stick to it. So my goal is to shed 10-15 lbs and tone up. I am not a hardcore dieter but I am going to cut back on dessert, portions and soda, and drink more water. I will be exercising  a lot more. Spin yesterday and a run this morning. Off to a good start!

Less than 2 weeks and Linda and Kenzie will be here! And my kitty, Monster, too! :) Can't wait!