ammon's favorites

To know ammon is to know that he absolutely loves and adores his

pooh bear (baboo). And balls are all he thinks about.

Pooh bear has been through a lot. Teething was hard on him. His nose is

almost completely off now. Ammon bites and kisses on him constantly, which means

he usually doesn't smell all that great. ha.

I love how he rubs pb's ears for comfort and now he carries him around by looping is arm

through pooh bears shirt. So cute.

Keri Peterson gave ammon this bball when he was born with his

name on it. Keri, he loves it! thank you so much.

Jacob has ammon already working on his form as he shoots. ha.

love that smile.

right now, he is really wanting to share everything that he loves with baboo.

So I have to put crayons in his hand and have him color etc.

Here he is wanting to have a chance to hold the basketball.

His other great obsession right now. Orange slices. We seriously have to limit

his intake of oranges. Before it was bananas. Now it is oranges.

He couldn't be happier watching elmo and eating orange slices.

happy boy. happy mama.

have you seen the new jane eyre yet?

I wish I hadn't yet, so I could watch it and have it be new and wonderful again.

I kept pausing it and doing other things, like getting hot cocoa, so it could last longer.

I loved the musical score as well.

ahhhhh perfection.

oh yah, it's on.

take a look at jacob's game face.

Thursday night was the first game of the season and a home game.

We were playing Seoul American School, which is the high school on the Army

Base in Seoul. They aren't in our league because they are three times bigger than our school,

but we always play them because they are close.

Jacob wanted to win so bad. But then again, he always wants to win so bad.

Jacob is an easy going happy kid, which is why it is so funny when he

plays sports to see him get so very intense. Like scary intense.

It shouldn't be a surprise since Dave is his father. I just always think Jacob is like me,

and then he gets on the playing field and i realize there are some differences. ha.

Jacob had some amazing plays like this long pass that he caught.

If they throw it any where near him, he catches it.

At the end of the game they were behind and I heard a man in the stands

yelling, "Throw it to 10!"

I was thinking the same thing. smile.

he has the ball in both of these.

I think this is so funny. He is all serious and mad that they lost as he passes the guys, and then as soon as he gets to the Seoul cheerleaders he is all smiles. Yep, he's a player. smile.

I forgot to ask Jacob what they asked him in his interview.

They lost the game and jacob came home so angry.

It took me an hour to talk him down and convince him that it was an amazing game

and nothing to be embarassed about. Seoul's team played to their strengths, which was

their enormous front line. They were twice the size of our guys and mostly seniors.

It was a really fun game to watch.

It was so fun to be at the game. It's like the whole town is there and all the little kids running around playing together. I didn't see the little kids the whole time.

Rachel made varsity cheer again, the day before so they weren't ready to cheer for the game yet.

Bummer.

I wish I would have gotten a picture of Ammon in the stands. He kept sitting next to this group of high school kids sharing his big bag of doritos he was holding. We were dying laughing.

I just had my huge long distance lens on and couldn't take a close shot.

Anyway, their next game is in Japan at Camp Zama near tokyo.

Wish i could go. dang.

happy chuseok

Today is Chuseok. It is Korea's biggest holiday, so the kids have school off today.

How I found the kids this morning.

All tuckered out after a late night Little House on the Prairie marathon.

snickerdoodles included.

I knew I smelled popcorn as I was drifting off to sleep last night.

I love how the kids enjoy being together. Makes me happy.

Exercise Exercise Exercise

(post i wrote a week ago, and no this isn't dave. smile)

these are the last words I heard coming from the base wide loud speaker as I drifted off to sleep last night. Either I was really tired or the exercise (practicing for war) ended last night because all week i have been awakened by bugle calls, sirens, and very loud aircraft. Dave (and everyone else) can only be outside with full battle gear on, including all their stuff for chemical warfare. It looks so funny to see these guys walking around, while all around them are moms in shorts and tank tops pushing their strollers. We are all so used to it, and it is nothing out of the ordinary to see tanks coming down the street with everyone in full gear and coming out the tops of them with guns etc. It is comical, how no one even reacts. Plus it is like a full air show all the time. It really is so cool. And no one complains. The sounds of the F16's are the sounds of freedom, as so many say. Thank goodness for those willing to give up home, and comfort to give us this great gift of freedom.

I just watched the whole John Adams movie again this weekend, and I am full of gratitude. What a miracle that this great nation of ours was formed. Seriously, a miracle. Don't take for granted one day your ability to choose to live your life how you see fit. To think and believe how you would like to think and believe. To be able to voice your opinion and have it make a difference. What a new idea at the time it was for an ordinary citizen to preside over a country. And for each to take his turn in doing so. You know what it sounds like? God's way of doing things.

So are you watching the Republican debates? Aren't they good?

family photo shoot.

sad right?

this is all i have. What, do i use this for the christmas card? ha.

I really want to have a family photo shoot, but i just wasn't that organized to think of it far

enough in advance.

I tried to scramble at the last minute to find a photographer in hawaii.

this was the only one who was available.

oh well.

I really really want to find someone here to take photos of us in traditional

hanbok in a beautiful outdoor setting.

Wouldn't that be cool?!

4:45 pm today, a snapshot

I love how lizzie's bear has on the sleep mask that she got from the airplane,

yet is reading a dog book to the other animals.

this picture just takes me back to being a teen and

just hangin in my room looking through stuff.

ah, to be the baby of a big family. Jacob definitely

was never hangin in his room at one, playing connect four on an ipad.

(although ammon prefers touch hockey)

the joy of technology!

Me heading off to yoga at the base gym.

My cozy corner of my room.

i love love love this picture.

It is a drawing/ watercolor by a japanese artist.

I found it in an antique store in Japan

when I was stuck there for three days en route to the U.S.

Almost out the door to yoga.

Little man is saying over and over drink! drink!

of course my sweet baby boy!

(i'm rewarded with a smile)

content.

i heart him.