They love the water

Luke has really started to love being in the ocean, or at least in the Bay, here in Virginia Beach this summer. The past two days have been perfect beach weather, and you can't keep Luke out of the water -- jumping over the waves is his favorite. Ian enjoys the water too, and also a good nap under the beach umbrella.

Okay... now I can't wait till these boys are a bit older so we can go surfing in Indonesia during the summers :)

A week at the beach

After arriving back in the US early in August, we had a few days in North Carolina to rest, and then we off again to spend a week with my (Paul's) Mom and Dad in Virginia Beach. First of all, the flight back from Japan was so looooong! It was supposed to take just 13 hours from Tokyo to Newark, and then another couple of hours from Newark to Charlotte -- but there was a storm around the New York area and we were diverted to Washington DC to wait there (on the runway and refuel) for about 6 hours. So of course we also missed our connecting flight to Charlotte. In all, instead of 16 hours from Tokyo to Charlotte, it took about 30 hours... And when arriving in Charlotte, Yukari and I hadn't slept in nearly 40 hours! So it did take a few days to recuperate.

We have had a wonderful week here at the beach. The weather has been perfect! No rain, lots of sun, and temperatures over the past few days are not so hot. Also, my sister Liz, her husband John, and their 3 kids were here for a few days with us, and we had a nice time on the beach and around the house. Luke and Ian have been so lucky all summer to spend so much time with their cousins.

We enjoyed a lot of time at the beach and Luke now really loves the water and building sand castles with  his cousins.

I also took a few photos of Liz' family for their Christmas card... What do you think?