Merry Christmas

We had a great Christmas this year. This was our second Christmas in Japan and it definitely felt more like home this year. We got spoiled rotten like always and missed everyone in the States so much!

Opening their pajamas

We let them open one more present!

What Santa brought Myles

What Santa Brought Lauryn

Cute hats that Aunt Jamie made

They got Japanese robes

Skyping Grandma and Grandpa

Time for Church to remember the real reason for the Season!!

I have a 10 year old!!!

Happy Birthday to my sweet Lauryn Alexis Gadlin

2 Weeks old

1 Year old

2 Years old

3 Years Old

4 Years old

5 Years old

6 Years old

7 Years old

8 Years old

9 Years old

10 Years old

We are so grateful for Lauryn and are so proud of her and the young lady she is becoming!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I can't believe that we have been in Japan now for 1 year! This was our second Thanksgiving in Japan and it was so fun!

Myles class had a Thanksgiving play and he was the Minister.

The Bartons invited us to their house for Thanksgiving Dinner and the rented a bouncy house for the kids.

These were the centerpieces that we made for the tables.

(thanks mom for teaching me one of your talents)

A cheesecake that I made for dessert.

All of the yummy desserts!

All the Men

(Mike, Jake, Cade, Nate, Bryce)

All the Ladies

(Alisha, Mikal, Jeannie, Nikole, Me and Austin)

All of us!

We are so very blessed to have so many great friends here in Japan that it was more like being with family!!

The Gadlin's

Trick or Treat

This was our first Halloween in Japan. It was a quiet Halloween but we still had a great time!

Halloween cupcakes

Spider Turtle cake

The Mario Bros!!

Trunk or Treat at the church

The kids put on a rock concert at the Barton's house and it was so funny to see the Japanese families sit there for 20 minutes listening to them sing Taylor Swift!!

Lauryn's Baptism

Lauryn was Baptized on October 15th by her Grandfather. It was a great day and we are so proud of her. Lauryn had so much love and support. We are so grateful for our friends here in Japan that made her day so special.

My dad was so excited to Baptize Lauryn

Lauryn and Myles with their friends Brinkley, Adyson and Briley Barton.

Lauryn with my friend Austin and her cute son Nash. She gave the talk on baptism and also took all of Lauryn's Baptism pictures.

Of course we had to have treats after!!