More snorkeling and scuba diving

So it's official, we're scuba certified. Unfortunately we don't have a camera we can take below 35 feet so our scuba pictures are limited. This is a jelly fish Brent saw while snorkeling at Double Reef.

 These are from fish eye. The whole dive is only about 30 feet deep or less and the visibility was pretty bad. It's mostly glorified snorkeling but still pretty cool

This is what you see at the bottom of Spanish Steps.  Brent has been trying to get out here since we moved here and it has been closed.  It finally opened on Monday after 4 months so we went. It's about a mile round trip hike down some pretty rocky terrain but beautiful most of the way.  Really pretty ground cover, tons of coconut trees and sprouts, and lots of little crabs and lizards. The water was fantastic. The tide was coming in and bringing lots of fish with it. We just snorkeled about and were the only ones there. The fish were beautiful but I got a little overwhelmed by them.  Nothing really traumatic I'm just a little paranoid, much to Brent's chagrin.  

This is an octopus right in the middle. It was poking it's head out of this hole but when Brent got closer, it would change color and shrink back into the hole. I did get up the nerve to come see it but certainly wasn't getting close. 

Enjoying Guam

 Visiting Chamorro Village. Every Wednesday and Friday night, the Chamorro Village is open downtown. There are lots of little booths selling handmade goods, Guam souvenirs, local food, live music and Carabou rides.We went with the Pine family who have sadly already moved. 

Morgan was not sure about the Carabou
at first but I think thought it was okay by the end of her short stroll around the parking lot.

Morgan has been taking a tap/ballet class weekly that just ended.  She loved it and will pick it up again in the summer. 

Although this looks like they're pooped, this picture is from before they started.

She makes a beautiful ballerina. 

My friend's husband is off island working for a while so Brent offered to watch her daughter while the two of us went Kayaking.  It was so nice to be able to go out and enjoy a relaxing ride. Afterward, I took out Morgan and Brent took out Jaycee and we explored a little. As you can see the water is super calm so we weren't too nervous.  We didn't want to go too long though because Jaycee is a wiggle worm and doesn't like to sit still very long.  She was standing in the boat before we were through.

 When we got home, there was a fabulous sunset. I know it is hard to get the full effect here but pay attention to the different bands of color. It was truly amazing.

This is Morgan and her neighbor friend Suzie enjoying the free movie at the theater during military child appreciation week.

Did I mention we like it here?

Deep Sea Fishing

 Brent went Deep Sea Fishing with some friends a few weeks ago.  This is not hard to do here on Guam seeing how you can go about 2 miles off shore and the water is 4000 feet deep. Not that they fish at that depth but it does get deep quick. They caught 3 fish between them but a good time was had by all.  This is looking back at Guam from the boat.

The fish in the middle is a Mahi Mahi and the two others are called Wahoo. We all got to take home a decent amount of fish and he looks forward to going again.

New Pics

I decided I needed new pictures of the girls. I told Brent about it and got them all dressed and ready to go for when he got off work.  Morgan was a champ and I think we got some pretty pictures.  Jaycee however, was not as cooperative and we'll have to go another round with her another time.

Do you have a favorite that I should frame?

Mother's Day 2012 Slideshow

Since I became a mom, Brent has put together a slideshow of pictures to music for a Mother's day gift to me. It used to just be pics of the kids but we decided to put everything in it as a family video yearbook.  It's so fun to watch it with the girls as they love seeing themselves on TV (especially Jaycee.) The videos seem to get longer as the years go because we have been doing more things and are kids so fun to photograph.  It's almost 15min. I'm warning you ahead of time. If you feel like investing the time and I hope you grandmothers do, enjoy our beautiful family from May 2011-May 2012.
Mother's Day Video 2012
I am grateful for all the time and effort Brent puts in to making these videos.  They are so fun to watch now.  And will be for years to come.

Afternoon exploring

One afternoon, we started driving south and stopped where we saw pretty beaches or signs of history.  I think we all enjoyed it and will do it again to see what else we can find further down the road.

Easter - LATE

Okay so I have some serious catching up to do. This is from an Easter Egg hunt about a week before Easter. Brent had to work the day before Easter and unfortunately I didn't take any other Easter pictures. We did have three other egg hunts, planted jelly beans that grew to lollipops, found Easter baskets and had a nice Easter dinner with a friend. 

Wow $5