Okinawa

Year 3

Sunset on the East China Sea

Feeling British at Cafe Tiffany

Typhoon East China Sea

Toguchi Park, Yomitan

Toguchi Park

More roller slides (Toguchi Park)

Sunset by our house on the East China Sea

sunset

I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching the sun set on the sea.

Here's a problem with living in a Japanese house...fixing Shoji doors that your kids busted up!

Comprehensive Park Water park...how did we live right next to this for 2 years and not go here??

secret cove in Yomitan

Kite flying by Okinawa Christian International School

riding the fake animals at the Okinawa zoo never gets old!

Watching the elephants walk around at the zoo ALSO, never gets old!

Another of my favorite eateries - Surikuma thai food

Our new house in Yomitan - from the side

Morning in Yomitan from our balcony

Year 2

Wonder museum!

Wonder museum in Okinawa City 

Cherry blossoms bloom early here (February).  These are at Civic Center park

My favorite eatery, Arashi, for Golden raman, garlic rice and gyoza!

best swings are at Baba park

Family picnic night with the Brookovers and the Cominskis at Comprehensive park

Adam at Cape Zanpa

Snorkeling at Maeda Point

Goofing around at our favorite park - Comprehensive

Up north at Okuma for Christmas

Celebrate the New Year at Naritasan Buddhist temple

Roller slides are everywhere...and AWESOME!

Zip line at Araha

Our secret swimming cove 

The Naval Kadena kiddie pool is the BEST!

Gotta get your toes done at Cocok's

Okinawa zoo

Cherry blossoms in February

Okuma

Naritasan Temple

Cherry blossoms at Naritasan

Month 11 and 12

Teppanyaki at Jack's Grill for our anniversary!

Swimming in the Pacific...lovely!

A secluded beach we found on a little island near our house!

Walking in the evening by the Pacific

The moon on one of our evening walks at Comprehensive Park

Month 8, 9 and 10!

Mom and Dad at Shuri Castle

What??

Little E and Daddy at Torii Station beach

Awesome Peacock at Zucheran Egg Shop and Zoo

C and Little E at Civic Center Park

Patti, S and Little E at Toguchi Park (East China Sea)

Creepy tomb near our house

Shawn, C, M and Jake overlooking Chatan (I think)

Adam likes trees

Family at the East China Sea

Month 5, 6 and 7!

What kind of establishment is this?  Water pipes?

Sunset on my walk through Comprehensive Park

Sunset at Araha Beach

Sunrise on Camp Foster.  Too early to be driving Adam to work!

Food court dinner

View from Pizza in the Sky

View from Pizza in the Sky

Aqaurium!

This dress shop is amazing!

Construction across the street...interesting to see it go up.

The house across the street.  Lots of noise!

Depot Island Christmas lights

Month 2,3 and 4!

Pass this every other day...awesome!

Crazy flea market...a dangerous place to shop!

Our neighborhood park

A small shrine in Comprehensive Park

Comprehensive Park

Look!  They're shooting a movie at the park!!

HUGE King Tut head on a Pachinko parlor (look how they spell pharaoh!)

Peace Memorial

Wild boar crossing on the expressway

What?

Kokusai Street, Naha

My driving perspective!

Comprehensive Park

 A shrine in Okinawa City

Week 2

Torii Station Beach

Torii Station Beach (the perfect beach!!)

Torii Station Beach

White Beach (Navy Camp)

White Beach (lots of coral and jellyfish...not ideal for swimming)

White Beach

White Beach

White Beach

Week 1

Eating Sushi at the West Pac (our home for two weeks)

                                               Down to Araha Beach (right before the first typhoon)

                                                                     East China Sea!!

                                                            East China Sea and the sea wall

Adam's favorites...in Japanese!

                                                        Mihama American Village

                                                              Mihama America Village