Back to reality

Well, it is definitely back to reality for me. It snowed again this evening and there are a few inches on the ground. Today is the last official day of Chinese New Year and the fireworks have been going strong since dusk. It will be illegal to set them off within the city tomorrow, so everyone has to have one last hurrah. Thankfully, the boys are both sleeping through it. And the biggest reality check...Chris leaves tomorrow for the first of his many trips this month. Tomorrow it is an overnight retreat in the city, that ends right before his flight to the Big Apple. He will be at an arts conference there until the 9th. Then a few days home and off on another 2 week trip. Then a few days home and a quick 3 days of meetings in our former city. Sigh. I am trying to have a good attitude and plan some things for the boys and I to do, but I know it will be a long month.

Here are a few more shots from our vacation trip, to keep reality at bay a little longer :).

Here is a family picture taken at a restaurant we found near us. Everyone is looking at least. :)

Cool dudes in the water.

Chris learning about ropemaking in the Chamorro village. We took a short tour one morning. The woman who rented us our beach house founded this center, trying to preserve a dying culture.

Bennett continues to be an extrovert, despite his love to always be close to Mommy. Here is one of our tour guides he befriended. He also befriended half of the passengers waiting to get on our flight in the Tokyo airport. He is hard to resist!

Austin sporting a hat made in the Chamarro village out of coconut tree leaves.