The May Family

Monday, November 9, 2009

Halloween! A little late...

I had lot of errands to run on Halloween, but that didn't mean we couldn't start the day off in the right spirit! This little outfit was a gift from the Mia.

All ready to go!

Some of our friends from church got an early start... smart kids.

Trick or Treating on a military base is a life-altering experience... (see pictures below). The base isn't open to the public - but you can sign on up to 24 Japanese locals under your name so the base is PACKED with Japanese trick or treaters and the candy goes FAST! Cliff and I had spent about $50 on candy and it lasted us about and hour and a half.

Cute, huh? My friend's kids.

I hadn't planned on dressing up but I thought that I need to set a good example for Lilia! Here is my little faery and my make-shift gypsy costume.

She was already a little sleepy when things got rollin.'

Ooompah Loompah!

k.... so this is what I was talking about.... Insanity.

This is right outside of our apartment. Like I said.... the candy didn't last long. It's like you need a laundry basket full of candy and you will still run out.

And this is how Lilia felt by the end of the evening! Next year she will be walking a little!! How fun!!!

Friday, October 30, 2009

Adventures in the U.S. of A.

We were busy busy busy in the U.S. for the month we were there. We got to see a lot of things and Lilia experienced some big firsts. She had her first international flight - or any kind of flight for that matter, had her first dip in the ocean, sat in a high chair for the first time, and even had her first car accident! ( We were rear-ended by a lady on her cell phone... great.) All in all it was a wonderful trip and I already miss seeing my friends and family there. It's great to be back in Japan too, though. I don't know how often I will make it back there, but we really made the most of this trip and had some good times!

Here is Lilia in the ocean for the first time! Does she like it? Well she didn't cry anyway...

Beach babes!

Look at that junk in the trunk!

water babies!

Here is my mom and my grandpa at the Coca Cola museum in Atlanta

Shout out to Japan, of course!

We went to the GA Aquarium too.

Lilia LOVED it. I think there is just something about fish and babies. She was fascinated.

Whale shark

Mia and Lilia

Wow! This is awesome!

Lilia learning to sit up!

Out to lunch with our friends Kyla and Sara!

Woo hoo! High chairs are great! Especially for mom!

You guys go ahead and enjoy your paninis and I will just snack on... Mia

Uncle Jey! I'm so happy to finally meet him!

Wee!!

Making friends with everyone.

This is Lydia. She is 9 months. I am 5 months. Yes, I am huge.

Emillers!!!

And of course, the Papa G. We had some good times together watching Castle and Dancing with the Stars...

Love my Papa G!

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Halloween Faery!!

Lilia has been so spoiled on this trip home! We don't have a lot of options for photography in Japan... It is very expensive - not to mention the language barrier! So I really wanted to get some pictures taken of Lilia while we were here. I had a wonderful friend take some pictures of my little girl when we first got here and just a couple of days ago we got these taken. I found this faery costume at Target. It was the last one and it just happened to be in Lilia's size!! It was only $19.99! Man do I miss Target....

My Grandpa is in town visiting right now and my friend Sara had mentioned a place that that has the pictures ready for you to take home the same day! I really wanted my Grandpa to be able to take some home with him so this was really great.

Anyone that has known me for very long know that I looooooove faeries. Poor Lilia has a faery themed room because of this love. I boxed away a lot of my faery things when I got married so that Cliff wouldn't have to suffer... but now that we have a little girl they are all coming back out of storage!! Woo hoo!!