Japan, Day Three

 Day three was quite fun. We left the Air Force Base and wandered around the island in search for their childhood parks.The public parks are full of slides that are made up of rolling castors. We bought laundry baskets and had fun rolling down them.

 One of our first stops was to the hospital where Cade was born 18 years ago.

We celebrated Liam's two month birthday with a trip to Baskin Robins

 

 

We had fun carrying Liam around.

 One of the funniest memories from our trip came from when Ryan got stuck on the slide by a scared little girl. It took ten minutes of crying, negotiating, and translating for the situation to be resolved.

 People of all ages were enjoying the slides.

 Ryan talked me into letting him take Liam down...VERY SLOWLY,

 Faffy was our superb driver.

 We found our way to the zoo.

 Our little family of three was assigned the back of the van.

I love our little family!

Japan, Day Two

 The next morning we were all awake and ready to go by 6am. Take note, I never really slept that night. Even though I was beyond sleep deprived and frayed, I was determined to have an awesome day...how often do you wake up in Japan?!? My brother in law Cade was born in Japan, so that morning he had sure to kiss his "homeland" good morning. In search for food, we walked up to the USO.

 The USO had a Chili's Too. The smell of coffee was quite enticing. To be honest, the breakfast sandwich that they served knocked my socks off. The deliciousness had nothing to do with the fact that ANYTHING would have tasted amazing...it truly was beyond...in fact I made sure to get two more before our four day trip came to an end.

 Since were all a bit jet legged, our first day was committed to touring the base where the Warlicks lived for two years. The first stop was the boy's old school. While I fed Liam in the car, everyone had a blast reverting back to their childhood and playing on the playground.

 Finally Liam allowed us to emerge from the car.

 After the park, we drove around a bit and made our way back to the hotel. I had to feed Liam again, and the rest of the family went off to the grocery store.

 

I may have had a bit of a sleep-deprived breakdown at this point when Ryan failed to come back right away from the store. I NEEDED a nap!

 Kyle and Bree came to the rescue and graciously watched Liam for me while I got an hour of much needed shut eye.

 After nap time, we went to check out the Warlick's old home. They has knocked on the door and asked to look around. The family that lives there now told us we could come back after three(when her husband came home) to check out their old place.

 The back yard of their home had a big hill where the boys used to spend hours playing.

 One of the family's that lived there at the same time as the Warlicks was the Thomas family. Mrs. Thomas made the cute hat for Liam to wear on our trip. We made sure to take a picture in front of their old home.

 We explored the hill behind the home and found some sacred spots that the locals come to visit.

That night we went out for Mongolian BBQ and fell into a blissful sleep. Thank goodness Liam decided to sleep ALL NIGHT LONG!