A Fun Friday!

Sarah and I took the kiddos to the Jasmine Moran Children's Museum in Seminole, OK! We had such a fun day! There was so much for the kids to do and play with; we did not even get to see it all in the short three hours we spent at the museum.

Stone could have stayed in teh cockpit of the plane all day if I would have let him... I was ready to move on after the annoying tween volunteer kept coming in talk to his imaginary "puppet"!

The next stop after the plane was the mechanic shop! The kids got to try their hand at changing tires, adding coolant and sliding under the car to fix the muffler!

Stone was not too keen on the art station but I was having too much fun with the paint that I made him stay and make a picture... his face just screams the injustice he felt!

Homeland was kept true to their high prices... a box of Caprisun was $3.00!

Stone enjoyed working the register!

Bubbles, bubbles and more bubbles! Whoever invented bubbles was genius! They are so fun!

A big bulk of the time in the fire station area was spent on the fire truck!

The three amigos!

Since it was such a beautiful day we got to play out side for a while! Piper and Stone enjoyed hanging upside down on the pirate ship!

They also had a life size maze! I am so glad noone was there because the kids kept running in circles... thankfully they were little enough to climb under the fence to get out!

A great picture of the little ones... love that it captures the blue sky and the winds of Oklahoma blowing!

Water Works... Stone is like a moth to the flame when it comes to water! He could have stayed there all day... thankfully I could bribe him away with a snack bar microwaved lunch! !

After lunch was potty break... of course after potty you must wash hands! Why is everyone clapping and touching their nose and not washing their hands???

We ended the day with a train ride! It was nice... we were the only ones on the train other than the conductor and the direction lady!

We had a great time and were blessed with nice weather and happy children! This place is definitely on the list as a return to in the near future... 1 hour really is not too far to drive for a day of fun!

Halloween Party

Stone wanted to host a halloween party at our house for a few of his friends. He invited Joe, Jake, Aedan, Kyla and Freedom! Some came in costume and some came as themselves. We had so much fun painting pumpkins and eating Mummy Dogs!

The Mummy Dogs! I think the adults liked them better then the kiddos!

Kyla really got into painting her pumpkin!

Peter Pan even came to join in on the fun as well!

Courage, the little cowgirl, got to put her fingerprints all over the pumpkin!

Jake the puppy showing off his artistic work!

Stone and Aedan hanging out and playing in Stones room... They are good buds and we are blessed for the boys to go to church and school together!

Stone and Freedom! Kind of scary with them both wielding weapons!

Stone's pumpkin... I really like how they turned out. I am so glad I opted for the fake pumpkins from Hobby Lobby, this way we can have it for many years and not worry about it rotting!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

One beautiful saturday in October we headed to the pumpkin patch with the Chan family!

The boys had a blast running, climbing and jumping! Little Courage loved seeing everything from her Daddy's shoulders!

Here is Stone with his pumpkin he choose soon after we arrived... we had to "hide" in under a wheel to insure it would it would still be there at the end of the day!

Stone got to drive a huge tractor... watch out FFA!

Stone tried his arm at some rings to hook a horn...

Ready

Set

GO!

Hooked it!

Lazing around on the hammock! A perfect way to enjoy the view!

Stone and Freedom loved climbing in the trees and on all the old tree trunks... these kids are 100% boy!

Happy Fall from the Lj's!

Super Stone

Stone loves to pretend and wear costumes... But what does every super hero need? His own cape! I found a pretty easy pattern online so I decided to try making him one. It turned out pretty good and he really enjoyed modeling it when it was all finished... it has a big "S" on the back... Stone says, "the "S" stands for Super Stone!"

Modeling his super hero pose!

Twirling around... it moves with the hero!

One last punch!

The cape is not perfect but he loved it just the same... he thanked me so many times last night and was so excited to have his very own cape!

A Busy Month

September was a crazy busy month for us! Here is a highlight of the big things that happened, of course there was a lot of fun activities in between!

Stone started Pre-K at Sonshine School! He loves his teachers and was so happy to be back at school with his friends!

Labor day weekend we got to see Aaron and Izumi and play with baby Celeste! She is such a cutie pie!

We hit the first praise and pizza of 2009-2010 with the international students and Stone was so happy to see ALoys!

We were invited to a TCK dinner with the OC students! The activity was to make a pizza that represented the country you are associated with ... we made an Anpanman face pizza!

Feeling a bit homesick we decided to hit Tokyo Sushi for dinner one night! It was delicious and recharged us to focus more clearly on our life here!

Stone and I took advantage of free Chick-fil-A one afternoon so yummy and notice which team he chose to support? Go Steelers!

Lj turned 35 this month... we enjoyed a park celebration with our Japan friends!

Stone and I along with some friends went to go see Thomas and Friends when he rolled into town! Stone had a blast (between the melt-downs)... this is so much fun and free if you chose not to ride the train!

The last weekend of September we headed to Dallas to see my aunt who was in town for a business trip. It was so nice to get away and see the sights of Dallas/Fort Worth.

We got to see the cattle herd in the Fort Worth Stockyards! The Stockyards were such a neat place!

While in Dallas we also got to hit the Dallas World Aquarium! Stone loved seeing all the fish. We had Ruth take our picture through one of the tanks... notice the background?! Is that a subliminal hint or what?

September was busy month but full of fun! We are looking forward to October... pumpkin patch, fall break, cooler weather, halloween!

International Biggest Loser

Two overweight guys, Lj Littlejohn & Jared Scism, one studying abroad in Japan, the other working with international students at OC wish to face off in the ultimate weight loss challenge!

Come and follow our progress and pledge $1, $5, $10, $25, $50 or $100 per pound lost. A dollar pledge per pound with a weight loss of 10 pounds would be would a total of $10. All proceeds will benefit a new scholarship for students at Oklahoma Christian University who wish to study abroad, but may have a financial hurdle preventing them of going on a opportunity of a lifetime!

For those interested in making a pledge or contribution, please email lj.littlejohn@oc.edu. Please indicate in your email which contestant you would like to support and if it is a per pound pledge or one time pledge.

The contestant with the most raised money will have the scholarship named in his honor.

The contestant with the largest percentage of body weight lost will be given the title, "International Biggest Loser".

A final "weigh-in" will take place and the Office of International Programs on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University on December 17th, 2009.

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God had a purpose...

10 years ago, as we stood by a young Japanese girls hospital bedside we could have never guessed the deep and meaningful relationship that God had in store for us. Over the years that young girl, Reiko, became like a daughter to us! We watched as she studied the Word and with persistence was allowed to become a Christian, she was there soon after Stone was born and when we tearfully returned to the states from Japan, we joyfully welcomed her as she began her studies at OC, and we now had the privilege to be part of the next stage of her life; her wedding. Lj had the honor of walking the bride down the aisle while I got to share with her many special moments of the week leading up to her big day. Reiko is very dear to us and it was such a pleasure to be so involved in her special day. It has been such a wonderful blessing and experience to watch her grow into such a beautiful christian woman.

Reiko and I hanging out before the wedding!

Reiko pinning a rose on Lj; he had the honor of walking her down the aisle!

High fives for the "kids".

A family shot before the wedding.

Family shot after the wedding with the newlyweds!

The big family shot; American family, Japanese family and the new in-laws!

Japan Connections!

Group pictures are a must for Japan... so of course there had to be one at Reiko's wedding. Everyone that had some sort of connection with Japan (AET, missionary, Study abroad) all got into a group picture. Lesley Proctor (proctorspics) did a great job capturing the moment!

Family

Fabulous Finds!

Looking for something to do this Saturday? Need a unique gift to send to a friend? Head to the Fabulous Finds Show to see some great projects and support local business!

Swimming Lessons!

Stone and his friend, Joe, took a few weeks of private swimming lessons together this summer! Stone really enjoyed the lessons and his teacher, Alyx, was wonderful with the boys! We sure hope Alyx will teach Stone again next year!

Stone really enjoys the steps of the pool!

Whoever invented the noodle is a rich man... Stone loves the noodle!

An underwater tea party!

Alyx and the boys!

Swim Little Fish Swim!

On the last day of classes, Alyx made blue frosted cupcakes and gave the boys each a sand bucket filled with fun stuff!

Blue Frosting= Blue Tongues!

Horton Hears a Who!

I got the game Horton Hears a Who! on deep discount after Christmas. I had originally bought the game as a gift but sent something else so I pulled out out for Stone on this semi- rainy day.

He was so excited to play it... look at the happy smile!

Stone is catching the clovers!

Even Daddy got in on the fun!

The face of victory... Stone won both games!

It is the simplest things that makes Stone happy... I love the simple joys of parenthood!