We're Back!

As Darrick wrote because of my great ideas I have that are quite often spur of the moment things, when I moved the computer into our reading room/living room I didn't know they Cable link was not strong enough out there. So I was left without Internet and a home phone for 3 days.



So many big things have happened!



1. Micah had his first soccer game on Saturday and he scored 3 goals!



2. After going with Margaret and Loretta to the Hale Koa on Friday and putting 3 car seats in the Jeep I learned that it is too small for 3 kids. They were sitting on top of each other and their seats were up against the doors. So yesterday I traded the Jeep in for a 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan!

I am super happy with it and all the extras it has!

3. We received a big packet in the mail from Buckner this week and the letter said, " We are thankful for your interest in Buckner's ministry! Your Buckner Preliminary Application has been received and it appears you meet Buckner's basic qualifications allowing you to move forward to begin the Home Study evaluation process"!!!!! We are so excited, thank you Lord.

4. We found out that in about 3 weeks my parents will be making their 3rd visit to Hawaii to see us!

In other news Darrick is still in San Diego. Micah's other top front tooth is pretty loose now too! Jacob is becoming quite a good artist and draws me many pictures.

Out of touch for a few days

Hello everyone
Jenn asked me to get online and let everyone know that she would not be able to get online until Wednesday. She moved the computer out of the back room and into the reading room but the cable connection in there is weak and the cable company can't send a tech until Wednesday. She will probably write then.
Darrick

Goodbye tooth #3!

Tonight while we were eating dinner Micah bit into his cheeseburger and said it hurt. He opened his mouth a little and I could see his tooth just dangling there. I told him not to chew anymore because I was afraid he would swallow it. I barely touched it and it fell into my hand. I think he looks so cute! At bedtime tonight he put his tooth under his pillow in our special tooth fairy box. He said that he wanted to get money from the tooth fairy but he also wanted to keep his tooth. He started crying because he didn't know what to do. I broke down and told him the truth about the tooth fairy,he didn't seem to mind too much-but he was super excited that he could get money and keep his tooth!

Last weekend of winter break

This is our last weekend of winter break-Tuesday we go back to school. We had about 4 weeks off since we are on a year round school calendar. Everything will pretty much be the same for Micah except that he will start Japanese. We are so use to the schools in California where Spanish is always taught but here where there is a huge Asian culture they teach Japanese. Miss Jackie who took care of Jacob is no longer doing daycare so we asked our friend Jennifer Homesley to watch Jacob for us. It will be super convient because she lives in the house right behind ours. I will still be working, helping out with Math, in the 3rd and 5th grade classes.

Friday night Darrick stood his first duty (24 hours on the ship) on the USS Lake Erie.

I got one of my big ideas that I wanted to redo our entire playroom. So I spent Friday taking everything out of the playroom and into the dining room. There was a lot of small dead cockroaches behind the furniture which was gross. Then Saturday and some of the afternoon on Sunday I went through the toys and cleaned and reorganized and put things back. We made half of the room with a rug, pillows and two bookshelves for all of my children's books and educational games and puzzles. Also the computer is there. Then on the other half is the toy box and the boys toys. I am really happy with how it turned out.

We Love the Dentist

I know that is not what most people say about the dentist but when three out of four people in your family go to he dentist and their are no issues it is easy to love the dentist. Today Jenn and the boys had dentist appointments and no cavities. Jenn said that the boys did a great job and were not scared at all. The boys were happy to get new tooth brushes and tooth paste.

Today was my first day on the USS Lake Erie with the entire crew there. It was a pretty long but good day. We are going through a lot of inspections now to make sure we are ready for deployment soon. Yep, another deployment not even a year later. I guess all I can say is "that's what we do." But I was thinking about people who have a hard time after a week of being away from home. Like when you watch Survivor and they are crying after a week that they miss their family. Good thing they are not in the military! I don't know where that came from but I do think that they need to suck it up sometimes.

Tonight Jenn is filling out paper work for the adoption so please continue to pray for us and the little girl God has planned for us.

Darrick

More Photos

Happy New Year!

Happy 2007 Everyone from the Hays family! We had fun celebrating on New Year's Eve with the neighborhood gang. We had so many fireworks between the neighbors we were ready for a spectacular show. We got to set off quite a few and so did the rest of the people in housing before the security guy came around and said we couldn't do fireworks.

We are excited to see what this year will hold for each one of us and our family. In August Darrick and I will celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversay. We also hope to adopt a daughter this year. As for personal goals Jacob said he would like to ride a bike without training wheels, Micah would like to buy a pirate ship (that is honestly what he said)! Darrick would like to read through the New Testament and memorize one new Bible Verse a month. And we both would like to eat healthier and get back in shape.

New Year's Day we relaxed and then in the evening went to celebrate our friend Nadine's birthday and to meet their 1 month old son-Noahkai. He is so cute and I got lots of time to cuddle him. Micah even asked to feed him his bottle and then rocked him to sleep.