Al has made friends with a Samoan man who has lived her for 20 years. He owns a CLEAN tatoo parlor and Al and Seth the other adopting dad went today to cover up the tatoos they got when they were 18. Goodbye old tatoo, hello new Marshallese tatoo. I was very tempted to get one too- he does a great job and is a lot cheaper than in the US, but I am holdling my friends Joanne to her promise that we would go get new tatoos soon. Today was the last day we could get tatoos while we are here since John is leaving on Thur for Phonpei for the Micronesian games- he is competing in spear fishing!
Getting supplies- Al has to carry 5 gallon jugs of water from the Do it Best down the road. Filtered water is cheap here...$1 for 5 gallons.
The kids love to sit around at night and tell ghost stories. Emmitt is on a Ghost Busters movie kick and Nolan lines them all up and tells them stories.
Beach Beach and more beach. Here are some pics of our Tuesday trip to Laura beach at the end of the island. We have gone to Laura twice, We are going on our 2nd trip to Eneko island tomorrow and we have played countless hours on the small beach at our hotel.
Hazel feeling the breeze in her crazy hair.
Eating our picnic lunch at Laura Beach. Johnsonville Summer Sausage sandwiches, with some applesauce and Pringles. Oh how I long for a brat.
"Parties" as Emmitt calls them. I got a glow in the dark ring toss game. We turn the lights off at night and play ring toss. Tonight we watched a movie like every other night and made smores. Have I mentioned these kids are spoiled? We tried to play the ring toss outside tonight on some grass by our hotel to watch the sunset- but when were were setting up Gretta stepped in a fire ant hill and started screaming..she had about a dozen little bites on her feet. She is doing ok after calming down. I think they heard her scream 2 islands over!
Today we tried to go to a clam farm that grows giant claims and coral for aquariums but could not find it. So we ended up at the museum here. Off to an island tomorrow so hopefully we will have some more fun island pics!
Denise, EVERYONE loves your posts! Some people are not able to log onto your blog or did not get your email invite...I hope you don't mind, I have been copying your blog to a WORD doc and sending it out, as well as printing the blog daily and posting it on the wall outside my cube...my wall is now filled...today move on to John's wall! By the time you get back, we will be on to Jamie's wall. Enjoy EVERY minute in paradise! Can't wait for you all to be back. (Oh, and you don't HAVE to wait for me to get a tatoo!!!!!) Love you all and miss you!!!!!
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