Sunday, August 28, 2011

Summer 2011 - June

This is the first installment of a three-part, award-winning series on the Summer 2011 adventures of the Dalpias family. In this episode Holly and the kids travel from Okinawa to a magical land of extended family, long-lost friends, and food...

Goodbye Oki and Daddy
Hello to an awful twenty hours of flying alone with three wonderful children.




Visit with Great Grandma and Grandpa Stewart
Holly and the kids felt so blessed to be able to have one last visit with Grandpa. We sure do love you Grandpa, and you will be missed!




Happy 40th Sister Tammie!






Visit with Grandma Linda and Grandpa Allan to Sunridge Lot 192





"Chicks on the Run" in the Ragnar Relay
Holly had a lot of fun doing a race with all of her sisters and some friends as well.



Mission Impossible with Great Grandma Prince
Great Grandma Prince came out of school teacher retirement to try and teach McCall the alphabet. She deserves teacher of the year for 2011, because it almost worked.







St. George Trip with Grandpa Jay and Pat
Juniper and Denver really loved the Observation Point hike day with Grandpa. McCall had a blast sleeping in, and going to lunch with Grandma.




Porch Sitting at Grandma Susan's
Thank you so much Grandma Susan for letting us crash at your place all summer!



Visiting Great Grandma Dalpias

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Typhoon Muifa

Having already experienced a couple typhoons here in Okinawa, I thought I knew what typhoons were like -- and then came Typhoon Muifa...

Typhoon Muifa Stats
Rainfall Total at Kadena Air Base - 42 inches
Maximum Wind Speed at Kadena Air Base - 97 mph
Number of Hours in Lockdown - 52
Number of Movies watched - 9
Number of Wives Whom I Miss Deeply - 1