Aubrey is 5!!!!!

Today Aubrey Lynn turned FIVE years old. I am still in shock. I look at these pictures and don't understand how and when she got so big! Even though her only birthday wish didn't come true (wanted Daddy to be home) we had a great day together. Aubrey woke up to a room full of balloons and then we ate heart shaped pancakes at her request:) We opened a few small presents (she got a bike when Daddy was home) and then headed to a new park in Zushi right outside of our base. The park was tons of fun and we stayed WAY later than I expected. I forgot my cell phone though so I don't have any pictures. The girls played so hard they needed baths immediately when we came home! Anyways, the day ended with a pizza party while watching Frozen and ice cream birthday cake!

Birthday Breakfast

Ice cream cake!

Happy Birthday Aubrey! You are an incredible little girl that blesses our lives immensely! I am impressed daily how you adjust to new situations and make friends everywhere you turn. You make everything more fun! You take such good care of your sissy and she looks up to you so much already. We love watching you grow but could you slow down a little?  We love you so much!

Zushi Beach

We live really close to Zushi beach. Its about 2.5 miles from our doorstep. Nate and I ran there one afternoon with the girls in the jogging stroller. I forgot how much we love the beach, we had a fun evening jumping over waves and making footprints in the sand.

Then my friend and I took the kids after the Daddy's went out to sea. They were having a film festival on the beach, the set up was phenomenal inside! The kids had a blast playing together and dancing to the Caribbean music that was playing. We couldn't get them to leave!

Disney fail

So before Nate went out to sea again we planned to take the girls to Tokyo Disney for their birthdays. We were all very excited, we have never done anything Disney and were really looking forward to it as a family! Sadly when we woke up at our hotel in Tokyo it was pouring buckets outside and we made the decision to go to plan B because we live so close and can do Disney another time.  Our rain plan was to take the girls to Hello Kitty Land (aka Sanrio Puroland) because it is all indoors. Let me tell you, the girls LOVED it! Nate and I on the other hand enjoyed watching them having fun but it was a bit too much for us. Anyways, it ended up being a great day and here are a few pics to prove it:)

Oh and the night before we took the girls to a Fishing Themed restaurant in Tokyo. We fished for our dinner! But ended up ordering from the menu because its nearly impossible to catch anything! Daddy finally got a shrimp at the end of the night and we had the chef tempura fry it for us. It was a fun experience!