BIRMINGHAM FAMILY VACATION 2009

OK, I have not updated the blog in a while, but then again the rest of my family has been gone! They left for Manila on June 16th. I joined them in Manila on July 5th and we all left for Texas on July 8th. We left Texas on July 25th for Manila. I spent one day in Manila then left back to Saipan. The family stayed another week and came back on Saturday, August 1st. Clark and Amaris started school (Grace Christian Academy) on Monday, August 3rd. They only spent two weeks on Saipan after school was let out and one week of that they had Vacation Bible School. The breakdown of our Trip:
Mark: Gone from Saipan 24 Days
Family: Gone from Saipan 45 Days
Flew in eleven different planes for a total of 46 hours in planes (including two 14 hour flights). Drove over 2500 miles in cars. The family stayed in six different Hotels for a total of nine different locations. Highlights of the trip include:
* Manila Ocean Park
* Dora the Explorer live show in Nokia Theater (Dallas Area)
* Six Flags over Texas
and, of course, seeing family. There is lots more and lots of pictures. Video will come soon, but it takes a while to upload to YouTube. We had a great time and hope to come back soon.

Going to the Cliffs, Washing Dishes, and Stuff

We went up the Cliffs...again. We like it up there. We flew the kite and the kids had doughnuts. I had a sandwich. Clark also did his skates and we played kickball. All in all a good time.
Check out the video of Amaris giving Mommie at neck massage and helping was dishes. Every time mommie washes she gets her stool and starts to help.

All Kinds of Stuff

I have been a bit remiss about updating the blog. Actually, only missed about a month, but when you have a 4 and 7 year old, a month is a long time! Here are some things in order: Wennie roast at Pala Pala, Doris helping at GCA, Clark and Amaris playing Candyland, Clarks Science Fair project, AMARIS (one name), Fun at the Cliffs

Grace Christian Academy Spring Production

Clark and Amaris had their Spring Production. Here are the pictures and video.

Happy 7th Birthday Clark!

We celebrated Clark's 7th Birthday with his 1st Grade classmates at GCA. He got a new pair of inline skates. We had double choclate Oreo cake and ice cream. They all had a good time. He also got a water gun and more cake! The "Superman" ad was seen on channel 41 on MCV.