Since Becky seems to have abandoned the blog I will fill you in with an update. Monday I had the day off because the General is a football fan and the Superbowl is broadcast here on Monday morning. Becky and I saw it as a good opportunity to take off without the kids, since they all still had school. We went to a little island between here and Hiroshima called MiyaJima.

We had a great time without the kids. I must admit that I am glad we completed our family at a relatively young age. We should still be young enough to see and do a lot when they are out of the house. It will make the pain now definitely worth it later.

Tonight the girls had a basketball game. They do a great job hustling, which is my only demand of them (and I do demand it). They work their tales off chasing down the loose rebounds and playing tough defense. The coach has them in the game at different times, and has both of them play quite a bit of point-guard. That kind of surprises me because I haven't really worked on any skills with them, it is purely a result of their natural athletic ability. Sarah really surprises me because she seems to have a knack for knowing where to be on the court and how to handle the ball. In many ways she reminds me of her great-grandmother (Sarah), and my grandma used to always tell me that she could hoop it up back in the day. Maybe that is where she gets it.

The boys are doing well. Today is Luke's 6 month birthday. He is growing like a weed and eating solid foods. We can't seem to shovel it down him fast enough. We got his passport today, so the Hawaii trip should be right around the corner.