Bios on the Hill

Welp with our last year in Okinawa coming up I'm determined to see all this island has to offer before we leave.  Plus getting out of the house and breathing in some fresh air every once in awhile doesn't hurt.  Oki is small, but beautiful and has so much to do.  So this weekend Bios on the Hill was on the agenda.

I wasn't sure what this place was.  When we first got here back in 2010, I collected a bunch of pamphlets of things to do and this was one of them.

This place was SUPER pretty!  Only 20 min from our house.  This place is famous for their orchids and it smelled so nice!  Just walking in the entrance the aroma was intense. In a good way!  It was kind of like a really pretty park.  We paid to get in and paid for the boat ride.  Unfortunately the boat ride was in Japanese and we couldn't understand anything.  Mills had a good time and it put Nono to sleep so I was happy with it.  Then we played with the animals there.  There were goats and pigs.  You could actually feed the goats and walk them.  Mills had a great time feeding them.  We tried to talk them, but they were a lil too strong for her.  She was just happy to feed them carrots!  There was also an awesome playground with these huge swings.  Mills and her dad explored while Nono and I enjoyed a nice bench and he ate his afternoon lunch.  All in all a really pretty place.  We'll be back in the summer when the lilies are in bloom and we'll pack a lunch for a picnic!

On the boat tour

Water Buffalo

Ended the day with some ice cream!

On a side note>>>

{I'm in disbelief that it's already Thanksgiving next week!!!!!!!!}

{I need to make our Christmas cards ASAP}

{I need to buy the kid Christmas outfits}

Opps I did it again!

I'm the worst at updating this blog!  Things have just been so nuts lately!  October was the busiest moth and it got me all types of discombobulated! So here is my rundown of October!

My brother and sister came to visit us in Okinawa!!!!  They came for a week to chill!  The day after they arrived in Oki we got another typhoon.  I briefed them about typhoons, just stay inside, have an adult beverage (or 2), watch some movies, eat some junk food, watch the rain, listen to the wind, and it will all be over in a day.  Boy was I WRONG!  The typhoon that hit us was the strongest one this season, we even lost power a couple times and that never happens.  People all over the island hat lots of damage and went without power for days.  Luckily we just were a lil spooked and had some cabin fever, we were stuck in the house for 2 days.  I felt horrible that their vacay started off so terrible.  Well then we went to Okuma for a couple days. It was very pretty there, but it wasn't that hot and the water was really rough.  But we had a good time hanging and eating.  We showed them a few things on the island and then it was already time for them to go.  It was a short trip, but I'm thankful they got to come out and visit.  Visitors always stress me out, but I love having them over.

My sister and I at Okuma

My Brother and I at Okuma

Then mid-October Morgan went to Hawaii for a week.  It was just me and the kids.  We were kind of winding down from our recent visit and getting ready for out trip to Thailand!  It was a very very long week.

Late October we went to Thailand for a week!  It was the first time we all went on a vacay together!  It was our first official trip, it was the longest we ever took and the most exotic place.  WE HAD A BLAST!!!  We went to Phuket and Bangkok.  Lots of people seemed weary about us going to Thailand with Nono since he was only 4 months, but I always said that having kids wasn't going to slow us down, anyways he did AWESOME!  Maybe I just have great kids, but traveling doesn't worry me and we plan on taking many more trip!  I will write a better post of our trip to Thailand later.

at the Airport in Bangkok

Lastly when we got back from Thailand it was Halloween!  Amelia was Bat Girl (her request) and Nolan was Robin (we thought it would be cute).  Morgan got in the spirit too and wore a Batman shirt.  Unfortunately it  was rainy here, but we got with some friends and were able to trick or treat in the towers!

The clan

Trick or Treat

Batman & Robin

That's my October round up, hopefully I'll do better with the rest of the year. 

On a side note>>>

{Holiday season is in full swing, Thanksgiving is next week!  I haven't even gone to the grocery store yet!!!}

{We are already done Christmas shopping for the kids!  Got it done in October! Go US}

{I'm annoyed of all the people on FB posting their political views!}