January 2010

Happy New Year from Okinawa! We rang in the new year in style with the neighbors. Of course we had a tent...like we do for every neighborhood party. This night it got down in the 50's. We saw hats, gloves, fleeces, etc. In our defense it was really windy that night. The month of January was relatively uneventful in the Duensing household. The weather was all over he place. We had some wonderful days (especially by Missouri standards). We also had stretches of days where we didn't see the sunshine. Trust us...with the humidity over here when it is windy, rainy and only in the 60's it can feel downright cold. We have a few photos from the month. Most are of Ellie. We hope you enjoy.

Above are some photos of our New Year's party...see the coats!

Below is an example of the nice weather we saw...This is Ellie in our backyard.

Below is Ellie at her 5 month bath...believe it or not we do bathe her a bit more often than that!

And here is Ellie demonstrating her first love...

Ah...Ellie's first visit to the park!

Ellie's cardigan was knited by Katie's aunt Margeret for Katie when she was this age.

For what we paid...Ellie better enjoy her crib!

Not just her first love...her only love.

This is a view of Cape Zanpa...one of our warmer January days.

More at Cape Zanpa...fellow Jayhawks getting ready for conference play.

Below you see Ellie and Maddi getting ready for American Idol premiere!

Below is Ellie's first slumber party...this is our neighbor Karly Albaral. We were babysitting...Karly's dad arrived back in Okinawa late that night from Iraq...it was great to see her face when he came over the next morning.

And that's it folks...Like I mentioned...didn't do much in January. No photos, but Will did get a chance to catch his first tuna at the end of the month...nothing like cutting it up and eating it raw when you know it was swimming hours before!

We will see you all next month.