We're Here!

Last night I saw the most beautiful sunset I think I've ever seen. Again, the pictures just don't do it justice. There really is no more beautiful site anywhere than the sunsets in Saipan...amazing!!
J. Ward and I went snorkeling this morning. We got a good work-out and saw some beautiful coral and lots and lots of baby fish. One even decided to have a taste of my finger! (I must not have been too appealing because, thankfully, he didn't come back for more!) It really was like being on another planet. The corals were pink, purple, neon green, and neon orange. I wish I had an underwater camera with me. And there were a lot of the most beautiful bright blue star fish I've ever seen. They like to wrap themselves around the coral!


We arrived in Saipan Thursday night, settled into our room, and got a good nights sleep. We had a very peaceful breakfast the next morning and walked along the beach. What a way to start the day!! The Flame trees are in bloom now and they are the most beautiful, vibrant orange! You look across the road and see them dotting the hillsides everywhere. I'm including a couple of pictures but they don't do the trees justice. So far, that's the only difference I've noticed since we were here last time. The Flame trees weren't in bloom in February.


Here is a picture of Heather...happy to be on the airplane!!

Well, that's about it for now. Can't wait for the other kids to get here!!!!

Heading Back to Paradise!

Well, we are on our way back to Saipan. We are currently in Houston on an overnight layover. We leave tomorrow morning for Guam via Hawaii. I know, it's a rough life! Too bad our overnight layover isn't in Honolulu! We have spent a relaxing evening at the hotel and are just preparing to call it a night.

I'll post pictures after we arrive in Saipan (which won't be for another 32 hours or so!) and I have a chance to take some.

Can't wait for the rest of the family to join us!!

Update

Well, I can't believe I haven't updated this for the last three months. I'm just not the greatest of bloggers I guess. But, considering the fact that this has no "registered followers" it probably doesn't matter anyway!

After returning from our wonderful Saipan adventure life has settled into a comfortable routine. Heather is back in school, for another day at least. School ends this week and summer will officially begin!

The most exciting news from the Moody's is that Alan received his mission call to Seattle, Washington! We are so proud of his dedication and preparation. He will be going into the MTC on August 19th. We've already done all the shopping and got him all outfitted, that was fun!

He was able to go through the Mt. Timpanogas Temple last Saturday. What a blessing it is to be able to participate in such a wonderful occassion with such fantastic family members!! I have to be the most blessed Mom there is!

The next most exciting news is that we are getting ready to head back to Saipan for the summer. J.Ward, Heather, and I will be leaving on June 23rd and returning on August 7th. The best part is that the rest of the family will get to come too!!! Stephen, Jeanette, Aaron, Emily, Mike and Andrew will all be flying over at various times to spend a couple of weeks with us in tropical paradise! I think we will have 3 or 4 days when everyone will overlap and be there all at once. I am excited that we can share this adventure with the rest of the family and very grateful for this great opportunity!

I am going to try to get better at updating this blog, for those who may be interested. Maybe I'll even try to get some pictures posted soon!