Outrigger at Sunset

 

Salt water pools

Hafa Adai

Spring Equinox Sunset

 

Rya D with Cocos Island in the background. 

Good Morning Sunshine

#withlovefromguam

Waterpark with Buddies

 

Currier with his buddies after a long day of waterpark fun. 

Our Spot

 

Currier and I wake up early every single morning and come to our little local beach to let the dogs run around while we collect shells and coral. These are precious moments. 

Girl Scout Cookies

 

Come and get your cookies. Come and get em!

Christmas in Guam

 

Christmas Lights

It's no James Island Holiday Festival of Lights but it'll do for our tiny island and simple life here on Guam. 

Coffee with a View

 

After I drop the kids at school in the morning, I like stopping at this spot to finish my iced coffee. 

Rya's 2nd Grade School Photo

Currier's 5th Grade School Photo

From Our Driveway

 

Lola, she was a showgirl! 

Paradise

 

Sometimes all the litter, the overwhelming stray animal problem and the lack of convenience on this tiny island gets me down but this view though! ❤️

Man O' War

 

Rya got stung by a man o' war (floating terror) at the beach today and none of us could produce pee to help kill the venomous sting. Poor kid had to suck it up until we got home and remedied with a baking soda paste. 

Giant Gingerbread

Kicked off our Christmas advent activities with a visit to a life-sized gingerbread house made of 400 sheets of gingerbread and 800 pounds of icing in the Hyatt lobby.  The kids were completely unimpressed since they weren't allowed to touch or taste. 

Private Island

 

Today we swam out to this mini island off the coast. On the other side of this rock were some good waves that nearly killed us all. Every one of us got coral burn. This photo made it worth it. Sort of.

Nadia's Visit

 My Sicilian friend (She also lived in Charleston when we did and now she lives in Japan so our friendship has spanned 3 different continents!) is visiting Guam this week (Hooray for our first house guest!) to take the test to become a U.S. Citizen despite my constant questioning, "Even with the 2016 shit show of an election, are you absolutely sure you want to become an American?"  

Early Scuba Lessons

Trent started teaching Rya how to Scuba dive. She still has a few years until she's old enough to get certified but it's never too early to start learning.