FHP Surprise Baby Shower

Our awesome coworkers threw us a surprise baby shower on Sunday night after work. It was a blast. They were so kind and thoughtful. Dixie is now 35 weeks and we are reaching the home stretch. Here we go!!

It Never Gets Old

Just a few more fun manta pics. Today was another great Sabbath morning manta snorkel. Ken and Crystal were visiting from Saipan and got to see the mantas of Guam for the first time. Awesome.

Taiwan

Fengyuan train station

Dumb and dumber

Hans and Maggie

Ready to hike

The biggest hornet we have ever seen 3 inches long!

Hot springs massage

Sun Moon lake

Hans's friend Cody

Taipei 101

Chiang Kai-shek memorial

I had a great time in Taiwan last week visiting my brother Hans. It was great to see where he lives and meet his friends. We spent a couple of days adventuring all over and had many good times. He never ceases to amaze me with language skills as he was conversational with everyone in Mandarin. The highlight was a mountain hike amongst beautiful butterflys followed by a dip in the hot springs. No more travel now til the little one comes.

7 Weeks til Baby!!

Well, we are seven weeks give or take from welcoming our new son to our island home and we cannot wait. Heres to enjoying another beautiful sunset-Guam style.

Rough Life- More Mantas

Gordon and Kay- Happy Anniversayr #26

Early this am, we tried for another run at the mantas. Today, there were at least 12 of them. It was awesome watching them feed on all of the plankton. Mike went with us and we happened to run into our good friends Gordon and Kay who were celebrating their 26th wedding anniversary. Snorkeling with mantas for the first time is a great anniversary in our book. We stopped to check out the pretty colors and flame tree across the street on the way back. It is so amazing to have such gorgeous Manta rays in our back yard.

Happy Sabbath

Birthday boy Mike and Larae

Picnic on the beach-Micah and Tyler below

We had a fantastic Sabbath today. It started with a 5:30 am snorkel with 6 mantas. It was our best experience underwater ever and here 10 minutes from our home on Guam. Mike, Larae, Chad, and Sho went with us. We spent the afternoon chilling at Ratidian beach. An awesome day!!!

Anilao Dive Weekend

Club O

Mantis Shrimp

Oscelated Blue Ring Ocopus-ring under neck

Armina nudibranch

Mimic Octopus

Sawblade shrimp

Stargazer-find of the trip and yes Crystal ALIVE!!

Chromodoris roboi

Talk about a big mouth-Frogee yawning

Beautiful cowrie

Crinoid colors

Chad and I headed to Anilao, Phillipines for two days of diving this weekend. The diving was off the hook. We saw 25 new species of nudibranchs. Ridiculous. The dive guide was our best ever. A great and rewarding weekend. Now back to work.