Guammin' It

Notice their feet are in the water and they are still smiling.  Water temp is 86.

We arrived!  It has been crazy for the last few weeks. At one point, I thought we were never going to find a house and car.  Staying in a (small) hotel with five kids and loads of luggage stacked everywhere got old quick.  To make matters worse, there were lots of Marines arriving on Guam and hotel rooms were hard to come by.   After a few days, we had to move to a smaller room and even more interesting arrangement.  We went from eating fast food less than once a year to surviving on it for two weeks with some microwave meals mixed in.  Out of desperation, the original list of requirements we had for house, were abandoned for any place we could call home.  Finally, it was the third house on our list that panned out (#1 had a pool and 5 bedrooms, #2 was ON the beach, #3 was available).

Hotel Living

Some of us are always happy, even living in a hotel.

Addie took to snorkeling no problem!

Moving day is pretty easy when all you have is a few suitcases.  Now that we are settled and have WiFi, school is in session.  We haven't gotten to enjoy the island much yet, but are looking forward to it.  Everyone was excited to try snorkeling, by the time we bought gear for everyone and got suited up, we didn't have much time before it got dark.  The sun sets here about 6:30 year round. There are beautiful beaches, plentiful palm trees and interesting things to get used to at every turn.  I'll post pictures as we explore.  Stay tuned...

Dinner on our deck, ocean is in view.