Gone fishing again

Sorry, I know this blog is supposed to be about Momoka but it seems like it has been more about me recently. I hope I can get back to regular posting soon because, well, I'm gone again and had to leave my girls behind. I am currently in Korea supporting exercise Key Resolve and will be here through 21 March. I'll then do a short swing back through Japan to Okinawa and Yokohama and then back to Hawaii. I sure miss my gals but at least on this trip I am not sleeping under the stars eating MRE's. A nice hotel, hot chow and showers and clean clothes tend to change your perspective a bit.

The purchase of cute Miki House clothes and Anpanman toys and videos will be the highlight of this trip to be sure.

I have included a couple of recent photos. Below is me waiting to board the C-2 to go down to Haiti. A Navy C-2 is kind of like a flying truck you can configure for passengers as well. We left from Naval Air Station Jacksonville for USS CARL VINSON. I got half my carrier quals done as we trapped on VINSON. Great experience. I got on an SH-60 next and flew in to the American Embassy where I started my little Caribbean vacation.



Yes, that's an Army uniform I am wearing. Since I am currently assigned to an Army unit I am authorized to wear the ACU per US Navy Uniform Regulations. The Navy has stopped supporting the CUU and no longer has a tactical uniform with the exception of the digi-smurf. Thankfully I was able to wear the ACU since the digi-smurf, aside from looking ridiculous, is a poor tactical uniform, is not well made and is not designed for hot, dusty environments.

After eating these and drinking bottles of hot water in Haiti it sure was nice to get back to CONUS and have a couple of these cold oat sodas.

Great to be back in the good ole' USA.

Momma and the baby did great while I was deployed. Momma sent me lots of pictures and little video clips of Momoka so I could keep up with what she was doing. I was downrange for almost a month and couldn't believe what my little gal was doing and what she had learned while I was gone. She became much more vocal, much more bossy, much more mobile and a heck of a lot pickier on what she'll eat now. Here's a picture of my gal's having a picnic at Ala Moana Beach Park.

Here's a couple shots of my gal. Hard to believe she will be 14 months old in a couple of days!

Eating some soba . . . . . .

She sure has gotten big! Go Momoka go!

When I get back from Korea I will post some more pictures and movies of Momoka. I sure hope she doesn't change too much while I am gone.