Next Stop Chicago

Chicago it is! We are very excited. We will be a 5 hour drive to Josh's parents and a direct 2 1/2 hour flight to my family. That totally beats the 21 hours it currently takes to get home. We are set to move next summer, most likely the beginning of August. So anyone thinking about making a trip to Japan, you have 6 months baby!

Hawaii

Our family spent 3 weeks in Hawaii so a pediatric surgeon could remove a soft tissue sarcoma from Brand's thigh. We were sent to Hawaii because Okinawa doesn't have a pediatric surgeon or oncologist. The surgery went well and Brand is doing fantastic! Now we just wait and see if it grows back.

We stayed at the Hale Koa, a really nice military resort right on Waikiki Beach. It was about 20 minutes from Trippler Army hospital. Most of the trip was spent at the hospital and recovering at the hotel. As you can imagine it was a very stressful trip. We tried to make it feel as much like a vacation as possible. Here are a few pics from our trip.