Would That I Could Have My Daughter's Life

I know... "Would that I could..." that's a real expression, right? It doesn't seem like it's current. Possibly some kind of Shakespearean quote, but there it is. I AM JEALOUS OF MY KID.

She snorkels.
She swims.
She runs amok with not one, but TWO boyfriends.
She spends 100¥ coins happily after losing teeth and buys toys that are worth oh so much more than 100¥ of fun.
She takes a Cessna flight around the island.
(insert at least 50 more things here that anyone would be jealous of)
She paints shiisa (at a recent trip to Murasaki Mura):

(She's smiling like her new shiisa in this one - since her mouth is shut, she's a girl shiisa - I know, didn't make sense to me either - but something about holding on to the good spirits and not letting go.)
She goes to the beach with said boyfriends....
Oh that? Around her neck? Yeah - that's a life jacket. Because after this, she went TUBING BEHIND THE NEATHERYS' JET SKI.


Yeah. Exactly. Next time I'm donning my suit & such and going with 'em. She was SO excited when she got in, but after the experience she wasn't thrilled about it - I hadn't taken into account the amount of salt water spray, and we'll need to remember some goggles next time. She was scared of going fast because of that. She rode back in with Derek on the jet ski, and that seemed better - though loud & fast. She'll get used to it. And promptly become addicted.

I have lots of amazing shots from Kadena Marina that day, but this one of the kids is just awesome. She's one lucky kid. For so many reasons.
SOOOOOOoooo many pictures I'm going through to share with you. But I'm also working on a project. A big one. More info soon. But the hint is that all this equipment and effort might actually end up working for me here soon. We shall see. Another thanks to all the supportive and willing participants in front of my camera!