CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!

THE KINGS WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!! After a long season of being pregnant and living overseas with a toddler, everything is worth it when your team wins.....This is David's third championship (just to toot his horn a little) and it is still just as sweet EVERY.SINGLE.TIME. I had a perma-grin for a week, until the first contraction started.  I was so proud of him and the Kings for pulling through and winning. It is such an awesome feeling! I was able to watch the game at the same sports bar and was yelling and hopping around even more. I got a babysitter for Preston, so I could really concentrate on the game. It was a stressful two hours and I was a ball of nerves. It is hard to imagine training from September 1st for a two hour game 9 months later. Everything really hinges on those 120 minutes! After the game, my friends who were with me, took me to frozen yogurt, since I couldn't partake in any drinking festivities. I enjoyed that treat while I waited for a call from D.

 Chiaki and I and my HUGE belly!

David shooting free throws 

Hopping around like a big flea

CHAMPIONS!!!!!

With their bright new orange CHAMPION hats!

Tokyo!!!! The FINALS!

David's team headed to Tokyo for another round of playoffs and then, the CHAMPIONSHIP match! Whoop, whoop..GGGGOOOOO Kings! I was not able to go due to the fact that I was about to go into labor at any second. Looking back, I am sure it was better that I stayed home..All of the walking and the excitement of winning would have probably done the trick..This was the first trip to Tokyo that I missed. I even took little man at 6 weeks old when Osaka made it to the finals in 2010...boooooo!!!! A sports bar that the players frequented a lot bought a special satellite and package just to broadcast the game for me. They were able to hook it up to their projector screen, which made it seem even more exciting. I am sure everyone at the bar was wondering why a lady who was very, very pregnant with a toddler on her hip was in a bar..It didn't help that I was yelling at the screen and jumping around like a large flea.

Kyoto (ironically) vs. Kings

David at the free throw line 

The final score...Heading to the Championship Match tomorrow!!!!!

Toiguchi Beach

We decided to take a little trip to Toiguchi Beach. It is one of the most picturesque places in Okinawa and has a really fun roller slide to boot. Preston got to practice riding his new bike, wade in the water, and play on the playground. 

Daddy and little man

 Living it up on the roller slide

 So happy!

Soon to be family of 4

Playoffs!

 Second Round of Playoffs (first round for the Kings)

Since the Kings ended the regular season in first place in their conference, they had a bi-week during the first round of playoffs. They also got home court advantaged for the second round, which as everyone knows, coming to Okinawa during playoffs sucks because the fans are the best in the league!

A packed stadium

 Dee and I pre-game 

YEEEAAHHH...We beat Shiga!!! On to Tokyo!

Dragon Boat Races

We went to the Dragon Boat Races today that were held in Naha. This is a cultural tradition in Japan and occurs every year during Golden Week (which is a number of special holidays all strung together), which is going on right now. Basically, the whole country shuts down for a number of days and everyone travels and celebrates. Ironic as it may be, in 2005, David and I vacationed in Okinawa during Golden Week and now we live here :). We weren't able to make it to the boat races during that trip, so I was adamant about going today, even though David reminded me 1,000 times that he HATES festivals (Thank you Gilroy...I actually hate festivals too, but this was an exception). That time the championship game had already happened and we were planning on heading home not too much longer after that...I wish that were the case now! Literally, everything in Osaka was closed...Banks, grocery stores, exchange places...Everyone went to Okinawa to relax! Today was the final day of all the festivities and it is called Children's Day/Boys' Day. There was a huge carnival (think fair) at the port while the boat races were going on. We were up and at 'em at 5:45am this morning (Thank you Scarlett AND Preston) so we got there just as everything was starting which was nice. It was hot but it got hotter and we found parking nearby and fast...One good thing about waking with the sun...The early bird gets the worm. Preston rode the train ride, we had a corn dog the size of David's head, a snow cone the size of his head, and a huge bag of cotton candy. It was fun! As a side note, this weekend is round 1 of playoffs...David's team has a bye weekend, hence no work today. Good luck to all the teams...We will find out who David's team plays on Sunday.

 Soooo tall!!

 Two peas in a pod

 Dragon Boat

 Just the "4" of us

 35 weeks

 Big man on campus

 Loving mama's snow cone

Dragon Boat

Scarlet...

Our temporary baby...We were able to foster another puppy. She was a sweetheart and Preston loved her.

Dr. Suess!!

One of my girlfriends offered to throw me a baby shower, which was beyond-belief kind. I couldn't believe it when she messaged me about it! She did the whole thing in a Dr. Seuss theme which was so cute! We had games, good food, and awesome company, which equals a great party. Also, she requested that everyone bring a book by Dr. Seuss for baby P, which I absolutely loved because reading is one of my favorite pastimes.  If there is anything that I would love to pass on to my children would be my love of books...It was so fitting.