Legacy House Christmas dinner

Anyone interested in going be sure to RSVP...I'm sure Dad would enjoy going..

We Are Thanksful for Our Family!

Sorry some of these aren't the greatest photos. Those flourescent lights in the room at Legacy were not getting along too well with my camera flash. I did do some spot editing to try to remove Dad's bruise the best I could. I really need a Speedlite flash for these kinds of things!

Willey Stuff...........

Question: How many diet Cokes does it take to have a sleepover with 4 kids...ages 4-6 years:) Fun cousin time !!
Paige stayed at the other Grandma's with her Mom.....she sure is growing, but not sure about all these strangers.
This is the annual "shop til you drop". We all had a fun time in Park City this past weekend. Some spent more $ than others!
Kara had a Birthday....I guess #30 was hard on all of them! (they will kill me when they see this on the blog)....just remember girls I love you the most!

Does Anyone Want an Oak Dining Room Table?

I got a new high table and chairs for my kitchen and would love to give someone in the family my old table if they could use it. Here is the table if you can't remember it. It's oak, stained kind of a medium color. There is also a leaf, which turns the table into an oval shape that can seat 6-8 people. I just had two white chairs with it in my kitchen, but I'm keeping the chairs to use on the covered deck. I think it would look cute with colored chairs to match your kitchen, or white. If anyone can use it, send me an e-mail at kalynskitchen (at) comcast (dot) net.

Here is the new table and chairs, which comes on Wednesday! (I only got 4 chairs, and my chairs are criss-cross in the back instead of just slats like that photo.)

Okinawa Food

So I am doing well in Japan, it's pretty crazy culture but i love it so far. I am learning a lot about my job and about a cool culture. Hope everyone and everything is good back home. Its cooled won her and now is only 75 degrees during the day, with only 70 percent humidity

This is the restroom sign at the beach, crazy how that symbol is a sound not a letter or word

Typical vending machines in Japan. And for those Dew drinkers, no Mtn. Dew does not taste the same, its gross.

Believe it or not this is the first time i ate Jelly fish. It is a funky taste and texture. But hey i had to try it once.

I don't know what this is, but it shows how engulfed you are when you walk around in country you lost as heck in.

Housing is a lot different here. There is tiny houses and no yards, the homes are very close together or on top of each other.

Just a cool picture of what we run every morning.

You Can See Matt's Articles Online

I'm just following up to an e-mail Lisa sent with the link for Okinawa Marine Online, the Marine newspaper where you can see Matt's writing and photos. Click that link to go to the paper, then you have to click an individual issue to open the PDF and see his articles.

Nice job Matt! What a fun way to learn about writing and taking photos!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KARA #30

Just wanting to wish Kara a Happy 30th Birthday! We love you, Kara.

We are so happy to have you. You are a wonderful Mother, daughter, sister & wife :)

Have a SUPERIOR day!!

Pie Night at Legacy

This is for anyone interested...it is at a hard time for most that work, but thought I would pass it on. I know Dad loves pie and may enjoy having a piece with someone..Pam

Free 5x7

We went to the mall the other day and were approached by Kiddie Kandids asking if we wanted a free 5x7. Heath asked, "What's the catch?" There was no catch they were just training new hires. Well, they actually had to take single pictures of all the kids and by the time we got around to the free 5x7 this is what we got. Hilarious!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK!

Sorry I don't have a picture of my wonderful husband!... especially at this great landmark birthday of 55!
What a great man he is! I am so blessed to have shared 26 years of his life! That's almost half of his life!!! What a great blessing for me and for our boys! Honey, I know sometimes you get overlooked because of sharing your birthday with your dad, but you are always so great about it! Maybe we can post a picture later of your birthday present!

HERE'S WISHING A GREAT DAY TO THE TWO OF YOU!

I love you both and hope your day is MAGNIFICO!!!!!!

Con mucho amor,
Lisa

Happy Birthday Grandpa & Ben

Happy Birthday Grandpa and Ben! I hope you both have wonderful a day!

Happy Birthday to Dave and Nate!!

I realized that we missed acknowledging Dave's birthday when I saw on Facebook that it was Nate's birthday today. (How could we remember birthdays without Facebook anyway!)

Anyway, just wanted to say hope Dave had a nice birthday on November 1, and hope Nate has a nice day today.

How about a three generation photo for the blog??

Welcome Home for Ben

Ben is doing great at home and will be speaking in Sacrament Meeting next week. All are invited to come next Sunday Nov. 15th @ 9:30 Am. After we will be coming to our house to gather and visit and eat. We will have soups and Salads and all are welcome. Please let me know if you are coming if you can.

Thanks. Love you all, Ostlers

P.S. We will first see some of you at G'pa Denny's Birthday party the night before!

Matt's Address

Hi everyone,

Here is Matt's "snail-mail" address. The post office is giving a deal on priority mail for military folks, so the price is $2 off and can be as heavy as you want. You do have to fill out a customs form, and they have those at all the post offices. The post office is saying that in order for them to get their packages by Christmas, they should be mailed by mid-November.

Lance Corporal DENNY, Ma
HQSVC BN MCB Camp Butler
(PAO) Unit 35002
FPO. AP 96373-5002

As most of you know, he is also on facebook.

Also, he has many emails, but one he checks often is:
mattdennymad@yahoo.com

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!

His proud mom and dad!

Okinawa, Japan

Hello to all, as you all know i am in japan now. YAY! The first 12 days has been crazy busy, trying to check in, get japananese customs down so we don't offend them. Lots of stuff to do. And i went into my office runnin, i already have written 2 storys and takin photos of three events. We dont mess around out here, we get it down yal. I have a few pics of the area, I will have more up in a week or so when i bring my work photos home and post some of those. Thanks for the support from all. My mom has my address if you want it, just get with her.

This is the barracks I live in. I have 2 other roomates in my room.

And the church is true out here too. Mom this picture is mainly for you.This is one of the branches chapel signs on side of road next to church building.

This is a street on a sunday, normally the streets are packed with people, but this is at 8 in the morning, so its pretty empty.

WORLD SERIES GAME 6!!!

Game Six just might end this thing!! Come on over to The Denny Dugout Wed. night and cheer on your favorite team. We don't care, red or blue, we just want to see you. Bring a snack if you want, we'll have Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches or New York Style Pizza, (or maybe just chili dogs from the grill) Let us know so we can plan. I know, its tomorrow, but that's when the game is, and for all you Yankees Fans, it might be the last. All you Phillies fans keep livin the dream...
The game starts at 5:30 but we don't start til about 6:30 or 7:00. I mean, holy crap! the games last four hours!!! And that's without extra innings or rain delays. WOW. Come early, come late, we don't care. Watch the game, play some pool, eat too much, visit with all.


A-Rod? (sorry, this picture of a picture on my screen came out blurry, or does he just swing too fast?

Or Utley? Five homeruns in five World Series Games!! What will he do tomorrow?

Bring your gloves for foul balls!!!

Note: This message is brought to you by, "Take me out to the Ball Park "entertainment and Hanes, the proud makers of "tighty whities" don't leave home without them.

Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween and hope you did too!

Happy 1st Birthday Mary Jade Ostler!

Happy 1st Birthday Mary Jade Ostler!

Mary Jade has come so far in just one year, and we don't know where the year went! She went from lying on her back and cooing to taking steps and cruising around the furniture, constantly jabbering and saying her own words, copying everything we do, and picking up new things very quickly. She rolled over, and we could handle that, but then she started crawling, and we thought "How cute! She's so good, but we can still control her!" Now though, she is on the loose and she is a wild and fun girl that we have to watch like crazy, not like she was when she was an infant. She can also make the sound an Elephant makes, wave goodbye, patty cake, dance to music, play peekaboo, and pretty much anything else she wants to do that she watches us do. Her first word was "Cat", although she first called it a "tee-tah", and now we're starting to hear her say things that sound like phrases. She is amazing! Anyway, we could go on and on about her but this post is meant to show you just a teeny tiny bit of her accomplishments and personality in her first year. Wishing a very happy birthday to our miracle daughter, Mary Jade Ostler!

Love,

Andrew and Sara (Daddy and Mommy)