michael went to japan, hazel got a haircut and we're heading to hawaii!!!

michael spent the last week in japan

it was way harder for me than i thought

and i thought it would be hard

i missed him so much

i think i literally went though the stages of grieving and the day before he got home

i was at acceptance that he was never coming back

and i couldn't look at him (while video chatting) without wanting to cry

what is wrong with me? #dependent 

we were so happy to pick him up at the airport on friday

 the kids loved their souvenirs 

 ninja noah

 they love their fans and ate their pasta with their chopsticks that night

 michael needed a little nap 

it's hard adjusting from a 15 hour time difference 

i think he went about 27 hours without any real sleep because of traveling 

 the kids were so thrilled to have their dad back

 i had hardly left the house the entire week so we needed food bad

we spent saturday getting things ready for our trip

 and discovered hazel had a chunk of gum in her hair

 she opted for a haircut rather than trying to get the gum out

 ta-daaa

she LOVES it

i've never seen her smile at herself in the mirror so much :) 

 i tried to get her to go a little shorter so it would be a cute short bob but she loves it this length

 today michael's dad and grandma got here to watch the kids because we leave in the morning!!!!

yay!!

his mom will join them tuesday

 i am a little worried about leaving the kiddies

but i know they are in good hands and they will have blast

plus, a whole week in hawaii with michael alone sounds AMAZING!

tomorrow we fly out and it's our anniversary

it's going to be so much fun

i'm super excited