July 4th Weekend

Since we were off work, our July 4th celebration actually started on the 3rd. We went to the Renaissance Resort here in Okinawa and played around in the indoor and outdoor pools and the beach. We had Hawaiian snow cone that we shared and also went down the water slides. The slides were mostly for kids, but we had to try it and it was so worth it.


We were planning on going to one of our favorite restaurants but we were too tired and wanted to just chill and watch a movie, so we saved the dinner plan for the 4th.

On the 4th of July at the Kadena Air Force Base, they were having a 4th of July celebration called "Americafest 2008". Even though it was scorching hot, we went with our patriotic spirit and had lots of fun.
We drove right onto the flightline and went through some security check points. They made sure that nobody was bringing any weapons such as knives or guns, and especially "brass knuckles". :) We had to take a picture of that sign.

There were lots of games and food vendors and of course we played most of the games, but didn't win any of the big prizes. We had teriyaki beef and huli huli chicken for lunch and had a snow cone again for dessert. We only stayed for couple of hours because it was so hot, but we went back later that night for the fireworks.



It was Ali's first fireworks experience and she got very scared of all the loud noises.
Happy 4th of July everyone!!!! From the Johnsons.