Father's Day Cuddle

Ben and Emily sharing some snuggle time on Father's Day!! The kids gave Ben a couple of Tom and Jerry movies for Father's Day. As you can see by the picture they are very funny!

Fair Ride

Hawaii State Fair!

We went to the Hawaii State Fair this weekend. Emily rode her first roller coaster, she had her hands in the air the whole time. She is our thrill seeker...just like her mom. The kids both enjoyed the petting zoo, they had many baby sheep and pigs. We bought Emily her first cotton candy and she didn't like it at all. We also all tried our first fried oreos...those were a hit with all of us. Levi like the funnel cakes!! What a fun time we had as a family. We will make this a tradition in our family every year.

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Another Dance Routine..our flapper girl!

Soooo Big!!

This is so our kids...

We love our babysitter!!

We are very fortunent to have a great baby sitter who the kids love and we love. Unfortuently she will only be here till the end of July so we are taking advantage of her services while we can. I always tease that she is Levi's girlfriend because every time she comes over he just smiles. Emily told me one day that she didn't want to go to swim lessons she wanted to stay to play with Miss April. These are some pictures she took while with the kids.

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Elmo Live!!

Emily just LOVES Elmo so Stephanie, Tanya and I took the girls to see Elmo Live last Sunday. Emily was just hilarious. I couldn't believe it she was so taken in by the show she sat still the ENTIRE time. We bought the CD so now we can listen to the production when ever we want...

Levi 11 months

Our sleepy boy! Levi decided he didn't want to nap in his crib this day, napping during dinner was a much better idea.

Levi loves the refrigerator....Why?? not sure, but as soon as the door opens he bolts straight for it.

He is a climber!! We took our couches apart to steam clean them so Levi decided it was the perfect time to do some climbing to get to his favorite toys...aka his sisters toys that are out of his reach.


Levi is such a sweetie! He loves to give snuggles and bury his head into you. For the most part he is really laid back and just loves to sit back and observe. He now has 6 teeth that came in very slow and pretty painful for the little man. It is hard to believe that our little boy is about to be a year old in about 2 weeks.

Fun Times!

My good friend Stacy and her daughter came over to hang out today. We spent a few hours in the back yard playing with the kids. We hooked up a new water toy that Stacy brought over and the kids had a blast...you can tell by the pictures.

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Levi 10 Months

Since Levi is now almost 11 months I thought it was time for a Levi update. Levi is now cruising around everywhere...and he is fast. He is very interested in what ever Emily is doing. He really LOVES his big sister and wants to be with her at all times. Now Emily isn't really as excited about him being around all the time. Levi has 4 teeth now and is working on some more. Teething with Levi has been much more difficult then with Emily. Since he has gotten some teeth he is now interested in really food. Mangos are his favorite right now so it is a good thing we live on an island that produces them all around us. He just started saying mama and looks at me when he says it. We laugh since he say dada real serious and in a loud voice while mama comes out so soft and delicate. This boy is a climber. If the baby gate isn't up he will be at the top of the stairs before you blink. He has also discovered he can crawl up the slide at the playground. Just like his sister Levi really enjoys anything water. Levi really is just such a sweet laid back baby and I am eating up all the yummy moments with him.

Memorial Day!

I must say it was pretty special to wake up and go for a run around Ford Island on Memorial Day. All I could think about was the men and women who were killed here on Dec 7th with the attack on Pearl Harbor. Ben and I feel very blessed to have the experience to live among such history.

The Pacific Air Museum was free to Active duty on Memorial day so we took advantage and went there for the first time. It is a beautiful museum. It is pretty small but there are plans to expand it in the future. Emily enjoyed seeing her first movie in a movie theater not to mention all the BIG planes. Emily saw a manikin of a man and ran up yelling daddy and gave it a big hug around his leg...pretty funny.

Friday Nights!

We have started a kind of tradition on Friday nights. Ben likes to ride his bike from work downtown and we meet him at a restaurant on the water. There are a lot of piers with big boats right by which provides a lot of entertainment for Em. She has even learned that when they toot their big horns to cover her ears. The Maritime museum is right by and that is where we ended up last time when Emily spyed the large fish they have hanging outside the building. The cool thing about the area is you can look over into the water and since the water is so clear and there are small reefs we are able to see some really cool fish. Emily just loves to look for Nemo!

Smiley Face

I asked Em to draw a smiley face and she sure did to my surprise. Maybe she will be an artist. Not to bad for 2 1/2.
Levi was more interested in eating the chalk. If you look at the left side of the easel you will see his drawling.

Sweetie

Levi "Mom why are you drying me off with this silly PINK towel? Get this thing off of me!"

Mom "but you look to cute!"

Dad "are you serious?"

Emily "I'm not ready to get out. My fingers arn't pruned and I'm not shivering yet!"

A Day at the Park!

Ben was in San Diego for work all last week so when he returned we decided we needed a family day out. The park was on top of Emily's list of things to do so we loaded the kids up and went over to a great playground at Hickam Airbase. Both of the kids and my oldest kid really enjoyed the swings...me not so much they make me sick (thanks to past pregnancy). We are finding that the weather is starting to get hot where we really need to get to the playground early or late in the day. Levi has also discovered that he can crawl up the slide...I'm in trouble....we don't have just 1 dare devil we have 2!!

Daddy and Emily Time

Bike seat from neighbor..CHECK!

Bike helmet that finally fits my peanut head at two and a half...CHECK!

Riding around Ford Island with my daddy....PRICELESS!

Hey Look What I Can Do!

Hey ripping up this napkin is pretty fun! and I can really make a mess! It is so much fun my sister came to join me! It must be ok to do since my mom is laughing and taking pictures!

Choo Choo Ride!

Stephanie and I took the girls to ride a train on Ewa Beach. Emily was so excited! She has really been interested in Choo choo trains lately. The engineer gave a tour of the land along our way. We learned the history of the shaka sign which originated along the railway here in Hawaii. Every time we would do a crossing everyone who do the shaka sign and way at the cars waiting and in return they would all way and honk their horns. It was very cool. After the train ride we had a picnic. The girls discovered a butterfly that must of been hurt since it just sat there as they inspected it and an empty cocunut.Emily and Hannah doing the shaka at cars we passed.

Emily and Hannah exploring the beautiful butterfly!

Splish Splash I was Taking A Bath!

Levi and Emily in the tub. Ben and I thought Levi was pretty funny splashing around.

Emily's 2 year Old School Program

Emily had her last day of school which included a pizza party and a school program. Her class got up and sang two songs. For some reason Emily liked being on a row all by herself and was very much attracted to the microphone. I was also kicking myself for not putting her in white underwear which if you watch the video you will understand. It was fun to see her perform but sad to see that this time has gone by so fast. It seems like yesterday I dropped her off for her first day of preschool.