Levi Choo Choo!

Navy vs. University of Hawaii Game

Our friends Stacy and Joel got us tickets to the Navy vs. U of Hawaii game that took place at the Aloha stadium just right outside of Ford Island. We had a really fun time at the game and I must say that having a Warrior as the mascot is a pretty cool mascot!

After Navy gets a touchdown the students go out on the field and do push ups.

Ford Island from the stadium...picture does not capture the beauty.
Stacy and Joel enjoying the game and their last weekend in Hawaii:(

Our friends Stacy and Joel got us tickets to the Navy vs. U of Hawaii game that took place at the Aloha stadium just right outside of Ford Island. We had a really fun time at the game and I must say that having a Warrior as the mascot is a pretty cool mascot!

I Like Ranch Toooooo!

Emily loves to dip anything in ranch and eat it. Well....so does Levi now!

We are Proud of our Daddy!

A few weeks ago the Navy did a Recognition ceremony for the Sailors, Marines and Coast Guards who had received their degrees this year and Ben was able to be part of the ceremony. Dosn't he look so handsome in his uniform!

Pumpkin Patch 2009

I am a little late on posting this one... This year I took Emily to the pumpkin patch while Ben stayed home with a sick Levi. We had a really nice mommy and Emily day. We picked out a few pumpkins, picked a bucket of corn, did the petting zoo and Emily rode her first horse. By the end of the day we were both covered with dirt from head to toe and not to mention sweaty...Hawaii pumpkin patches tend to be super hot.

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Scuba Diving!

Ben and I both got certified in scuba diving so on Veterans Day we did our first open water boat dive. We were lucky to be able to dive a Japanese fishing boat that was sunk in 1991 off the coast of Waikiki. It was really cool to see a sunken boat and fish that are camouflaged to look just like the rust on the boat. Our second dive was a coral dive. We saw octopus, lots of eels, and really cool sea urchins. We really had a fun time and plan to do many more dives.
Can you find the fish???

Eel

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Emily turns 3!!!

Emily bending down to take a bite of her birthday cake!She likes it!!!!!

We had Emily's 3rd birthday party at Hickam beach....we thought where else are we going to live that we can have a birthday party on the beach in November??? What a fun time!! All of our friends came and the kids swam and played in the sand. Emily wanted a purple birthday party this year. Well purple is what she got...EVERYTHING was purple. I decided to try to attempt to make Emily's birthday cake this year and my toughest critic LOVED her cake. The best part of the day was right after she blew out the candle she bent down and took a big o bite from the cake...tooooo funny! It is really hard to believe how fast three years has gone and how big our little girl is getting.

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Bubbles!

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Another Day in Paradise!

Our friends Stacy and Joel rented a boat and took us out on it this weekend. There is a sandbar inside one of the bays that people go and anchor then play in the water and sand. Well it was a bit rainy for part of our time and it happened to be high tide so no sandbar but we were in good company and had a awesome spread of food so it was perfect! We can't wait to do it again.

Levi was soooo funny. I think he will be our Air Force Pilot not our Navy Officer since the boat put him straight asleep....twice, but he really enjoyed watching the planes fly overhead!! And of course he found every button there was to be pushed!

Emily did so good too. She got in the water with Ben for a short swim and sang us all some of her Emily songs.CLICK FOR MORE PICTURES:

Is This How I Get Dried Off?

The Navy Ball 2009

The Navy Ball was last week. Ben and I had tickets but at the last minute gave them to another couple. Since we already had a sitter and a room downtown we still got dressed up went to the prewine party, ate a fancy dinner out then came back to the ball and crashed it so we could do some dancing. We had a really fun time.

Ben and the Governor

The view from our hotel room....it never gets old!

The Spaghetti Screamer

Levi is all boy!!

A Father and Daughter Dance...with a little Levi

A 2 Year Olds Version of the Three Little Pigs

Emily just loves the story of the Three Little Pigs especially the Big Bad Wolf!

Firetruck!

I took the kids to see the firetruck on Hickam during Fire Safety week! Emily is fascinated with the firemen!

Puddle Jumping!!

We had a major down pour today so I took the kids outside to explore the puddles since we don't experience this on a daily basis. Both kids LOVED it!!Making rain angels!CLICK FOR MORE PICTURES:

Singing in the Rain!!

Sleepy Levi

While mommy was out scuba diving Levi and Daddy were hanging out....poor guy was worn out...