Sunday, September 28, 2008
baby lulu
These are some photos of the baby and I fooling around....just checking out the settings on our new camera...
Fairwinds II
Today was cousin Jan's 36th birthday, so we all took a little snorkeling trip on the Fairwind II(cousin Leah's boat). It was a blast! The weather was nice, water was warm and the food and drinks were delicious as usual. Lydia loves the water and unlike her Mom is not afraid of the sharks. I even managed my sea sickness without medication by a ton of ginger and pressure point bands! It was quite predictable though, as soon as I got over the idea that sharks were looming, I see a HUGE shark...well it was actually a barracuda, but it mattered not to me. My feet and arms were out of the water and I very quickly had cousin Jan pulls us to the boat. How nice of me to sacrifice the birthday girl! Sharks, barracuda they are all the same to me...teeth and nasty.
The funny part of the day was watching Marissa and Lydia. Marissa is just two and Lydia 8 months. Lydia has earned the nickname of Brutus the past few weeks, between eating your face, pinching, and the general crazy behavior it suits her well. I had no idea (well maybe a small one) that her cousin Marissa was one in the same...so between the pinching and biting of each others toes, they were hilarious and enjoyed their time together.
Happy Birthday Jan...we are so happy that your were born!
On a side note...here are a few friendly creatures we came home to last night. Centipedes are just one of the pleasant insects in Hawaii. Check out the size of their pincher's. I can personally attest to the fact that it does not feel good to be stung by one.
The funny part of the day was watching Marissa and Lydia. Marissa is just two and Lydia 8 months. Lydia has earned the nickname of Brutus the past few weeks, between eating your face, pinching, and the general crazy behavior it suits her well. I had no idea (well maybe a small one) that her cousin Marissa was one in the same...so between the pinching and biting of each others toes, they were hilarious and enjoyed their time together.
Happy Birthday Jan...we are so happy that your were born!
On a side note...here are a few friendly creatures we came home to last night. Centipedes are just one of the pleasant insects in Hawaii. Check out the size of their pincher's. I can personally attest to the fact that it does not feel good to be stung by one.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Blog Update
The blog should now have all of the posts and pictures that we had on our old blog....enjoy
Friday, September 19, 2008
8 months old
I can't believe it, Lydia will be 8 months old tomorrow morning (20th). Time flies by so fast. I feel like before I know it she will be off to school, then college and then well you know the rest. I still stare at her everyday and feel so fortunate that she chose me to be her mommy. I know that any day now she is just going to sit up and say thanks mom, and by the way I really dig you and all the playing that we do. Until then I guess I will just have to accept her sweet little pats as she is hugging me and the not so sweet pinches of the nose and lips as she is nursing!
On Friday morning, Lydia has her music class and then a play date at the park with cousin Jan, her two kids, and some other moms and keikis. Lydia loves other little ones. Today in her music class she very lovingly tried to pinch the face off of her little buddy Zean Paul. I can't say that he liked it too much, but she did. She laughed and squealed with delight as she tried to pinch him and eat his face. I was delighted!
Hope this finds you all healthy, happy and enjoying your fall weather!
On Friday morning, Lydia has her music class and then a play date at the park with cousin Jan, her two kids, and some other moms and keikis. Lydia loves other little ones. Today in her music class she very lovingly tried to pinch the face off of her little buddy Zean Paul. I can't say that he liked it too much, but she did. She laughed and squealed with delight as she tried to pinch him and eat his face. I was delighted!
Hope this finds you all healthy, happy and enjoying your fall weather!
Friday, September 12, 2008
Picture Update
Hi to all...too much has happened to begin to write about all of it so I decided to just post a bunch of photos from the last two months to catch everyone up on what's happening. These are pictures from our trip home and the last few months.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Lost at Sea
To all of you who think we have fallen off of the face of the earth, we haven't but if the world were flat we would be close. So much has transpired since my last post that you will have to get the condensed version as I have no time to give the long version.
We had a great visit back to Boise, despite thinking a month would be long enough to see everyone, we were wrong, so to any one we missed we will see you next time. We have decided though on our next visit we are staying in the little house and posting a time sheet, Anyone who wants to see us or the baby, can sign up for their time, thus eliminating the need to tote from one place to the next, saving time, sanity, my back, Lydia's nap time, and ahh yes gas money!
When the baby and I got back, David was working away on our house trying to get it livable. After two weeks at a local hotel and I mean very local brah, we decided that since we had an outdoor shower working we would rather camp up at the house. That was a great decision for the baby and me, but has made it rough for David to work on the house the way he would like. Despite all of the set backs we are almost finished, we have a bit of finish work on the inside and the landscaping.
For those of you that care about the dogs, they are doing well. They may think their existences as they knew them were, much better before as they now live in a bed of lava and dirt, sleeping outside, and have no grass, but they are still happy. They are a bit more in shape from running up and down the hill for water and definitely very dirty, but still get, shelter , walks, water and love. I can say I never thought Maggie would be an outside dog, and I guess if we didn't live in Hawaii she wouldn't be, but as the local bums will tell you, its the best place to live on the land!
As for our social life, well with a young baby you can imagine, but now that the crazy pregnancy is over and we are almost done with the house we have been taking some time to go to the beach and meet some people. Lydia started music classes last Friday and she loves it. It's either the rattles or the sound of Miss Mary's voice, but she is in heaven. She will be starting swimming lessons with David next week with Adrienne at Kukio beach. It is a little keiki pond that is protected from the main ocean by lava rocks and reef, so in my laments terms, the sharks can't get in! I have started swim lessons as well. I figured if we were going to be here awhile I better know how to swim and get over my fear of sharks.
Lydia is making so many new noises, she laughs so hard she makes herself toot, and then laughs some more. She is officially sitting up now, which is a relief for me, as I was starting to wonder, and rolls and scoots every where. She is a crack up, I cannot believe what a happy baby she is. Her favorite past time right now is jumping, her new nickname is the jumping bean.
Its amazing, as I could not wait to get the heck off of this rock, I have found some new joy in being here. It has brought David and I closer, and afforded him priceless time with his daughter I fear he would have not had on the mainland. There is no keeping up with the Jones and the laid back pace is starting to be a bit refreshing, it has really opened my eyes to the fact that life is short , why rush through it, sit in traffic, and be too busy to enjoy it. I never though I would say it , but I have actually grown fond of this crazy place. Do I wish we had a Target or Cost plus? Sure who wouldn't, but it makes you appreciate the visits back all the more. No one here cares what you wear, how your house looks, and who you were in your pre- island existence. CEO's are now cabana boys and bussers. When you live in a place that everyone leaves there shoes at the door it says so much. So long of the short I think we may be here awhile, not forever, but awhile.
I will upload more pictures as soon as we get the main computer hooked up.
Much love and aloha to all
We had a great visit back to Boise, despite thinking a month would be long enough to see everyone, we were wrong, so to any one we missed we will see you next time. We have decided though on our next visit we are staying in the little house and posting a time sheet, Anyone who wants to see us or the baby, can sign up for their time, thus eliminating the need to tote from one place to the next, saving time, sanity, my back, Lydia's nap time, and ahh yes gas money!
When the baby and I got back, David was working away on our house trying to get it livable. After two weeks at a local hotel and I mean very local brah, we decided that since we had an outdoor shower working we would rather camp up at the house. That was a great decision for the baby and me, but has made it rough for David to work on the house the way he would like. Despite all of the set backs we are almost finished, we have a bit of finish work on the inside and the landscaping.
For those of you that care about the dogs, they are doing well. They may think their existences as they knew them were, much better before as they now live in a bed of lava and dirt, sleeping outside, and have no grass, but they are still happy. They are a bit more in shape from running up and down the hill for water and definitely very dirty, but still get, shelter , walks, water and love. I can say I never thought Maggie would be an outside dog, and I guess if we didn't live in Hawaii she wouldn't be, but as the local bums will tell you, its the best place to live on the land!
As for our social life, well with a young baby you can imagine, but now that the crazy pregnancy is over and we are almost done with the house we have been taking some time to go to the beach and meet some people. Lydia started music classes last Friday and she loves it. It's either the rattles or the sound of Miss Mary's voice, but she is in heaven. She will be starting swimming lessons with David next week with Adrienne at Kukio beach. It is a little keiki pond that is protected from the main ocean by lava rocks and reef, so in my laments terms, the sharks can't get in! I have started swim lessons as well. I figured if we were going to be here awhile I better know how to swim and get over my fear of sharks.
Lydia is making so many new noises, she laughs so hard she makes herself toot, and then laughs some more. She is officially sitting up now, which is a relief for me, as I was starting to wonder, and rolls and scoots every where. She is a crack up, I cannot believe what a happy baby she is. Her favorite past time right now is jumping, her new nickname is the jumping bean.
Its amazing, as I could not wait to get the heck off of this rock, I have found some new joy in being here. It has brought David and I closer, and afforded him priceless time with his daughter I fear he would have not had on the mainland. There is no keeping up with the Jones and the laid back pace is starting to be a bit refreshing, it has really opened my eyes to the fact that life is short , why rush through it, sit in traffic, and be too busy to enjoy it. I never though I would say it , but I have actually grown fond of this crazy place. Do I wish we had a Target or Cost plus? Sure who wouldn't, but it makes you appreciate the visits back all the more. No one here cares what you wear, how your house looks, and who you were in your pre- island existence. CEO's are now cabana boys and bussers. When you live in a place that everyone leaves there shoes at the door it says so much. So long of the short I think we may be here awhile, not forever, but awhile.
I will upload more pictures as soon as we get the main computer hooked up.
Much love and aloha to all
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Name Change
After months of thought we have changed the name of our blog. We did it for many reasons, but mostly I was not feeling very creative when beginning this process, and spelled beginning incorrectly, thus our last blog name. However as we have a had a very big start, I also figured it wasn't very fitting. So we will keep the old blog up for awhile, but take note!
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