Welcome 2015!!!

After all the celebrations over the holidays we decided to just ring in 2015 at home.  Aunty Amy and family joined us and we had a nice evening.  Chan went to bed early since we anticipated that he'd wake up at midnight with all the firecrackers.  Then we had a nice crab leg dinner and played with firecrackers ourselves.  This was Esme's first experience with anything besides sparklers and surprisingly she really liked it.  It helped that her cousins were there with her.  She stayed up later than normal but nowhere near midnight.  We finally got her to bed and were also expecting her to wake up at midnight however the kids slept thru everying.  It was shocking since there were aerials all around our house and it sounded like they were going right thru our house.  Woohoo to sleeping through the noisiest night ever!

Esme emjoying a night with cousin Malia

Sparklers!

Esme getting a little goofy as the night went on

Esme's new year hat from school

Then this past weekend Esme and I went to Maui to visit some friends that were visiting from Seattle along with other friends that already live on Maui.  It was a busy weekend with late nights that made for a tired Esme but we still had a good time.  Nothing like a busy weekend away to make her appreciate coming home to daddy, Chan-Man and her normal routine!

Fun with Addy, Kenny, and Cade

We met up on our first day in Maui at the aquarium

Kenny and Esme in awe of all the sea creatures

Addy and Esme toasting their popsicles at the swap meet

Sunset in Lahaina

Brunch in Kula with Addy

Time to go home!  At the airport!