More Adventures!

This past weekend we went back to the National Park because there's a lava lake in Halemaumau Crater!  We were just there recently to see the lava glow from the crater at night but since then the lava has risen out of the bottom of the crater.  An incredible site!  It's been a flurry of activity up there so we opted to go really, really early in the morning to beat some of the crowds.  The kids were so excited to wake up at 4am and go for an adventure.  And when we got there Chan was sort of mesmerized by the sight of the spewing lava but Esme wasn't so thrilled with it.  She was more concerned about going to breakfast and the playground at the Volcano Farmer's Market.  Thankfully after we got home at 7:30am the kids both went back to bed!

This weekend the kids also enjoyed the Home Depot kids workshop.  Esme made a picture frame holder and Chan ran around all the displays.  Their favorite is the kitchen area where they like to hide in all the empty cabinets.  This time they also liked the sample all the rugs.

Oh and I forgot to mention that Mimi and daddy made the newspaper last week!  They got their picture taken at a family fair at Sangha Hall while Esme was working on a keychain project.  I told Allen it's a good thing that she was doing the work in the picture cause sometimes she has us finish what she starts ;)

Chan's talking is getting funnier and funnier by the day.  He has this sort of southern accent when he talks and then sometimes it's monotone.  It makes his sentences hilarious.  We keep forgetting to try and catch them on video so we'll work on that.  Nana's now watching Chan twice a week and they're going to start his swimming lessons next week.  He'll be so excited because he just LOVES being in the water!  Esme's also doing really well with her swim lessons and finally taking off on her own for very short distances.  Here's some great pics while Chan was spending his first day with Nana.  He didn't get home till 8:30pm because they went to the other side of the island for a party, and then decided to go to the beach and watch the sunset.  Lucky little boy!   During that same time Allen and I took Esme out for dinner and a night on the town since it was First Friday in downtown Hilo.  She was also pretty excited to do everything with just mom and dad :)