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Sunday, June 13, 2021

Summer Is For.............

Here's a look at our summer so far.  Summer is for...

 

...preschool graduations!

It was a drive through event where we showed up at a certain time, pulled up to the stage in the parking lot and then hopped out for their time on the stage.

It took less than 10 minutes total I think.

And it still seemed special in it's own way :)


...bouldering at the new rock climbing gym!

This was a first for all the kids.

And by the end they really enjoyed it.

...refreshing drinks!

Who doesn't love boba?

...swimming!  The girls are getting so good at it!

...outdoor movies and kids stealing your phone to take pics of the night sky :)

...home improvement projects, large and small ;)

...staying up late and acting crazy in the day ;)

...visits to the park!

...exploring Kaumana Caves.

...more cave explorations.

...sleepovers and trying out old toys.  Ha ha!

...more cool treats and trips to the library!

...more swimming at the pool!

...seeing incredible rainbows during my morning run.

...family get togethers :)

...the end of the soccer season :)

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Happy 8 To Chan!

 What would a post be without a birthday to share these days :)  Chan turned 8 years old this week and had been counting down till his birthday for awhile.  He loves new things, excitement, and being the center of attention!  He's been really into denim lately and asked for a jeans jacket and denim overalls.  


Wearing his new jeans jacket on his birthday.

He requested a family day at Fun Factory which we've never done before.  All the kids had a blast!


After Fun Factory we had to burn off some energy and get all that noise and stuff out of our heads so we headed to the park for some good ole fashioned fun ;)

Happy Mother's Day

Soccer Saturdays are back!  And this is the lineup.  Esme is still enjoying soccer and Allen coaches her team.  The twins are warming up to it just as the season is starting to wind down.  Go figure.  

This kid loves to grow things and be outside in nature.

Searching for his art project at Kalakaua Park.

Recently we played charades with the twins.  This is Eve being a tree.  

This is Poppy being an apple.  Hahahahahahaha!  The hands are the little stem of the apple she said. 

This year will go down as the year of the lego in our house.

It's crazy how much Poppy looks like Esme in this pic :)

Monday, April 12, 2021

Fishing, Frogs And Five

Chan has found a new hobby and he's obsessed!  Fishing!  It's all he ever wants to do in his free time now.  That and baseball.  He takes any opportunity to steal daddy away and go fishing while the girls do other things.   




Chan also recently caught a tadpole in the stream and brought it home to watch it transform into a frog.  The whole process took a week and he was so sad to let the little guy go in the wild.  We were just worried we were raising a coqui frog!



Biggest news of all - the twins turned 5 last month!  Wow!  We had a nice weekend with family and friends and they were so excited for their special day.  They loved getting new clothes, games, legos, and sparkly, glittery girly things.  








We've also been spending a lot of time in the water!  Mostly the pool though which has helped the twins learn how to swim without puddle jumpers anymore.  Woohoo!  But they still love playing in the sand at the beach :)






Sunday, March 21, 2021

All Sorts Of News

Did I mention that we got a cat?  Shocking, I know.  Meet Toby - our first real pet.  We got 2 goldfish a few years ago and they're still alive so we decided to step it up a bit.  Nana found him for us and he's a great addition to the family.  He's still young and a little bit rascal but the kids LOVE him so much.  He loves to sleep in the most random places.
 
We're always trying to find new and fun things to do during COVID life.  Liliuokalani Gardens is always a fave for our fam as the kids always find fun things to do there.

Sometimes the kids do yoga together.  And then sometimes they just pile up on top of each other.

Oh and Evie finally decided she wanted to get earrings!  Poppy asked to get hers after the holidays. We went down to the mall, got them, and that was it.  Eve asked to go the next day and wouldn't take her hands off her ears cause she was scared so we didn't push it.  Then all of a sudden she asked again and did it this time!

This was as wacky as I could get the girls to be on "wacky Wednesday" during Dr Seuss week at school.

But normally, they're pretty goofy together :)

Chan joined a new baseball team!!!  We had to switch teams because of COVID and Chan's so happy to be back on the field!

More cuteness :)

And great news!  The kids are partially back to school in person!  They just started going twice a week for half days.  It's a start!  And they're loving it!  Chan was super excited for writing and worksheets!  

These girls :)

Chan: "3/17/21.  I'll never forget this day."  Chan got his very own library card.  He had so sign his name in order to do so and he did it!

A different set of twins ;)