Emerson at the playground

We went to one of the playgrounds near our house the other day & Emerson just played and climbed all over the playground. It amazes me sometimes at how strong & determined she can be when she wants to be!

Macie's firsts

Okay, here's some more about Macie....I know you probably thing Emerson is getting the shaft, but she doesn't do new things every day like Macie does....I do have pictures to post of her too, so don't get mad!
The last couple of weeks have been pretty eventful for Miss Macie....she got her first goose-egg on her head, she woke up from her Sunday nap with some serious bed-head (also a first), and she took her first steps (with the assistance of her little walker). She is a very determined little booger, so we expect she will be walking all by herself pretty soon!

HALLELUJAH!!!!!!!!!

Just a quick post to say that I passed my Hawaii State licensing exam!!!! It took a lot longer to get the results than any other state I have taken the exam in, so I was getting pretty worried....I really thought I failed! But, Praise the Lord! I passed! Thanks for all your prayers and support!

Pictures of Emerson & Macie

Here are a couple of pictures of the girls together that we took after church a couple of weeks ago in the back yard. I thought they were really cute!

Macie's growing up!!

Macie has really changed in the 2½ months since we left Oklahoma. When we left she was a tiny little thing, just trying to crawl....which really looked more like an inchworm than actual crawling! After we got to Hawaii, and in our house, we didn't have furniture for about 2 weeks after we moved in. She had the whole downstairs to practice her crawling and she got very, very fast....at the inchworm thing! She also discovered pulling up on anything available to pull up on....all we had were the bar stools and the stairs. We figured we be in trouble once our furniture arrived and she has not proven us wrong! She pulls up on everything and tries to stand alone before she comes crashing down! She "cruises" between the furniture and will even take a couple of steps if you hold her hands. She loves being out in the grass in the backyard, and we have to be careful to leave the back door shut, or she will end up in the yard! (This requires her to crawl out the door which has a step, and off the lanai, which also has a step to the ground. She does this very quietly!!!)

Macie still wrinkles her nose, talks, laughs, and smiles all the time. Oh, and she has finally gotten the hang of crawling the "traditional" way. But, if she is in a hurry, inch-worming is much faster for her! She is such an easy going baby. I guess she has to be....what choice does she have? She eats well, and is no longer accused of being tiny....the girl has got her momma's thighs!!! She's got a beer belly too, but I don't know where she got that from!?!?

One milestone Macie has yet to reach since we moved here is.....TEETH!! She is 10 months old already and still NO TEETH. I guess my sisters & I were all late getting teeth, so she is going to show us her Barton genes and be like us!

More Beach Fun!

We've been to the beach a handful of times since we have arrived. Our resident tour guides, Holly & Ashley, have taken us to some great beaches. The first beach we went to was Bellows Beach on the Windward (east) side of the island in Waimanalo Bay. It was absolutely beautiful! The waves were pretty big, compared to anything we've seen before, but the girls both liked playing along the shore. The next week we went to Sunset Beach on the North Shore, most famously known for it's surfing and huge waves in the winter. In the summer, the waves are almost non-existent and the water is just about like swimming in a swimming pool! What a difference a few months makes! Holly taught Emerson how to body surf, and she had the BEST time! Macie didn't want to get out once we got her in the water, probably because she wanted to get all the sand out of her diaper! (see the bottom pic!).

First days in Hawaii

Man, were we tired those first few days! We were busy closing on the house, getting our car, and trying to adjust to the new time zone. Oh, and we were staying right on Waikiki Beach, so we're supposed to go to the beach sometime, right?

Our arrival in Hawaii

We had a pretty long trip getting over here. Between a 6 hour layover at LAX, running out of diapers, and having about as little sleep as we'd had in a long time, we were pretty excited to arrive in Hawaii, even though the pictures don't really look like we're excited!

Our Family

I figured I should probably jump on the bandwagon and create a site for everyone to see what we're up to here in Hawaii. For those of you who don't know, we have arrived safely and are trying to settle in to a "normal" routine! I will try to update this site regularly and post pictures of the girls, since I know that is all anyone really wants to see! Hope you enjoy!