Glass bottom boat tour

To try to take advantage of all Hawaii has to offer, we have decided to try to do a fun thing with the girls on Saturdays. Last Saturday we went on a Glass bottom boat tour, sponsored by the Tickets & Tours office on base. The tour was pretty fun and not too long, so the girls didn't get too antsy! We drove to Kaneohe Bay (on the Windward, or East side, of the island) on the AF bus....very bumpy ride.....where we boarded the glass bottom boat. The actual "glass bottom" was in the little holes in the middle of the rows of seats. After we got out on the reef and saw some fish, we got to go up on the deck and throw bread out to the fish and see them from the top, too. We waited around to see if any turtles would come up, but we only saw a couple from far away. They never got close enough to the boat to really see them. Anyway, a good time was had by all!




Macie trying to figure out what in the world we're looking at!













No fish in this picture, but you can see the water & the reef & see how close we were to the reef.














Emerson throwing bread to the fish!













Even though most every day in Hawaii is BEAUTIFUL, this day was a little overcast. It was raining in the mountains, but luckily we only had a few sprinkles!

Emerson's first day of Preschool

Emerson started her new preschool on Sept. 10. She is really excited about going and seems to have fun while she's there. Aside from the fact that she won't eat lunch, she's doing great. In the 2 weeks she's been attending, she has gone on a field trip, and got to play on the Tumblebus. So much fun!!! The school teaches a lot about science, reading and does a lot of art and free play with centers for the kids to play in. They also teach the children a lot about Hawaii, which should be pretty interesting for us to learn,too!









Yes, dollie went with us on the first day.

Emerson's Turn.....

Emerson is not the only one in our house doing new things. She decided she wanted to snorkel like her friend Zach does, so we bought her the mask and snorkel and she put it on and even made it to the bathroom so she could try it out in the tub....but quickly decided she didn't like it very much. Maybe we'll try again later!

Emerson also LOVES to help me out in the kitchen. She is always asking to help me bake. Here, she is dipping some muffins in butter and then in cinnamon sugar....YUM!!!

And today, she conned me into playing Pretty Pretty Princess (along with dollie) and I had to take their pictures when we were done putting all of our jewelry on.....yes, dollie is dressed up too!

Emerson will be starting preschool on Monday....watch for pics of the big day next week!!!!!

Macie's 10 month tricks

Much like her sister at this age.....Macie is getting into EVERYTHING! She found a box of Kleenex, LOVES climbing up and into the dishwasher, especially if there is water on the door to splash around in...even better if it's Emerson's chocolate milk dripping from the top rack...I don't actually let her play in the milk, but Macie sure tries hard to get to it before I can move her away!
She's trying to stand up...I swear, she is just going to get up and walk away one day very soon! She started clapping on her own this week (sorry, so pictures yet....maybe soon!) and playing patty-cake when you start saying it....and just like Emerson did, she rushes to the "Throw them in the pan!" part, because throwing your hands up in the air and falling on your back is so much more fun than just clapping! Hopefully there will be pictures to follow (soon) of her new tricks!

Labor Day Weekend

We had a fun-filled Labor Day Weekend this year. We had to make up for the lack of festivities we partook in on the 4th of July, so we planned something for every day of Eric's 4 day weekend. On Friday, we went to a birthday party at Hickam Beach. After the party was over, we all changed into our suits and went for a swim in the ocean. The water was so clear, and the waves aren't very big at all at this beach, so Macie had a blast in her float!

We also ventured to the Honolulu Zoo on Sunday. We thought we weren't going to be able to make it....the zoo is in the middle of Waikiki and it is very very busy on Sundays in Waikiki. Don't all the tourists go to church on Sunday??? Wait... Ha Ha The girls had a great time. There is a really good petting zoo here and the girls both enjoyed petting the goats (yes, we sanitized Macie from head to toe when she was done), and there was a really cool koi pond that you could crawl inside of and see the giant koi swimming all around....Macie loved standing and watching the big orange fish swim by!

Monday we ended up going to a beach near our house. Not our first choice, b/c the surf is pretty rough, and there are a lot of rocks, but the beach is quiet and we got to enjoy the outside! We hope you all had a good weekend.....I know most everyone watched football....we have to get up really early to enjoy the games and Emerson doesn't like it if we cut into her TV time on Saturday morning. We get to catch a few games here and there. Football frenzy isn't quite as enthusiastic here as it is in some places we've lived! Imagine that....how could the fans of the Rainbow Warriors of the University of Hawaii stand up to Sooner Nation? ???? Sorry the pictures ended up out of order....I guess I should upload the pics first, then write my dissertation next time? Anyway, you can get the gist of what went on in Hawaii for the Baronis on Labor Day...Enjoy!!