Random things that have been going on

Since it's been a while since I've posted anything, thought I would do a quick montage and update everyone. Eric and I got to go on a Catamaran ride with his co-workers to celebrate Dr. Judd's (Courtney) birthday. It was lots of fun, very relaxing, and a good time was had by all, especially since we had no children with us! There's also some pictures of the girls playing at one of the parks on base, in the backyard, and just some really cute pics of them together! We also got caught in a terrible downpour one afternoon walking home from school. Emerson thought it was pretty fun, but Macie was not too thrilled to be running down the street strapped in a stroller getting drowned by the rain. I thought it was pretty funny, and it felt good....it was really hot that day! And, finally, we brought chocolate chip cookies (Christie's yummy recipe!) to share with Emerson's class for her birthday. The kids sang happy birthday to her and she got to pass out the treats and goody bags to her friends. Enjoy!

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Labor Day Weekend 2008

For Labor Day this year, we decided to "get away" for a couple of days, so we went to the Hale Koa, a military hotel in Waikiki. It was really really nice, and we had a great time hanging out at the pools. We tried going to the beach, but it was just too rocky (second time we've gone to waikiki and it's been really rocky....still don't see the attraction!). Anyway, we had a good weekend, a break from our normal routine and plan on going back soon!

The Pool at the Hale Koa


Macie is ready to hit the beach!

...so is Emerson!

Daddy and the girls with diamondhead behind them.

Enjoying the pool. I don't know who enjoyed it more, them or us because they both could touch and weren't hanging all over us like a couple of monkeys!

What's new with us...

Not a whole lot is going on with us this month. Emerson is continuing to like school. She really amazes me with everything she is learning (the pledge of allegiance, America the Beautiful) every day. She is a little under the weather this week, though. We found out on Friday that she has pneumonia....who would have thought you could get that where the weather is so nice all time? She is feeling much better now, just has a cough that she's having trouble getting rid of.
I started working nights at the beginning of the month. I just finished my 2nd week this morning and am fighting to stay awake as long as I can, hoping I can sleep well tonight. I didn't adjust very well last week, so hopefully this week will be better.
Eric is trying to train for a marathon. He ran 8 miles tonight. He usually feels pretty good after he runs, but he is starting to have problems with his foot that has not been operated on....looks like he may have an operation to fix his right foot sometime after the first of the year.
Macie is learning new things everyday. Dawn (her childcare provider) is teaching the little ones the alphabet, and last week's letter was A. She kept saying ah, ah, ah...like apple! So cute! And she made some really cute crafts too!
That's about it for us for now. Aloha!

Macie's new tricks.....

Why are almost-2-year olds so funny? I don't know either, but just look at what Miss Macie has been up to lately!




update: we decided it was probably better not to post naked bath shots of our 2 year old on the computer....if you haven't seen the video and want to, please email us and we'd love to share with you!!

Mainland Visitors

We were so lucky to have our good friends from Oklahoma come visit us in August. Damon, Joanna, Brodie, & Layla came to see us for a few days before heading to the Big Island to enjoy time with Joanna's parents. We had such a good time, and the older kids had so much fun playing with each other. The little girls, however, either stared at each other or were yelling about who took who's toy (usually Macie doing the majority of the screaming!). Even though we shared waaaay more germs with each other than we wanted to (thanks to a nasty stomach bug that seems to attack every visitor we have from the mainland), I think a good time was had by all! Enjoy the slides!

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Snorkeling at Shark's Cove

Eric and I went with Beth one day in August to Shark's cove, a rocky cove on the North Shore, where the snorkeling is great! That is, if the surf is down.....we didn't get to go out over the deep water because the surf was pretty rough that day, so we just hung around the rocks in the shallow area. Although the water wasn't as clear as we had hoped, we got some pretty cool pics and got to try out our underwater case for our camera. We think it turned out okay! Enjoy!

Here is the state fish, a Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (or you can just call it a trigger fish!)

beautiful......

Emerson's First day of Kindergarten

Yes, Emerson is really in kindergarten this year. I was a little skeptical at first, sending a 4 year old to kindergarten, but she is really doing well. She even told me to "Go on, Mom!" one morning as I was dropping her off. (my first rejection!) I think she really likes going.....we'll see in the coming months how long she keeps it up!

The obligatory walking to school picture! (no, Dolly is NOT allowed at school!)

Standing in front of the sign at her new school

Settling in at her seat doing "quiet" activities while waiting for the other children to arrive.