Buddies

    

         

  They're  brothers.  They're happy and they're playing and they're colored.  Give me a high five!  

Vita's bday is in October and Baby J's in November. They are so much fun together! 

Kids on a Plane

                        

Flying from Kona to Texas with the 3 older ones and the baby wasn't too bad.  We had an overnight stay in the LA airport which worked out better than expected cause my only problem was that I hardly got any sleep. Which is normal for me anyway so not a big deal. See? ^^ that's my "this is so much fun I'd do it again" face at midnight.

 We had 2 stops and didn't get a hotel room cause we flew into LA at 9:30 pm and our next flight was at 6am the following morning.  Can you imagine trying to wake up these kids around 3am to get ready to be at the airport after only 4 hrs of sleep? I don't think so.  Besides that, all the hotel rooms were booked that night.  LA is such a busy place! I chose to let them sleep til close to boarding time at 5:30 am. They love to fly and did great. Camping out in the airport was "cool" and "awesome" until they were sleepy and wondered why someone wouldn't turn the lights off and why a lady kept talking loudly on the speakers.  They asked if we could do it again when we were done and  I told them only if I get the big chairs to sleep on next time. 

       

   

Til We Meet Again...

  Best buds, neighbors, classmates, cousins, family and this wonderful place we call home, Aloha 'Oe.  Til next time Big Island!

             

                                 

                        

Kua Bay-bies

                       

Pictures and videos of the family at the kids favorite beach.  It was a very mild day in the water.  A nice change because usually the waves are huge.  

Cousin Time

I took this bunch of little people to the movies last month.  It was Salesi's first time and he was so happy!  Scared at first, because of the dark room, but happy once the screen lit up. 

                     Kalolaine is the same age as Sesi.  She's a spunky gal, I've enjoyed spending time with her.

Ke'ala likes to make jewelry and will whip something up with materials she finds anywhere.  She made me this cute bracelet out of a weed and plants she found on the farm. Adorable!

             

Meet Squeaker McSqueaketh.  Ela Olivia has a wee munchkin voice.  It's the cutest thing listening to her convo's. 

We walked down the road passed the warehouse where Jesse works to ride bikes, trucks and skateboards. I don't know what 

she's doing here.  I think she took her shoes off and told her she couldn't come with us til she put them on.  She got them on, huh? Ha!

                 

                                   

                                

One of the benefits of living on a farm is when the kids get hungry, there are plenty of snacks to choose from and they do all the work!  That's half the fun for them. 

Ride Hard, Goldie

  We put Goldie up for sale a couple weeks ago in preparation of moving.  

Little did we know that last night would be the last time we'd ride in good ol' Goldie. We loved this car.  It's been the perfect vehicle for our adventures. I will miss our scenic lunches and dinners in the back of the car and our impromptu stops. 

   

                

With all the packing we've been doing I haven't had energy to do dinner at home.  We got a quick bite and ate at Old A's.  The view was a million times better than this and the ocean was beautiful, the sun huge and bright,  shining different hues of pink orange, red , purple and yellow that my phone just couldn't pick up. Thanks, Goldie.  It's been a fun ride!

                           

Ya Gotta Laugh!

I have a few pictures that make me laugh out loud. The 2nd picture is one of them. 

It might help to know that after the kind lady took our picture, I told Jesse he might want to check it to see if it was any good.  "Pssh, I'm not Gona do that." No need, he was sure it was fine.  It was the only picture we took of Jesse with the waterfall.  We finished the hike, got in the car, he checked the picture and said, as Napolean would, "What the heck!! I'm standing in front of the waterfall!!"

I had a good hard laugh for the next 30 minutes. The kind that just kept coming back when you stop.  When you're quiet for 5 minutes and it starts all over again the minute anyone speaks. 

I didn't think, "I told you so", was necessary...but laughter, yes, laughter was.