Oops, forgot to write about Uncle Greg's birthday and what we did 2 weekends ago...

Anyway, happy belated birthday Uncle Greg! We had a party at the beach where Alana's grandma cooked lots and lots of great food and we all went swimming in the water.


Here he is blowing out the candles on his cake. It was yummy!

After his party we went to Dayton's house for his 4th birthday. He had birthday hats and a bouncy house.


We like wearing silly hats


So does Dayton!

Happy belated birthday Dayton!

The next day we went out to a kids festival at the Bishop Museum, or as I like to call it, the museum with the scary robot dinos. I wouldn't go near the dinos but we still had lots of fun.


Aki enjoying orange creamsicle


We got to try the fire hose out


And drive the fire truck


And eat cupcakes

Later Aki had a haircut, her first one in 5 months.


Mommy only cut the back though.

I think she should make it like my one from when I was her age!

Alana and Maile visit

More friends came to visit us this week. It was Alana and Maile, our friends we saw at the end of our long car ride in July!

We met up with them at Braden's new house. He has a pool.


The gang of 3 (year olds) watching Braden's Ah Gong get the pool ready for them


Alana's father fed all of us

On Tuesday we got to go to the North Shore for the first time


Aki enjoying the sand. Me and mama enjoying the view...


of the waves coming over the breakwater


Aki got to test out her new baby floaty thing


And we got the check out the fishies

After cleaning up we drove up the coast to find a shrimp truck but instead of the shrimp truck we ate at a shrimp hut that Alana's aunty and uncle like.


Nice and cool under the shade


I enjoyed the garlic shrimp.

I actually ate the shrimp bodies, not just the fried tails, which I usually like. And I took some from Alana's grandma too. Too bad Alana and Maile were sleeping!

Today is a party for Uncle Greg at the beach. Tell you about it later...

UH-Fresno State football game

Last weekend we finished Daddy's birthday celebration by taking him to a football game. The team wearing green (my favorite color) was playing the team in red (my second favorite color).

We rode the bus to the stadium and had great seats, thanks to mommy. They were really close to the field!

Once we reached our seats, we were able to start enjoying the game--which started with enjoying our food!


Here we are downing the last order of garlic fries in the stadium

Then it started raining. First it rained a little bit. Then it rained a little more. Then more and more until we had to leave our seats to go hide under cover. Of course, wherever I say "raining", daddy says can replace that by "Fresno State scoring touchdowns."

And then it started really raining, as in water falling from the sky. This was when mommy and daddy weren't so excited about how close we were to the field and how far we had to walk up to the covered area while it was raining.


It wasn't all bad though--the rain gave us a chance to eat fried saimin


And splash in puddles

In the end, I don't remember too much about the game except for eating fries and fried saimin and riding on the shuttle bus. But we had fun anyway. Maybe next time an indoor game?

Emmy and I Visit Pearl Harbor

Last week, Emmy and her family came all the way from Boston to visit me!

To celebrate, we went to Pearl Harbor.

I got to sit on this thing

And climb into the submarine tower

And go on a boat ride with Emmy

And our parents and baby sisters were there too

Later, after lunch, we all drove to our house. Because Emmy and I don't nap any more, we got to play while the babies slept.

Emmy and I played Hannah Montana. I played the role of "My Husband."

Walk over here, My Husband!

Too bad we didn't get to play together much more! I guess we have to go back to Boston to visit them there!

Daddy's birthday

Before I tell you about daddy's birthday, here's a picture of me and Aki before swim class. Our class is 2 hours after we finish school, so mommy and daddy have to keep us entertained. We like to go to the playground at the school by swim school.


We race down the slide

Ok, so now on to daddy's birthday. When we woke up, I ate birthday cupcakes that Mama baked for us.


Healthy and nutritious carrot cake

That night we went out to dinner and Aki and I were on our best behavior. Too bad there's no pictures of us being good!


Then last weekend we had a little party at our house for daddy. Here's some of the food we got to eat! I liked the frosting on that cake the best. Thanks, Aunty Kiyomi!

Some of daddy's high school friends came over


Kenton came too. He's not one of daddy's high school friends. He's Aunty Shellie's nephew.

Because we were so inspired by daddy's presents, I decided that it was time to write our letters to Santa. Mommy helped us write them.

Mine says, "Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a Lego Percy. And a big green train when it's another Christmas night-maybe next year. Love, NEWO"

Aki's says, "Dear Santa, I would like a purple train for Christmas. Love, Aki" I might have helped her on that one.


Maybe I need to also ask for some pajama pants

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Thanks, Daddy for:

-taking swim class with me

-putting me and Owen down to sleep on nights that mommy has class

-changing my poopy diaper for the umpteenth times

-reading to me and Owen

-taking us to playground

-pushing me around in the tricycle

...and most of all, for being the sweetest, most loving daddy in the whole wide world!!!

We love you!

-Aki, Owen, and Mommy

Hickam Airshow

With Owen and I in school, who knows why our parents are still behind in updating the blog. Maybe they're just having way too much fun hiking and swimming without us kids.

Anyway, last weekend daddy took us all to this place called Hickam where there were a TON of planes. Owen and daddy were in heaven looking at all the planes and vehicles on display.

Mommy pushing us down the ramp of the HUGE C-5.

Owen got to play pilot in the cockpit of a HC-130 Hercules.

Cool looking F-22 Raptors.

Owen and daddy in front of the huge Sea Stallion the coast guard flies to find boats/people in the ocean.

Even the Hawaii Fire Truck was there.

If we had stayed longer, we would have seen these planes in the sky! But Owen and I needed our naps.

There are more pictures posted here. Until next time!

Strike a pose

Last weekend, we went to the beach near our house for a fun photo shoot with Aunty Nancy. She took amazing pictures of our family. Here are some of our favorites.

Daddy and Owen

Me with a fistful of sand

Owen was confused why we went to the beach without our swim clothes. He decided it would be fun to put sand all over himself.... silly sandy Owen!

And the four of us walking along the beach.

There are a bunch more great pictures Aunty Nancy took of us here. We had a lot of fun getting photographed. Owen and I wanted to stay at the beach after the photo shoot, but it started raining. Mommy and daddy promised to take us back to the beach again another day. Maybe tomorrow?

Labor Day weekend shenanigans

Over the three days Owen and I had off from school, we kept mommy and daddy busy!

First was Braden's Birthday Party, then we went over to Aunty Nancy and Uncle Scott's house for dinner. They live just a few minutes away from us. Owen and I had a great time playing with Dayton and Saige. Thanks, Uncle Scott, for the yummy dinner of hamburgers and hot dogs! Owen and I especially loved the popsicles for dessert.

Here's a picture of us kids being silly before we had to go home. You can see Aunty Nancy and little Addley in the background.

On Sunday, we had a block party! Cassidy, Shayna, and Braden came over to play with us while the parents talked story.

Braden pushing Owen on the tricycle.

Cassidy and Owen playing catch.

On Labor Day, we met up with Braden, Uncle Punn, and Aunty Juanita at the beach near them. This was the first time I have been to Kailua Beach. I had a lot of fun playing in the sand. Owen and Braden tried out Uncle Punn's boogie board. I'm not sure if I want to ever try it. It looks hard!

Yay for friends!

Birthday Parties

Whoa, it's been a while since we've posted! Sorry for the delay. We have a lot to catch you up on...

Last weekend was Jake's First Birthday party. He actually turned one 2 months ago, but the party was worth the wait! The food was so yummy. Owen and I had seconds of the cake and the yummy soft-serve ice cream. There was a balloon artist who was so talented - he could make anything you ask for.

Owen asked for "Percy"

Yellow elephant for me

And a monkey climbing up a coconut tree for Jake!

There was also a caricature artist who drew cartoons of Owen and me...

Owen's playing the ukulele and I'm riding the tricycle - our current favorite activities.

Happy Birthday, Jake! Thanks Aunty Alison and Uncle Joel for inviting us.

Owen's new buddy, Braden, turned 3 over the past weekend. Owen and daddy loved the slip and slide at the party. Mommy and I just watched from the sidelines and enjoyed the yummy food. Braden's Ah Mah made lots of great Thai food.

Braden shooting water at me to cool me off. He has really good aim!

Daddy coming down the slip and slide.

Here's a video of the slip and slide. Daddy almost made the whole structure toppled over.

When it was time to cut the cake, Owen insisted on helping Braden with candles.

Happy Birthday, Braden!

My First Day of School

Can you believe it? I'm old enough to go to school now! Last Monday, I started my first day at Owen and Daddy's preschool. They have a special toddler room for kids my age.

I had a hard time carrying my backpack. It looks heavy, but it just has my crib sheet and blanket for nap time.

Mommy stayed with me for two hours the first day. I had snacks, then I got to play outside. There were lots of fun stuff to do!

I made new friends... here's Jake and Gloria playing in the sand table with me.

I also loved the water table.

On the second day of school, daddy dropped me off and I stayed through lunch. It was fun! I also did well on the third day, my first full day. Mommy picked me up after nap time, and I didn't even know she came in until she came by to watch me eat my afternoon snack of edamame. On Thursday, my fourth day at school, mommy dropped Owen and me off before she went into work, and that wasn't such a good day for me. When I realized she was gone, I started crying. Mommy said I was still sobbing when she picked me up after nap time. To help with my transition, I got to bring my favorite pink blacket to school on Friday. Aunty Dee told mommy that I did better on Friday. I think school's fun, but I still miss Mommy and Daddy! Why do they have to work when they can take care of me!