Happy Birthday, America!

We spent the day celebrating Jake's birthday at Uncle Joel and Aunty Alison's house. Owen and I had fun splashing around in the wading pool. I made a new friend, Eve. She's Jake's cousin.

Don't we look like twins?

Owen and I loved playing with Jake's toys. Oops, traffic jam.

After nap, we headed on over to Uncle Jeff's new place for more swim time...

Then we had dinner....

and fireworks!

We had an awesome view of the fireworks off Magic Island.

This one is Owen's favorite because it's green.

Here's Owen showing his newly acquired Jedi moves.

More visitors!

A couple of weeks ago, Uncle Greg, Aunty Susan, Alana, and Maile came to visit from California. We had so much fun at the beach BBQ and swimming at Uncle Roger's new place. Alana and Maile also came over to our house to play and have dinner with us.

Maile, Alana, Owen, and I having dinner at our the kids' table.

After dinner, our parents thought it would be fun if we kids took a bath all together. It's was crowded but we made the best of it!

We can't wait for you all to move here to Hawaii!

Father's Day Visitors and Kung Kung's Birthday

Lots of friends and family came to visit us this past month. On Father's Day, Uncle Steven, Auntie Jeanie, and our cousins Mia and Sean joined us at the pancake breakfast. Then we went to the Honolulu Academy of Arts to check out their Fishies-themed Family Sunday.

Here's Mia getting some air while we waited for the museum to open.

Mama helping me catch some fish.

Thanks, Mia and Sean, for coming out to play with us! We wished we could have spent more time together!

Coincidentally, Father's Day was also Kung Kung's birthday! It turns out Uncle Gregston, Aunty Hiroko, and our cousins, Ashley and Brandon were also in town visiting from Houston. They came over with Aunty Gwen (Kung Kung's sister) and Uncle George to help us celebrate.

Dinner to celebrate Father's Day and Kung Kung's Birthday.

There wasn't enough room on the big table. Owen and I loved having our own table with Ashley and Brandon.

Happy Birthday, Kung Kung!

Mama's Biology Class

As you may know, mama's teaching Biology this summer. And she's been taking her students on a field trip once a week. This past week, they went to the Living Art Marine Center. I heard it was quite an adventure since the school did not have any more busses, so the students had to catch a city bus. And it was all the way across town!

In any case, the field trip was hugely successful. Here are some fun pictures from her trip.

Our favorite fish friend, Nemo!

Sea stars

Hermit crabs

Mama decorate a cowry shell for us. Here's the before picture.

And the finished shells. Owen and I love them!

Maybe mama should take us on the next field trip too!

Music time

This past Wednesday was my last music class for the summer. Here's a video showing how much I have in class with Aunty Amie.

Have a great weekend! Owen and I are looking forward to seeing fireworks just like in "Olivia Forms a Band"