Playing catch-up, Part 3 - Christmas 2011

For our winter break, Uncle Nick and Aunty Michaela came to visit all the way from Aspen... where we were told is covered with snow.


We took them ice skating... or rather... Uncle Nick and Aunty Michaela helped us learned the ropes since it was our first time on the ice.


I took a few spins around the little rink... but it was too COLD!


We hiked up Diamond Head...


... and saw a rainbow at the top!


We went to Ko Olina and saw this perfect sunset.


The next day, we took the Pineapple Express...


.... had garlic shrimp at Macky's followed by shave ice at Aoki's.


We spent the afternoon at the Polynesian Cultural Center.


Came back home just in time to leave snacks for Santa and write him a note.


We opened lots of presents.


And have to say good bye to Uncle Nick and Aunty Michaela.

We had so much fun with you both. See you again soon!

Playing catch-up, Part 2 - December 2011

Although lots happened in December and over our winter break, the highlight was having 2 sets of visitors at our house.

First, Uncle Matt, Aunty Thida, Maia, and Lily came to stay with us. Aunty Thida brought us lots of goodies from Trader Joe's - a place that mama desperately misses from the mainland. 

One of the things she brought was a Gingerbread Man kit for each of us. 

We had so much fun decorating them.

Aunty Thida also got us "super" outfits.


We look so cool in our matching green cape and masks.


Maia enjoying her pineapple slush from Hank's Haute Dogs.


Uncle Jeff and Aunty Lynne couldn't stay away from the fun...


We miss you already. See you this summer!

Playing catch-up, Part 1 - Thanksgiving 2011

Now that mama has a little time off work, it's time to back log our activities from the end of 2011. You may have also noticed the new layout. Mama thought our blog needed a new look for the new year. You can choose the "view" you like best... ranging from classic to snapshot to sidebar. Hope you like it!

Thanksgiving means Daddy's Good Eats Turkey. This year, he made some minor changes to the recipe but it was still tasty! We forgot to take a picture of the turkey before it was carved. Too hungry, I think.


Our Thanksgiving table... lots of onolicious food.


Owen showed off his Wampanoag costume for his "Pilgrims and Indians" banquet at school.


Here's the back.


Thanksgiving means family and filled-bellies.

Happy Birthday Owen!

It's hard to imagine that only 6 short years ago, I was born. This is what I looked like for the first few months.



Then I turned 1:



And 2:



3:



4:



5:



and now 6!

Well, 5 years and 364 days in this picture anyway.

Happy birthday to me!