Date night!

January 21, 2011

Sterling and I went on a date. We first went to dinner and then for a stroll down Waikiki to watch all the people. This man walked by with Macaws on his shoulders and I pointed it out, that was my first mistake. He came up to us and put his birds on us. It was pretty cool. I love birds so it was fun to see how well trained these birds were.

He asked for my phone, which I was a little concerned about, but he just wanted to take our picture with my phone. So for a 'small donation', he took some pictures of us with my phone.
The people down at Waikiki at night are pretty crazy, but it makes for a fun date night!

Project

January 17, 2011 Before and After!

Sterling and I had a fun 3 hour project of recovering the chairs.

The old fabric was nasty and was great while it lasted but it was time for something new.

I love the new look!

Helena 7 months old!!!

December 31, 2010

She is 7 months old!!!

She is 15 lbs and doing great. She wears size 3 diapers and 6-9 month clothes. She is getting lots of teeth at the same time. She has 2 with 6 on the way!

Happy Baby!


Smiley Girl

I swear her face changes every day. She is growing so quickly!

We love this girl SO MUCH!!!

What the rain brings?

12-27-10

After the big rainstorms Daniel's favorite thing to do is go on a frog hunt. He loves to find the great big bull frogs. I think they are gross and so does James, but Daniel is afraid of nothing!

His frog matches him in his own spotted way!

I love this kid!

Christmas

Christmas Morning

~ 2010 ~

They all still have sleepy eyes but are ready to be awake!

After the mad dash to rip everything open, in a somewhat orderly fashion, this is what we wound up with. A lot more stuff that wont fit into our house!

I love this picture with her eyes popping out of her head. Helena was so excited for her new toys!

Daniel posing with the new glow baby he got for Helena.

This makes me laugh! Sophia and Daniel were so excited to show Helena her new Musical band. They both played with it for much longer than she did!

James got Helena a mirror for the car so she could see mommy and not cry all the time. (It works half the time!)
This was Helena's first Christmas. All the kids were so excited to show her things!

Grandma Robison sent cute jammies for the girls! They loved them!

My cute baby's first Christmas!

Hawaii Sheraton Bowl

December 24, 2010

Tulsa vs. University of Hawaii

Hawaii Sheraton Bowl

The boys wanted to go to one last UH game while we were here in Hawaii so I surprised them. For an early Christmas present I got them tickets to the Hawaii Sheraton Bowl.

James was very into the game!

He didn't want to be bothered with distractions!

Daniel was all about the snacks and half-time show.

The whole stadium.

Daniel loves the Hula Girls!

During Half- Time a butterfly landed on a ladies hat sitting near them. The only way to get James away from football is with bugs! He loved it!

Daniel for the last half of the game got to play with the camera to keep himself occupied. Most of what he was taking pictures of wasn't worth keeping, but I couldn't resist this one.

Such a cute dude!

Helena's First Rice!

December 23, 2010 Helena had baby rice for the first time on December 23rd. She could have started a little sooner but life was a bit crazy with family in town and so many events happening in our lives.

She really liked the rice.

She is such a cute girl! (Almost 7 months!)

Saying Goodbye to the Keith's

December 21, 2010

The Keith kids spent their last day here with us. Poor Patrick and Paul were so tired from all the excitement of moving and being in a hotel. Patrick fell asleep on Sophia and Paul was resting on him. Sophia really loves her Patrick!
This is one family we will miss forever!
It was like having a sister right next door. We leaned on each other for everything:
Watching kids, planning PTSO events, emotional support, etc.

Philip and James were best friends. They were so good for each other!

Daniel and Paul were mischief in the making!

Daniel really misses Paul. There aren't many boys that fit Daniel's personality quite like Paul.

Patrick and Sophia were together every day. They could always make each other smile.

We really miss Patrick!

Cat! I miss her so much!

She is an amazing person and a person to pattern my life after. She is extremely organized, talented, good at dealing with people, and forgiving. She is a great friend!

We really miss them~! We will see them again!

Wolf Badge

December 21, 2010

James earned his Wolf Badge. He only came into Cub Scouts in September and has earned his Wolf already. He loves Cub Scouts. He loves being able to pass things off and earn things!

James was very excited to earn his Wolf. His Cub master, Cliff Nowell, presented him his Wolf. His Wolf Leaders are Jocelyn Dodson and Paula Thompson.

His goal now is to earn EVERY Belt loop in the Belt loop book.

Crafts with Grandma Packer

December 19, 2010Daniel and Sophia are always ready for a craft. Grandma was prepared and brought one with her. They made cute reindeer with their hands and shoe prints.

Daniel was sure he could do it all by himself, but Sophia wanted some help!

Sophia eats this stuff up! She is a craft a minute kind of girl!

He needed a bit of help after all!

He loves to cut, he could do that all on his own.

Very happy little girl with her cute reindeer!

Somehow I didn't get a picture with the nose on. The kids had a great time with Grandma and doing crafts!

Tide Pools and Waimea Bay

December 18, 2010

Sterling is going to write all about this, I wasn't there.