Waikoloa

Since Mommy and Daddy spent the afternoon with big brother Nate, mommy thought she would spend some time with big sister Hannah too. Liam and I really needed a long nap so we stayed at the condo with daddy. It looked like mommy and Hannah had a fun late afternoon at the Hilton Waikoloa pools!


This last picture is of Hannah with her name written in white corral on black lava stones. Why? Well, her friend Alyssa was here last week (the week prior to our vacation) and Aly set up a scavanger hunt for Hannah and thru all the clues we were able to find the final 'treasure'.... her name had been written by Aly in the lava stones! Such a fun thing to find.

Submarine Ride

Mommy and daddy enjoyed the afternoon without us today! We were babysat for two hours by Michael/Robert and big sister Hannah so that mommy/daddy could enjoy a submarine snorkeling adventure. And guess what? The adults survived the babysitting adventure! Mommy knew us babies would be fine, but that we might wear out the adults :)

Big brother Nate went on the submarine too although he wasn't feeling well at all! Cousin Willie and auntie Shawnee had fun on the submarine too.

They took a boat ride out to where the submarine was docked.

The blue picture above was of a sunken ship and there were LOTS of fishes living there!

Captain Cook - AHOY!

What am I doing in the car when we are in Hawaii? Well, daddy wants to visit his friend Will and wife Robin in Captain Cook. So, away we go!

The airline was generous to 'lend us' a car seat. Note to all the other mommies and daddies out there, don't take the airline up on this when the carseat you packed has been lost. Just cut your losses and go purchase a new one which we did later this day. The loaner was horrible.

Will and Robin own a 3 acre farm and we had plenty of chances to relax! They have 75 avocado trees, countless macadamia nut trees, myers lemons, papaya and mango trees. And, most important they had wild turkeys! I guess these crazy birds roam the big island. Mommy laughed every time she saw one of these ugly guys running around.

I'm still sick. Mommy and daddy had to drag the nebulizer and cpt thing along to the island. Big brother Nate is now sick too. Liam and mommy have the sickness in their eyes now too (nice pink eyes). Blah!

Pictures to enjoy - ALOHA!

I'm going to post these without captions as the only thing we have to say is "Wish You Were HERE!!!" Aloha!

Perhaps tomorrow we will venture out beyond our pool :) We are still waiting for the airline to lend us a carseat for the one they lost. But when you are in Hawaii.... who cares if your mommy and daddy can't leave and drive somewhere!

We are in Hawaii!

Even though we were flying on ATA and our plans were temporarily canceled.... we are now in Hawaii (thank you Robert and Michael).

Friday we traveled all day including a 6 hour plane ride, 10 hour layover in Honolulu, and then the last flight was 45 minutes into Kona.  Liam and Tommy did great!  They are patient travelers and interested in everything in the airport and on the plane.  

Hawaii is gorgeous.  I will need to post more pictures of Tommy in the water, he really enjoys splashing and feeling the sand.  Liam loves to run all over and get chased by his big sister.  Hannah and Nate of course are loving the weather and the water.

No Fooling!

We are sick again. AGAIN! No this isn't an April Fool's day joke. This time with a chest cold. Mommy got it on Sunday, then I started coughing Monday, now today the Liam, me and mommy are staying home to recover. No developmental playgroup yesterday, no OT today, just lots of naps and juices.

We have to recover! Friday we leave for vacation. So, mommy is attacking this cold. She brought out my nebulizer! I love to suck on it and inhale the vapors. Here is a sample of my daily meds.

Here is a picture of all six of us, nothing glamorous, just lots of love and fun! Mommy had just returned from church is the only reason she resembles 'cleanness'. Thanks aunt Debbie for taking our picture!

And last but not least, mommy had to work in a picture of my current eats. All with no teeth! I ate about half of the hamburger, and everything else! Those mini tater tots go down real easy!

Our week in review

I wish mommy could find more time to post our updates. Here is our week in review:

Monday we enjoyed 'developmental playgroup'. Our new 9am time is wonderful and our new friends are so cool! There is another set of twins in our playgroup, GIRLS, and they are really cute! We got to play in lentils... we used shovels, our toes, and I threw the lentils in the air by the handful. We sang songs and enjoyed snack with all of our friends.

Tuesday was the first day that our new Occupational therapist came to our home for therapy. She is just as great as everyone has told us. I showed off my new skill.... CRAWLING! Yep. I crawled. And I pulled up to my knees next to the couch. Pretty cool stuff. Mommy thinks I learned to crawl just to stay away from Liam, she might be right!

Wednesday we sent big sister Hannah off to Mountain School. It's a great program located in the North Cascades (she is probably really cold right now). Hannah and her whole team of classmates went for two nights/three days to learn about sustainable communities. We are lucky that the Bellingham School District offers this enrichment activity. Brother Nate did this in 5th grade and really enjoyed it (just ask him sometime about product packaging or transportation costs of goods).

Thursday (today) we saw the nutritionist. Heavy sigh. I lost almost half a pound this month. Good grief! And mom keeps shoveling the food in me. We think that between being sick for a week (vomitting and poopies) and my new mobility of crawling.... I have lost weight. Not good. So mom is taking me back to see the nutritionist in 2 weeks and I have strict orders to EAT more. Tonight I enjoyed red potatoes, chicken, green beans and a biscuit with apricot jelly.

Tomorrow and this weekend will be spent packing. Where are we going? All six of us are heading to the sunshine of the Big Island of Hawaii. This is a trip that we never could have afforded...we were 'treated' to this wonderful vacation! We leave next Friday and mommy is just a tad bit nervous. What to pack? What to bring? We will post more later about this upcoming fiasco... I mean trip. :)