Sun Bather

In case any of you are wondering about Rocco's stressful life here in Hawaii, don't lose any sleep. This is his usual pose, at least some point of each day. Lovely!

1st Sleep Over... Success!

Connor had his first sleepover last night and it went great. His bud Caroline came over and they had a fantastic time, no drama. They watched Bee Movie and had some popcorn, colored some Disney pictures at Connor's favorite picnic table, even an ice pop for dessert. All in all, a great night! He is really going to miss her though. They leave in a couple weeks for Washington and Connor keeps saying that we are moving to Washington soon too. Um, no, no we're not. We'll be right here for a while, thank you very much:o) Going to miss the Trent's.

Quote of the Day

We took Connor to get his hair cut last night and on the way there he says "Yeah, if you don't sit still in the chair, you'll get a girl's haircut." LOL

Crazy Good!

The USAF Thunderbirds were in town this weekend. Loud was an understatement, but man was it cool!

Funny Story, or Maybe Not...

Connor and I were driving around the other day. Not sure where we were going/coming from, but I hear him humming in the back seat. I was spacing out, probably humming too. Then I heard him singing "Sush girl! Shut your lips. Do the Helen Keller and talk with your hips." twice, right on que. I was speechless, which doesn't happen too often. I turned down the radio and asked him how he knew those words. He said "Mom, that song is on the radio all the time. It's my favorite." WOW. Guess it is on the radio a lot. We had a little chat about the song, the meaning of the words, and that fact that some people do not sing about nice things. So I've been changing the station a lot, and there aren't many descent ones. It seems the country station is pretty safe to listen to. Guess that'll have to do for now.

Hello Friend!

So I was talking on the phone the other day and looked up at the light in the kitchen, surprised to notice a cute little friend in the fixture. Dead, surely. Turns out he wasn't! The baby gecko was about an inch and a half long, and he was running around in there like an indian! No idea how he got in there, but I had to unscrew 5 bolts to take the light apart and set the dude free. He's currently hanging with his relatives by our trash can out front:o)

I Smell Fish... Big Fish!

Ok, all the time, MONEY and effort is finally paying off... Will went out last weekend with Craig and his brother in search of fish, the good ones you eat:o) They were out super early, about 16 miles off the coast, and had 2 Mahi Mahi's in the boat by 8:30am. That's a good fishing day! And the best part is that the top shelf of my freezer is filled with fresh fish. Sushi anyone?!?

Congrats LCDR!

Getting ready...

Will taking his oath

pinning on the oak leaves

the happy family :o)

WAY TO GO DAD!! We love you!

More August Updates...

Connor's 1st Day of Pre-K

Connor's Star Keiki Day at School

(honoring July birthdays)

Me and Joy at the North Shore

Connor's 1st Soccer Game!

We had a lot going on in August, plus our pc died on us. The shop had it for two weeks trying to get our data (and all my pictures/videos!) off of it. I think we have everything (including a new, fancy Mac), so let the blogging begin!

Let's see... August... Wenonah and Justin came to visit, Jason McGhee pulled into port for a few days and crashed with us, and Joy came the end of the month. Connor started school and soccer. He LOVES school and his teacher, Mrs. Hohnstein, has been great. There have been 3 soccer practices and 2 games, which has been a real hoot! Let me find some good pics...