Yeah, Santa Was Definitely Here!

This pile does not even include all the legos and some other bigger items he got! Scary... Next year Santa is going to be on sabbatical from Hawaii:o) I think Connor will still make out just fine.

Waimea Falls

Yesterday we went up to the North Shore and had a great day. We went to the Giovanni's for a shrimp plate (awesome!), saw some big waves (big to us but they were only 15-20'), visited Waimea Falls, and headed to Haleiwa for some Matsumoto's shaved ice. AWESOME DAY!

What to do on Christmas Eve in Hawaii??

ICE SKATE! Of course!

We had such a great time (even if you can't tell by Connor's fake smile:o)!

Connor wasn't so sure at first, but he caught on quickly, and was soon racing around the kids course. Awesome!

Holiday Get Together

We hosted a little holiday party with some friends on Saturday, accompanied by some delicious fondue. It was a fun, relaxing evening, which ended with a little rock band:o) Good times!

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!!!

Connor's school did a holiday show today and every grade did a song and dance. This was Connor's was Christmas show debut:o)

Quote of the Day...

"It may not be pretty, but we're heading to the city!"

No Training Wheels, Take 2

Busy day here at the Koszarek's!!! Will and I are in shock, seriously. Connor asked to take his training wheels off today, and I totally thought he'd get frustrated and be back in the house inside 5 minutes. Not so! I just took this video and he's out front doing circles already. Unbelievable! Go Connor!!!

"I Don't Need Stinkin' Training Wheels!" Says Child

An Early Christmas Present...

Last night we had to open 2 Christmas gifts for Connor, but let me tell you why. We went out to dinner at our local/favorite dive since I was lazy and didn't want to cook. We all thought it was a great idea. And the place has a huge sand box at the restaurant, so it's almost a date night - since Connor is playing in it most of the time. All well and good. We came home and I walked into the kitchen/living area and there are pine needles EVERYWHERE! All under the tree the floor is covered, then there's a trail around it. So I knew something was up. I'm looking around and notice the the floor is wet. Seems I forgot to let Rocco out before we left for dinner so he scouted out our tree and relieved himself... all over the tree skirt and the only two presents wrapped and under the tree. SO NOT HAPPY!!!! But Connor loves his gifts! He got two books from friends, one with rockets to blast in the air, the other included a superhero kit... which you see above. Connor was totally stoked he got to open early presents, but I was the least bit happy when we returned home last night. The End

Merry Christmas!

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Free Labor:o)

We certainly made holiday cookies this year, and it was a family event. I think Rocco even helped clean the floor with anything that dropped. He's good like that:o) Connor had the mixer going, Will helped mix the ingredients and load cookie sheets, and I had the oven humming with a constant rotation. I think we baked about 20 dozen cookies, and then some. We gave out 5 platters, 4 tins, and STILL have 5 bags of cookies left! Sure are tasty though. I love this time of year!

Univ Hawaii 24, Navy 17 - BOOO!

We went to the UH/Navy Football game the other night at Aloha Stadium, same place the Pro Bowl is played (except this coming year!). It was also military recognition night and there were lots of cheers for the active duty present and those serving abroad. Connor had a great time and loved going to a 'real' football game. We splurged on good seats, had some stadium treats complete with shaved ice, and bought some UH noise makers & blanket.
Unfortunately Navy lost, and we weren't happy about it - in case you can't tell:o) That's ok, it was still a really fun night out.