2008-08 (AUG)

Likeke 20 images	Pu'u Pia 37 images	Pali 17 images
Campout 89 images · 1 video

1 Here we are testing out new gear - a pop-up tent for the beach!	2 Works pretty well but you have to be careful it doesn't take off like a kite before you load the sand pockets up to weight it down.	3 Love having a place for Ben and I to hide out. (Sorry these shots continue to be so blown out by the bright sun - still working on exposure settings for snapshots.)	4
5 Ben liked chillin' in the tent :)	6	7	8 The boys in the pool :) Sam doesn't stay above water long enough for a picture - I really had to beg him for this one :)
9	10	11	12 Swimming around!
13 And more jumping!	14	15 Great day at the beach - if only for about an hour or two before schoolwork (for Dave).	16 My boys!
17	18 Little guy learning to enjoy the water. He is fine wearing his shades and seems to appreciate them, actually. He also seems to like the water...	19	20 Doesn't he look like a big tough lifeguard here? Sam, I mean. Ben looks like a Legionnaire.
21 Dave checking the tent out.	22	23 Ummm...you were supposed to be napping!	24 This is how you do it, kay?
25 Sam loves logrolling - look at his surprise when he lands :)	26 The hill!	27 The landing :)	28 Look what white flies do to my hibiscus! Totally nasty! That's called "flocculence."
29 Mites causing "galls" on another hibiscus.	30 The papaya is probably affected by mites, too.	31 Boys at breakfast. Trying Ben out in the clip-on chair. He's almost ready for it!	32
33 Angel's son, Luke, with Ben :)	34 Learning the art of sword fighting from David, Angel and Mike's youngest. We were moving fast!	35 Dave couldn't resist wrangling us!	36 Out on a run this morning, stopping at Kalapawai for muffins for breakfast. Sam jogged about a mile again. Good goin' jogger!
37 Wiping pancakes off daddy's mouth :)	38 Ben likes to stomp his feet now. Look how chubby! This is a 3-6 month old shirt.	39	40
41	42	43	44 This is Ray. He had to climb up and over our new washer and dryer to plug it in. Then he had to do it AGAIN because one outlet didn't work! Poor guy!
45 Look at my new rashguard shortie!	46	47 Swimming lessons with Daddy!	48 Surfing on Daddy!
49	50	51 At a concert with our adventure buddies. The Brothers Cazimero were great!	52
53 Playing with the lighting and the background :)	54 They are natives of the Big Island and went to school with one of my neighbors. They were really awesome.	55	56
57 Sam doing his "schoolwork" while he waits for me to finish putting Ben in bed. He loves to do his schoolwork (just like daddy) and can't wait to finish up his bath and climb up in his papasan. In fact, here he is during the day doing schoolwork :)	58 Our new washer and dryer! Yes, the money pit here :) Things manage to fail either immediately before I give birth or before Dave leaves.	59 Our home...in case it looks different since your last visit - virtual or live! We remodeled the kitchen in Dec. 2007.	60 We went to Tripler to visit the team that delivered Ben. This is Christie and Candy. I got to see Cathi (the nurse anesthetist friend of mine) earlier that week - this particular day she was in the OR so we missed her.
61 The nurses are so awesome! Even though they were busy they took time to see us and play with the boys.	62	63 Restamping Ben's feet because I managed to lose the first one. I made a stamper out of Sam's footprint so I had to do the same for Ben, of course!	64
65 He had a good time :)	66 Broke da scale at 17 pounds!	67	68
69 Candy is so cute!	70 Sam with Christie	71 Dave is away and I'm grilling salmon while the boys play on the deck. I'm off to a good start! We'll see how long it lasts and when I start hitting the frozen meals :)	72
73 Sam is feeding Thomas.	74 Playdate with the other single moms on the beach. The husbands are deployed. Dave is only gone two weeks but I enjoyed reconnecting with them and reliving the trials and tribulations of being a single mom. They are all so cool and handle things so well.	75 Thanks to Giji for this photo!!!	76 And this one :)
77 We took a huge pile of beach trucks to the beach, thanks to Liisa and MD!	78	79 Sam has a personal valet - MD is carrying his boogie board for him!	80 Sam is also making friends at church. Here he's playing with two 5 yr old girls - I think it's a game of tag, or freeze.
81 A stop off at the beach after church for a quick romp in the sand and a nap for Ben.	82 Tiny crab!	83	84 Mom and two ducks. I taught Sam that he could walk without holding hands if he stays close. We call this walk "Joe Cool." So the ducks were being "Joe Cool" - staying close to mom but not holding webs. Or whatever :)
85 Busy day - this is still Sunday. We're at the beach to watch the moon rise but we didn't check the time in the almanac first. It came up an hour after sunset that night so we missed it but had a great time watching the sunset. We jogged down - it's only a mile.	86 A happy sand ball - this is a friend's son, Mark, holding the sand ball.	87 Sam making a sand ball, too.	88
89 Time for a hair cut, mom?	90 Ben :) Such a cute and happy baby.	91 Sam and Mark playing. Mark is 9 - my friend Christina's son. She lives right by the beach so it was fun to pop in and see her, and show her Ben. Christina was my brave paddle-mate in the kayak at the crazy baby shower :)	92 Christina's neighbors! The family was also enjoying the sunset.
93	94	95	96 Peekaboo!
97 Ben waits for dinner :)	98 Look - mommy grilled pizza while Daddy was gone! Thomas joined us at the table. This is pancetta with some artisan cheese mix over a leftover tablespoon or so of Italian vinaigrette salad dressing. It was good!	99 Counting down until Daddy gets home. When there's a whole daddy (we drew a part each day) then he will be home.	100 Bugs on a banana tree.
101 The kids feeding ducks at Ho'omaluhia. Kathy kept feeling nibbling beaks on her legs :)	102 We were nervous about the goose there in front, but he/she was actually very nice. Not a grabby, biting sort of goose.	103 Sam fed the goose - little beak tickled his fingers as the raspy tongue grabbed the bite.	104 Ben is getting big, isn't he? Wearing Sam's old hiking pants to keep bugs off the little legs.
105 Anneliese and Caleigh :)	106 Feeding the fish now.	107	108 Dragon fruit for a snack!
109	110 Soo good...like a kiwi.	111	112
113 Bunny flower :)	114	115	116 I'm a centipede!
117 My friend April - she is amazing! You have all heard about her but not seen her yet :) She has SEVEN children and is expecting twins now. Twin girls!	118 Sam's laugh is priceless here - I meant to get Ben's little laughs but I was too late on the draw. Ben was cracking up at the "volcano show." Sam says "ekahi, elua, ekolu (1, 2, 3) it's time for the show!" then gives us tickets for the "show" whether it's a ballgame, a concert, or a volcano show in the tub.	119 BenBoots in his new pack! Thanks Daddy!!!! (Dave toted it back all the way from New York - bought it at the Mountaineer in the Adirondacks.)	120 Sam trying on Neil's Breitling watch.
121 He loves this new shirt from Nana and PopPop!	122 Here's our friend Neil! He's visiting again while his ship travels back to San Diego. So nice that he pops into our home every now and then.	123 Liisa and Mikko-Dakota - she is blowing up Ben's floaty for me!	124 Floating in the tide pools.
125 Sam and his friend Mikko-Dakota.	126 Ben the poobah viewing from his little "boat".	127	128 Sam taking Ben on a "boat ride." Can you see Sam's mouth? He's making boat engine noises, too.
129 I like this one - seems like Ben is out on the big ocean with Sam.	130 He was very gentle :)	131	132 He parked Ben here - at the "parking lot".
133 Thanks for the awesome shot of me and my boys, Liisa!	134	135	136
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