2008-10 (OCT)

Ang's visit 40 images	Kapa'a Quarry 65 images	Glass Bottom Boat 11 images
Holoholo- Southern Oahu 41 images	Jackass Ginger Pool and Ruins 41 images	Halloween 23 images

1 Sneaking up on Ben in the morning. We're peeking up under his bumpers...	2 This is what he has to say about that!	3 It's cape day! Try weeding in a cape. Or taking out the trash. Super-Mom! So fun! The funniest part, though, was Dave's face. It was actually the lack of a shocked face that was so funny. I asked him if that said something about HIM or ME that he didn't even bat an eye. He said "Probably both."	4 Jumping with a cape!
5 A baby cape! Sam went to get this for Ben :) He already has his "paws" out for optimal flying!	6 Sam napping. Not sure what is going on here?	7	8 Getting ready for First Friday Fires...yes, we are rubbing sticks! I can get them pretty warm but no flames yet!
9 Can you see us smiling? Sammy thinks mommy is nuts.	10 The poker stick is ready!	11 Relaxing by the fire...while Dave surveys the flames and embers to be sure it doesn't get out of hand.	12 Boys love fire!
13 Mommy loves fire even more!	14 This is one of Ben's friends at the Y - Mel :) He and I shared a lap lane when I was hugely pregnant. We all joked about what if I deliver in the pool. The folks have had fun seeing Ben grow, and he particularly enjoys Mel. I think it's the smile, don't you? They have very similar smiles. Everyone enjoys Ben and says how cute and good he is. Sweet baby :)	15 A fire safety demonstration on base tonight. Sam enjoyed checking out the rigs. This is old hat by now, though...I've had him checking out rigs since he could barely walk :) I should actually line the pictures up and see how he's grown. Speaking of which - another inch in the last 3 weeks!	16 Doing stop/drop/roll drills. He also answered quickly that you dial 911 in an emergency, and gave our address. Mommy has taught him well :) I guess it's not hard to believe mommy would have an emergency since she does wacky things so often - ha!
17 Sam was so good at the roll part he went off each end! He didn't stop!	18 Ben is in his new big boy car seat! (Sam's old seat)	19 At Sam's friend Michael's 4th birthday party - Tiki Island on base. Sam did the harder course this time and loved all the interesting things to get the ball around or through!	20 And tried his hand at the batting cage!
21 There's Michael, the birthday boy, and his Dad :)	22 Blowing out his candle!	23 Getting Kathy's birthday present - wild hibiscus sticks and starter stick, carved by a Samoan... We are obsessed with starting a fire with sticks!	24 We stopped off at Kualoa Beach Park for a quick romp afterwards. Sam held Ben while I cleaned up the sand toys. Cute backdrop for a photo I quickly realized! Plus, they were being sweet! Whoa!
25	26 Making funny noises in Ben's ear :)	27 Not sure what is going on here...	28
29	30 Oh - did a little quickie watercolor fingerpainting of Chinaman's Hat, which is just offshore at this beach. My friend Liisa loved it right away, so she's got claim to the original :)	31 Sam with three members of a Jawaiian reggae group called Ten Feet. See the next shot for a better face - he was a bit overawed by standing with them and holding the guitar!	32 We had a great time at this free concert. I am buying him CDs from each concert he goes to - this one was signed by the guys in the band. Very nice guys and great music!
33 I'm Mr Clothfoot!	34	35 The 5-month-old photo shoot :)	36 Disregard the man behind the boys :)
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41	42	43	44 Givin' Caffrey some love :)
45 Our friends Don and Melisa were over for dinner - they are expecting their first baby. She was in the kitchen helping Dave clean up! Amazing!	46 Barefoot AND pregnant AND in the kitchen!	47 Look at this awesome cheesecake - Sam can't wait to dive in!	48 Don and Dave work together - Don was on submarines, too.
49 Dave made a special menu for them...	50 A night out at the Paul Mitchell Estate for a wine tasting event. We had a great time getting glammed up and being unfettered for an evening. Liisa - thanks again for a fantastic time!!!	51 Kathy, me and Angel...	52 Paparazzi caught me fishing around in my purse :)
53 Angel who are you calling?!	54 Rainy day run :)	55 Thanks for going with us!! It was a little bit nuts but a lot of fun :)	56 Dave and Sam did big stompings in all the puddles - they had a blast!
57 They were trying to get me wet, too!	58 Dave goes - "I think I saw a fish in that one!!!"	59 Funny movie of puddle stomping run :)	60 A trip to the Discovery Center on a rainy Tuesday adventure day.
61 A panda!	62 A mini Jeepney. They have all kinds of recreations - different rooms for each culture.	63 Sam and Anneliese heading for a picnic lunch. They are soooo cute.	64 One of Liisa's photos from Ft Hase beach on base - we're applying to adopt this beach for regular cleanup. A lot of trash comes in on the tides from as far away as China and Korea. It's an otherwise rugged and beautiful beach.
65 Cleaning up the trash.	66 One of several tide pools.	67 What I think might be a cowry shell fossil trapped in lava rock.	68
69	70 Back to honu guarding again - this is our first day back. Ben is really enjoying digging in the sand! Unfortunately a lot finds its way to his mouth!	71	72 Describing a "lava" flow - he's really into volcanoes. Has been for almost two years now!
73 I told him "You have sand for freckles!" and he got a big kick out of this.	74 We had a nice time together, the three of us, driving up to the North Shore. I tried a soy latte for the ride home. Very nice! I asked the Wiki Wiki Java lady why she didn't set up a drive through - I really miss those! Funny - turns out she's from Washington herself and had wanted to set up a drive through but couldn't at that location...	75	76
77 Sam and his JackOLantern :)