1 These pictures are from a month ago but I just uncovered them. Thanks to mom for shooting these snapshots of the kids and I out swimming after school. This is our Friday tradition.
2 Richard - and me horsing around behind him to mess up his cute picture :)
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4 Cute boys!
5 Oh! I love you, Sam!
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8 "Sleeping."
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13 My running route with Ben...
14 Kindergarten graduation!
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16 Sam going up to put a lei on a 6th grader.
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18 Talking to Kumu Leilani who does all the Hawaiian culture instruction. She is a gem.
19 Who's in there?!
20 Not so sure...
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22 Last beach run/hookup for a chat with mom.
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25 I'm in my BIG truck!
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28 Getting his bike for the last time after school.
29 A little something I glued together to remember all those runs down the beach with Ben. We found all these shovels on our jogs.
30 Memorial Day beach party with a bunch of friends.
31 Michelle, Brenda and me - mommy hikers :)
32 And Jennifer joins us!
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35 Mom got me a Hawaiian bracelet for my 40th birthday! We went to Hickam with the boys for beach and lunch to celebrate.
36 Trying to take a candid of ourselves with our "jinglies" on.
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38 Lunch!
39 A beach bike ride...finally getting to some packed sand after 1.5 miles of slogging!
40 Look at his backside! Wow! Going fast now with a tail wind after turning around.
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42 I was pushing Ben through all that and pulling Sam at times on his bike when it got too deep. whew!
43 What a mess we were!
44 Ben playing his uke...quite a show!
45 A very very rainy day, so we're making do with some wally ball in the garage.
46 Broom stick ball!
47 Out on a run at the fish ponds - found a crab. Then the next stop we found a HUGE barracuda! So cool!
48 Of course had to go puddling, too.
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50 A loooooong strand of bufo eggs! Yick!
51 Sam is not afraid of anything. He digs right into the pond with a stick and scoops them up like ramen noodles.
52 An impromptu outing to the fire station with the hiker hui.
53 Spent an HOUR with these guys. They are sooo nice.
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56 Preschool time :)
57 A hike up the Pillboxes with my friends, then to shave ice for lunch, then to the dentist, all dirty and sweaty. Kinda nuts now that I think about it, but that's how we roll.
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59 Inside one of the bunkers.
60 Sam's big feet!
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66 Bunker drill! They MADE me do it.
67 Farewell party for us at Lanikai Park.
68 And a gorgeous picture of the Ko'olaus from the office. Thanks so much!
69 Dave giving a present to his mentor.
70 Ben LOVES to make holes to hang out in. What is with that? He loves it.
71 Also is a very messy eater still.
72 First tooth lost!
73 I like these plants. Must see if they'll grow in WA.
74 Painting with mommy on the beach while Sam swims with Gramma.
75 Going through a creative fit. These are thank-you cards being sent to people who have been very helpful to us during our transition.
76 A going-away present for good friends of ours moving back to Washington DC.
77 My 40th! My friend Ang surprised me with a great cake!
78 And some party wear :)
79 Ben and I LOVE cake.
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82 Wow. Gramma, really...a THIRD piece? You told him he could have a THIRD? Ohhh...he didn't tell you he'd had seconds...ah ha.
83 Mom and I went to celebrate our seven months together this year.
84 That is a turtle out there just past Sam!
85 He was swimming back and forth the whole time we were out there!
86 Can you see the little head popping out of the water, just past Sam and to the right?
87 Boys on the marsh trail!
88 Taking a jog down the beach. LOVE summer with my boys!
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91 BIIIIG crab hole.
92 We outran a storm!
93 All the way down the beach to Kalapawai where we met up with Gramma.
94 Yeah! We made it! 2 miles of jogging on the sand!
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96 Big guy using big man nail clippers.
97 In love with my glue gun, I made this from a coconut and kukui nuts we found on our beach jog. Should this be my head shot for my business? Or on my "mommy card" to introduce myself in our new home?
98 Building some mammoth public works projects.
99 Mommy got her name on the board. Sam gave me three chances to avoid yelling.
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101 Meeting our good friends at the playground. Tamara perches like a bird of paradise :)
102 Mom and I at our Kalama party :)
103 Ben loves BUNNY!
104 Sam showing Ben some Cars 2 trailers.
105 Ben does singing performances ALL the time, anywhere.
106 Finally going to Cars 2 in the THEATER! They are so excited. First big movie experience!
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108 Look at all the snacks!
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111 Dave and I took a mini date after dropping the truck off to get shipped. We are at Pu'u Ualaka'a State Park for sunset after getting an early dinner. The truck drop-off was a bit frenzied. Seemed like we had the process licked getting a waiver on inspection so we could finally leave the depot, then they found all my sand in the truck and everywhere (sand I was unwilling to part with). Apparently the USDA in WA would fine me if they saw all that sand, so I had to vacuum the entire truck with a big industrial vacuum cleaner lightning fast before they ok-ed it. The supervisor came by and said "Is your husband a mason?" I guess he thought all the sand was cement powder or something. :)
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114 That's Diamond Head past Dave's head :)
115 Sunset!
116 Last beach morning with Gramma before she flies back to CA.
