Grandpa and MOD visit

The girls had so much fun with this visit. Brooke is getting older and coming out of being so clingy to mommy. Both girls continue to be amazed and love Grandpa's magic trick of finding money behind their ears. They brought along pin the tail on the donkey which both girls had so much fun doing time and time again (there were 30 tails). The girls both got a kick out of grandpa "hiding" during hide and seek as a tree, the funny thing was Chloe actually passed him one time, it was too funny. We enjoyed a few meals out as well as cooking out at home. Pat and I were able to get away for a full 48 hours to the north shore here on Oahu to turtle bay which we enjoyed very much. Chloe Got a taste of being a big girl going on a stay cation to Waikiki with Grandpa & MOD. Brooke and I stayed for a for hours the first day and enjoyed some pool time and dinner all together before heading home. Chloe had lots of beach and pool time which she can never seem to have enough of. She also had an awesome time designing her own flip-flops. A very exciting trip for all and sad time always go by so fast.

Summer 2014

Wow Summer was a whirlwind of activity this year. Brooke has especially grown-up a lot over the summer. Her carseat was switched to forward facing (which she loves getting to see everything, everyone else in the van is looking at), she also had her crib converted into a toddler bed. She has done very well with the transition and still naps well and sleep good at night for the most part anyways :) Both Girls LOVE the water and we made many trips to the beach (Chloe enjoyed her new boogie board), water park, splash parks, pools and at the end of the summer got a kiddie pool for our yard. We also made a few trips to the duck pond and zoo, still favorites of the girls. We did 2 waterfall hies as well. We learned more about nature as we found some caterpillars in our yard on the citrus bushes and kept them, and released them once they were butterflies. We also did a craft outing of painting your own ceramics, Chloe picked a cat figurine, Brooke did a fish and I choose a pineapple napkin holder. Wow realizing doing the whole summer in one post is a bit long lol. Brooke saw her first movie in the theater, we went to a kid's showing of Rio for $1/ ticket overall she liked it and did ok but still a bit young will wait to bring her again until next summer. For the 4th of july the kid's did a bike stroller "parade" around the park just down the street then cook-out and fireworks on the beach at our friend's house. We did a cultural tour, the girls loved doing a little hula, a boat ride on a 800 year old man made fish pond, learning how to make fire and fix a coconut. We also visited a small dairy farm/egg producer here on the leeward side of the island, both girls enjoyed feeding the chickens and we all enjoyed the cheese and butter samples they gave us. To close out the summer Pat took Chloe on a day trip to Maui on a 10 person island hooper that just started flying out of the coast guard station so they didn't even need to go to the airport! They explore several beaches there and had fresh donuts from the bakery Pat & I loved there. It sure was a fun filled summer!

Hawaii State fair

Well after five years of living here we decided to check out the Hawaii state fair. It wasn't quite like the fairs back on the mainland but had plenty of rides and a petting zoo tent so the girls had a blast. This was the first time Brooke has gone on rides and she was so happy once that little purple car started to move and the horn beep. Chloe liked all the rides she went on but her favorite was the swings that went high into the air. They had fun petting and feeding the animals as well especially the goats and baby pigs. We also saw a sea Lion show that the whole family liked, it was a fun afternoon at the fair :)

Ballet Performance

Chloe and her class practiced several months for their performance. They danced to free to be you and me. Chloe did an awesome job at her performance and so did Brooke in the audience ( this was the first one she has gone to and did well). Chloe was also very excited about the flowers she received afterwards from her family and friends :)

Graduation

The school year sure went fast and it's official Chloe Graduated Kindergarten and is now heading into the 1st grade in August. During the ceremony the kids each had a few lines to say and Chloe did well remembering and saying her lines about her teacher (she was also dressed like a teacher). As per hawaii tradition at special occasions such as graduations Chloe received several leis from family and friends. We are so proud of Chloe and look forward to some summer fun