My grandparents relaxing by the pool
Ari's mom, Joan, gets a free ride
Charlie doing tricks out of hte waterslide
Ari's dad, Jerry, down the slide
Joan's turn
Ari helping Charlie practice surfing
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Forgot for Feb...
As if I didn't inundate you enough with photos...I realized that I forgot to add a series of cute pictures from the pool at the Kea Lani where my grandparents stayed.
My grandparents relaxing by the pool
Ari's mom, Joan, gets a free ride
Charlie doing tricks out of hte waterslide
Ari's dad, Jerry, down the slide
Joan's turn
Ari helping Charlie practice surfing
My grandparents relaxing by the pool
Ari's mom, Joan, gets a free ride
Charlie doing tricks out of hte waterslide
Ari's dad, Jerry, down the slide
Joan's turn
Ari helping Charlie practice surfing
February
What a big month!
We had a really fun month with a lot of activity. There are lots of pictures, and lots of videos to enjoy! My kids interviewing my grandparents in the first slide show is great. and the videos of the kids going (and me) going down the water slides are really fun too.
Feb 1-9: My grandparents Visit to Maui
Feb 5: Haley's school talent show
Feb 12: Charlie's Valentines Day Party
Charlie made tissue paper flowers for his valentines this year. Actually, I made them, but he DID pick out the tissue paper, and told me which colors to layer for them. He passed out valentines, decorated a cookie, and got to play with his friends.
Feb 12: BON JOVI!!!!!!!
So, I'm sure you've all seen the video of Charlie singing Bon Jovi. If for some reason you missed it, click here and scroll down to find those super videos. Bon Jovi came to Oahu for 2 concerts. We knew we had to go! We got awesome tickets, and made a week end out of it. We stayed with our super good friends, the Carharts, and we enjoyed the show, the company and the whole week end.
This was Haley and Charlie's first rock concert. I took Haley to see Demi Lovato last summer, but that doesn't really count. Sam came with us to see Aerosmith. If you ask Charlie, however, he'll tell you this was his 2nd rock concert. We saw our friend, Matt Dodge, perform last summer (Click HERE to read about his band and hear his music), and Charlie says Rockstar Matt was his first concert. For those who don't know, Matt was the boy (Now a 22 year old man...wow!) who I babysat for all through high school and college. The Dodges are family to me, and words cannot express how proud I am of Matt for his talent and pursuing his dreams (can you hear the haros in the background?)I was babysitting him and his little brother Nick in Hawaii when I met Ari...
OK, the pictures...
This is a great picture of Charlie watching the show. He sang loudly at the songs he knew, and studied the show when he didn't.
Singing Livin' on a Prayer
Haley sang and danced her butt off the whole time!
Charlie wore his rock 'n roll jacket (Thank you Morgan for outgrowing it)
We're gearing up for the show.
Feb 14: Charlie's first snorkel
The Carharts live in Ko Olina which has a few lagoons. These lagoons have no waves, and it was the perfect spot to try Charlie with snorkeling gear. He's a total fish. He dives off the side, jumps off the diving board, and can swim his basic strokes...and for quite a while. He loves the water! He got the snorkeling thing in like 5 minutes!
Ari got an underwater camera for Hanukkah this year, and Sam will showyou in the video below how cool it is!
Feb 20: Marriott with the Baums
The Baum family- Julie, Ben, Ilana, Daniel and Alicja came for a week to visit from Minnesota. We played in the pools at their hotel, went to the beach, played and ate. It was a really fun visit, and it was not nearly long enough. The Marriott has a really fun pirate ship kiddie pool. The kids all had a great time (until they found some poop in the pool... and then we were out of there. The risks of using the kddie pool)
Feb 21: Zip Line at Piiholo Stables
Feb 24: Dance Party
On the Baums last night here, we had a BBQ at our house with them and our friends the Magys (Also visiting from MN). After dinner, Club Shapiro was in full swing.Dark with the disco lights going...Ilana and Daniel didn't want to leave. We know how to PARTY!!!
Feb 27: Tsunami
My sister Nancy showed up about 4am. She lives just feet from the beach, and being the party animal that she is...she heard about the earthquake in Chile and impending tsunami before the sirens even started. At about 6am, the warning sirens began, and we filled containers with fresh water, got out candles and flashlights, got ready for the impending big tsunami that was headed our way. The news showed continuous footage of past tsunamis and we just sat at our house, looked out at the ocean, and watched the whales, and more whales...but no tsunami. We're all very thankful that the tsunami was as small as it was (about 3.2 feet), and that there was no destruction. However, since we had so much warning, and everyone had plenty of time to get out of harms way, a little more to see would have been nice.
So, this is the view from our lanai at the time that the tsunami was scheduled to hit Maui...
Feb 28: No rain, no rainbows
This was just to make all of you cold mainlanders jealous. Even when we wake up in the morning to winds and rain...we have true beauty.
We had a really fun month with a lot of activity. There are lots of pictures, and lots of videos to enjoy! My kids interviewing my grandparents in the first slide show is great. and the videos of the kids going (and me) going down the water slides are really fun too.
Feb 1-9: My grandparents Visit to Maui
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Feb 12: Charlie's Valentines Day Party
Charlie made tissue paper flowers for his valentines this year. Actually, I made them, but he DID pick out the tissue paper, and told me which colors to layer for them. He passed out valentines, decorated a cookie, and got to play with his friends.
Feb 12: BON JOVI!!!!!!!
So, I'm sure you've all seen the video of Charlie singing Bon Jovi. If for some reason you missed it, click here and scroll down to find those super videos. Bon Jovi came to Oahu for 2 concerts. We knew we had to go! We got awesome tickets, and made a week end out of it. We stayed with our super good friends, the Carharts, and we enjoyed the show, the company and the whole week end.
This was Haley and Charlie's first rock concert. I took Haley to see Demi Lovato last summer, but that doesn't really count. Sam came with us to see Aerosmith. If you ask Charlie, however, he'll tell you this was his 2nd rock concert. We saw our friend, Matt Dodge, perform last summer (Click HERE to read about his band and hear his music), and Charlie says Rockstar Matt was his first concert. For those who don't know, Matt was the boy (Now a 22 year old man...wow!) who I babysat for all through high school and college. The Dodges are family to me, and words cannot express how proud I am of Matt for his talent and pursuing his dreams (can you hear the haros in the background?)I was babysitting him and his little brother Nick in Hawaii when I met Ari...
OK, the pictures...
This is a great picture of Charlie watching the show. He sang loudly at the songs he knew, and studied the show when he didn't.
Singing Livin' on a Prayer
Haley sang and danced her butt off the whole time!
Charlie wore his rock 'n roll jacket (Thank you Morgan for outgrowing it)
We're gearing up for the show.
Feb 14: Charlie's first snorkel
The Carharts live in Ko Olina which has a few lagoons. These lagoons have no waves, and it was the perfect spot to try Charlie with snorkeling gear. He's a total fish. He dives off the side, jumps off the diving board, and can swim his basic strokes...and for quite a while. He loves the water! He got the snorkeling thing in like 5 minutes!
Ari got an underwater camera for Hanukkah this year, and Sam will showyou in the video below how cool it is!
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The Baum family- Julie, Ben, Ilana, Daniel and Alicja came for a week to visit from Minnesota. We played in the pools at their hotel, went to the beach, played and ate. It was a really fun visit, and it was not nearly long enough. The Marriott has a really fun pirate ship kiddie pool. The kids all had a great time (until they found some poop in the pool... and then we were out of there. The risks of using the kddie pool)
Feb 21: Zip Line at Piiholo Stables
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Feb 24: Dance Party
On the Baums last night here, we had a BBQ at our house with them and our friends the Magys (Also visiting from MN). After dinner, Club Shapiro was in full swing.Dark with the disco lights going...Ilana and Daniel didn't want to leave. We know how to PARTY!!!
Feb 27: Tsunami
My sister Nancy showed up about 4am. She lives just feet from the beach, and being the party animal that she is...she heard about the earthquake in Chile and impending tsunami before the sirens even started. At about 6am, the warning sirens began, and we filled containers with fresh water, got out candles and flashlights, got ready for the impending big tsunami that was headed our way. The news showed continuous footage of past tsunamis and we just sat at our house, looked out at the ocean, and watched the whales, and more whales...but no tsunami. We're all very thankful that the tsunami was as small as it was (about 3.2 feet), and that there was no destruction. However, since we had so much warning, and everyone had plenty of time to get out of harms way, a little more to see would have been nice.
So, this is the view from our lanai at the time that the tsunami was scheduled to hit Maui...
Feb 28: No rain, no rainbows
This was just to make all of you cold mainlanders jealous. Even when we wake up in the morning to winds and rain...we have true beauty.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
January
New Years Day:
We went to a fun New Years Eve party with tons of fireworks, friends and drinks. We have a great view of the midnight fireworks, so we raced home at about 11:50, and we just made it...all of us!
It's our tradition to go to the beach on New Years Day.
Jan 2: Iao Valley
Sam found a great relaxing rock
The boys are getting ready to hike downstream
This was the first time Charlie went with the big kids
Swimming in the pools of the stream...sooooo cold, but even Charlie didn't mind it.
Haley and Charlie with Grandma
Jan 9: Whale Watch
I know everyone laways thinks they went out on the BEST whalewatch ever! But we really did! The whales were unbelievable! One whale came up on one side of the boat, and then went under the boat and came up on the other. 3 whales breached at the same time super close to the boat...just like at sea world (oh don't get me started on the sea world thing, I'm just using it as an analogy). Super fun, and the kids, my sister and my mom had a great time!
Jan 24: Vikings play in conference championships
We were in full Vikings mania for the month of January. It was a heart-breaking loss, but we did have a fun time watching the game, and hte Vikings gave us fans a lot to be proud of this year.
Haley and my sister Nancy always raid the fridge for my Bubbe's Pickles. If you like real garlic homemade pickles, you must try these pickles. They are very pricey, and you will never want another brand of pickle again.
It's like a Bud Light ad...Nancy works for Budweiser :)
Jan 30: Maui Ocean Center
My grandparents came in town for 2 weeks. They haven't been here in 9 years, and it was great to show them around Maui. The weather was a little funny while they were here with some wind and light rain. In a way it was nice because it wasn't real hot, but it did make touring a little tricky.
Their first day was a trip to the Maui Ocean Center.
We went to a fun New Years Eve party with tons of fireworks, friends and drinks. We have a great view of the midnight fireworks, so we raced home at about 11:50, and we just made it...all of us!
It's our tradition to go to the beach on New Years Day.
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Jan 2: Iao Valley
Sam found a great relaxing rock
The boys are getting ready to hike downstream
This was the first time Charlie went with the big kids
Swimming in the pools of the stream...sooooo cold, but even Charlie didn't mind it.
Haley and Charlie with Grandma
Jan 9: Whale Watch
I know everyone laways thinks they went out on the BEST whalewatch ever! But we really did! The whales were unbelievable! One whale came up on one side of the boat, and then went under the boat and came up on the other. 3 whales breached at the same time super close to the boat...just like at sea world (oh don't get me started on the sea world thing, I'm just using it as an analogy). Super fun, and the kids, my sister and my mom had a great time!
Jan 24: Vikings play in conference championships
We were in full Vikings mania for the month of January. It was a heart-breaking loss, but we did have a fun time watching the game, and hte Vikings gave us fans a lot to be proud of this year.
Haley and my sister Nancy always raid the fridge for my Bubbe's Pickles. If you like real garlic homemade pickles, you must try these pickles. They are very pricey, and you will never want another brand of pickle again.
It's like a Bud Light ad...Nancy works for Budweiser :)
Jan 30: Maui Ocean Center
My grandparents came in town for 2 weeks. They haven't been here in 9 years, and it was great to show them around Maui. The weather was a little funny while they were here with some wind and light rain. In a way it was nice because it wasn't real hot, but it did make touring a little tricky.
Their first day was a trip to the Maui Ocean Center.
The Rest of November...
So it has come to my attention that I am a terrible blogger since it's march and I haven't posted anything since November. So, since I now feel guilty and anxious that I am behind on something, I need to catch up. I will post one update for each month over the next day or so.
Enjoy the updates.
THANKSGIVING:
Every year, the preschool does a really cute Thanksgiving feast on the Wed before Thanksgiving. The kids all make their own costumes, and then they perform, and then we eat a potluck lunch prepared by the families. I totally blew it. I had the times all wrong, and we showed up JUST as the kids were done performing and lunch was starting. Charlie had no idea what he had missed (thank goodness) and he performed a solo for me...a little hard to hear since it was really windy, but cute anyway...and he still wore the costume and had fun with his friends. If the video doesn't play, click HERE to be directed to the blog where it should work.
On Thanksgiving day, we had a nice morning at the beach, and then a nice casual and yummy meal. My once-a-year tofurkey was a treat! Since Ari left that night for Europe (and we had yummy desserts), we celebrated his dad's birthday also.
A nice, low-key family holiday.
Enjoy the updates.
THANKSGIVING:
Every year, the preschool does a really cute Thanksgiving feast on the Wed before Thanksgiving. The kids all make their own costumes, and then they perform, and then we eat a potluck lunch prepared by the families. I totally blew it. I had the times all wrong, and we showed up JUST as the kids were done performing and lunch was starting. Charlie had no idea what he had missed (thank goodness) and he performed a solo for me...a little hard to hear since it was really windy, but cute anyway...and he still wore the costume and had fun with his friends. If the video doesn't play, click HERE to be directed to the blog where it should work.
On Thanksgiving day, we had a nice morning at the beach, and then a nice casual and yummy meal. My once-a-year tofurkey was a treat! Since Ari left that night for Europe (and we had yummy desserts), we celebrated his dad's birthday also.
A nice, low-key family holiday.
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