Well a lot has been going on lately and I got behind on the posts. So this will combine several weeks of activities. But first the temple is finally finished. Just a few months after we moved here the temple was closed for some major renovations. We got to go just a few times before they closed it. 18 months later it will be re-opening. We got to take our kids through the open house. It was such a neat experience and so fun to take the family through, especially Gracie and show her the bride room and the ceiling rooms. She thought it was pretty neat.
The kids outside the temple, waiting for our time to go through. We caught Gracie picking the flowers.
Before the open house Gracie had a hula performance at the Dole Pineapple Plantation for
Keiki Days. She did a great job as always and enjoyed a few of the festivities.
Gracie really wanted her "
BFF" to come and watch her. Thanks Amanda for letting her come, it made Gracie's day.
Gracie before the performance.
We got the chance to go to the pumpkin patch with Gracie's girl scout group. That was a lot of fun. It was hot and dusty, but the kids got to go on a hay ride, and pick a pumpkin. They also go to learn about pumpkins. They thought it was really neat.
Gracie had another hula performance at
Wahiawa General Hospital. It was community event and once again she loved performing.
We got to meet
Deven down in Waikiki over spring break. He was giving a lecture at a P.A. convention so we went down to support him and he had a little time in between, we decided to take the kids to the Aquarium.
They got to touch starfish, and sea
urchents. We had to keep Dylan from splashing in the water.
My friends Tricia,
Kaylani, and I our training for our first marathon.
Tric and I got the chance to run a marathon readiness race over in
Kailua. It was a 25K and we finished right at the beach. We took some pictures and then jumped in the ocean to cool off. It was a good experience for us.
We of course went to the beach over spring break. I feel like we haven't been in a long time. The kids loved it!
We got to have a mini Halloween Party... kind of sorta... I was watching my friends kids and Gracie had wanted to have a Halloween Party, I thought this was a perfect opportunity to let them have some fun. We decorated cookies and made Halloween cards. The kids had fun and so did I.
This is our new little stinker. He may look innocent here, but his personality is starting to really come out and he "naughty" We love him though. This is after he just spit all of his watermelon on the ground. He would put it in his mouth and then spit it on the floor. He thought he was so funny. I was trying to capture his smile right after he did it. He knew he was being a stinker and he would look at Gracie and I and laugh.... What do we do with Dylan?
The family getting ready to go out for a little trick or treating. We had a lot of fun this year. It felt like Halloween lasted for the whole weekend. We started off with a party at a friends house on Friday night, then Saturday was the tri-ward trunk or treat, and of course we decided to let the kids go around the neighborhood on Sunday to cap off all of the festivities. We had a lot of fun and the kids got a lot of candy!!! Guess we better make sure they brush their teeth good... LOL... but they had so much fun and that is what matters.
Gracie and all of her posing. She was really getting this cheer leading thing down.
Dylan was just being Dylan. I was amazed at how fast he caught on to trick or treating. Every time we pulled out his costume he would run for his bucket, he knew what was coming... smart kid.
We painted pumpkins with the kids on Sunday morning. The week before ended up being a crazy yucky week, Deven was hardly home and it seemed we had a lot activities going on. We have painted pumpkins every year and Gracie was looking forward to it this year as well. Dylan started off painting his pumpkin and doing a great job I might add, but somewhere along the way he figured out how to paint himself as well. This is what he looked like in the end.
The before picture. I should have posted these pictures in reverse... oh well...
Gracie getting ready to start
This is me and some of my really good girlfriends at the Halloween party. I didn't know what to dress up as so I decided to be Deven and put on his surfing attire. Well he thought I was making fun of him so he put on a ton of running gear trying to make fun of me. He was pretty good at it and loved playing it up!!!
Heading to the tri-ward trunk or treat. Happy Halloween everyone!
