nonsense

Whoa, thought I turned this one....

aren't they adorable??

Madeline wanted to take some pictures so

we pulled faces and snapped away....

I said stick out your tongue and she tried

to lick me instead...silly girl.

bird feeder

We made bird feeders with Madeline's little friend Ezra.

I have to get a picture from Maile of the two of them

together. It was such a great idea (thanks Maile!).

Madeline had so much fun painting it and even more

fun hanging it in the backyard and

watching the birds enjoy it.

See those awesome perches? They

came at the price of part of my fingertip and

a tetnus shot. Those birds better appreciate it!

Animals

Madeline LOVES animals.

I think she gets this from her daddy.

She talks about the zoo on a daily

basis and about each

individual animal.

On walks she yells into the rocks walls for

for the sizards (lizards) to wake up

because we saw one once and they must

be asleep because we haven't seen one since.

She looks into each drain in the curbside for

the kitten because we saw and fed one once in a drain

and it must be in there.

She tells me she sees the orange kitten daily. The orange kitten

that doesn't exist. I asked her once if she saw the orange kitten which

turned out to not be a kitten at all, my eyes were playing tricks

on me...but she was so excited about it so I didn't tell her that

I am just blind.

We go to the pet store almost weekly because

she asks me if we can. While there, she goes nuts and LOVES
every little critter in the store....

So..

I bought her some little anmials to play with

and she has loved them.

She had me take a picture of a few of them.

I only had one shot to get it right, no double takes....

She has played with them non-stop and has even

shared them with Lucas and Mommy....

growing fast

Lucas is just over 4 months and it seems like

he is growing so fast...way too fast if you ask me.

I keep wondering what happened to my little baby!

He is so happy all of the time.

I am in love with his giant gummy open mouth

smiles. I really can't get enough of them.

Loving this little boy.

Wishing he would stay this little for

a bit longer.

4th of july

Happy Independence Day!

I am happy to say that this will be the

LAST holiday without Jimmy!

YAHOOO!

We are anxiously counting down days now.

This fourth of July was a little odd for us.

Holidays have always been really big in my family

and we go all out with food and fun.

Yesterday we had a ward party that was loads

of fun. Madeline played in the water, ran around

with squirt guns, got rained on and kept on playing,

played with a little bunny rabbit...even gave it hugs and kisses.

We ate good food and had good company and considered that

our 4th of July celebration for this year.

I feel like a bum because I didn't do anything today...

except dress our family up in patriotic colors for church....

oh well.

I am so truly grateful for my all who serve in the armed

forces and for their dedication and service. I am thankful for the

sacrifices you make and for the sacrifices that your families make.

It makes me sad at times to see how much freedom is taken for granted, but

on the other hand it makes me proud to see how much it is valued and proud to

be associated with people who sacrifice so much to defend it.

I am especially grateful for my amazing husband.

Deployments are hard on both ends and I am thankful to have

a husband who goes out of his way to make things easier on us.

We are so proud of you honey and for all that you do to serve

your country and your family.

We are thankful for the sacrifices you have made and

can't wait to have you HOME so you can kiss

these little faces.....

We love you! Happy 4th of July!!

Rag curlers

I remember as a little girl my mom putting rag curlers in my hair and I have been wanting to try in on Madeline. It was fun, but I think I did it wrong. When I took them out this morning her hair was a kinky afro. ha ha. I ended up curling it with the curling iron. Oh well, made for some cute pictures anyway.

p.s. she is sunburnt and I swear I put sunscreen on her...I am a maniac about it.

I however failed to remember to reapply it after she played in the pool yesterday....bad mommy.

Lucas 4 Months

Lucas is 4 months old! He is growing like crazy

and I am serious about that.

This little boy weighs 16lbs 9 ounces! Whoa!

He is also 25 3/4 inches long.

He is currently wearing 6-9 month clothes!

He has the prettiest most sparkly blue eyes.

They melt my heart daily.

This little guy is seriously the biggest sweetheart.

He is the EASIEST baby!

He goes to bed at night like a dream and sleeps for over 8

hours. He is rarely fussy and when he is it's because he

usually wants me to put him down so he

can fall asleep. He loves to be held and

talked to. He also loves his floor time and loves

to kick his legs and wiggle his arms.

He's super close to rolling over but not quite there.

He LOVES bathtime, especially with Madeline.

He loves puppy kisses.

He has started to laugh.

He is all smiles pretty much all the time.

He loves to have a blanket to rub all over his face when

he is trying to sleep.

He has started to laugh and has become more vocal.

He's always so happy and such a tender little guy.

I am loving this baby boy to pieces. I can't believe how

big he is getting. It's so fun to watch him grow.

He is getting cuter by the day!

Sibling Love

Madeline and Lucas sure do love each other.

It has been so fun to watch them together.

I especially like how lately Madeline will ask him questions

like, "do you see that baby lucas?" or "do you want some

baby lucas?" or "are you okay baby lucas?"

She also always wants to lay by him on the

couch and she ALWAYS very carefully

covers him up with a blanket.

She's always so willing to stick his binki

back in his mouth, even when he doesn't

want it. She gives him good morning hugs and kisses

and more hugs and kisses throughout the day.

She tells me repeatedly how much she loves him.

Lucas eats up the attention she gives him and is

all smiles, especially when she is talking to him.

You can tell that he adores her.

I tried to get some pictures of them together.

It took a few for Lucas to like the idea.

Sure love these kiddos.

I think they are just about the cutest

things in the world.

Ah, there we go!

Feeding the Ducks

A friend of mine told me about

feeding the ducks at Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens

in Kaneohe. Wow! What a great place to go!

It's beautiful there and it's FREE.

We went and it ended up raining but Madeline was so

excited about feeding the ducks that I couldn't

disappoint her so we trudged through the rain

and it was so much fun.

We fed tons and tons of ducks.

Madeline taking a picture of the ducks.

She loved to hide the bread from them. She also loved

taking a little piece of bread for herself here and there.

We really had so much fun. She got so exicted

and the more she fed the ducks the more they would

follow her around.

We will be spending many mornings here in the future.

It's soooo beautiful!!!