Sneak Peeks!!

 A year ago we were picking out Christmas trees and wishing for our two front teeth.  

We are more than thrilled to report we have finally gotten our wish.  Almost 365 days to the day later the tooth has decided to come out of hiding!  They are all half in, half out, crooked and wild but we finally have more teeth in than out!  We are an orthodontists dream waiting to happen.

Look what else we got today!  Here is a sneak peek at our 2012 beauty before we bedazzle her!  I know how you all love our tree :)  9 feet of Christmas joy.

It's beginning to look and feel a lot like Christmas around here, pictures to come soon!

I'm the Turkey!!

Can you believe it?  A million dollars of camera and I didn't take a single picture on Thanksgiving!  Ugg, you'll have to trust me - it was beautiful, plentiful and lovely!

For the 3rd or 4th year in a row (who's counting), we hosted folks from the ship.  We had a full house, more food than we could eat in a week and it was a very nice day.

Unfortunately, about a half an hour before we headed outside to my lovely back yard to enjoy our dinner - it began to pour!  Not your typical Hawaiian liquid sunshine rain...an all out downpour.  Oh well - quick change of plans and seating arrangements and all was well inside.

Here is where I would show you our beautiful turkey, our plentiful table, the flowers etc.  My bad, I'll try to do better for Christmas or Santa might take my camera back ;)

Hope your day was magical and you had lots to be thankful for!

Fall Fest!

Apologies for the photo quality (or lack there of) in this post.  Too much running around madness to lug big Bertha along for the night.  

We attended our 4th Fall Festival at school last night.  The theme this year was "Happiest Place on Main Street"

As usual, it was a super fun-filled night of rides, games and food!

This one has no fear...none!

She was WAY up there, and loved the fact that a teenaged boy chickened out just before her :)

Big girls had fun too!

We were treated to the performing arts show of glee club and Ukulele.  I was a little sad thinking this is one of the last times I will get to see Liv play as part of a group ;(  

Em's BFF's were there too...

This trio is thick as thieves and I bet they give Mrs. B a run for her money!

Another super fun night!

Emily (2nd grade - 2012)

Olivia (Kindergarten - 2004)

BOO!

Halloween night is just such fun when you are a kid.  I have very fond memories of covering miles in my neighborhood and coming home to count the loot!

Hawaii is better because you don't have to wear long johns and gloves :)  

It was a fun night - and we never even made it to the cake!  

Halloween!!

Twas All Hallows Eve and all through the place

We were frantically carving

Concentration on our face

Then there was homework and showers and not so much sleeping

This morning was grumpiness, dragged feet and some weeping

Let the games begin - a day full of sweets

School parties, junk food, and door to door treats

Running through streets for candy to take

Topping it all off with an orange birthday cake

Happy Halloween and Happy Birthday to David

May all your Thursday morning be…as good as it can be!

Happy Birthday Navy

I was trying to remember how many Navy Balls I've attended in the last 20 years and all I could come up with was A LOT!  In fact, my first date with David was at a Navy Ball in DC.

I remember two things from that night: a lot of "Navy talk" that I couldn't understand and a toast to Navy wives and girlfriends and someone at our table shouting "May they never meet!"  That was pretty funny and I guess the date was a good one since here we are a few decades later!

Love this photo of him!  Let's leave out all the talk of my hair and that I look like Snooky - 

I remember these two from a few decades ago too ;)

Handsome and beautiful as ever

 DGUTS!!

Had to throw in this one.  The gal in the middle is a friend, Navy wife, former active duty SWO, Academy Grad and recently crowned Mrs. Hawaii.  She is accomplished and stunning in her own right but I had to laugh at this photo.  Thanks to Rebecca and I and our fortunate shortness, her waist looks even more hourglass than normal!  I need to flank myself like this at the next ball :)  

Back to School - Again

10 days...whew.  We spent yesterday gettin our Fall on and sharing it with our buds.

Emily wanted to try sleeping with rollers in last night.  The result...pretty curly!  Yes that is a pumpkin she glued to her headband and no, that tooth still isn't in.  Neither is the other one on the top, and the two on the bottom are still only half way up to meet the middle teeth.  She must have some tough gums but the dentist says no worries.  It's been almost a YEAR!

Happy Fall

Fall Break

I can't believe it's October!  I can't believe Christmas decor is filling the stores!  I can't believe we have already been in school long enough to be finishing up our first break!  

We had a good week, kept it under-scheduled since that's what we're breaking from.  

Of course we put David on a plane for the week - too crazy to imagine him being around for break!  We are 0 for 4 on Fall Break :)   

Played a little soccer

Painted our fingers and toes - since that isn't allowed at school.

Don't let the ace bandage concern you.  It's a minor gymnastics injury that we are making into a major event.  You know, cuz that's how we roll here in dramaville.  

Got a haircut and you know, grew up by about 15 years in the last week.  Sheesh she just won't stop!

Conned the hairdresser into putting pink mousse in her hair.

Such a stinker back there!  Emily loves a photo bomb.

Had fun washing it out

Made a Toys R Us run for some crafting supplies to keep us busy.  These little gems are Orbies...tiny little dots that grow to marble size when added to water.  So far we can't figure out much to do with them but they are fun to feel, squish and drop all over the floor.  Fyi, the Orbie foot spa is big on the Christmas list!

She has also written and illustrated an 18 page book, created about 100 stickers that you paint yourself, and watched all 3 High School Musical movies.  I have heard the phrase "I'm bored, theres nothing to do!" about 20 times.  

Is it Monday yet?