Hmmm... blog isn't working right, but thought I'd at least upload some recent pics of the babes. Kenny's wild hair and smiles...Daddy "watching" the kids while he plays his new Madden...the kids sharing the jumpy...Cade in his new airplane swing...

Hello and Goodbye July...

July has come and gone. It was a good month with lots of outings at the end. First, we celebrated Cade's 2nd birthday! Nothing big, just a special day of fun for him.

Can't believe he's two already! This was one of Cade's first pictures after he was born. (Sigh) We're treasuring all these times...cause boy how they fly by!

We started his birthday with a few new toys. A Cars tent and new Hot Wheels Cars and activity centers (thanks to Mikey for keeping it in mint condition for all these years!)

Then off to Cade's favorite place- the Maui Ocean Center. Of course, we had to top that off with shave ice!

We had a small tirimisu cake for him that night- sorry, pictures are on the video camera. Yes, tirimisu- he had his first taste of it when Aunty Joce and Uncle Les visited in June and LOVED it!

So, up til this point, Cade had been sung "Happy Birthday" twice- once at daycare and once at home. We thought this was all...nope. You'll see...

We headed to Oahu for a week. I went to go to a workshop and the kids and Gammy went to visit and play. They had lots of fun, but tired Gammy and Aunty Joce out.

Birthday cake #3! Ice cream cake with Great grandma, Great grandpa, Aunty Joce and Uncle Les. By this point, he fully understood that it was "his" birthday and enjoyed singing to himself "Happ Birtday to me!" He still needs help blowing out the candles- his air just blows his upper lip.

Kendyll meeting Great grandma Kume for the first time

Kendyll meeting Great grandpa Hiroshi for the first time




Gammy and Aunty Joce took the kids all over Oahu. They went to the Children's Discovery Museum. Cade LOVED it! He played and played and played. He was even scolded several times for not walking to all the toys.

The Honolulu Zoo was another of Cade and Kendyll's favorite stops. Of course, how could they resist giving him shave ice! Kenny was a good traveler- she hung out in the stroller and chewed on her hand.

Celebrating cousin Rysee's 5th birthday


Cade trying out his cousin Chaz's bike. I'm surprised he actually knew what to do!

Kenny hanging out with Aunty Lorraine and not crying! YAY!

Oh, that rascal smile

Finally, Cade's last birthday pie. Again, he loved being sung to but still had a hard time with the candles. Oh well, he'll be good at blowing it out by his next birthday.

School is officially starting again, so a blog update may take awhile. Kenny has spoiled and blessed us with sleeping through the night for up to 10 hours! (Fist pumps and high fives from Mommy and Daddy!) We're practicing our new morning routine with two little kids now! Wish us luck..

July 6th already!?

Wow, June came and went, and now my days of summer are dwindling down. School doesn't officially start for teachers until the end of July, but I need to start preparing and cleaning ahead of time. In the mean time, we're still enjoying being home (it's been a year already!)- the sunshine and family time are wonderful!

Cade sharing his toy with Great grandma Tamayo

Cade thought it was so fun when I put Sport in the wagon for him to pull around! Sport on the other hand didn't enjoy it as much and gives us this "get me out of here" look.

Ha Ha Ha! No caption needed. :) Before Kendyll was born I would put clips and bows in Cade's hair! Now, whenever Kendyll has a bow, Cade points to it and wants it in his hair! He then asked for one for Garrett. What a good daddy!

Kenny's new hat for the beach/sun

We've noticed Kenny is much more alert! She's practicing her tummy time and smiling. Her new milestone is sleeping through the night! Yep, 9ish to 6ish! Hey, not bad for a 10 week old!

Summer time fun...

Summer is officially here! We've had some fun these last couple of weekends...

But first, Kenny is 2 months old already! We are all surviving and getting a little bit of sleep. She is 11lbs 13 oz (75%), 22 inches (50%). She is starting to be more alert and aware of her surroundings. She has a very strong neck and tracks objects (especially Mommy) very well. We're working on her taking the bottle, since it's not her favorite! She's letting mom sleep pretty well at night- just gets up once!

Cade loves picking the oranges we have growing in our yard. He had fun stacking them up in his truck and transporting them to the house. The TONKA truck he's playing with is actually G's old one! A little rusty- needs a new paint job soon.

Cade loves spending time outside- in fact, we could leave him out there for hours and he wouldn't move very far! He's into arranging his toys and lining them up a particular way.

Cade started swimming lessons two weeks ago and it's helped him feel more confident at the beach. Although, he's not a fan of the waves and cold water- he does like playing in the sand!

Cade and Garrett had their first overnight camping trip last weekend.

Poles out at sunset, but no fish.

Cade isn't too happy because he was mad that the water was going to splash on him!

Mommy was worried about him sleeping in the tent, but he was knocked out from playing. Looks comfy with his Cars pillow and Star Wars sleeping bag!



Monthly trip to the Maui Ocean Center! Kenny's first time!

Our friend, Kenna, came to visit! Look how cute and big she's getting! Cade and Kenny have the same hair style

Took us three tries to get a decent picture! First, Cade wasn't in the pic. Then he and G moved. Finally three out of four of us were looking/smiling nice.

Six weeks!

Noticed new blog backgrounds, so decided to change it up a little. Had a hard time deciding on a new one- so many cool ones to choose from!

FINALLY a nice smile from Kendyll! At 5 weeks, she started smiling and cooing, but we weren't able to catch it on camera! Cade was nice enough to share his Cars pillow- he gets very possessive!

Since Cade was a baby, he's always loved music. Garrett has been playing this Hawaiian song, for him and all of a sudden he has become attached to it. He grabs his "drum", which is really a guitar, and asks for "drums" on the computer. He'll pull you to the computer and point til you put it on. He could listen to it for hours if we let him. We also just recently made the mistake of playing the cd in the car, so now he knows he can listen to it in there too!

Kendyll's first time to the beach. We joined Garrett's family and rented some stand-up boards. It was so much fun!

Gammie bought a pair of shoes in two colors- one for her, one for Cade!

No, I didn't make a mistake and post the same picture twice. One is Cade, one is Kendyll!
Can you tell the difference? No cheating and looking at the stuff in the background- if you went to our WA house, you might be able to tell. It was just a big coincidence too that they're both wearing the same pajamas! Kendyll is on the left, Cade on the right.

We went to help Gammie clean her classroom and Cade discovered the kitchen play area. For some reason he wanted to hide inside the oven! After we look back on this, we realized this probably wasn't a good idea, but at the time it was pretty funny! He was so insistent that I close the door too!