We've been busy...

Yep, school started in August, but I didn't post new pics of the school year.

 

 

Cade started soccer!

 

 

Kenny did too! Of course they have to have the same color uniform to make it harder to find in the laundry! :(

 

Garrett ran his 3rd half marathon. It started at 5 am on the other side of the island! AGH. So we decided to stay out at a hotel the night before so we didn't have to wake up as early

 

It gets really hot in September and October here... so strange that's it's actually hotter now than in the summer! It was nice to spend the weekend in the pool. The kids have become so much more comfortable in the water since their month long swim lessons!

 

 

We participated in the annual keiki fishing tournament

 

Oh, and sometime between all of the other stuff- Cade participated in his first judo tournament! We were a little worried that he'd clam up and not compete, but he did good! Although he lost both his matches (the boy and girl were bigger than him), he tried his best! We decided to travel to Hilo for a state judo tournament. That'll be the next post...

Last day of Portland...

 

Yes, there was still more eating to be done in Portland on our last day. 

Aunty Lori and Uncle Brandon joined in on our feast- we tried out a biscuit place. 

Then had some ice cream! (There was bone marrow ice cream on the menu! hmmm...)

 

Then we met up with the Reyes family for the last time! 

 

Kenny posing for Aunty Lori. 

Such a short but fun trip to Portland! The kids were great and are ready for a trip back; we had a lot of fun exploring a place we spent years living, but didn't really venture out of Forest Grove too much. Plus we were poor college kids then... well, not much has changed! :)

Portland, Day 2...

When we travel, Garrett loves to find good places to eat. He actually will do research and watch the Food Network. Coincidentally, they always showcase the city we're heading to.  

We woke up early and headed to breakfast with Uncle Brandon and the Reyes family. 

Got the "mancakes" that he wanted

 

Goofballs!

So the reason we took a quick trip to Portland was for a good college friend's wedding. 

 

 

It was at a location called Bridal Lake; beautiful day!

 

Love this picture of these two!

 

Remembered to take a family picture!

 

Lots of open space to run around!

 More of the goofballs

 

Congrats Derek and Laura. College roomies- just missing Darin! :(

 

Oregon sunset... not bad! :)

Thank you Uncle Cisco and Aunty Kaui for taking Cade on the canoe with you guys!

Sparkler send off!

Weekend trip to Portland...

Since we're on a week break from school, time to update the blog! 

We took a short trip to Portand for a wedding in August. I know... I'm behind in posts!

Surprise travel bags for their trip so THEY can carry their own toys!

 

On our flight from Maui to Oahu, Kenny sat next to a pilot (and talked his poor ear off!). Low and behold he was gonna be flying our plane to Portland! He invited us to go see the cockpit when we boarded our plane. The kids were thrilled!

 

Kenny and Daddy sleeping... Cade stayed up the entire flight! I'm so proud at how well they travel!

 

The next day we headed to old stomping grounds to visit and meet up with my former student who is going to be a Senior. It was fun to see how much the campus has changed. The kids liked chasing after the squirrels.

 

Our old apartment

 

We wanted to take the kids to a peach farm. We found one near the TLC family that grows pumpkins.

 

Yummy peaches! 

 

These were Veteran peaches. SOOOO DELICIOUS! We usually like white peaches, but these were juicy light yellow ones that had amazing flavor. We had to limit how much the kids picked because we knew we couldn't eat them all!

 

We promised the kids we would ride the public transportation, called the MAX. It's a light rail train that travels into the city. 

 

Thank goodness for THE BEST tour guide: Aunty Lori! Kenny is her "mini me"- they're two peas in a pod!

 

Our friends from intermediate school own a food truck in Portland. We were amazed at how many different food trucks were on one vacant city block. 

 

Kenny opted for grilled cheese!

 

We hopped back on the MAX and tried to go to Voo doo donut. The line was WAY TOO long, so we'll have to go back on our next trip. :(

 

This was the first trip that we didn't bring a stroller! The kids were tired by this point in the day, so we opted to rent a double stroller. Boy was it a good decision...

 

especially since Aunty Lori needed to use it too! 

 

This little penguin kept following Cade's finger. I'll have to try post the video because it was so neat! 

 

Kenny posing with the sea otter.

 

Goof balls with Aunty Lori

 

Dinner with the Reyes family!