Check Out These New Wheels

Andrew's Chanukah present from Grandma and Papa was this sweet plasma car. At first, Andrew had a bit of trouble steering, but now he's got the hang of it and speeds around the house like a wild man.

Take Off These Training Wheels

Gran managed to get the best footage of bike riding so far, but I promise to try to get some more footage this week. The problem with taping Andrew bike riding is that I can't chase him on my bike and video tape at the same time. I'm working on it. For now, enjoy the amazing bike riding skills of a 3 year-old who, while he can ride a two-wheeler, apparently doesn't want to go ride the pineapple express train. [He wanted to stay home and ride bikes instead]

Winter Vacation

Uncle Jesse and Aunt Cathy came for a visit, and we showed them our favorite spots... Turtle Beach, Lagoon Zero, Turtle Bay, and Duke's. Andrew had a blast playing with Aunt Cathy because she loves trains and building rocket ships... who knew?

By far the best part of the visit was our big night out on the town. I haven't been out past 7pm in six months, so this was big time. George decided to live it up and rented a limo. Here we are rolling in high style down to Waikiki. I think we got home at 2:30 (after a late night McDonald's run for some double cheeseburgers). As if we needed a reminder that we aren't as young as we used to be, we received a rude awakening at 6am by a super energetic 3 year-old. It was worth it-- we have NO REGRETS.

Happy Chanukah-- Martha Stewart Style

My good friend, Eileen, loves to be creative and crafty, and she really challenged herself to make Martha Stewart's chocolate-dipped marshmallow dreidels with pretzel stick handles and white chocolate Hebrew lettering. What a fabulous treat. The boys were so excited to try them out. Chocolate mustaches are priceless.

It was so cute because Eileen had no idea what she was drawing on the dreidel, and she did a great job with her Hebrew letters.
Thanks, Eileen!

Back to Benihana

We've initiated a new family tradition for celebrating homecomings-- a family dinner at a Japanese steakhouse. It's complete entertainment-- yummy food and a chef that performs.

Here is some video footage of Andrew's premonition.
Cross your fingers...


















Uncle Jordy enjoyed the deliciousness.

Family Day on the North Shore

It's so much more fun to be a party of 3

Welcome Home, Daddy!

So Close

See my paper chain!

Nanner nanner!

Winter is Here

Winter in Hawaii = Rain
Rain = Dino raincoat + rain boots
Jumping in Puddles = Happiness

Blue 42

After an afternoon tailgating, we walked over to Aloha Stadium to watch Navy beat the University of Hawaii. It was a decent game (not even close to the excitement of an SEC game), and Andrew enjoyed it. He asked a lot of questions about what the endzone said and what the band was playing. Mostly, he liked the Navy mascot, the ram, and wanted to follow him around the stadium.