Hawaii State Fair

Andrew somehow managed to convince us to take him to the hottest state fair on Earth. George took him on a few rides, and then we pet some goats, pigs, and a llama.

Family Day In Waikiki

Any family day is a special one... but this one was particularly fun.

After we swam all afternoon, we headed to Buca de Beppo for a special dinner. We reserved the kitchen table, and got to watch all the yummy food being made. The best part was getting to yell, "runner, please!" That was Andrew's favorite part. My favorite part was watching Andrew chow down on antipasto salad.

His Name is My Name, Too

The sweet sounds of a father-son sing-a-long...

End of School Celebration

We celebrated the end of Andrew's Blue Bear year, and said farewell to the Red Bears who are headed to kindergarten. It was a really sweet celebration filled with singing and special stories about each of the Red Bears. Time goes by so fast.

Here are some of Andrew's fellow Blue Bear friends:
Alana, Finley, Kandace, Emma, Maia, Spencer, Andrew.

This is Andrew's teacher, Miss Krissy.
She was a perfect teacher for 3 year-olds.

This was Miss Kiko's last day with the school. She accepted a Nanny position on the mainland with a former preschool family. Andrew absolutely loves her, and we will miss her so much. Among her many talents was rubbing Andrew's back to help him go to sleep at nap time, singing him special songs, and providing lots of snuggles. We will miss you, Miss Kiko!!

Here are the kids singing the Hamotzi (blessing for bread) before lunch.

Andrew and his buddy, Eddy.
The funniest part about this picture is that they are the same age.
Andrew is just a giant among Asian kids.

Hey, Partner

Go ahead, Make My Day.

Just Basting My Asparagus, Ma

Firefighters Need a Good Breakfast

Mother's Day Gutch Baby

My dear sweet husband made us a lovely Mother's Day breakfast. My favorite breakfast treat is a dutch baby, and George found a recipe and made one from scratch. It was delicious. Andrew said it was the best "gutch baby" he'd ever had. I agree.

Under the Sea

As if George wasn't underwater enough with his current job, he suggested that we take Andrew on the Atlantis Submarine in Waikiki. Both boys loved it. It was funny to see them both press their faces against the window looking at shipwrecks and reef fish. I forget that George doesn't get a window on his sub. Here we are on the tug boat ride out to the sub.

So Proud of Myself