Eli turns 7

Eli wanted to mini-putt for his birthday, but we waited too long to reserve a room, so we had it at our humble abode. We killed a pinata, did a three legged race and played the water balloon game, which ended up ending quite quickly. Overall, Eli was so pleased with his party and extremely excited to be 7!

January and February

We have been practicing for a month now to get Everett sitting by his 6 month appointment. He finally succeeded and just in time. I think it took a little longer than the others because he is either constantly being held or his big head would pull him over :) Emmy is, of course, complete cuteness in her dance outfit with cowboy boots! And Eli finally lost a top tooth, and currently loosing the other as we speak. Everett's stats were 21.3 lbs, 28 inches long and 45cm head!! What a man!!!

Pro Bowl

Drew Brees and Eli's first professional football game made for one HAPPY little Boy!!! No autographs, but Eli and Randy still had an awesome time! Next year, we are stalking the players out at Ko'lina!!!

Ms. Ella turns 10

Even though Ella turned 10 on January 19th, we decided that we would plan a really "adult" like party for her and her girlfriends. We went to the Wai'oli tea room, which serves "High Tea". The girls were given their own tea pots and allowed to choose their own tea leaves. I was so impressed with how the girls conducted themselves. They dressed in their very best dresses and looked gorgeous! This, of course, was smack dab in the middle of our weekend of craziness. We were displaced downtown because our house was being tented for termites and we had to try to bring that beautiful birthday cake that Ella and I made together. The Bell men were so nice, they refrigerated our cake for us! And Sunday was the Pro-Bowl, which is another post in itself. All in all, our paid weekend vacation was crazy, but it turned out perfect!
Next year, Randy informed us we CAN NOT have a party without him!!!

Oh yes, Emersyn had to accompany her big sister, because what would a party be without Emersyn?!

Sea Life Park

After an early Kaneohe baseball game, we decided to head over to our FAVORITE beach, Bellows. Well, we didn't realize that there had been a medical waste spill, and all the beaches were closed for cleanup....Can you say GROSS? So while we were over on that side of the island, we decided to take the kids over to Sea Life Park. It is very small, which surprised me since we do live on an island, but we spent $88 and as soon as we entered the park we saw Humpback Whales breaching in the ocean. So after all the Makapu'u lighthouse hikes we have taken, it took us to spend money in a "sea life" park to finally see whales!
If you can squint enough, you can see the spout and white waves where a whale had just breached.

Who knew there were monkeys at a "Sea Life" park?!?


One of three "Wolfphins" in the world. This one is actually the mommy to the other two. It is half dolphin and half "mock" killer whale. Looks like a dolphin with darker skin and a stubby nose!

Everett Rolled over

Okay, so maybe he should have been doing this a while ago, but the kid has an excuse. He has an enormous head and a fairly large body!

Baseball Fever

Eli has just turned into a little jock over night. First, he decides to play baseball and WOW he is good! Now, he eats, breaths and sleeps Football, and wants to play for the NFL one day!!! So when football season comes around, I will definitely be posting more pictures of this little Stud-Muffin!!!