Nike Run 5K

Today we went for a run in Waikiki. It was part of the school service project and we had a blast. Thorin ran almost the entire thing. After the run they went and did kid activities to include a painted tattoo. When we had done all we could do, we went to the beach to walk around. The girls dumped their shoes and headed to the water. It was an awesome day. We now know where the best beach on south Oahu is and will be spending a weekend there before Robert leaves. More photos soon...stay tuned!

Waikiki

The girls were invited to a birthday party at the zoo today so that gave us an excuse to go do something fun. We had a very good time at the party. Sorenna questioned our tour guide for hours and got lots of information about rhinos, giraffes and hippos. She loved the tour of the apes and monkeys. We took our own tour of the rest of the zoo and ventured to the beach after that. It was a beautiful day with tons of beach lovers. The girls jumped in the ocean, ran on the shore and then humored me for a photo op on a stoney wall.

This is not the prettiest beach we have seen here, but the first one where we remembered our camera.....I know....I am not right here! I am now back to my camera toting self. More photos to be posted from now on!

Third time is a charm?

Robert has officially announced that he will be leaving next month to visit Iraq for a year-long get-away.
He will be going back to Iraq in hopes that this time he can finish what he started over there. His unit will be headed there in the next few weeks in waves and will return near Thanksgiving next year. He will miss Cannon turning 4 and maybe 5?
We will tell the girls some time this month when they are set in all the new things thrown at them in the past 3 months.
I would love for you to add him to any prayer list and to think of us here while he is gone. We are just grateful it is only 12-13 months instead of 15-16.
We have many things to square away before he goes, but I will continue to keep everyone in the loop.

The sounds of Hawaii

I have wanted to write about some of the sounds of Hawaii but just haven't been near my computer when I thought about it.
Tonight as I sit here cleaning the office of clutter and posting about the girls I realized it was once again 11pm (2300 hours). At that time every night you can hear TAPS echoing through the winds. I was told that every army post does that and for our 5 years in California it was a nightly ritual. I can only assume that I never heard it because I was closed up tight in my home and was too far to hear it through the walls.
Hawaii is a different world. The windows are open every night. The sounds of geckos chirping and bugs clicking are louder than I thought. The cool air feels great and being able to see the world and hear it while doing daily chores is somewhat peaceful.
But when most people are in bed or heading that way, I am peacefully enjoying the sounds of paradise.

Dancing Divas

Today was a very big day. The girls tried out their first dance class. I have to say it was very entertaining to watch them navigate across the floor. Thorin was very strong and determined as she is in most of her life. Her concentration levels were through the roof.
Sorenna was very floaty and graceful. Her arms seemed to stretch for miles.
Cannon was in her own class and the little ones are always the most unpredictable. She was enjoying the slippery sliding of her taps shoes on the wood floor. She looked like a little jewelry box top. The three girls were glowing and thrilled to be in class. The teacher announced her plans for a show with costumes and I thought they were going to exploded with happiness. It is so nice to see them getting settled in their new home and now a new adventure.