I entered an alter universe the other day and it was SO bizarre that I needed to document it before it disappeared and was never seen again.
I am not talking about aliens, strange arial sightings or even a 3 headed gecko...although the later would be really interesting.
NO, I am talking about girl talk. I never remember doing any of this when I was a kid. I DO remember my sister acting and talking like a girl, but THIS....I think this is even beyond her.
The first video is a little lengthy, but it SOOOOO worth the build up.
The second video gives a little more info than I needed about our trip to Costco, but now I know what I need to do....I need to get some BUMPITS going on here in my house!
If you are not laughing or freaking out that she is 4 YEARS OLD....I need to have you checked out as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbreyGFgLSw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW2UG_tPnxo
7.22.2009
7.15.2009
TOO MUCH TO COVER!!!
It has been a HUGE amount of time since I updated the blog and I was feeling guilty for neglecting to keep up with EVERYTHING.
My semester ended with a HUGE bang. ALL the required classes are DONE!
Now it is time to play....literally! I have electives to choose from but I needed a break first.
I decided to take the first month of summer session off and relax. Well, not relax, but take time off for ME!
I DID update the 4th of July event only because it was special and something to celebrate.
So, here is the rest of the stuff I didn't get to before that.
Time covered: May 28- June 30
Reason I didn't blog until now: Too busy to slow down.
So, here is all the fun stuff you missed while we were jettin all over town!
The girls got out of school earlier than last year so we had a little more summer to enjoy here in Hawaii.
Pepere came for his first visit to Oahu just in time for the last day of school. We did the regular routine of walking to school (1 mile one way) and he soon realized that we were going to run him ragged.
The girls were very excited to introduce him to all their teachers. It was a great LAST day.
Since school ended on a MONDAY, we had the rest of the week to go have fun on the island. We decided that Pearl Harbor was the best place to start. Thorin gave him the key points of WHY Pearl Harbor was so important, why we failed at stopping the Japanese planes that day and who the key players were leading up the attack.
She was so proud to be the expert.
We took Pepere out to the memorial and showed him the Arizona in its resting place in the Harbor and history.
It was a beautiful day to explore the island.
Later that week we continued our adventures with a HIKE! We took Pepere to the lighthouse hike. The view is beautiful, it is not too steep and super easy to see other islands on a clear day. In the winter it is the prime place to whale watch. Even though it was too far for Pepere to go to see the lighthouse or the WWII bunkers, we still got some amazing views.
Even though it is beautiful from up there, that is NOT so much the reason it is our favorite . There is this AWESOME burger place on the way back home that made the girls beg to take Pepere there.
We also had a few NEW adventures while he was here. One day I surprised everyone and we drove to the DOLE Plantation. I had heard about the pineapple ice cream and thought it would be a great treat.
We stopped there and after eating pineapple ice cream topped with tons of pineapple chunks, we played around in one of the gardens. Everyone took turns being a pineapple. I think they looked very FRESH!
My semester ended with a HUGE bang. ALL the required classes are DONE!
Now it is time to play....literally! I have electives to choose from but I needed a break first.
I decided to take the first month of summer session off and relax. Well, not relax, but take time off for ME!
I DID update the 4th of July event only because it was special and something to celebrate.
So, here is the rest of the stuff I didn't get to before that.
Time covered: May 28- June 30
Reason I didn't blog until now: Too busy to slow down.
So, here is all the fun stuff you missed while we were jettin all over town!
The girls got out of school earlier than last year so we had a little more summer to enjoy here in Hawaii.
Pepere came for his first visit to Oahu just in time for the last day of school. We did the regular routine of walking to school (1 mile one way) and he soon realized that we were going to run him ragged.
The girls were very excited to introduce him to all their teachers. It was a great LAST day.
Since school ended on a MONDAY, we had the rest of the week to go have fun on the island. We decided that Pearl Harbor was the best place to start. Thorin gave him the key points of WHY Pearl Harbor was so important, why we failed at stopping the Japanese planes that day and who the key players were leading up the attack.
She was so proud to be the expert.
We took Pepere out to the memorial and showed him the Arizona in its resting place in the Harbor and history.
It was a beautiful day to explore the island.
Later that week we continued our adventures with a HIKE! We took Pepere to the lighthouse hike. The view is beautiful, it is not too steep and super easy to see other islands on a clear day. In the winter it is the prime place to whale watch. Even though it was too far for Pepere to go to see the lighthouse or the WWII bunkers, we still got some amazing views.
Even though it is beautiful from up there, that is NOT so much the reason it is our favorite . There is this AWESOME burger place on the way back home that made the girls beg to take Pepere there.
We also had a few NEW adventures while he was here. One day I surprised everyone and we drove to the DOLE Plantation. I had heard about the pineapple ice cream and thought it would be a great treat.
We stopped there and after eating pineapple ice cream topped with tons of pineapple chunks, we played around in one of the gardens. Everyone took turns being a pineapple. I think they looked very FRESH!
We ended up at the plantation a couple times during his visit. We also found a cute McDonald's, just check out the seats. We did a few beach adventures too. One to look for sea glass. This is glass that has ended up in the ocean but the water and sand has beat the rough edges out of it and it is fun to look for on the beach. It comes in several colors. Mostly it is clear or brown, but we have found blue, green and pink.
We also went to the TURTLE beach, but the tourists were chasing them and they were too annoyed to come on shore.
Another favorite of the girls was our shaved-ice outing. We got the local shaved ice from a very popular place on the island.
You can get it with ice cream in the bottom. It is really good!
For those of you who have never had shaved ice, it is NOT a snow cone!
This ice is shaved not ground or chopped. It is so fine that it is like fluff. It melts in your mouth like air....so awesome!
We were very sad that Pepere's visit came to an end. We did have one last fun outing. There were these GIANT bugs at the mall and the girls wanted him to see them. We went for lunch and then wandered around reading stats about bugs. These things were HUGE! The bugs would lift up their wings or legs and it was creepy. Pepere almost got eaten but the MANTIS, but the girls saved him! Cannon was so exhausted from all the fun, the next day was spent drooling on the sofa cushions.
After successfully finishing another semester & showing Pepere and the girls around the island to fun treats, I fugured that it was time for me to have a girl's night out. I went to my first Luau with our FRG ladies and several of my best battle buddies. It was really fun and the food was amazing.
After successfully finishing another semester & showing Pepere and the girls around the island to fun treats, I fugured that it was time for me to have a girl's night out. I went to my first Luau with our FRG ladies and several of my best battle buddies. It was really fun and the food was amazing.
It was so cute to watch these young kids perform hula. Some of the polynesian style was very fun to watch, but I kept thinking that I would not want my young girl girating her hips in front of a bunch of strangers....then I realized that they do it anyways,...might as well get paid for it in a family troupe! The fire performer was really cool. The sunset and fire were beautiful to watch.
We hope Pepere had fun and that we didn't wear him out too much.
7.05.2009
4th of July in Hawaii
I am happy to say that our 4th was a LOT less eventful than some were predicting. That is NOT to say that the prayers should stop any time soon, but for now Korea has not tested any long-range missiles. That said, we had an AWESOME 4th of July!
We started off our day with a 5K run. Sorenna finished her very first 5K and in a very good time. Thorin had a good race once she decided to break from Sorenna and I ran to catch her when one of our neighborhood kids said she would run with Sorenna. Cannon was happy to ride in the running stroller for the first time this year. We have not needed any strollers or wagons since we moved to Hawaii and it is strange and liberating at the same time.
After the 5K we regrouped and Sorenna decided she was not going to run the 1-mile fun run with Cannon. She opted to take her spot in the stroller. She was very comfortable and I knew she was safe.
So, Thorin and I paced with Cannon and after watching her run, I think she is going to be a little dynamo! She completed her race in 11 minutes 30 seconds. She is a tiny little thing and has a really good stride. So, by 10:30 am Thorin and I had run 4.1 miles, Sorenna 3.1 and Cannon 1.
We also walked to the race and for hours all day. I think we did nearly 10 miles in 13 hours.
After the race, swim lessons registration (yes, they still did them the 1st Saturday even though it was a holiday!), and some craft time at a deployment support booth, we waited for a drawing for a chance to meet the band "Kansas" and we WON!
So, we had 45 minutes to RUN home (remember..no car all day), get a bath/shower for all 4 of us and get back to the field to meet the group who was taking us there. We did it with a few minutes to spare.
The girls got autographed photos and welcomed the band members to Hawaii. Then we got together for a group photo. The girls loved that!
The girls got autographed photos and welcomed the band members to Hawaii. Then we got together for a group photo. The girls loved that!They were looking forward to the live concert on the huge ceremony field on post.
We eventually ended up in our VIP front lawn area to enjoy some great music by "Kansas" and later, the 43rd Army Band. The girls got to see something that was special to military events. They fired off the Cannons while the band played "1812 Overture".
It was an official reading documenting our American history. "The Flags We Follow", detailed our country from 1776 to present and the flags that the United States has flown. The cannons also fired once for every state flag flown in America as the soldiers carried them across the stage. For those of you who have never witnessed the cannons, I included a clip from the event. Enjoy and be Blessed that you live in a land where someone is willing to die for your rights to freedom. 
Cannons
Watch how their arms love positions to tell if the cannon is loaded and firing. It is really an awesome event to see live!
Of course we can't forget that there were also fireworks at the end of the night.
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