Baby Preston Comes for a Visit!

Braving the Waves

Hugs! Preston is such a good hugger!! With a very handsome smile.

Oaklee being so good at sharing her beach toys.  Sorry Preston!

More Hugs!   This time Oaklee decided to reciprocate.

Baby Starfish we found.  It was SO small!

 Oaklee got her bath with "the baby".

 Oaklee was so excited to have baby Preston come visit.  We had been prepping her for a few days that she would have a playmate.  Before he even arrived she told me she wanted to blow bubbles and take a bath with the baby.  So of course they did... along with a few beach trips and shave ice. Oaklee was great to share her bed with "the baby" and sleep in her pack-n-play. (Preston is still called "baby" because Oaklee can't quite say his name yet).  Jaime and Nate are friends from BYU days.  But we also were lucky enough to meet up with them a few times in California, one of the times included a sweet beach camping trip.  Maybe one day it can happen again...

Our buddies! Look at this cute family! We are so happy they came to visit!

Napping at the beach (rare moment).

Preston loved pushing the wagon and Oaklee loved getting rides.  The gentleman and the lady taking to their roles early on. Worked out perfectly.

Jaime and Krista rockin' the wet suits.

Jaime and Nate at Sunset

So one of the trip highlights was doing the Manta Ray Night Snorkeling.  It is definitely a must do.  The Mantas are huge and we were lucky enough to see a few of them that night.  The way the it works is you wait until dark and then jump into the water, with your crew, and swim holding onto a surfboard with a light underneath it.  Don't worry, we were all easily accounted for with our glow sticks attached to our snorkel masks. :)  In a bay just north of Kona they have a massive light in the ocean floor that attracts the plankton that the Manta Rays come in to feed on.  The light in the ocean floor in addition to the light on the surfboard allow you to see the Mantas as they feed.  A little creepy to be in the ocean and night, but once you get passed that it was well worth it.  

Anticipating the descent in the water.  We love good friends. And good babysitters so we can have a fun night out with good friends. 

Me and my man. Notice the bagpipers behind us... We totally got serenaded while the sun was setting. 

Cute Oaklee!

Oaklee wants to be with Dad constantly on the weekends. I think we are all happy about that. :)

Happy Mother's Day

This One's for the Girls!! (click on this link it's a slideshow)

Here's to all the amazing Mom's, Grandma's, Aunties in our lives!  We LOVE you!  And an endless thank you for all your examples, sacrifice and dedication to teaching us what it means to be a woman.  

To all those who've traded eyeliner for dark circles, salon hair cuts for ponytails, long showers for hairy legs, late nights for early mornings, designer purses for diaper bags, a clean house for finger prints and cluttered floors, music for nursery rhymes ... who love it and wouldn't change a thing!  

Happy Mother's Day! 

Kickin' It In the Kitchen

 

Oaks is such a big help in the kitchen.  She's discovered when she sits on the counter she can snack on whatever Mom is making. 

Pizza Night

Hmmmm!

Open Wide!

P-O-P-C-O-R-N

It's been kinda rainy the last few days. We're pretty spoiled and not used to being cooped up inside all day. So to mix things up we popped some corn and watched Elmo, as called by Oaklee "Melmo".  Her new love.   The first word out of her mouth in the mornings is usually "Melmo".  

Smile!

This is my favorite pose.  Oaklee somehow learned when the camera is out to place her hands on her cheeks.  Oaklee saw the camera and before I even said anything she was ready for action.