tai guys come visit!!

a couple weeks ago, allen tai and tj came over to the big island, and we got to spend some time with them. tj has grown so much since the last time we saw them!!! it was neat seeing the kids play together...............and now i will show some compare pictures!!

Easter Time

we had a great easter. gracie went on her first egg hunt with the other children at church. she did really good, filling her basket full. thank you to grandma and grandpa for the easter dress and shoes!!!! they fit perfect and looked so cute. after church, we went home and dyed eggs, and had another little solo hunt. grace used her basket grandma sent.....too cute!!! we didn't expect lehua to participate. too bad she didn't have a basket.........she just ate the eggs, shells and all.

tea time

now back to our everyday lives......gracie is into her tea set, so i showed her what a tea party is all about!!! she even makes a slurpping noise when sipping her tea. i didn't teach that one to her. i think it is an inherited academia trait.

February 2007

milo was gracie's valentine this year. i made her a "heart" dress for the occasion and we made pink rice crispy treats to give to friends. the bakers came to the big island for a visit. grace had fun with her cousins. we also did also of gardening this month.

January 2007

Welcome 2007!!! we celebrated ric's birthday, traveled to hilo one day to remember what a mall looks like, there gracie rode the horse and had french fries (thanks to saylor).

Happy New Year!!!!!

December 2006

it was a very Merry Christmas!!!!

More November

these are some of my favorite pictures from the trip:

me mom and grace after a luncheon at the outrigger

mom and dad stricking a pose

ric grace and i on our side of the wagon on the trailride in waimea

patti and grace in matching beach wear

my FAVORITE is patti and gray......does her face not look like the face of "joy from the inside out"

More November-beachtime

this was baby gray's first trip to the beach.... first he is happy being in grandma's arms, then mama grabs him, then BAM!!!! not a happy camper.

November 2006

november started off with my family still here........so ric and i showed them our favorite spots here, and gray and grace got to know each other better. we also had our first thanksgiving here. new traditions!

ric and celebrated our 6th anniversary, so we all went to coast grill for dinner. it was FANTASTICK!!!!

October 2006

well, october was full of bang, especially on the 15th. we made it through the earthquake with only a few things breaking. but it was SCARY!!!!! ric and i thought the volcano was errupting.

next on the list was gracie lu freebird's baby luau. my parent and patti k and gra came. it was a fantastic visit with them.

the luau went great......grace and i had matching tops........until she had an accident about 20 minutes into the party, which wouldn't have been too bad, but i forgot the back-up dress. so she work a green m&m onesie that luckily was in the bottom of the diaper bag. so everytime a see that green thing on her at this special occasion, i could cry. every detail of the party was perfect.....except for the birthday girl's outfit. sorry gracie!

then it was halloween....we had a monkey and an arkansas razorback cheerleader. no candy yet!!

September 2006

GRACIE TURNS ONE!!!!


we survived the first year, whew.


a year full of firsts.


to celebrate her birthday our friends kathy & bertil and heather & stacy came for dinner and cake.


grace finally loves baths now. especially bubble baths.

we also met up with ric's friend glen and his family, here is a picture of grace and his 2 boys.