santa came by our little party on monday. he read a story and gave out some sweet treats. grace wasn't as friendly with santa as last year, but warmed up a little towards the end of his visit. nice to see santa is color coordinating his bike and suit!
it is that time of year again. nothing like forcing your children to sit in a strangers lap. but dogs shouldn't mind. right?
well, our sweet little lehua left quite the impression on the santa clause at petco. i took grace and lehua down to get their picture taken with santa for christmas. for the first time ever, grace was a little scared of santa. last year she ran to him. this year she hid from him. and when i tried to set her in his lap, she squirmed out, whining the whole time. fine. i will just put lehua in santa's lap, and grace can stand beside. wrong song ding dong. when i put lehua in santa's lap, santa leaned forward and his beard went on top of lehua's head, which freaked her out. she grabbed the beard in her mouth and did the old "break the ememy's neck" shake and growl. this left santa with his entire outfit in disarray. when i got lehua free from the beard, the photographer took santa to the side to help him get his suit back on straight, and beard back on. this is why grace got the chair, with lehua on one side, and santa on the other. good times. 
i must have voted for pedro, because all of my wildest dreams have come true. i have always wanted to have a surprise birthday party. and on many occasions i was convinced that one was being arranged, just ask ric. i had given up that dream. and then my sweet dear friend vicky deceived me.
on my birthday she came over with a crazy yummy birthday cookie her family made for me. see picture.
a card and gift sealed the deal. we had just celebrated my birthday.
well, a week before she asked me to come to her house to stay with the girls while she went to a meeting thing. was i suspicious? no. why you may ask? because vicky doesn't have one sneaky bone in her body. she is so "honest abe" it isn't even funny. and she has a busy busy schedule. plus her friend who usually stays with the girls was out of town. little did i know i would be ambushed.
so the saturday after my birthday, i jump in the shower, grab some comfy/not cute clothes, and head over to vicky's with a wet head of hair. ric and grace came too, so we could all hang out. ric drove, and i was so busy on the phone, that i didn't notice all of the cars in front of the house!
then i saw more kids in the yard than i should have, and i got a feeling something was going on.
SURPRISE!!!
well, vicky, my kona sister, you got me good.
and you know me.
this isn't over.
not by a long shot.
the party was great. kids running around laughing and playing. the best. and i even had a game created in honor of my birthday. pin the water drop on the cake on fire. you can see the picture of me and the girls with the water drops, pretending they are tears, because i am so old.
thank you vicky and family for making this birthday so special. you guys rock!!! and i love you all. i am so glad God blessed me with such great friends. cccooooouuuuuu!
we had a great couple of days in waikoloa. mom got us a room at the marriot, and we partied like rock stars. we spent more time in the pool than in the room! they have 3 or 4 different pools, 3 different hot tubs (aahhhh), and a water slide. yes, i went down the water slide. i'm not THAT old. we had a great time!
