One of those perfect spring days! Gardening, the park, getting a few of those 'spring cleaning' tasks done, and a great workout. Good for the soul!
Mingling with cows was on the agenda today. Technically we were on a field trip to see the operations of a creamery, but look at that face! Mooooo cow!
So, today I wanted to go shoot at a Golf Course ALL-DAY-LONG, and I had no idea why
Adventure was the word of the day. We visited the strangest gardens, complete with bronze scorpions, tarantulas, puma, elephant, turtle, centipede and praying mantis. The boys especially enjoyed 'Kevin' (a peacock that reminded them of the movie "Up"), the baby tortoises they got to hold,
The kiddos and I are flying in a couple weeks and for the sake of the poor soul's on our plane I'm already mentally checking off the laundry list of supplies we'll need to make it in three whole pieces.
When we were at the market in Kona, this REALLY sweet older Hawaiian woman, who sold her handmade jewelry and wares there, gave the boys each a shell and anemone spine. It was SOOOO sweet, and convinced me to buy (or actually
Tomorrow # 2 will celebrate his upcoming birthday at daycare with his buddies. Mama made cupcakes, and although I will not be recruited anytime soon to work at the local cake shop (and I really hope my professional cupcake making
The fantabulous clouds were back this afternoon and I've been wanting to catch me dead trees again whilst surrounded by this tiny yellow flowers. A week ago it was ALL yellow, so I'm a bit bummed I didn't snap then
The boys played on the beach and in the waves as the sun set over the (straight
Guess who got a brand-new-to-me on-da-cheapy camera remote? This gal! I am like, so, totally on the cutting edge of technology.
The kids were playing around yesterday and little bro wasn't giving up until he got a huggy from his big sister. All I can think of when I see this pic is, "It was the Duke. It was the Duke!"
There is something about having your small children on one of the world's most active volcano (Kiluaea has been in constant eruption since 1983) that is slightly unsettling. Although no flowing lava was visible, having steam vents all around was real enough for me!