Hat Baby

My dear friend, Joan, sent Lucy this hat from China and we love it. Isn't she a cutie! Thank you Joan! We miss you!

Lucy's funny attempt at crawling!

Sienna turned 12!

I cannot believe my little baby girl has turned 12! Where has the time gone? Sienna was able to have her 4 closest friends over for a sleep-over. I gave them mini pedicures, they watched 'The Man Who Knew Too Little', ate Sienna's favorite; pineapple upside-down cake, and had a blast! I know she had a great time and we are so glad she did. We are so lucky to be your parents, Si, and we love you so very much!

Sweet Luce

Lucy started sitting up in early July. 

And, she looks so sweet when she sleeps. Love that cute bum! It kills me!

Playing at Poipu

We went to Poipu with our friend, Taylor, and her children. It ended up being a little cloudy and sprinkling there, but that doesn't phase us! Mad wouldn't even come out of the rain and sit under the umbrella while the rain passed. Our children love playing in the sand and making sand castles.

Loop Road Adventure

We went up Loop Road with our friends, Rick and Holly, and their kids. We had attempted to hike to Kilauea Falls (they were in the movie 'Just Go With It'), but I guess the only paths there are now on private land, so we couldn't get there. Loop Road used to be a real road, to a point, but I guess it was too hard to repair all the time, so it's been left to deteriorate. We all climbed into our friend's SUV and attempted the drive.

  It. was. crazy. 

We were scraping bottom on rocks all over the place. Lucy was crying, but couldn't eat in her car seat from me. I documented her actually taking the bottle for about 3.5 minutes before she refused it. That was a record long time for her to take it. 

We made it to the end, which was incredibly beautiful, with waterfalls all over. They filmed parts of Jurassic Park up there. I got my first bee-sting, ever. We decided maybe their vehicle was scraping bottom because there were just too many of us, so Rick took it and the rest of us walked the trail for somewhere around a mile. Sienna's slipper broke and the trail was super muddy. It was definitely an adventure! I think the kids had fun, anyway. It's always funny how the crazy, stressful things end up being looked back on and laughed at. Memories are such funny things!

Our attempt at hiking Sleeping Giant

There is a hiking trail up the mountain called Sleeping Giant. While our friend, Connie, had her sister and nieces in town, they invited us to hike it with them. We decided not to bring our very nice hiking pack for Madelyn, or Maddie, Connie's niece, which ended up not being very smart. It would have helped a lot. The little kids got very tired and we maybe made it about half-way before turning around. This makes our hiking attempts 0 for 2. Yep, we have not completed a hike here yet. Hopefully that will change soon. I don't have the greatest pictures, but I still have to document the attempt.

Aidan learned how to play golf!

Our municipal golf course in Wailua was offering a 2 week, 4-hour a day, golf camp during the summer for only $35. We couldn't pass up the opportunity for Aidan to learn, since he is always begging Spencer to take him out on the golf course. He decided he loved it so much, we signed him up for a second session. I think that he was tired of it by the end, but we are grateful he was able to learn something new, especially golf, for such an affordable price. Hopefully Aidan learned new things and skills he will be able to use later. It was so fun to see him in his little polos and at the driving range!

Don't let her fool you!

Obviously, I adore my little Lucy, but she is one tough baby. Much harder than the others in the crying, "I need you to hold me every single second" department. But oh, she makes it worthwhile when she smiles! And she can change so fast! But life is life, and it's real, and this is a real part of my little baby girl. She pretends to be so happy all the time, as long as anyone else is around, the stinker! Don't let her fool you. 

I love her so much!

Look What Lucy can do!

Lucy is growing up way too fast! She is developmentally advanced compared to our other kids at the same age, but they tended to be little lazy babies sometimes. At least she is putting her extra weight to good use ;). She loves to get up in the plank position, and also up on her knees and rocks. She's such a funny little thing. We love her so much!