Valentines Day

So for Valentines Day Seth attempted to surprise me with tickets to Molokai for Valentines Day weekend. I say attempted because I accidently found out earlier than he would have liked. But he made it so obvious that something was up. Everyone keeps teasing me about my detective like actions but hey if your husband was gone at 2 o'clock in the morning and you found him talking on the phone in the car wouldnt you be suspisous that something was going on! So being very curious I checked the computer history and sneakily thumbed through seths text messages and put the peices together. I know its terrible but I just had to know what was going on. But anyway it was so sweet of him and we had a great time. We were only gone 1 night as we didnt want to leave baby too long, but it really felt like the perfect amount of time considering how small the island was.

The picture at the top is Seth climbing the Halawa Valley waterfall, I put this picture at the very top just for you honey!

The hike was sponsored by local hawaiians who are trying to perserve the Hawaiian culture by living its ancient teachings in modern times. Such as living off the land and listening to natures ques. Here is a picture of where our guide lived. It is a storage unit! Like the kinds that you get a costco to store tools. We were blown away how simple they lived, yet inspired how life doesnt have to be as complicated as we often make it. I learned that All we really need in life is food, shelter and love, everything else is really irrelevant for our happiness. It was so cool to meet a group of people that are able to sustain themselves on only the things that nature provides them. Our guide was so sweet and actually was one of the final 24 in American Idol Season 3. When I heard of this we were instant friends, as the show is a family favorite. He even sang for us on the hike!

These pictures are at what the locals told us was the longest beach in the world. For some reason we found this very hard to believe. What about those long beaches in california or florida those have to be longer than 3 miles right?

It was incredibly windy on that beach and the sand felt like a million needles on your skin. So Seth build me this wind cave to sit in. I feel this picture is a great reflection of seth and i's relationship, i complain about something so minor and instead of being annoyed with me he accomdates my every need. I always point out his faults and yet he accepts mine. On this trip I really realized what a good husband I have and how I really need to start being more grateful.

Love this pose, one of Marni's friends took a picture like this and now Seth cant seem to stop doing it.

Family Adventures

Baby Tama's blessing was on sunday, he is 4 months now. I cant believe it, time flys doesnt it. The whole family was there for the event and we snapped a couple pics to celebrate the occasion.

Babys surfing experience

Sol loves Asher so much. Everytime he sees him his faces lights up. Its so cute! By the looks of this picture you may think otherwise but he was actually laughing really hard.

Seth is Mr. Mom this semester while I am going to school, he is such a supportive husband. Here he is hanging out with the boys.

Taking a shower like a real man

Back to the Islands

We have been off the island for 8 long months and it feels so good to be back! Hawaii has the ability to make you feel so at peace with your life, no matter how crazy it really is. I love how this place helps you realize what is really important in life and strips everything thats not away. Fancy cars, trendy clothes or being well to do, has no relevance here. People seem to be much more open with eachother as well, often expressing how much they love or appreciate you. And you cant deny the aloha spirit, I always felt that was a cheesy saying but I had a really good experience with this yesterday. Seth and I tried out a new beach on the island that we had never been to before. While Seth surfed me and sol played together on the beach. Unbenost to us (i know im not spelling that right!) it wasnt the safest place to hang out. Some men were staring at sol and I and made a few comments that made me feel uneasy but I didnt know what to do becuase I didnt have a car and Seth was still surfing. But then a women came out of here house on the beach with her kids and started talking to me and said she was going to watch over me until my husband would come in. Her kids brought out some toys for Sol to play with and when Seth came in and it was time to go she told us to take all the toys with us. Isnt that sweet. She even went as far as telling us when she is home so if I was going to come to this beach again she could watch over me. I feel only this could happen in Hawaii. Obviously Hawaii is not perfect, but it really feels like everyone genuinly cares for one another, moreso in any other place we have lived and believe me we have been around!

Is this face not the cutest. MayBE I am bias but I look at him all the time I think how did we make such a cute baby!

Isnt this picture cute, the way he was sitting reminded me of a little boy. He sat there for a couple minutes just admiring the waves, which is incredible for him because he is incapable of sitting still.

A Day at Grandmas

Sol is a big hit around these parts, our family hasnt had a baby for a long time so everyone is enjoying him, especially the youngest kids. Here is Emily showing off a toy that she thought he would have great interset in...godzilla

...Nancy didnt think that was a good idea

Emi is a good cousin, here she is teaching sol the piano

Isnt there a striking resemblence between tommy and sol, i think you can definetly tell they are related. Tommy was so cute he loved sol, I think he is glad to finally have another boy in the family.

Sol is has the hardest time staying still, so getting dressed is the worst. He screams and kicks and trys desperatly to get out of your grasp. At night was the worst cause he is tired and everything making him more cranky. One day the guitar was sitting on the bed and he discovered how to play it and I was able to dress him. Now its a daily routine.

Sol getting himself a midnight snack