Emily's Baptism

I guess I managed to load these all on backwards.  Emily had a wonderful baptism day.  It was the best clear sunny morning we had had in weeks and weeks. We felt so blessed to have such a special day for our Emily.
Emily was baptized at the beach right outside our house. It was a very sweet day and we all felt a bit emotional.




Emily getting her lei from Mum.
Ready to walk two doors down to the chapel.

Month-long Christmas

Christmas lengthened every time there was a surprise package in the mail.  It was so fun for the kids and stretched out the fun.  Thank you everyone for your wonderful treats!
The kids enjoying their new Christmas wagon.
Alex loved the packing chips as much as the presents.  Isn't that always the way with one year olds.
Christopher loves to be a super hero and just couldn't believe his luck when Grandma and Grampa sent him this outfit.
True to form, Kiffer dressed Alex up too.  We think this might be Bat Binkie Guy, batman's sidekick.

2008 Hilights

Nana's Visit

I guess I haven't gotten to the site lately.  I have to go backwards a bit to report on Nana's visit.  The kids and I just loved having Nana here.  The funny thing was Mark did too and he kept trying to get off work early to come to the beach so he could feel like he was on holiday too.  It made Mark really ready for Thanksgiving.  Mark and I got to have some dates with just the two of us and I loved having Mum around to chat to all day long.  Alex used to cuddle me for a while when he woke from naps, but after a while, he started looking around for Nana when he got up as he knew he'd get a rough up and some fun play.  

Emily and Christopher loved getting picked up from school by Nana as she let them buy icies and they could walk home along the beach with no stroller.  We had a lovely time having Nana with us and everyone is already counting down to the next visit with Grandad too.

An Alligator Pond Afternoon

Kahana With Nana

We just loved having Nana to visit.  We spent a lovely afternoon at Kahana one day splashing in the waves and pretending we were on holiday too.  Nana helped us all slow down and enjoy Hawaii again. 

Alex is a plum fan it seems.

Pipeline Saturday

Mark and I love watching the waves and the surfers.  It's really good entertainment.

We also like watching the kids in the sand.  They all have a lovely time.

Emily and Christopher hardly look up the whole time.  They are really into collecting tiny shells and then taking them home to count them. 

Cheese!