My 2nd Haircut...Ever!

Yup, that's right....Today, I got my second haircut, ever!  Last year, I got one around my first birthday (check out the blog profile pic), and this year, since my 2nd birthday is approaching, my parents thought it would be a good time to get my haircut again.  Or perhaps it was the mullet I was sporting...or the fact that some people mistakenly refer to me as a "she"...or Mommy just wanted to get rid of that "That 70's" Ashton Kutcher look.

Daddy got his haircut first.  Then I sat on Daddy's lap while Debbie cut my hair.  Now, she's cut 3 generations of Halsall hair!  Debbie is the hairstylist for Nana, Pop, and Dad.  I was a really good boy and just sat there while she cut layers into my hair, buzzed around the edges, and then she powdered my neck and put some gel in my hair like Daddy's.  

I look like a big boy now.  Do you like my new 'do? 

I had fun looking at the fish pond outside the hotel where I got my hair done.  Then, I played around Kapi'olani Park with Dad as we walked back to the car. 

Mommy went to see Aunty Michelle's baby at Queen's Hospital.  Allison Elise, who was born yesterday morning, is 7 lbs. 5 oz. and 20 inches long.  Mommy always says it's weird to hold such a little baby, so light, with that little kitten cry.  I don't even recognize myself as a little baby but I always point to people's bellies and say "baby".  

A New Wagon!

Nana and Pop's neighbor, Aunty Sue, found me a wagon on the side of the road.  It was in pretty decent shape, so she brought it home for me.  I hope she didn't take some kid's toy because, after Pop cleaned it up, I have had nonstop fun climbing in and out of it, and putting down the sides.  

Now, I have a car to ride in up the hill, a wagon to sit in, and a car to sleep in at home.  

What are these people getting tired of carrying me or something?!

ALS Awareness

May is ALS Awareness month.  This Saturday is the annual ALS seminar.  I will probably go with Mommy to go man the support group booth.  She still has to make a poster display for the booth. There was a nice article in the Star Bulletin today on Chester, who was diagnosed with ALS last year.  He reminds Mommy of her father, my grandpa.  She says it's because of his laid back, local, accepting attitude.  He's living life to its fullest, traveling as much as he can, knowing that this disease is terminal, but not letting it get him down.  Even though I never got to meet him, Mommy tells me that Grandpa was just like Chester.  He really had a zest for life.  

Each year, we lose people to ALS.  As we lose some, more are diagnosed, and there is still no cure for this debilitating disease.  Please help support Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) in its quest to, one day, find a cure.

"I Not Working."

When Mommy picked me up from the sitter's, Auntie Susie's, I told her, "Mommy working."  But she told me she wasn't working right now.  That's why she picked me up.  Then I said, "Daddy working.  Nana working.  Pop working."  She told me, yup, they're probably all working.  Finally I said, "I not working."  Mommy just laughed.

I spent the late afternoon at Nana's and Pop's, since Mom and Dad had a meeting to go to.  When I got to their house, Pop was busy weedwacking the yard.  I "helped" him out by reaching into his nice big pile in the big red bucket and throwing it all over the yard.  It was so soft, and it was fun watching bits of grass fly away in the breeze.  But, everyone kept telling me not to do it.  

So, of course I just laughed and did it some more.  I even tried raking it up with Pop's big rake and my little rake.  But, it was so much more fun just grabbing the grass cuttings with your hands and throwing it all over the place.  I was a really big "help".  After all, "I not working."

Happy Mother's Day!

Mommy says she doesn't even remember what she did last Mother's Day because she was still trying to figure out how to be a Mom.  This year, she was ready to have her day.  

Since it was Mommy's Day today, Mommy got to do whatever she wanted.  Of course, that meant starting with yoga first thing in the morning.  Apparently, only about half the people as usual went.  She's one of the crazy people that woke up at 6 am on a Sunday to go sweat it out.  Go figure.

Then, she spent the afternoon with her girlfriends, Linh and Miya.  She went with Linh to the outlet mall in Waikele.  She bought a nice purse for Nana at Nana's favorite purse shop...Coach.  Mommy would never buy one for herself, (and of course this one was on sale!) but since it was Nana's birthday and Mother's Day today, she figured Nana deserved it.  

They grabbed lunch and ate at Miya's, visiting with 3 month old Aika.  Then, the girls went to get their nails done.  Mommy loved it, since she hardly ever spends the whole day out!  

We all got home (after Daddy and I spent the afternoon at Nana's and Pop's) in time to get ready for dinner.  We had a nice dinner at BluWater Grill in Hawai'i Kai.  I loved it because I got to watch the duckies in the water and see all the boats go by.  Nana pointed out a sparrow, but I told her, "No, bulbol."  I kept arguing with her.  I KNOW my birds.  It was fun feeding the ducks after dinner.  

I fell asleep on the car ride home, so I hear I missed out on chocolate birthday cake and present opening.  Geez, I always miss the fun stuff!   No tricky candles this time though...so I guess it's alright.  Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there!  (Aunty Michelle and Aunty Kai....any day now, and you'll be mommies soon too!!!)

An (Expensive) Visit To The Beach

We went to the beach today and got to try out my new boogie board.  It's been awhile since I've been to the beach.  I was so sick this winter with colds, and the weather was so rainy, that we hardly ever went to the beach.  Nana bought this board for me after she saw a newspaper article on the product.  It looks like a boogie board, but has a hole for me to sit in it, and then there's a steering wheel for me to hold onto and play with near the leash.  Today was the perfect afternoon to try it out.  Daddy took me out all over Kahala Beach while Mommy chatted with this nice couple in front of the Mandarin Hotel.  I had a blast and was in the ocean for nearly an hour!  It's fun to go on impromptu visits to the beach.  The beach is always close, and it's free fun!  Except for today, our visit cost $35, since Mommy and Daddy found a parking ticket on the car.  Oops!  Well, we all had fun anyway!  

When I got home, I was surprised to see a new bed in my room! It's a blue race car bed!  I had fun climbing up and down on the bed.  Daddy's too scared to let me sleep in it at night though.  He's afraid I'll fall off the bed.  So, for now, it's just a fixture in my room.  But, it was also free, since we got it from Noah, a boy who goes to daycare with me.  He hardly slept in it, but Mommy said that when they went to go get it, he cried, "My car!"  Don't worry, I'll take good care of the car.

I Got Me A New Bike Helmet! (Finally!)

Daddy took me to the bike shop he works at to get a new helmet tonight!  I was so happy that I wore it into the Long's Drugstore, on the car ride home, and even while I ate dinner!  It's nice to wear a bike helmet that actually fits your head!