It's Toddler Time!

 Zack's sitter Nikki is trying to start teaching dance classes at a studio. She already has experience teaching hip hop to children with special needs, and she practices her hip hop/breakdancing moves with me at home!  This was her first time leading the Wednesday Toddler Time at Kahala Mall.  Zack was her assistant!

 Check out her moves!  The kids loved dancing!

 The books and puppet crafts were awesome!  Nikki used her own money and laminating machine to prep everything! 

 Here we are at the Farm Fair at Kualoa Ranch, a 4,000 acre working cattle ranch on the northeastern side of O'ahu.  Check out all the food trucks!  Such the trend these days!

 There was even a Leonard's Malasadas truck! Though Mommy and Daddy ate Mexican food from the Baja Tacos truck.  Yum!

 Zack rode the mini merry-go-round.  There were only spots for four kiddies!

 Zack did not like standing on the hay!

 But, he didn't mind looking at the chicks standing on the hay.

 Not so sure about the John Deere tractor either.

 Such city boys!

 Shaved ice was a winner though!

 The line was too long (and it was way too hot) to wait for horseback/pony rides.

 We had to stop at the beach to take a picture of Chinaman's hat!

 I had just read a book about the legend of Chinaman's hat.  So, Chase asked, "Is there really a man with long legs under the water?"  He tried out the hat just to see what it would be like.

Zack loves his food!

I know you're not supposed to compare children, but Zack is a much better eater than Chase. At 16 months, he eats just about anything. Chase would not even touch sauces until he was about 3 years old, and even now, he has to have the sauce on the side and just dips each noodle in the sauce, one at a time. And, well, Zack...This was a bit extreme, but he definitely was INTO the sauce. (and playing peek-a-boo I might add)...Let's just say, he went right into the bath after this dinner.

My little Asian baby....Whenever Zack sees a camera he squints preparing for the flash. Never fails, every time.

Punahou Carnival

Zack - 16 months - at Punahou Carnival
Helping Chase golf at the kiddie games at Punahou carnival
We hung out with Jason and his daughter Raegan who came to visit from Seattle (just for the Punahou Carnival!) and to see Chris and family of course.
Chase got a tattoo at the carnival.
Can't forget about eating malasadas at the carnival!

Just hanging out at Punahou Carnival...See you again next year!

Poi Pounders

We started receiving scholarship for Chase's preschool tuition from Kamehameha this semester. As part of the agreement, we need to complete community service hours in the Hawaiian community. With my busy work schedule and professional development classes I have on the weekends, it has been challenging finding time to do this but today we were able to attend a Keiki O Ka 'Aina Kalo Series workshop. They have been meeting a couple of times a month making poi boards and poi pounders and working in the lo'i (taro patch). Since we just attended this one, we didn't have any materials to work with, so we just learned on the community board the proper way to carve the board and how to pick a pohaku (rock) and start carving that into the correct shape for a poi pounder. The boys played on the playground equipment, while I tried to learn the proper way to carve! My friend Uakea had brought her kids as well. The bottom picture is her son working on carving his stone.

November Highlights

Here we are visiting baby Abigail and Uncle Vince, Daddy's best friend, and Auntie Julie.


And here we are helping out at one of Nana's big craft fairs at Neil Blaisdell Center. We are a very productive clean up crew...Yeah, right!

And, here I am celebrating Mommy's and Pop's birthday on November 29th. (Nana thought Chase and I should have our own cupcakes to celebrate the big day.)
Here's Mommy with her honey toast at Shokudo....Happy 25th Birthday! (Yeah, right!)