"blow hole"

Waipahe Place , snorkeling lagoon

Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve

North Shore

Hawaii

5 Days and 4 nights in beautiful Waikiki is not near enough!! It was great to have the opportunity to go and check out the island and all that it has to offer.  It was truly the most peaceful and calming vacation I have ever had. Here are some pictures from the adventure

On the drive around the island

China man's Hat

The North Shore

Resort on the other side of the island

Snorkeling Lagoon

From the top of Diamond Head

My travel buddy

Looking down from Diamond Head on to Waikiki Beach

Back at Waikiki - across the street from the hotel

Looking back at Diamond Head

The Aquarium

Pearl Harbor

James turns 5!!

I blinked and James is 5 years old!!!! I can hardly believe how fast life goes......hard to keep up sometimes.  James is (of course) back on the Cars bandwagon with the new Cars 2 movie that he just loves.  We had a mommy / Jr. night where only the two of us went and picked out all the stuff for his birthday party AND went to Toys R Us so he could pick out his very own birthday present.  He picked all the new characters from Cars 2 die cast cars, which he adores.  He calls them his "very special cars...that are delicate".  

Here are few pictures of the birthday party

Katie is 10!! Oh my where does the time go

Sunday Katie turned 10 !! I am still slightly in shock that a decade has passed....and it seems like only yesterday she was a new baby with a crazy mom who didn't know what in the world to do.  Now I think she takes care of me and James more than I realize....definitely keeps us both on our toes.  She has really started to blossom into quite a young lady (a smelly, moody young lady...but growing up nonetheless).  She amazes me more and more everyday with how she can pretty much roll with the punches.  I can't imagine my life without her and Jr., love you tons baby!!! 

 Few of the first pictures...most are actual prints as it was before our digital camera

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11-6-2011



Halloween

Another Halloween has come and gone, hours and hours of work on costumes behind me.  Here are the pics

My Lil Vampire

Zombie Bride

Devil Dog...need I say more

Medusa

Vietnam War Museum

Couple of the places we visited just before leaving for the airport for the long trek home.

 mmmm Twisted Mac N Cheese....

 War Museum

 "Tiger Cages"

 Ouch....

 This scared me sooooo bad!!! Luckily it is fake