Some Pictures for Pow

I have been having a hard time with the thought of Dillon going to middle school this year. I have been wondering why this is such a big deal to me....but I think it is because of his amazing elementary school. It really wasn't a normal public school, it has this amazing big family feel to it and his teachers were simply wonderful. For example, the last day of school, all the teachers line up outside where the buses are leaving and the walkers walk by. As Dillon walked by, each teacher that had him for each grade, stepped out of the line, gave him a hug and told him how special he was and how glad they were to get to know him...that they knew he would do amazing things in life.....how can I not be sad?

He had 3 different principals during his years there. Some I liked more than others, but one would sing to them on their birthdays if they brought him a treat. They could choose country western style, opera, rock, or rap. The same principal was constantly subbing instead of calling a sub so that he didn't lose touch with the classroom. He would write songs about us volunteers and sing to us at a special tea. At the beginning of each day, he stood at the door and welcomed each student by name as they came through the door.

The last principal also made the effort to get to know everyone and had the courage to do a tap dance for the student talent show. He also gave an amazing speech to us parents at the graduation about an eagle and eaglet. He said that the ultimate act of kindness is for the eagle to push the eaglets out of the nest so that they can learn to fly. Then the kids all stood up and sang, "I believe I can fly".

So now it is time for me to let Dillon fly on I know, but wow is it hard.

Aloha!

Hula Girl

Dillon

Connor loves soaking up the sun.

The boys feeding the fish.

Trevor is always good for a great sandcastle. This one had a moat

that kept Halle and Connor busy for a long time.

Mahalo to Mom and Dad for letting us share their condo with them.

Halle

My crazy kids and me enjoying a snuggle

Connor is so funny lately. He has a great laugh and

is always cracking us up.

Dillon.............this is his "real" smile.:)

Trevor and Halle enjoying a snuggle.

Halle and Grandpa enjoying a walk.

This is how close the boys usually are. They really have a special

bond.

One of the many Waimea canyon lookouts we forced the kids to "enjoy".

Hula Pie...........mmmmmmmmmm....wonder if they ship?

My Diddy

Halle with her Grandma. Grandma isn't allowed to get very far away

EVER

Shipwreck Beach by the condo.

The kids getting a kick out of Grandpa's crazy sense of humor.

Christmas Break - ok a little late

A little zoo outing with
David, Brenda, Cordan, Courtney and our family. David, all I can say is WHY?:)

Happy Birthday Brenda and Courtney

Brenda and Courtney express fear of the future. Listen up ladies, all will be okay.

Cute Halle Sayings

Last night I was laying down with Halle trying to get her to sleep. The boys were being very loud in their room and I was telling them to get into bed and be quiet. Connor was ignoring me and talking over me, so I told him he was being rude. This really offended Halle, who informed me that, "Connor isn't WUDE, he's SPWECIAL!"'.

Another cute moment....

This morning we were walking back from taking the boys to school and it was very foggy. I told Halle that is is very foggy this morning. She said yes it is very froggy and proceeded to "ribbit, ribbit" all the way home!

Public Again

Well for a brief moment this blog was private but I'm still not sure about that so we will try public again.


Did you ever have one of those days that just seem to be out to get you? Today is one of those days. Trevor left on a business trip at 5:30 am, which woke the dog, who whined in his cage until I let him out. Then I was so tired that I let him back inside too soon and he proceeded to make a mess on the new rug. So instead of getting some MUCH needed shut-eye, I cleaned the rug. When I am this tired, I always overflow the coffee pot, so I just heated up some from last night in the microwave and left it IN the microwave while I went to Halle's school to volunteer for 3 hours with 13 children (sans caffeine). Now that I'm done whining, I'm giving it all up, ignoring the dust bunnies and going to take a nap. See ya.

Some catch-up photos-Halloween/Thanksgiving

Courtney and Halle enjoying each other.

Cheese!

Grandpa Pow- Did he just tell a corny joke about round bales of hay.

David and Carl, Trevor and Dad in a mean card game:)

Something was funny!

The puzzle queens. We decided that Mom was the queen, Halle the princess, and Grandpa the court jester.

Trevor catching up with Aunt Net and Uncle Al.

Trevor and Halle about to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Connor the Transformer

Dillon the Stick Figure (glow in the dark too)

Halle and I were the Pirate and the Princess for the Preschool party.

Enjoying Gage

Kim and Gage came to see us a few weeks ago. It was so nice to chat with Kim again in the big blue chair. Gage proved to have a super strong immune system and withstood two of our kids coming down with the flu during his visit. Thanks for coming to see us! Come back soon!