Thursday, 16 December 2010

wrap it up

What a lame lame lame blogger I have been for the last half of 2010. I am promising (myself) that I will do a better job at documenting our lives. Time slips by so quickly and these sweet littles of ours are growing up and changing so fast. Ruby no longer calls me "maw maw" but now it's "mummeeeee". Thankfully my sweet boy still calls me "mama" and I hope he never stops, though I realize his wife may have issues with that. My brothers STILL call my mom "mama" and so do I! We love our mama!! Anyways, in an effort to wrap up the end of the year here is a photo-heavy post of the second leg of hawaii - the big island. Oh gosh, I just love that place to pieces.


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i spy with my little eye ... a sea turtle
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lunch!
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we had lots of big braddah
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are these kids not the cutest?
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do you spot the celeb sitting behind kaneu? here's a hint - he was on felicity, heroes, and lost
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the kids pool had a sandy bottom and beach entry - brill!
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What in incredible trip!! My best friend from elementary and middle school, Michelle, moved to Hawaii in 9th grade. We kept in touch over the years but haven't seen each other in 22 years! It was crazy fun to see her and her family again. We hung out with them daily at our hotel and it was just a blast. All of the kids got along great and it was just like old times. The other crazy thing is that she and her boyfriend, Adam, from 9th grade have reunited and are getting married in May. Crazy, right? So, Adam lives in Chicago and she lives in Hawaii ... where do you think they'll end up? Unfortunately I think the answer is Chicago. He is a professor and has a great job. The good news is that they can spend the summers in Hawaii! Win-win I say.

Okay, so there is most likely my last post of the year. On Sunday we are flying to South Africa for Christmas. I cannot wait. It's so cold, gray, damp and downright miserable here. I've had it! My vitamin D stores need to be replenished. We have lots of fun things planned and promise to do a thorough and timely update upon my return. Happy Christmas!!

And if you made it through all of that I shall leave you with a little Ruby love. She and I had "lie in" today (aka jammy day). xo


6 comments:

Kmoana said...

hands down the most beautiful hawaii vacation pictures i have EVER seen, and i live here! i just adore you & your lovely beautiful amazing family...have a most wonderful christmas in s. africa, cant wait to see pictures! mele kalikimaka mama! :)

Elizabeth Frick said...

My gosh, how could you NOT love Hawaii! It's gorgeous! And I could totally use some Vitamin D replenishment. Hawaii sounds pretty good... though S. Africa sounds pretty great too!
Olive has tried to call me Mommy and even Mom. Each time she does, I correct her and say, "My name is Mama." And so far it's working. :)
Ok, I'm a doofus (or have bad vision) b/c I couldn't figure out the celeb. Please spill it!
And Ruby singing Away in a Manger? Sigh...

Krista said...

Total drool over your vacation! Ruby's bathing suit is just adorable! Enjoy South Africa! You must be so excited!!

Lyndsay said...

Oh Dana... there are not even WORDS for how beautiful these pictures are!!! And Ruby in her grass skirt... the cuteness kills me.
Can't wait for the SA pictures - have a safe trip!

kelly said...

Oh, Kona. How I love thee, too. We are planning to head back in February. Being there with Max will be very different from all our other Hawaii trips. Should be interesting! Your photos of the place are gorge. Love Ruby's bikini :) Let's see, I think that's Greg Grunberg behind you?

Max *loved* watching Ruby on the video - he was spellbound and laughed when she sang about potatoes!

Have fun in SA - that should be amazing!!

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