TWO DAYS!!

TWO DAYS!!!  We leave in two days for Hawaii.  It took me two weeks to get everything I needed to get done done and today is the first time I have left for a vacation and not had a mental breakdown or gone manic as I prepared to leave.  After several years is appears that I have figured out the secret at work and made it happen.  So instead of freaking out and scrambling to get everything done I am instead surfing the internet for fun activities for us to do while we are away, shhh don’t tell my boss.  The Sheriff sent me the best text message this morning asking me what keiki (kid) camps they  have at the hotel, boy howdy did I get on that quick, but before I could answer he sent me the info.  I was a little bummed at the price, but when he said he might send Mr. Pie one or two days, I was pretty stoked.   I love spending time with Mr. Pie and I am thrilled he is going on vacation with us, but some kid free time is also welcomed and I am looking forward to maybe an afternoon or two of quiet time.   Speaking of Mr. Pie, he has NO idea we are going to Hawaii on Sunday, we have been keeping this a secret for months, we plan on telling him when we get inside the airport, I actually want to see if I can get the airline to do something fun for him to tell him, wish we were flying Southwest for this, they would of made a huge deal out of it.  Poor kid might be a little confused when we drop Milo off at doggie daycare and get into a shuttle, but whatever the surprise will be so worth it.  So if you are reading this and you will be at the race tomorrow, please do not mention anything in front of Mr. Pie.  

MAHALO 

Friends

On Tuesday I skipped out on work and headed to the beach to play with my old friend Summir.  Summir was down visiting her family and it has been a few years since I have seen her, so skipping work was a must.  I truly believe that we were destined to be friends, we met freshman year at Marina High School in English class if I remember correctly and our friendship continued on to the pool deck with swim team (that girl can swim waaaayyyyyyy better then I will ever dream of swimming), then to the beach for Jr. Lifeguards (probably the most fun we had together, boy do we miss those days) then Summir moved and we lost touch, we both went on to college (go Spartans and Bulldogs), got the same college degree without knowing it until years later, she got married, had a baby, got divorced, met a new guy and wouldn't you know, we are now in a similar dating situation, she is dating a guy with a daughter and of course I am dating the Sheriff who has Mr. Pie and if that is not enough, look at the picture below we look like we could be related.   We spent all day together catching up, talking about our boyfriends, talking about the kids and reminiscing about the good times we have had together. 

We would so go back to Jr. Guards if they would let us.

Bike racks for the Jr. Guards

Strips and Cheese is a must, not sure why the picture is bad, I think I had sunscreen all over the lens on my phone.  #beachproblems

HB Pier

We LOVE Summer!

Summer has been busy busy busy and we have been having so much fun that there has been no time to share the fun with everyone.  Here are a few dozen pictures from Saturday (Auntie Erin has a picture taken problem), the kiddo's were so happy to see each other.  Mr. Pie put on his summer to do wish list to make ice cream, hangout at my parents house and play with Cole & Mari (don't worry Caroline, he loves you too), well my Mom made homemade ice cream for all of us, we went to the parents house and Mr. Pie got to play with C & M, I call that a win.  We love to swim, so there is nothing better to do than jump in the pool.  Little Miss Caroline has become such an independent swimmer, it is so much fun to watch her play with the other kids with little help from an adult.  She jumps, floats, swims and is just awesome. 

Play by play of the one jump I could get them to do together….

And then these two proceeded to beat the heck out of each other the rest of the afternoon.

Thanks G & G for a wonderful afternoon and evening, we had a blast.

Flashback Friday!

I missed Throwback Thursday, so we will just go with Flashback Friday.