Battle Scar #1

We made our first trip to the ER on Friday morning. I have to admit, I thought we would have made it to this fabulous institution by now. I have two boys and it is just inevitable. So here's the story, we were leaving boot camp and the boys were racing to the car. Ty won! Troy was not so lucky b/c his brother pushed him into the rim of the wheel on the car. The angle and speed at which he hit was just right or wrong in how you look at it. I saw all of this in slow motion. The gash in his head was deep enough that I saw enough flesh to be concerned (panicked really). I work out with some great ladies that came to my aid with gauze, tape and moral support. Susan (my Awesome friend) rode with us to the ER and spent the day in my car and taking care of Ty and her daughter. Thanks again Susan and Greg for being there! We spent 4hrs in the ER and came out with 5 stitches. I was amazed at how calm my child was throughout this experience. Only cried at the initial injury. He held his own bandage on the way to the ER, sat quietly in the waiting room, didn't move an inch when the doctors were sewing him up.....I am so proud of our little guy. Ty later apologized to his brother and gave him a big hug. This occurred the day after Henry left on a TDY. Funny how that happens!

Great Aloha Run 2011

Susan, Amy and I trained for the Great Aloha run this year. Its 8.1 miles long and we finished it in 1 hour 29 minutes. I never thought that I had this in me! We ran the entire way. We have now set our sites on the half-marathon coming up in April and are thinking about the distant Honolulu Marathon in December. Who knows what we are capable of.....

Almost to the finish line...

Waving to my fans...Ty & Troy

My fan club

Hi, I'm Batman!!!

Ty is now 5!!!! Its amazing how fast time goes by while you are not even looking. My son requested a Batman party this year and I'm not one to say no if its in my power. I thought if my son loves Batman and is always requesting I make his blankets into capes...other children would enjoy it, too. So, I decided to make capes and masks for all the kids. Pink for the bat girls and blue/black for the bat boys. I think that they had a great time between the beach, pinata, and bouncy house. I know Ty did....he has already requested Superman next year! I think I created a monster!!!!!

Katie and Ty ready to take on any villains.

Surfer Batman

"Mom, I want to use the stick not pull the string!"

"The Spread"

I can't get away with just hot dogs and chips here.

What to do?

We couldn't decide what to do today. Go for a bike ride or go hang out on the beach. I won the coin toss today. Who knows what will happen tomorrow?

They have no idea how lucky they are...priceless!

In training for the "Stairway to Heaven"

We went all the way to the beach and the first thing

Ty wants to do is go to the park. Always the monkey!

Bubble time

My New Alarm Clock

I woke up the other morning to not music, annoying beeping noises or crying but to this:

"One...two.....three fight!"(loud tumbling noises) "One.... two.... three...ten...Knockout!!!" I walk into the boys room and find socks on their hands. Now I know what you are thinking, we have watched some boxing but not lately....I think the wii is influencing our lives. I had to hide my laughter b/c Ty would lightly punch Troy and then he would fake fall to the ground and lay still until the knockout was called. We have always told the boys that they can't fight without gloves that's why I find their creativity cute. Henry assures me that this is going to happen no matter what. I think this is just a glimpse into my future of living in a house full of boys!

July 4th 2010

Fourth of July in Hawaii is always a smokey holiday. The streets are filled with smoke and littered with firework paper by the end of the night not to mention sounding like a war zone.

Summer 2010

Jessica and Zachary spent part of their summer in Hawaii with us. We spent a lot of time with family and hanging out at the beach.

Jessica's H.S. Graduation May 2010

I am a little behind on updating the blog. Jessica graduated May of this year and is now attending college. Henry surprised both Jessica and Zachary by being able to attend. He flew in the day of her graduation with lots of aloha and leis. We are very proud of you Jessica!!!!

Two little fish

I think that I should exam my children for gills and fins. We spend a large amount of our time in the water and they still can't get enough of it. Neither of them have any fear. I really have to make sure Troy doesn't follow Ty in too deep.

Spoiled by Nana & Pa-Pa

Let the summer begin!!! The boys have been spoiled by Nana and Papa for the past three weeks. We all had a great time and were sad to see them go. They took in some of the local sites but were more interested in spending time with the boys. Ty & Troy ate more candy and cookies over the past three weeks than I thought possible.

Nana & Ty making M&M cookies...Yummy!

"Sugar High"

Papa and Ty hanging out

Higher Papa higher

"I can't get enough of this...we could be here all day Nana"

Easter at the Park

We had an Easter egg hunt with neighbors and friends at the local park. The kids went nuts! Ty took off before we had gotten the kids lined up. I had to chase after him and put back what eggs were already in his basket. Once underway, it was a mad dash. The kids would stop to open up the eggs and gobble up the candy before seeking out the next sugar rush. Needless to say, I'm sure many of them went to bed with tummy aches that night.

Can we start already?

How many do I have?

Troy, forget the beads.....there's still an egg!