Keiki Ponds

On our way to the Keiki (kid) Ponds for a little morning sunshine.

Miss Sunshine Mae excited to find that we had the beach all to ourselves.

Doesn't the water look perfect for kiddos?!

Rolli and Mommy.

Rolli, Vivian and Daddy.

Exploring the lava rocks.

Watching all the fish in the tide pool.

Rolli being a boy.

A beautiful morning at the Keiki Ponds!

Marshall and me :)

Thanks to Grandma Jean for asking around and finding this little spot!

Dolphins!

How lucky are we?!

We where able to take a family vacation in Hawaii...

And then Grandpa Bob and Grandma Jean treated us to a play date with the dolphins!!

L-U-C-K-Y

or maybe spoiled.

Of course my Grandma Patricia says "you're not spoiled you are loved."

Perhaps a little of both ;)

Eagerly awaiting our turn in the water with the dolphins.

Learning the play date rules.

I think Rolli and Vivian will forever remember "don't touch the blow hole."

Now it's our turn!

Hello Dolphin!

Such smooth skin...

just like a wet hot dog... hmmm.

Tickle, tickle.

Fishy treats for dolphin tricks.

This silly dolphin makes funny noises.

Wallace family and our new friend Dolphin!

Wow!  That was an amazing experience!

I am thankful for the memories.

THANK YOU!!

A sea turtle at the beach!

In search of a green sea turtle ("onu" in Hawaiian)

Through the lava fields and to the beach!

Beautiful beach!

Forget the turtles... Viv and Rolli where just happy playing in the waves.

Warm, salty ocean water.

Feels so good on our feet.

One adventurous soul standing at the edge of the world.

"The sea turtles are this way!"

Getting there is half the adventure (unless it involves a plane ride) .

:)

Found one!

"Hi Turtle."

They wanted to get just a little closer.

Too close... the turtle is outta here.

"Bye Turtle."

It was nice to meet you.

Sorry for interrupting your rest.

And this is why I'm in LOVE.

Hawaii or bust!!

We L-O-V-E-D Hawaii!!

And now I would love to share some of our favorite pictures from our trip :)

Rolli and Vivian watching the airplanes as we waited to board in Seattle.

They were excited, impatient and hungry...

And I'm pretty sure that our fellow passengers were silently praying for peace.

Daddy and Rolli coloring.

Don't be fooled.

This quiet scene only lasted 30 minutes of the 6 hour flight.

Vivian relaxing while enjoying her 10th snack during our oversea flight.

If you look close enough you'll notice the orange and purple stamps all over that cute leg.

Me and Viv sat next to the nicest, most patient and kind women ever.

I hope that lady got a gold star for Christmas.

Finally!!

The plane landed!!!!

Grandma Jean and Grandpa Bob met us with sweet Hawaiian leis

and we made a bee line for our rental vehicle.

I told these crazy kids to show me their

"Happy to be in Hawaii" faces.

They nailed it ;)

Aloha Hawaii.

Driving from the airport to Kona.

The four of us fresh off the plane cruzin' in an Hawaiian style jeep.

Aaaah.

Our first view from the condo lanai.

Palm trees always make me smile, even on a cloudy day :)

Hawaii greeted us with the perfect weather for sleeping.

Exhausted after a long day traveling to our new favorite vacation spot.

Sweet dreams Hawaii, we love you already!

More pictures to come....

Oh' Christmas Tree!

Happy New Year 2013!!

After we got back from Hawaii,

 Marshall and I took Bella and the kiddos 

to get a Christmas tree at the farm up Mission Creek.  

The weather was perfect.

All bundled up for the ride.

We found the perfect tree!

Cutting the tree down.

This was Rolli and Vivian's favorite part!

Our little elves helping to bring home the tree.

Rolli and Vivian loved running in the snow through all of the Christmas Trees!

And they loved the sled!

Sledding!

Sled Fun!

Snow Angels!

And this is what our Christmas Tree turned into once we brought it home...

Christmas morning!

Up n' running with Rockin' New Haircuts!

I hope this long-awaited update finds everyone still jolly from Christmas!

Yes, I finally sat down and added more picture storage for $2.70/month.

Totally worth it.

Now it's your turn to enjoy loads of pictures from the last month and a half.

Before our family pictures back in November the kids got their ears lowered at Rockin' Hair.

Vivian's first professional haircut!

She loved sitting in the chair like a little lady.

Rolli held perfectly still on my lap.

And he gave the stylist sideways smiles the whole time.

What a Big Guy flirt!

New haircuts!

Sweet :)

Since these two wee angels aren't always angels I rewarded them with an 

OWL Soda Fountain treat for behaving so well in the salon.

Rolli rockin' his new haircut with blue gel.

Vivian stylin' with her cute curls.

Fun times, can't wait for Vivian's hair to grow longer so we can do that again!