Wednesday Watch

2 new favorite words bouncing around the burns house

Wooooww! and Tur-tle

Is Your Volume Up?

Cause you should listen to the first song on my playlist. well, if i were you i'd listen to the whole thing, cause the Avett Brothers rule, but listen to the first one for sure. the lyrics are great.

the last line...Always remember that there's nothing worth sharing like the love that let us share our name.

ahh. good stuff.

Makapu'u with Daddy

Of all the times i have walked up the Makapu'u path--and i'd say i have at least been up it 5-7 times, i didn't realize that Mike had never been with me. So today, in honor of Mike's first day of block leave, we celebrated with this beautiful hike and then some yummy cupcakes at my favorite, Cake Couture.

do you see this sweet face i get to hang out with every day?

me and my bestie

the fam

the perfect view, yes?

as close as you can get to the Makapu'u Lighthouse

we stopped at the top for a snack and to let the kids run around

he's such a silly little boy

big eyes, pigtails, and beanpole legs

love her.

we switched on the way down so Nora could see better in Daddy's high backpack and Holden could snuggle up on mommy and take a nap

and although i don't have pics, because we started eating them right away! we got a lot of yummy cupcakes today--Orange Creamsicle and Caramel Banana Cream for the kiddos. Then Cinnamon Toast, Mocha and German Chocolate for Momma and Daddy. They were fabulous as always and a great way to end our day!

Saturday Sequence

Kissing My Brother, by Nora

innocents

Hey Guys, watch this!

wanna kiss, brother?

oh come on, ya know you do!

ok, just hold still

yep, almost got it...

Bullseye!

just another fun day at the beach

playing with momma's glasses

momma and daddy paddleboarding

The Boys

napping baby girl

digging holes with daddy

loving on our little man

Wahiawa.Dusk

There's not much good to say about Wahiawa--but it is a very pretty place around sunset. It's a pretty high elevation compared to much of the island and surrounded by lots and lots of pineapple fields. One day on the way home from the North Shore, we stopped to see the famous "birthing stones" (which i did not actually get any pictures of) and see the sunset.

endless pineapple fields love this view

lime green grass. red dirt. pineapples. mountains. blue/pink sky. Ahhh.

monkeying around

Lovebirds. aka Amanda and Bobby

playing a little game of Throw the Baby

My Family

another game we like to call Empty Baby's Pockets

Just Us

hey wait for me!

hey guys, don't leave me out!

loves her momma and daddy

and we love her toowalking back to the car--i could watch the two of them do this all day long

Date Day

After the ball Thursday night, Mike and I spent the night at the hotel and spent the WHOLE next day together. It was awesome. We woke up without any plans--except just to have a good day hanging out with each other.
First we had breakfast at the Ilikai Hotel. This is where we lived the first few weeks we moved to Hawaii while we were looking for a place to live. It was fun to go back to this spot and remember those first few weeks of our marriage and how excited we were about starting our lives in this new place.

After breakfast, we headed back to our hotel to hang out in their awesome "beach pool". The hotel is right on the harbor so there isn't a great beach access close by, but they made up for it with the cool pools surrounded by hammocks, sand, and palm trees. This pool was more for looks and cooling off your feet than to swim. It was only about 6 inches deep. The plus to this? NO KIDS. The kids all were downstairs at the real pool, so this really was very peaceful and serene. We spent most of the day right here.

For lunch we ate at the poolside bar. The atmosphere was so cool. Cute little green tables, pretty orchids, lights hanging in the trees and a very attentive waite staff. meet the amazing Frozen Coconut Mojito
wow, best drink of my life. if you are in HI... GO. GET. ONE. NOW.

After some more time in the sun, we went to Dukes for some music and food. This is one of our favorite places. We never pass up a chance to go here.

Crab and Mac Nut Wontons. Come to Daddy. the view.

Taken.

some real good music

Our date ended with a 3D IMAX showing of Transformers. It was So Good.

It was a wonderful day together and the first one we've had alone since the twins were born. But as much fun as we had, as soon as we got back home we had to sneak into the babies room and watch them in their beds sleeping. I couldn't let a day go by without at least seeing them!

mA big shout out to Amanda and Bobby Rackley for keeping our little ones and giving us some much needed momy and daddy time! You guys ROCK!