fathers day 08

we headed out into the great seattle area to be tourists in our own neighborhood.
one of our favorite things to do.

there really IS a ton to see and do here,

i guess i'm lucky to live here

the fremont troll
fremont sunday market

where we got the most touching photo done of our brood

a pro had his own little set up in the underground garage

for only $10, you got a beautiful 4x6.

it makes me smile to look at it,

i've shown it to everybody that comes by.

maybe i'll try to scan it and upload it for you all to see

we shared strawberry lemonade, pot stickers, lots of laughs and created some fun memories.

next we headed to Pike Place Market

but my pictures are struggling to upload and i'm struggling to stay awake so i'll try for that latter.

*edit- john refused to be in any pictures that day

Dancing 4 year olds

Ballet Butts

The girls are waiting at the rehearsal for their turn.










Miss Lorna's Ballet Class

2008



The girls danced to "There She Goes", they were so cute!
Imagine a little group of 4 year olds prancing across the stage, with the audience roaring with cheer! The girls are so brave, they knew their parts and Shilo make me so proud! I am so glad to be blessed with her happy little soul in my life every day!
Maybe when the dvd gets here i'll be able to upload her dancing so you all can see how really great the girls were.

i'm a farm chicka indeed

The Farm Chicks Show Is Almost Here!!!!

the show is this weekend and i have a list!

• old metal fencing for the garden
• cool bed side tables for the girls room
• locker baskets to add to the laundry room
• basket liners
• old cafe kitchen sign
• green milk glass cake stand
• square metal buckets for planting
• white mail boxes {for a shoe holder i'm making}
• vintage metal stars

and as always old letters to spell the kids names

so here are a few of my favorite farm chicks sites- if so inclined- go check a few out and see why i'm all abuzz!

http://www.athingforroses.blogspot.com/ she has some cool ideas and i comment on her blog and she on mine.

http://www.antiejoy.blogspot.com/

http://queenoftarte.blogspot.com/

http://www.thefarmchicks.com/vendors_lisaandrandy.html if you click here you will see where i got kelly & i our type writer bracelets.

http://www.suzanneduda.typepad.com/

http://www.thefarmchicks.com/vendors_nancyandheidi.html i was right here! i bought some cool old pails and metal baskets they had out!

i'm looking forward to going into a world of vintage, and creating my own old home feel.

and just maybe there will be sun! {in june can you even imagine?}

i was in love with the steel drums, so much so that i had to go down to the beach strip each night to hear him play. just listening to him inspired me, i wanted to dance, to play, to own my own steel drum.


tell me that doesn't make you feel happy!

the red bull girls tracked us down while we were out on some rocks exploring, they said they noticed us trying to take pictures of our selves and came to help- as long as we posed with a cold can of red bull. well john was excited... two cute hawaiian girls and two ice cold red bulls, what more could a fellow ask???

more than one person told us to drive up to the north shore for 'shave ice' that is what it's called, and there is a specific way to order it. you may NOT get to the window and tell them your whole order. one person asks you the size, next person then flavor, then if you want ice cream with it.

i thought that the whole idea of ice over a mound of ice cream was a little on the strange side, but i'm always up for trying new foods when in new places. so we ordered one to share, and sorry for john because it was actually really good and i think he only got a couple bites when i had an itch and needed him to hold it for me.

so picture this: big plastic cone, home made vanilla ice cream that tastes like it was just churned, shaved ice so smooth it falls apart in your mouth {not like the crap we have here that you get at the fair that feels like rocks in your mouth} subtle sugary flavored syrup to top it off. now you can also get sweetened condensed milk poured over that, but i didn't really need any more calories for the day, so i'll try that next time. yummy!!!!!

me NOT enjoying the birds! i don't like to be near birds. i have a fear of them, and so the guy thought he was being sweet and put his dirty, filthy, scary birds on me and wouldn't you only know it- that my husband who NEVER takes pictures, was camera ready! uggh!

Hawaii during the day. Day 1

My first touches of Waikiki sand.
Beautiful, soft, warm sand.
Paradise for this Cali raised girl








Cruzin' topless. No better way to travel while on vacation.

{Sans kids}





The Puka Dog {more on that later}
http://www.pukadog.com/
My new favorite treat!







Iron wood trees. They are amazing! They reroot themselves back into the ground, so their roots are seen from the outside!
Tell me that mother nature isn't cool!
{all over the islands}












A weird contraption you ride in the surf.
One of a kind, almost like an exercises bike tricked out so it glides across the water. You bounce up and down, and try to stay up as long as you can. {like the idea behind surfing}
good luck with that guys! pretty funny to watch:)




Well that sums up daytime of day one, i hope this gives my girl friends some insight into what Waikiki holds for them!

to tide you over

for those who want to see something- anything Hawaii, this will have to do till i get it together.
{i know your all just dying to see me in a swimsuit}

since that's pretty much all i ever wore, most of the pictures are of me in one.

our first whole day on Oahu, we put the top down on the car and rode around the island in our suits stopping at as many lookouts as we could. hence the burns covering the tops of our legs, shoulders, heads & chests. way too much fun! we blared the local radio station and enjoyed some truly soothing island tunes. the perfect start to our vacation together.

{btw- this picture is before my hair bleached out from the sun!}

deviled egg farts

mom: "peeewwww! you stink!"

14 year old: "do you think my farts smell as bad as old flower water? "

mom: " yes son. i think they smell worse!"

14 year old: "cooool... " big grin

gotta love him:)