Grandpa visits Hawaii!

This past week Eli and I were so blessed and excited to have Grandpa come hang out with us for the week while Robert was still in the Philippines.  He helped with several projects, wrestled with Eli and brought goodies ;).  We went to the beach a few times, toured the island and just hung out.  It was a blast and so fun to have my Dad around for a little while.  Next time he comes he'll have Nana with him and they'll be meeting their first granddaughter!

Kitty usefulness

I'm upstairs cleaning the bathroom when Eli yells from downstairs, "Bug! Bug!"  We've taught him to tell us whenever he sees a big bug.

I came down the stairs to see this... the reason why we paid a small fortune to bring this cat to Hawaii.

My guess is that Jack brought this guy in from the screened in porch, but either way, he maimed it enough for me to get rid of it.  We are a team around here...

Painting Pottery

A few weekends ago, I went on a Ladies Night with our church.  Part of the night was eating appetizers and painting pottery and I just got my piece back!  Here it is!

Water fun and a hike!

The other day, I was feeling like we hadn't been outside in a few days, so I decided to head out with a bucket of water and 2 cups, some sidewalk chalk and some bubbles to spend a few hours outside.  It was fun!

On Friday, we went on a family hike!  It was a fun outing, with a beautiful view!

The Waikiki Aquarium

On Saturday we headed out to the Waikiki Aquarium.  It was a small aquarium, but Eli had tons of fun looking at all the fish, especially the Nemo fish, the jellyfish, and octopus.  Afterword, we stopped to get a juice treat aka Jamba, so it was a fun little outing!

Some sculptures outside the aquarium

Looking at Nemo and Nemo's Dad

The touch pool

Looking at the seal

Getting a better view with Daddy

Showing me the shark stamp they gave him at the front desk

Screened in porch/play area

Over the weekend, I finished getting the back porch all set up.  Eli loves it out there, I can't tell you how much he loves it.  That's one of the first things he asks to do in the morning.  Our backyard is mostly red dirt and it rains enough here that playing back there won't happen too much... here are some pics!

The kitty likes it out there too

Mommy tip

I am working on shapes, colors and letters with Eli as often as I can, so one day last week I had a left over cookie and decided to use a heart cookie cutter to 1. limit the size and 2. see if he noticed!  When I handed him his Buzz plate he saw the cookie and said "heart cookie!"  He knows triangle and circle, but we are working on rectangle and square ;).  Happy Monday!