Painting with the Dehmers

I took Emma and Bella to glazed expressions with their friends Grace and Gaving for some painting. Emma chose to paint a unicorn and Bella decided to paint a castle (only because they were out of unicorns) We had a great time as always with the Dehmers and made some wonderful new decorations for the house.

Trick or Treat

Last night we went with the Blomgren's in our neighborhood trick or treating. Emma had a joke, but got a little shy when it came to telling it. They got way too much candy, but had sooo much fun. We had Chili and Cinnamon rolls for supper after we collected the candy. Overall a very fun night was had by all.

Preschool Halloween Parties

Last week we got to have Halloween parties at preschool. The kids had fun dressing up and got many treats from all the parents.

Gooooo Cyclones

I am happy to say that I have successfully brain washed my kids into being Cyclone fans!! What a proud moment for me. They call the Hawkeyes the yucky ones.

First day of school

Wow! It has been a long time since I have been on here, but I am back and hopefully I can at least put 1 blog a week out here. So the girls started school in Sept. and both are doing great and loving it. Bella is not crying this year and over the weeks she has become less shy and plays with her friends. Emma goes Monday, Wed., Fri and Bella only goes on Wed, Fri so Bella gets a little upset on Monday because she can't go to school.

Road to Hana

Yesterday we took the road to Hana. All was well on the way there (I was driving) on the way back Emma got sick (Glen was driving). Enough said on who the better driver is :) We saw so many beautiful things it made the long drive well worth it. We stopped at a black sand beach which was one of the highlights. Couldn't go in the water because on that side of the island the waves are huge. But the scenery here is breathtaking. We also encounted some waterfalls which were beautiful. So much to see on the road to Hana that we could go back a few more times and probably still not see everything.

Beach and Lahina

On Saturday we decided to hit the beach early since we have now learned that you do not go to the beach in the afternoon in Maui. The wind is too strong if you have little ones playing in the sand. The girls had fun playing in the sand and Glen and Ben went snorkling. After the beach we decided to drive to Kaanapali Beach. While Ben and Glen were snorkling the girls, Arlene and I went Shopping!! All of us ended up getting new dresses. We then headed to Lahina which is a small town where most of the cruise ships dock. We ate a cheeseburger in paradise. I did not last long because it is an open air place and there are birds all over. I shoved my food down and quickly left. I did find out that Hawaii does not have many birds though because of some disease that wiped most of them out....I guess this is why I LOVE Maui :)