Sunday, June 5, 2011

Memorial Day

The day began at 7:30 with Joe taking the kids to set out flags at the veteran grave sites in Hilo with local scout troops.


Lotus is their honorary member.









Elijah giving his scout salute.



The day ended with meeting friends at the beach close to home (Malama Ki) for a cookout. The kids played all afternoon in the woods of palms, guys played horse shoes in the sand, and the rest of us enjoyed the sound of the waves and each others company.


This is one of Lotus' friends Alia. They set up a little picnic for themselves.

May Pics

This month was a VERY busy time for all of us. These first two pictures were of Aila's natural mohawk which luckily did not last too long.




These next two pictures show that special bond between Elijah and Aila. So sweet!




Aila changes by the moment. I caught her in this picture looking so much like Lotus.


My great little helper.


Hello Aunties!!!

 The spots are mosquito bites.


It's a tough job being a big brother and sister!












Thanks to Grandma, I have a beautiful blue dress of Lotus' to wear.




Ice Cream Ice Cream They All Yelled for Ice Cream
Joe and I went to Lotus' class to show them how to make ice cream. They all had a great time churning and eating. No one was disappointed with the vanilla flavor since they had fresh pineapple, berries, carob chips, and sprinkles to add on top....YUM!













The kids are so enjoying their ZIP LINE in the backyard. We still need to tweak it a bit but they sure have a lot of fun with it.





These days I don't know who gets more use out of the bean bag chairs. I think it is little Aila.







The SCOUTS still celebrating their 100th Anniversary with the Annual Makahiki.



The woman on the right is Mary from Lynchburg. Small little world we're in.









VIDEOS

Mother's Day

Little did I know that when the kids came home asking to collect a certain type of lichen that I was soon to be gifted these beautifully hand-dyed scarves for Mother's Day. Love it!

I forgot some important info....the kids used the lichen to create this golden dye bath for their silk scarves. It was quite a beautiful site with so many golden scarves hanging around the school grounds to dry.