A long catch up.......again

We have been soooo busy these last few months - all of us have had the horrible winter cold that keeps getting passed around and we are finally all healthy and back on track. Here are some photos from the last couple of months...

Swimming at the Sheraton with Uncle Chris

Beach time!

The pool was much warmer than the beach

Emily stepping in sand for the first time

NOT liking it.

She was so unhappy at the beach.

She even ate some sand.

Thrilled that bestie, Miya, cam back for a short visit.

Beach bum

LOVE having Miya over

Playdate and dinner at Kailee's House

Maddie, Kailee, Dylan, Katie

Em joined in too!

Playground time at Miya's

Emily turned 9 months in February!

The girls did auto line for the first time - that means I drive up to the school and the director and other staff open the door, take them out of the car seats and they walk to class (teachers are stationed along the way so no one gets lost =) ) by themselves. It was a big day!

 I pulled on the side and snuck these photos.

Shave ice to celebrate Daddy's birthday

YUM!

and ice cream cake the next day!

First Field Trip

I chaperoned Maddie & Katie's first field trip - we went to the Living Art Marine Center. It was fun (and exhausting for mommy) and we learned about fish and hermit crabs and even got to touch a ton of different crabs too. 

On the bus - this was by far the most exciting part of the trip for all the kids.

Maddie and her boyfriend, Ryder. He used to be Katie's boyfriend but is now Maddie's. Katie has moved to on Trey.

Listening to the explanation of hermit crabs. Did you know there is a halloween hermit crab?

The touch tank

Katie LOVED to touch all of the crabs and coral.

Here she goes again.

Maddie found Nemo!

And a dancing eel - we loved to watch this guy.

Maddie exploring.

Swimming and random January things

We have a little bit of catching up to do so here we go!

Emily went swimming for the first time on Monday - she loved it! Here she is in Katie's old swimsuit.

In our huge backyard swimming pool: Maddie, Toby & Emily, Katie

Happy Baby!

Splish Splash!

Maddie and Katie had fun too

Emily was splashing up a storm

YAY!

Sassy Katie posing in all her glamour

Maddie making her "model" face and Katie in my glasses.

Poor Emily got sick and had to use a nebulizer (luckily we saved Katie's old one) - she got used to it and fell asleep.

Emily turned 8 months on January 12th 

Lucy joined in to celebrate Emily turning 8 months old

We took all the girls to the Japanese Cultural Center's New Year Ohana Day - here is Katie posing.

I trimmed their bangs 

Emily practicing her standing. It only lasts about 1 minute at the most.

Katie and Emily playing with my phone

Playdate with Mayu - Emily's friend born 2 days before her.

Basketball fun at Fun Factory - SCORE!

Katie's fish at school

Maddie's fish at school