Almost New Year!

Well, as we come to a close to 2010, I would like to thank each and every one of you for your friendship and support this year.

This has been a great year for us.  We did a bit of traveling to the Big Island and Alaska.  My nephew Nicholas (from Oregon) came to visit us and Josh and Luke (from California) moved back home to Hawaii.  Bostyn is growing into the sweetest thing (on most days) and really enjoys playing and taking care of her cousins.  I have some photos but will have to post them a bit later.  Bostyn is quickly picking up more and more words everyday.  It is so neat to see her expressive language emerge.  However, she refuses to say her name.  We threw out different names we could call her and she wanted "honey girl."  So now when you ask her what her name is, she will reply with "honey girl."  It is just adorable to hear her say that.

What do we have in store for 2011?  Hopefully a fully potty trained little girl, preschool, and another trip . . . hmmm . . . perhaps Disneyland?  What are your plans for the new year?

I've went several weeks w/o doing any scrapbooking but I sure made up for that on Wednesday.  Bostyn took a 3 hour nap so I got a few challenge layouts done.

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Aloha and I'll see you all next year!!

water, lights, and trains

Last weekend, we went to Wet n' Wild for Kammi's 7th birthday.  Bostyn had a blast going down the water slide with her new best friend, Kamryn.

On Sunday, Tate walked the Honolulu Marathon.  He does this every year.  Why?  Because he likes to torture himself.  Since he didn't train this year, I'm just glad that he was able to cross the finish line.  Every time my phone rings during the race, I get so worried that it is the marathon officials telling me to pick up my husband because he fell asleep at the bus stop.  At least he took a nice photo this year.

This weekend was much more enjoyable for all of us.  We finally decorated our tree on Saturday.

We then went on a trolley ride through downtown Honolulu and Waikiki.  It was a really nice night but just super crazy packed.  I think we will try the vintage firetruck or the Cinderella lighted carriage next year.  I think Bostyn will enjoy that more.

Today, we were swamped with a storm front that brought tons of rain all over the island.  We braved it anyways thinking that the mall wouldn't be as crowded.  It wasn't the rain that was the problem at Ala Moana, it was the partial power outage.  I told Tate that it was a good thing that LV and Tiffanys was open so he could pick out my Christmas present.  hahaha, no luck.  Just a train ride for Bostyn and a Nordstroms return for me.  Here is a picture of Bostyn on the train.  She really loves them but never smiles for us.

As for the digi scrapping world, not too much action for me.  I just got this Thanksgiving layout done with some super funny group shots of the kiddies.  I've been busy helping to babysit my little, high maintenance nephews who just invaded my mother's home.  Yup, they are those little boys in black in the layout below.

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Have a great week and a very Merry Christmas to all my family and friends near and far.

Car, Santa, and Trees

So my last post was filled with tons of layouts, today it is filled with only 1 layout but tons of photos.  This layout is a Halloween one.  I'm just trying to finish up 2010 layouts so I can have a photo book ready to print at the year end.

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Tate's car finally broke down.  He had a leak in his fuel injector pump so he really couldn't drive it anywhere.  So here is his new car, a Honda CRV.  He enjoys driving it especially since it has a working a/c system.  He got a really good deal on it since they were clearing out all the 2010 models.

This past weekend, we went to the mall to visit Santa.  Bostyn wasn't thrilled to be sitting on his lap but at least she didn't cry.

Time for a family photo at Kahala Mall and the sweetest photo of Bostyn kissing her daddy.  You bet you'll be seeing this photo on future layouts.

After visiting Santa, we went to Helemano Farms to pick our own Christmas tree.  Last year we got a Norfolk Pine that was more eco friendly since they cut off only the top and the tree continues to live.  However, that was just too big for our tiny house.  This year, we got their Leyland Cypress.  It is a lot smaller and looks and smells more like your traditional Christmas tree.  The tree will die after the season, but at least it was locally grown and FRESH.  Here are some photos of us at the farm.  As you can see, it was very bright and sunny.  I just wish they had a snow blower to add some wintery atmosphere.

Finally, one of Bostyn's favorite books to read are toy catalogs.  She can just sit and flip through the pages.  She enjoys pointing out different things to me.

That's it for tonight.  I'll be back next week with pics of a decorated tree.