Beautiful spring day FINALLY!

It's supposed to be rainy and cold all week.  Oh well.  We took advantage of today!

Millie "got" the whole bike riding thing!

Charlie giel

Never too big... 

That front tooth is hanging by a thread now!!

Angel

Making Beezie proud with #10

Murphy had his first Tball game this weekend.  It was quite possibly one of the cutest things I've ever seen.  When he wasn't doing headstands in the outfield, he was using the bat as a pogo stick and hopping up to bat.  Or jumping on second base.  Or sitting down at third base.  Pretty hilarious.  I love it.  Happy as can be.  What a character. 

What a great day

Millie got to spend the day at school with Murphy. Such a big kid. This was the third time she was given this opportunity. Mrs. Kelly said Millie is better behaved than so many of the five year olds. I love it because she is such a little shit at home lately.

With 3/4 at school, I went to the dermatologist where I had a few precancerous spots frozen off and one biopsied. Fingers crossed it comes back okay.

Charlie and I went to pick up M and M from school and came away with just Millie. Murphy went his other family. Our friends Lisa and Rich have an equally (or more) Lego-obsessed son, Andrew. He and Murphy play at least three days a week. Good fun. Anyways, while Lisa,Rich and i were talking, Murphy and Andrew got into their car and buckled in. No point in getting him out. He didn't come home until dinner time.

Millie, Charlie and I stopped by Georgia's school to drop something at the office and realized it was lunch time. Georgia has asked me a few times in the past few weeks to join her for lunch. I felt so badly for not having done it. I used the excuse of being busy or tied down with the other three kids. in actuality, it was so easy! Georgia is the sweetest, kindest kid. We met her in her classroom and she instantly held Millie's hand and took her under her wing. She lifted her up for a drink from the water fountain when Millie said she was thirsty. In the lunch room, Georgia asked the lady for a chocolate milk for her little sister. Millie sat between Georgia and her friend, and across from two others. Georgia shared her lunch with Millie. Next stop: recess. My initial though was, "Oh I want to go home. I'm hungry, Charlie is going to get hungry soon, I have an entire house to clean..." I went with it though. And boy am I glad I did. Georgia and her friends took care of Millie, playing on all of the equipment, running on the field, and talking story. Melted my heart. When the second bell rang, I told Georgia we were heading out (the side gate). She said "Wait! I want you to meet my friend that I saw at the Spokane Club at swimming." Well, I walk over and met the nicest woman, the recess duty lady. Bless Georgia's heart. Her friend. I love my daughter.

Amazingly enough, Charlie and Millie fell asleep at the same time and I rapidly cleaned and got stuff accomplished.

After Millie (on her bike), Charlie (in the backpack), Harley and I picked up Georgia from Sign Language after school, we headed to the store for some ingredients for cake pops and dinner...not necessarily in that order.

Murphy got home, Trevor and Mason came home, we ate our fave Thai peanut noodles with broccoli and bell peppers, made the cake (the first step in making the cake pops), and the kids all watched a movie while Trevor hit the sack and I got to catch up on my DVRed shows as I folded laundry.

Ahhh and it's the weekend. Fun days ahead. Easter at the club, Murphy's first TBall game, and checking things off the ever-growing to do list. Looking forward to it all!

Uh oh...

I guess my diet Coke days are over. Sad.

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Spring Break

*Warning: lots of cute pictures ahead!*
Suitcases are halfway unpacked.  Well, the are unpacked (sitting empty, ready to go to their homes in the basement until our next journey) and the clothes are in piles ready to go to their homes.  Tomorrow I will catch up with all of that.  I went to Costco today, so our fridge no longer looks like it did the first day we got it.  I vacuumed downstairs, mopped the kitchen, and put away my swimsuits.  Again, tomorrow, I will put the warm weather clothes in their temporary home where they will hopefully reside only a short time until I can wear them again.

A face without freckles is like a sky without stars...

Cool guy.

Poor Nan.  She had a rough go at the museum.

This week in Hawaii was great.  I needed the sun.  Well, I needed the shade and the warm weather.  I needed the daily walks around Diamond Head with my mom.  I needed the break from daily life.  However, daily life does still consist of big time sassiness.

Scary Menehuni!

Poor Nani was almost eaten!

I love this picture.  It's so telling.  Charlie looking at her mama smiling, Georgia all smiles, Murphy being silly and Millie uncooperative.

Another run-in with the dinosaur.

However, I am afraid I am finding it difficult to get into the routine again.  It has only been one day back home, but I can't get motivated to do it all just yet.  I'm sure I'll find that motivation quickly when my alarm clock Charlie wakes up bright and early tomorrow, and I have to get her, Georgia, Murph, Millie and myself dressed and fed and ready to go for the day.  And when I have to take Georgia then Murphy to school and go to Zumba then Millie's swim lesson.  And when I have to pick up Murphy, feed everyone lunch, do all of my chores, plan dinner, pick up Georgia, head to the club for Murphy's swimming and Georgia's swim team.  And then shower everyone and eat dinner...oh my gosh I'm tired already.

Surprised by the dinosaurs.

Silly swimmer

Back to Hawaii.  We did it all.  The Waikiki Aquarium, Bishop Museum (cool dinosaur exhibit!), Trevor took the kids to the zoo, Ala Moana, Outrigger daily and the pool.  The kids loved the pool.  Murphy learned to dive, and Millie was a total fish.  We couldn't get her out of the pool.  She kept saying "I can swim by myself" and she would take off.  Kind of scary.  We WILL keep up those lessons!  We went nonstop.  Absent a few Millie meltdowns at the condo, the kids were amazing.  Such good, fun, happy travelers. They are just the best.  Georgia just loves life.  Finds the positive in everything.  She is little Mary Sunshine. Murphy is just classic.  What a sense of humor.  Millie is amazing.  You never know what personality you'll get.  Spicy.  And sweet, sweet Charlie.  Delicious.

live art

Murph got new Legos from the Lego store.  And a new shirt from the Aquarium.  A little thrilled. 

He learned to dive!

Mil has turned in to a fish! 

Best swim teacher!

Passing time while I pack...

 They're just too cute, I had to take pictures.  So much for packing.  What do we need in Hawaii anyways.  I brought suits and sun hats.  That should do it!

I brought a Lego kit to put together on the plane.  I figured it would be hours of entertainment for Muprhy.  We may lose some of the pieces, but it will be well worth it.  Murphy has never been to a Lego Store.  It just so happens that Ala Moana