Life on the beach

Too much fun!!!

Hello,

Here we are back again. We made it back home late last night after an incredibly fun week on vacation. The Hale Koa was great and we literally enjoyed every minute spent there. The waves were much smaller so Logan had a lot more fun playing in the water and we also hit up the kiddy pool a few times so he could play with other kids and not get sand all over his face. I think Logan's favorite part of the day was breakfast at Hale Koa though. I swear he must've put on a couple lbs every morning eating pancakes, fruits, eggs and cereal. Of course, then he would go play until he couldn't keep his little eyes open anymore and lose all the weight he put on earlier. He probably only cried less than a handful of times the entire week and then it was only when he was exhausted and needed a nap. We could easily spend a week there and I honestly think its the nicest place on the whole strip of Waikiki beach.
KT had a great Birthday hanging out on the beaches of the north shore of Kauai too. We were all pretty exhausted at the end of the day.
Waking up sipping coffee on the deck listening to the waves crash on the beach while enjoying watching the palm tree branches sway in the gentle breeze and the spinner dolphins breach was entirely too much fun and relaxation. If only that was normal life.
Unfortunately its not and we are back in rainy and nippy California today reminiscing our vacation and pondering when we can go back already. I think next time we will do a two week trip and spend a week at each place... anyone interested in joining in???
Anyway, without further ado, here are the videos and some more pics as promised...

YAY were on vacation!!!

Aloha from Kauai Everyone,
We are here for two more nights before we jump islands and head to Oahu. We have had so much fun already and Logan is having the time of his life playing in the water here. The weather has been perfect, highs in the low 80’s and the low’s in the 70’s. The water is in the low 80’s too. Yesterday we headed up to the north shore to check out the lighthouse and enjoy some of the beaches for Katie’s Birthday before heading back to Shenanigans for dinner. Chris and Elise bought a birthday cake to end the days celebrations back at the beach cottages.
Logan has been busy playing in the waves on the beach, watching mommy snorkel and watching all the birds fly by. We’ve seen sand crabs, a sea turtle, Hawaiian geese, a pod of spinner dolphins, boats, and airplanes so far. He also did really good on the airplane. The gate attendant moved us to a three seat row so we were able to bring his car seat on board and put it between us which he crawled around on for most of the flight.
Kt had a fun day lounging on the beach and snorkeling in the warm water for her Birthday. There are lots of fish right off shore and she even saw an eel. Tomorrow we are going to stop at the Kauai Coffee Company before our flight to stock up on some yummy coffee. hopefully we can make this a somewhat regular vacation as its so convenient for us and still so much to do and see.
We did however have to change cottages. The original one had mice crawling around the kitchen and trying to raid our food along with a wasp nest on the porch. Where is Toulie when you need her? It’s also the wedge tailed Shearwater bird mating season. They are burrowing sea birds and have built their dens underneath and around the cottages. So instead of listening to waves crashing on the beach we have been listening to seabird mating calls which sound very similar to Logan crying. Anyway, the new place is only about a year old and is much, much nicer. We actually got a really good night sleep last night and feel refreshed today.
Tomorrow we are heading to the Hale Koa in the afternoon where we will spend the last two nights of the vacation…. Will try to post more pics then, but here are a few…. And a video or two

Logan is 11 months today!!!

Hello Everyone! Yup, Logan is 11 months today, and to celebrate, here is a video of him practicing standing. He can actually do it really well....when he wants to. Still no steps yet though. (Sorry about the beeping in the background, dinner was ready!).
Logan and I have been sick for a few days. It makes for quite a boring day. We kind of had a routine going where we would go to the YMCA, I would workout and he would play, and it was awesome. Oh well, we shall return again someday.
Logan started doing some cute things lately too. We have this brush laying around downstairs, so I always brush his hair with it when we are playing by it. So today, he grabbed the brush and started brushing his own hair! Smarty pants! He also makes a "vrooming" noise when he pushes his dump truck, emulating a noise Sean makes when he plays with it. He's getting to be quite a smart little bugger. He's been sleeping pretty well too. Many nights he sleeps through the whole night. Of course there are those when he wakes up at 3AM and wants Mommy.
It's not all puppies and rainbows over here though. Lately he's started screaming at the top of his lungs when he is mad or doesn't get his way, and with him being sick, his moods are fluctuating a lot. Hopefully he gets better soon. He is also getting picky with his food. He likes to feed himself, so we have to come up with food ideas that he can pick up with his fingers and can't choke on. He loves banana and kiwi and bread the most.
We are headed to Hawaii in less than two weeks. We are pretty excited. Don't know how relaxing it's going to be with a one year old in tow, but it's going to be fun! What an awesome way to spend my birthday!! We are staying four nights in Kauai and two in Oahu.
That's about all for now. Hope all is well with everyone else! We did watch the Twins game tonight....boooo.

A day in the life of an energetic little boy!!!

Well we got the "red dart" for Logan to ride, but as you can see he has just as much fun out and about moving around as he, and others, do riding it....
Today was the first real breezy day with a cooler nip in the air here. It was perfect weather for the lil guy to put on a fleece jacket and go play before the rainy season starts.

the Red Dart rides again...

Hey everyone,
Just thought I would try to upload a new video of Logan and his favorite toy... EVER.