Swim Lessons!

Living on an island with water all around, we decided to put the boys in swim class.  They are in the beginner level one class.
   

 

 

 

 

Ellie is too young for the class so we just hang around while the boys learn. 

She can get real silly.  Don't you just love her face? 

Day one done.  Two weeks of fun to look forward to. 

 

 

Best Friends

If you have ever had the kids sleep over your house, you know these friends.  Every night I have to look for these friends so they can go to sleep.  We have 2 of each just in case, but they don't really leave the house.  Sometimes Zack's friend goes to school with us but he gets a bath when we get home because he always seem to fall.

This is Timo (Timothy Sylvester, named by his dad).  Xander got him when he was around 1.  His grandma helped in making him at build a bear. 

This is Doggie (forgot what we named him).  Xander and I made him when Zack was a baby so he would have a dog just like him.   

This is George (Curious George).  We had made a bear for Ellie when she was a baby but since moving to Hawaii, she has been liking monkeys.  She watches the show on PBS and she just loves making monkey sounds so I guess it suits her.  She can't sleep without him and she tends to hide him everywhere. 

 

 

 

 

I don't know if they'll grow out of having these best friends, but it's nice to see them have fun with their friends. 

Tech support

My husband continually gets calls from his family when they need computer tech help. Even my family would call sometimes. It's like having a Geek Squad or Best Buy employee here at home! Well, mostly Best Buy because of all the computer junk all over the house.

(Written by me, RC. I have no idea if this is how she thinks. I just wanted to play on her new tablet. Seriously though, a lot of calls from my fam.)

First Six Months

Alexander goes to public school on base.

He started kindergarten home schooled in California but the program couldn't transfer to Hawaii. He likes his class and teacher alot, but doesn't like waking up in the morning.

Halloween @ Wahiawa

I knew we wouldn't get our stuff in time, so we decided to buy some costumes from Target. We didn't get to door to door, but we still got some goodies at a church fair.

Getting ready for church.

When we first got on the island, we were taken around to different churches by RC's old youth pastor. We are currently attending Mililani Fil Am Baptist Church where RC is in the worship team.

Our First Visitors.

We were so excited to have visitors, especially when God timed it perfectly that we got our house. It was nice having Mommy Only and Lolo here to help out in unpacking and spending time with us.

Kinda First Christmas.

Why kinda? Well, we spent our Christmas in California but I wanted to have a tree in the house. The kids were excited to decorate our tree with their special ornaments. No gifts under the tree because we would be getting them on the mainland.

New Year's Eve with the Abagons

Hawaii celebrates New Year's Eve like the Philippines, with a lot of fireworks. It was a new thing for us. The kids were able to watch "illegal" sky fireworks from the neighborhood and light up some sparklers. We also got to celebrate Ate Tina's Birthday (Pastor Bong's wife).

Second Visitors.

My parents were able to come out and visit also. They helped out in organizing the house and getting Ellie's room set up. We even got to take some historical tours with my parents. Historical? I wanted the kids to see where their mom was born and used to live when she was small. My parents also got to share with us how life was when they used to live here.

Favorite Shave Ice.

There is a place in Waikiki that makes this shave ice that we all love. We kinda just stumbled upon it while walking back to our car and I can't wait for other visitors to come so we can go back. Natural juices for ice and they also sell hula dogs. Yum!

A new adventure

It's been six months since we moved to the islands. Flying here, living out of our suitcases, waiting for our things, getting a place to live, finally settling in. . .it's been quite busy. During this time, our parents have come out to help get our house in order and to be with the kids. We thank them. We have found a new church family also. We miss everyone back in California so here is a new place for them to see how we are doing. Enjoy reading about our new adventures!