sick in Haleiwa

Today Makaela had to stay home from daycare because she had a runny nose and some coughing, but we get kinda stir crazy in the house, so we headed to Denny's for some breakfast with my dad and then drove up to Haleiwa to play on the playground...she wanted the playground, we wanted the scenery. She perked right up when she saw the playground though!

righty or lefty?

So Matt and I have been trying to figure out if Makaela is a righty or lefty. As soon as I think I've figured it out, she messes us up by doing something like this...she does love to eat!

wedding guest

Today we went to Kahala to watch my dad and Sandy get married on the beach. The ceremony was beautiful although it was pretty windy out. The reverend was great and even serenaded the couple during the ceremony. Makaela was so intrigued by the reverend's ukulele. Mostly, she preoccupied herself during the ceremony by picking flowers and playing with the kukui nuts on the beach.

poppy

Today we went to the airport to welcome my dad and Sandy. Makaela and I stopped off at the lei stand and Makaela carried the leis into the airport and gave them to her grandparents. I was worried she wouldn't give them up, but she did. Makaela was in awe at the hotel and was running around checking out the koi and all the mirrors. We went out for a small bite to eat, and since it was a special night, she got to stay up pretty late.

no-no-no

Makaela has a new word or rather phrase and she uses it constantly. Everything is "no-no-no". She has been telling the dogs that and telling us that (especially when we ask her "Do you want to go to time out?") Sometimes she is a little confused though and when we offer her something she wants, she says "No-no-no" and then can't understand why we didn't give it to her.

ouch

Matt and I are utterly exhausted. On top of working everyday, we are in the process of spring cleaning (and organizing, and gardening, and...) We have let our backyard go for so long that we have been chopping down palms, pulling weeds, mowing and laying rocks for the past week. Tuesday, I went to the dump all by myself, lugging 4 cans of green waste. Seriously, I couldn't even lift the garbage can up, so some nice guy helped me dump my clippings. Then today, I was buying rocks and as I was struggling to get the bags into my car, another nice guy offered to help me load them. Gotta love friendly strangers (I must have been a pitiful sight). We also have so much crap, that I wish I was patient enough to have a garage sale, but I'm not. Well, off to bed so I can rest my muscles...wow, I feel old.

Happy B-day Matt!

Today Makaela and I ran around to get an impromptu bday dinner and mini celebration together for Matt. His b-day is tomorrow, but he will not be home (during wake hours) until Friday, so we decided to celebrate it tonight. Matt has been keeping a random photo of him and Makaela propped up on the dining room centerpiece so I decided to put it in a frame as a gift from Makaela. She actually picked the frame out (well sort of...gave her a choice of 3 and she picked the one we bought). Matt was working all afternoon in the yard, so Kaela got to stay up a little late to give her gift and the cake to her dad.