Nearly 5 months ago we packed up and moved from North Carolina to HAWAII! Yep. Paradise. It's amazing I tell ya. With all of that transition, which included nearly two months of living out of a suitcase, wayyyyy too much hotel food, and three different schools (and four teachers), we are finally settled. (Actually, I still don't really feel settled. Probably because I know this is temporary).
D is now 6 (and a half) and went from kindergarten in NC to first grade here (after much pushing from mama bear). Tomorrow is his last day of first grade which means I will officially have a second grader!! Ahhh! How is that possible?!?
E was in pre-k back on the mainland. (Yes, get to use words and phrases like that now. Hehe) but there is not a public pre-k system here which means she has been at home with me every day this whole second half of the year. O.O. She starts K in the fall and as much as I love spending time with her I am ready to have her in school exercising her mind. I've got to give kudos to all the teachers out there. Keeping her mind occupied is so much work, especially since she is a little smarty pants. I wish she would have been able to go straight into K here without waiting.
B is 2! Yep. Not a baby anymore, but a walking (and running and climbing) and talking two year old. Who is potty trained. Woo hoo! ;) And who is so temperamental. You know. Typical two year old can-go-from-happy-to-tantrum-at-a-seconds-notice-without-provocation. Yep. Two year old. But she is so smart and adorable. So it kinda makes up for it. But her daddy. Oh Lord. She has him so wrapped around her finger. And he spoils her so much.
As a family we have taken up hiking an snorkeling. Seeing as school is basically over, block leave is coming up and we are in Hawaii, why not?! Right?! We have the whole summer to enjoy and explore this beautiful place and hopefully learn a few things along the way.
Here is a recent picture of all the kiddos while hiking the Kolekole Pass.
