Ready to GO!!!

Tyler and I are soooo excited for our kayak trip along the Napali Coast next week. We took a practice run on Pearl Harbor just for fun (and gave Lily a practice run with the babysitters). The water was super salty and merky, but the scenery was great!

Dad's Day

We went all out this year with presents and a special dinner of shrimp, asparagus, and chocolate strawberry banana cream pie. Then sadly Tyler had to go to work. Thank you Tyler for all the work you do.

We love our Daddy!!!

Lily of the Day - Month 12

Lily is one year old going on 2. She thinks she is so smart with all her words and tricks. She wants to do everything the way that they are supposed to be done. She is a good swimmer, loves airplanes and walks outside, best friends with her "baby", and so much fun. Cute little girl.

A typical conversation with Lily:
Lily - "s dat?" while pointing
Mom - "What, this? This is a wallet"
L - "hmm?"
M - "Watch. You put cards in it and point to the pictures."
L - Puts cards in and out and smiles proudly.
M - "good job!"
L - "Ga-pa" as she points to the pictures.
M - "yep. That's grandpa. Good job Lily"
L - Laughs and laughs.

A Special Day

Happy First Birthday Lily!!!

Surf Day

Every Thursday is surf day. I took my camera and captured some of the fun that we always have. I love surfing!!!

More Practicing

So I made another cake. The lettering wasn't so great, but the bees where cute!

Memorial Day Touring

We went with our friends and toured some military history (Thanks Jenni). It was a great reminder of the sacrifices that have been made for the wonderful freedoms we enjoy!

Saving a Marriage...

Way Before it Goes Sour.

It surprises me how often I hear of people getting divorces and how sad it seems to be that they feel like they just don't have anything in common anymore. I am so glad that Tyler and I have decided to stay as far away from that as possible. This is why we have Date Night. No Lily, just us. It always ends up nicer than we expect. For our last date night we went to the Magic of Polynesia show. Here is a picture at the surf museum we looked at while we waited.

Aunt Cindy and Crazy Uncle Kyle

After a few days Lily quit screaming every time uncle Kyle looked at her and just smiled or laughed instead. We had fun exploring the island and just doing nothing. I love vacations at home.

Check out what Kyle and Cindy had to say and see on their blog at:
http://kcballing.blogspot.com/2009/05/aloha.html

Lily of the Day - Month 11

I'm so excited for Lily's first birthday in a month that I almost forgot about all of the fun stuff she has done this month. Lily is walking exclusively now. She likes to climb on stuff, but only if she knows it won't hurt her (like the beds, couch, and cuddle bag). She communicates very well with her half words and signs. She is very patient and only cries until she knows you understand the problem. Lily likes music and dancing. She will jump and wiggle when she dances. Peak-A-Boo and her baby doll are her favorite games. She likes to swim and go to the beach. She will last longer in the water than I do even when she is shivering. She is asking me now to please watch baby movies on the computer so I guess that's it.
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Tricks

More or Done
apr13

Standing Solo
apr16

First Steps
apr18

Walking Non-Stop
may14

More New Words ...

Diaper
apr16

Bottle
apr17

Banana
apr27

Peak-a-boo
may1

Savanah (her friend)
may3

Clock
may5

Friend Events

Hey friends. I thought it would be nice to have a calendar to track when everyone is gone to UT (I couldn't keep track of it in my head) so I added it on the side bar. If you have a Google calendar, just invite me to join yours (twsnowman@yahoo.com) otherwise, just email me your dates and I'll put them on. Let me know if you want this widget.

Koko Head Krazies

http://seebeanersworld.blogspot.com/2009/04/just-one-giant-step-at-time.html
This is the site for my friend's entry of the event. It about sums it up for me.

Snowboarding in Hawaii

Yes that's right. Tyler had his first flying lesson with his friend Cliff. They flew to the Big Island, did some snowboarding, and flew back. The snow was unusually streaked with crystals. Good times, good times.

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Piece of Cake?

I've wanted to get better at cake decorating for some time. SO I've started making them whenever I have an excuse. I've discovered that really the hardest part is the mess it makes and the time it takes to clean up that mess. Good thing it is fun and worth it. Here are the cakes I made for our friends' farewell party.

Surf Group

I have the opportunity of heading up the Relief Society (and friends) Surf Group in our ward every week. I LOVE IT!!! I love the ladies I get to chat with and for all the memories we've made. It is always sad to give a final aloha to one that is leaving. If it weren't for the Surf Group and their willingness to teach me and swap kids, I would never know the joys of surfing. Thanks everyone for helping me feed my need for surfing!