When 3 yr olds attack ~ Chapter 2

When left unattended, the cute 3 yr old will:



Do most peculiar things to her pony. Aren't those sign and date stickers from our tax forms?
Why yes...they are! Add in some playdoh, a shoelace, and good old fashion head band and it's on.



Any package left unattended is fair game. Sorry Dad, but your golf club delivery needed some sass.



Turtle compounds and nesting areas will be built.



Little sisters will get tagged.



Then as quickly as she tore up our house...this little 3 yr old crashed out. Phew!



Here's Finlee taking note of all the 3 yr old adventures. I can see in her eyes that she will one day take over where Noelani left off.

"Oh dang...she's gonna get in trouble for that!"


"Yes. Yes. That's exactly how I would do it."


And so as not be out done, Fin likes to plan her attack for the wee hours of the night. Man can that little girl grunt!

Lovin' our life in the Cinco compound.

The many faces of Patty 5

It's so easy to get caught up in the day to day grind, especially with a new baby, and forget how much you love the one you're with. Plus, at every event he's always behind the camera. Well, here's to my wonderful husband. I'm so glad that we have each other and that we have so much fun together. Love you P5!!


One of my favorite shots. Costa Rica Feb 2004



Patty with his mini 'fro. Costa Rica Feb 2004



My little nerd. Halloween, Manhattan Beach 2004



Helping Noe eat her breakfast. Long Beach early 2009



Trimming the tree. Manhattan Beach, December 2004


Chillin' on our honeymoon. Kapalua, Maui April 2006




Nappin' with Noe. Long Beach, 2008



Being a good daddy. Carlsbad, Jan 2011


Having fun groom style. Poipu, Kauai April 2006


Lovin' life. Costa Rica, Feb 2004

Cheers to you babycakes!

Living room photo shoot cont'd

Noelani to Fin..."hmmm...let me think"




Hello, my name is Finlee.

Goofballs

Another fun trip to Disneyland. Thank goodness for annual passes.
Finlee's first picture with Goofy. So fun!



Noe and Goofy sharing a shaka.



Someone is having a great time with her Daddy.



Our springtime photoshoot. Noe-looney striking her senior portrait pose. Ha ha ha.

Play time

Here's Noe and her little friend Sarah playing at the park


Swinging the day away.

The Cinco Sisters Chillin'

Here's Noe in her room. She's "reading" my French dictionary.
I overheard her making up her own story about "Jack Jonesy".
Who that is, I have no idea. But she gets points for creativity. :)

Here's our little Finlee when Mama forgets to take off her
beanie before we drive off. Oops! And I use the word
little very loosely. After a fun trip to the doctor for her 2-month
check up, we found out she's 12 lbs! She's in the 95% for height,
75% for weight. My Mom kept telling me to check my baby book
to see where I was at that age. I was actually heavier. Go chunky monkeys!!

Veggies and forts

Wednesday night was fort night. To get Noe to sit and eat her dinner, I resorted to building her a special "dinner fort". Whatever works right?! Well, she ate her broccoli, her tomatoes, and her chicken. This fort thing might stay up permanently. ;)

Fin on the other hand opted for a post-dinner swing.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

"Oh no! I hope you didn't forget to wear your green!"

Binky sisters

The Binky Sisters
One that is way too old to have one,
and one that only takes it when forced.
But man are they cute.

Goodtimes with old friends

We went up to Manhattan Beach to get our taxes done. Boo!
But we were able to spend some quality time with our friends
Gene & Shelley and their super cute kiddos, so the day ended
up being a super fun time. Here's my hunk of a husband on the
beach in Hermosa.

Me, Finlee, Summer and Shelley.

Little Nathan swinging away.

Noe moments before she begged and begged to go in the ocean.
She dropped trou and headed for the water. It was all fun and
games until in a split second she was rolling around in the white
water like a monk seal. She didn't cry though. I think it was too cold
and she may have been in shock. :0

Twin monkeys after a nice warm bath compliments of
Auntie Shelley.

The beach + plus cute kids + good friends = what life is all about.

Tummy time and a trip to Lompoc

"This tummy time stuff is for the birds Mommy"


Finlee had her first road trip to Grammy Sue's and Papa Ray's
house. She was awesome during the car rides. One stop
on the way there and zero on the way back! Woo hoo!
A little cranky with all the excitement while we were there,
but a trooper none the less. We went up to visit and celebrate
Uncle Craig's birthday. Unfortunately we didn't get any pictures.
Boo! It was awesome to see everyone anyway. Love you guys.

Sisters

Crazy Noelani during a late night photo shoot. I think we were both delirious at this point.





Noe asked to hold Finlee, so I jumped at the chance to film it. Didn't last too long.

This has to be the cutest thing ever. It makes all the sleepless
nights totally worth it.

Noe checking out Fin in her crib.

Loving her musical animals and her crib.

Finny Fin Fin

Finlee with Dr Washkowiak.

Finlee on her jungle mat ~ dinosaur commentary by Noelani.

Spinnin' and smilin'

Noe spinnin' away at her little boyfriend's birthday party.

Chillin' out after too much cake and spinning.

Finlee enjoying a little carseat time.

Finny bear smiling away.

Our nephew T-bone during a little after school session.
He's become an amazing surfer and we are so proud of him!!