Old Sink, New Sink

Okay, so we've had this new sink in our garage since our first summer in this house, and I can't believe it took us so long to get it in. I really wanted it in before the baby comes so I can give it bathes in the sink. Jake teased that i'd leave the baby in there like a dirty pan for a week if the new sink was in.... ha ha honey:) Now for some windowsills...

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Aloha!

    Well, for those of you who know, we've been in beautiful Hawaii for the last week and it went by way too fast. Thanks to Terry and Zina we stayed at the serene Ko' Olina Resort on Oahu. Pedicures, pools,  private lagoons, nice dinners, whale watching, Sunset Beach, the Polynesian Cultural Center, a wet swap meet, and a Triceratops. It was a week of fun, sun, and some rain too. 

     I would say that the highlight of the trip, besides just being with the Pippin clan, would be our boat ride. It began with a lot of huge waves and a sweet Gabriel clinging on to the railing saying,"I don't want to go for a boat ride!". The hostess on the boat told us they've only seen 2 breeches (which is where the whale comes mostly out of the water) since the beginning of whale season in October, I was telling myself not to expect any. Were we all in for a surprise. We saw at least 20! Yes 20 times we saw those huge and incredibly fascinating water beasts lift their bodies out of the ocean with just 2 rotations of their tales. Breeching 101 I guess. They were having fun on an extremely wavy ocean, I did get a little queazy.

     We missed home, but it sure is hard coming back after being in Hawaii. Aloha!

                          

                          I'm ready for Hawaii. Let's Go!!

                          

                        Finally after months of anticipation we're 

                         there! And are those rain clouds?

              

             A trip to the North Shore and playing in the sand.

                        

                       Uncle Jared was a good sport for the little 

                        ones and let himself be burried. 

 

                        

                    Gabey loved his orange tube. He is so scared and

                   clingy in the water, but when he has this on, there is 

                   no stopping him. He loved to be a Gabey-Shark. Here 

                   he is chasing after Hailey. I love this kid, he always 

                   makes me smile:)

            

             

                          The cousins love hanging out.

              

                                         Best Buddies.

              

                             Haleiwa shaved Ice. Yum Yum!

             

                 Sunset Beach, on the North Shore, Jake took 

                some rock'n surfer pictures.

             

                       "I don't want to go on a boat ride!"

             

                                        "Nevermind!"

             

                       Gabe and Hailey are tattoo buddies.

             

               Who can say "No" to those big Brown Austin eyes?

                       

                           What a handsome Parker.

             

             

                     Hula ladies. Ashley, Zina, and Wendy.

             

                                          It's a Luau!

            
            I promised Gabe a sand Triceratops and he got 

            one on our last day. Love you little buddy!

We'll Name It...

PAT. Oh baby, baby, baby. Bashful little thing. So my ultrasound went well and everything looks fine. She thought that it was a girl, but was not 100% sure. So, we think we'll just name it Pat.