Its more fun with a friend...

I heart these two. Lately they have been playing really well together. SO well that when i put them down at night for bed they are laughing and giggling in their room. It makes me very happy that they love each other. Of course they don't always play well, lots of sharing issues. Lots of hanalei stashing things, and saying, "No buddy, No brother!" needless to say one of Waimea's favorite words is no. We will try to focus on the good times.

Smoothies, they love them, and i love sneaking veggies inside

we have one almost every day

does this just scream child hood?

Our pool was in a big trash can growing up...close enough

"I'm moo moo the cow, i eat lots of hay"

I promise i di put clothes on my kids, sometimes

See look, evidence they are playing on the laundry

We love wagons, how else would i be able to

lug these kids and our stuff to the beach?

Hanalei is a little obsessed with band-aids.

WHen we were at grandma's house she went around making

all the "owies" get better, by putting bandaids on any one who would

play along. Grandma sent her box of bandaids to hanalei in a package.

Brother had lots of owies that day.

He didn't really want to play along

So she found some other owies

I love love love these two. I hope they always love each other.

Our Dad is SO RAD!

Rusty often drives the huge trucks full of corn to the Kunia where they have a larger site. Some times he will make the trip three times a day. Well on this particular day I was on my way home when i saw a foal running around with his mommy. So i stopped to show the kids. We were just before the turnoff to rusty's work. He honked and pulled over.

Rusty showing Waimea how to honk the horn

Um, that was cool

Dad was a jungle gym

Waimea was in heaven,

Hanalei was sad that we weren't picking Dad up to take him home

What a cute bunch

Oh Boy!

The big One

He usually cries him self to sleep

This time for a different reason

Some of you are thinking about Lady and the tramp, this kitty is not a Siamese

Buddies, Waimea and reilly

There is a gecko on his arm

Getting in to the diapers with sophie

So proud of himself

He stayed up here for a good 20 mins

The world looks better from up here

and under here

everything is a new experience

good bye tower...make way for Waimea

Everyone wants this valentine...but he's mine!

Chillin with Micah

he loves to chew on a tooth brush

and to feed himself

We love this kid so much. He is tons of fun.

Some of his favorite things:

Green beans, pears, eggs, frozen peas, frozen blueberries

Walking around with mommy or daddy's hand

being out side

baths, and water he loves the hose, the sink and the ocean

dancing

anything with wheels (so boy)

harassing his sister, he already knows her buttons and he pushes them often

Climbing up and on to tables, beds, steps etc

taking things out of drawers or containers

putting things back into containers

His green blanket...he cuddles it all day if i let him

Stuffed animals, he nuzzles into them and gives big kisses

He really is a sweet boy and I love watching him grow and learn.

This is living

11 months WOW MOM!

Can I have some of that banana?

Not by the hair on my chiny chin chin!

Pat a cake, pat a cake...clapping is so fun!

I love my cousin Wes!

What mess? Oh this? Cats sure are messy, right mom?

Check out these bad boys. Thats right 3 teeth!

So many reasons to get a dish washer.

But this is the cutest reason

I can't tell you how much I love this boy! He is so much fun. He lights up when he sees Hanalei and daddy! He is so easy going. Anyone can't get him to show off those big yummy dimples!

While in cali he said his first word. Dog, thanks strudel! He signed it at the same time otherwise I might have missed it. It sounds like "og". Since we got home from our trip he has perfected all done and immediately claps after he signs it! If he had his way Waimea would attach his hands permanetly to my hands so he could "walk" around the world. He loves to be outside and loves his trike! I am so blessed to have him in my life!

Wai Guy

Helping dad fix the moped

10 Months Already!

I love this Kid!

He is so stinking cute. Lately he is a crawling machine. Gets where ever he wants pretty quickly. If he had his choice, he would travel by holding on to the fingers of rusty or myself and walking around the house. He is in love with two things, Hanalei and the kitties. No one can crack him up like they do. Much like his older sister he is a talker. He just babbles on, and can scream louder than something that small should be able to. He finally got a tooth but he doesn't really like showing people. I will try later for another tooth shot.

My Girl!

People always say that Hanalei looks like Rusty. She is all Rueckert.

She might look like a Rueckert but the Wilcox in her sneaks out every now and again.

She has grandma's green thumb

She loves to sing, especially while watering tomatoes

She loves kitties, definitely not from her dad

Wait for it...wheels are turning

Thats MY girl!