sTANLEY

sO, MY NEPHEW sCOTTY bEAR IS IN THE 2ND GRADE. aND HIS CLASS READ A BOOK CALLED fLAT sTANLEY. wITH OUT TELLING YOU THE STORY sTANLEY GETS FLATTENED AND SENT VIA MAIL AROUND TO DIFFERENT PLACES. aS A CLASS THEY MADE THEIR OWN FLAT STANLEYS AND i GOT ONE FROM ONE OF sCOTTY'S CLASSMATES. sO i TOOK sTANLEY AROUND TO SEE THE SIGHTS...(MOSTLY JUST THE BEACH SINCE THATS ALL rUSTY AND i DO). i INTRODUCED sTANLEY TO MY CLASS, TOOK HIM TO mATSUMOTOS sHAVE iCE, AND MANAGED TO GIVE sTANLEY A PROPER LOCAL MAKEOVER. mOST IMPORTANTLY THE SHAKA AND THE SLIPPERS AKA FLIP-FLOPS. rUSTY AND sTANLEY LOOK SO CUTE TOGETHER! bELLA WAS IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT. sTANLEY WAS HER BEACH DOLL. sHE KEPT LOOKING AT HIM FOR THE PICTURE UNTIL WE SAID PUT STANLEY ON YOUR TUMMY. sUCH A SMARTY...AND A CUTIE! sO BACK TO cALI i SENT sTANLEY WITH A LEI AND A PICTURE BOOK OF ALL OUR GOOD TIMES.

sKIM cITY

sO THIS IS WHAT rUSTY AND i DO FOR FUN. I AM SURE YOU HAVE HEARD US TALK ABOUT IT. sOME OF YOU HAVE EVEN SEEN IT. wE ARE TRYING TO GET BETTER. tHE IDEA IS TO SURF THE SHORE BREAK. sOMETIMES WE DO AIR TRICKS TOO. iTS PRETTY FUN ONCE YOU GET PAST THE PART WHERE YOU EAT SAND ALL THE TIME. nOW WE ONLY EAT SAND ONCE IN A WHILE. mUCH BETTER THAT WAY. rIGHT NOW THE WAVES ARE DEPRESSINGLY FLAT. sKIMMING IS PRETTY POPULAR IN cALI AND fLORIDA BUT HASN'T TAKEN OFF OVER HERE IN HAWAII. wHEN WE SEE ANOTHER SKIMMER ITS INSTANT FRIENDSHIP BECAUSE WE ARE A RARE BREED OVER HERE. rUSTY AND i ARE STILL BABIES IN THIS SPORT SOME OF THESE GUYS CAN SHRED THE WAVE UP AND GET BARRELED. itS PRETTY COOL. oNE DAY...WE WILL TOO.

Let me see that BELLA ROLL!

sO THIS VIDEO CRACKS ME UP. i TAUGHT bELLA HOW TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL AND SHE CAUGHT ON PRETTY QUICK. sHE JUST WASN'T SURE WHAT TO DO WHEN SHE FOUND HER SELF IN THE WATER. lOVIN THAT GIRL!

Pictures from our Latest Trip To Kauai

Decisions, Decisions!

wELL, IT LOOKS LIKE hAWAII WILL BE HOME FOR ATLEAST A FEW MORE YEARS. nOT TOO BAD OF A PLACE TO STAY. i DO MISS MY FAMILY BUT IF i HAVE TO BE AWAY... i WOULD ONLY BE HERE IN hAWAII.

sO WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THIS CHANGE IN PLANS?rUSTY! rUSTY DID IT! hE DONE WENT AND GOT HIMSELF A REAL JOB. yOU KNOW THE ONE THAT HAS BENIFITS AND PAYED VACATIONS. hE IS A jUNIOR fINANCIAL aNALYST. rUSTY'S FAVORITE PART IS THAT HE GETS TO DRESS UP AND LOOK ALL SHARP. wE WILL SE HOW LONG THAT LASTS.

wE JUST RECENTLY SOLD rUSTY'S CAR IN jANUARY WHEN WE MOVED TO pUPAKEA ON THE nORTH sHORE. sO WE DECIDED THE BEST THING WOULD BE TO TAKE hAWAII'S FINEST BUS SYSTEM: "tHE bUS". vERY CREATIVE NAME i KNOW. iT TAKES TWO HOURS EACH WAY! yIKES! i WOULD BE CRAZY BY NOW. bUT LEAVE IT TO rUSTY TO FIND SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE TO DO LIKE STUDY FOR HIS EXAMS COMING UP. hE ACTUALLY LOOKS FORWARD TO THAT BUS RIDE.

aS FOR ME i AM STILL TEACHING 1ST GRADE MATH AND READING AND pe FOR THE SCHOOL. iT KEEPS ME BUSY AND ENTERTAINED AND MOST IMPORTANTLY GIVES ME TIME FOR THE BEACH. iTS NOT AS FUN WITHOUT rUSTY THERE TRYING TO IMPRESS ME WITH HIS SKIM BOARDING SKILLS BUT IT KEEPS ME HAPPY AND TAN. nOW i AM TRYING TO GET READY FOR NEXT YEAR BECAUSE i WILL BE BACK TO FULL TIME FIRST GRADE. tHINGS ARE WORKING OUT JUST LIKE THEY ALWAYS DO.

mY fIRST REAL BLOG ENTRY...TEAR...lALA