Yesterday we watched Kyleigh's friend Alyssa, while her mom and dad went on a hike with some visiting family. We had lunch with Rusty on the lagoon, fed the fish, volunteered at the humane society (playing with a kitty and two 7 week old puppies), made rice krispy treat easter egg nests, and friend picture magnets. These are the pictures that we made the magnets out of.

This morning Kyleigh was playing and this is what popped into her head..."Guess what mom, if you are thinking of a really fun song while you are walking and you have clicky shoes on, the shoes start singing the song." "Isn't that funny." Yes, it is sooo funny!

Happy St. Patty's Day.

We decided to take the dye everything green route, as opposed to the corned beef and cabbage, since that doesn't even sound good. What is it, anyway, and am I even spelling it right? We had green eggs for breakfast. For dinner we feasted on split pea soup with green rolls, sliced green apples and green milk. We enjoyed green chocalet chip cookies for dessert.

A few years ago we had Kyleigh paint and decorate a box for St. Patrick's day. We told her if it was shiny enough the leprechans would spot it in the windowsill and maybe leave a treat inside. Of course, they would hide it because they are mischevious little buggers. Kyleigh remembered that and wanted to do it again this year. I pulled out some little ceramic pots and the girls painted them green. Although we had big plans to decorate them, the painting was as far as we got. Then I realized the leprechans didn't really have anything to put in the pots, so they raided my birthday present stash and came up with a puzzle for Kyky and a fairy sticker book for Katelyn. At 6:30 am (actually pretty late for the two of them) they appeared at my bedside asking if they could go see if the leprechans found their pots. They hunted for and were happy with the really nice leprechans. They probably think the leprechans are going to be that nice every year, but you never can tell with leprechans. Happy St. Patricks day!

Rusty turns 31!

Happy Birthday to Rusty. Yes, I know his birthday was in January, but it's never too late to mention that my handsome prince had a special day we don't want to forget. To celebrate, we had Mike and Holly over for dinner. I went all out with a four course meal. First we had a green salad, second cheeseburger soup, third was the main course-bacon wrapped filet mignon, and for desert we had an array of goodness. Rusty went back and forth for weeks on his choice of dessert. He wanted either a cheesecake, a pumpkin pie, or a peach pie. I made him a pumpkin cheesecake, and three miniature pies. They were peach, apple, and triple berry. As far as gifts, he had recently been to Hana Paa Divers on Oahu and loaded up on new spearfishing gear. So instead of spending alot of money I gave him the best thing ever, I cleaned up the rotten oranges from the orange tree in our back yard. That is pretty much the worst job ever. After they fall from the tree the bugs dig in and eat the whole inside, leaving only the shell. When you get one that is half eaten the bugs slime out while you are trying to get it to stay on your shovel. I don't know if it is all mental or not, but when you are finished you itch for a day. Anyway, I took a picture of the oranges on the ground, then an after picture. I printed them and put them on the table so he would see I am the best wife ever. I also gave him a box full of peach kerns. Peach kerns is Rusty's drink of choice for unwinding after a hard day. Mike and Holly gave him a new backpack for adventures and a pair of clippers with a keychain attached. In case you didn't know, Rusty is the designated family finger/toe nail clipper for kids. Every Sunday he whips out his clippers and three sweet little girls (Kyky, Katelyn, and Naiya) throw mini fits until the job is done. Well, he had a good birthday, so until next year, Happy Birthday Russ!

Katelyn is growing up!

In the last few months Katelyn has had a lot of exciting firsts. She is getting bigger right before our eyes. She went on her first bike ride (with a lot of help from daddy), frosted her first cookies, painted her first craft, got a big girl bed, and has her very own decision to make by way of bedtime stories (we have to read two, now). Her personality is shining through and she makes us laugh every single day. She walks with "air lats" when she is on a mission and when she runs down a hill her cheeks bounce up and down. She loves to play "friend" with KyKy and her favorite friend name is Kara. (Friend is a game where everyone gets a new name and a new scenario. Often KyKy, with a new name, is on an airplane. While I am trying to get some kind of work done, I have to repeatedly call her. She usually doesn't answer because she is on the plane, so when she calls back I have to be available. Other scenarios include: someone just had a baby and I have to babysit, my "friend" wants to come over and play, so I have to ask my mom, or I am the baby sister and I have to listen to my bosses, who are friends with each other). I am thrilled that Katelyn has joined in the friend game. I get the dishes done so much faster when I am not the only friend playing the game. Of course, we can't imagine life without Katelyn.