Sparks and Cubbies

Both the boys love going to Awana. Here they are in their vests.

New PJ's

Ben in his PJ's and coat. He is all ready to walk Peter to school.




Peter and Ben in their matching Christmas PJ'S.

They have become such good friends. They really enjoy being with each other. Peter is more like me. Ben is more like Dirk. Dirk and I get along well so it makes sense that Peter and Ben would. I hope that they are always good friends. I really enjoy spending time with both of them. I feel so blessed that are my boys.

Peter is surfing!

Peter got a surfboard for Christmas and has been surfing pretty much straight since. He came home from the beach today and said, "Mom I got up 26 times." I am really proud of him and of-course a little scared as well. It is scary to see your little boy wipe-out and for those few seconds while he is under the water you are praying very hard that he is okay. I will post a picture of Peter surfing soon.

Ben received a guitar for Christmas. The boys have been singing and playing songs for us. It is so cute and fun to watch.

We also spent some time out on Kaneohe Bay and got to snorkel with manta rays. We all tried paddleboarding and really enjoyed it. We did many Christmas events and really tried to enjoy this season.

We had a great Christmas and we hope you did too.

Warriors

The boys got to go to their first college sporting event. Peter loved it! Ben enjoyed it.

CANDY-CANDY-CANDY

Our church had a Halloween carnival. Peter guessed the right number of candies and toys in the jar so he won the jar. We sent the majority of the candy with Dirk to work. I think we ended up with 300 pieces of candy. My kids don't even really eat candy so we had to get it out of house before I eat it all.



Peter was a forest ranger(without boots because it is very hard to find boots in Hawaii). Ben was a firefighter. They had a good time doing all the games and winning candy. Annie worked the bowling booth for the third year in the row.

The Big Island

We had a great time on the Big Island! Its nice to take a break from work, school, and all our other activities and just be a family. We are truly blessed!

Peter is now over the hill

Peter got a new big boy bike for his 6th birthday! He can go super fast now, he was going 13 mph around out little loop...scary!

Peter turned the big 6 so we had a pool party for him. It was lots of fun to get to play with our friends, and celebrate Peter's great wisdom he has aquired over his lifetime! Its hard to believe our little boy has grown up so quickly! We are very proud of our big boy!