Hawaiian Highlights

Last month Jeremiah and I went on vacation

with his old boss, her husband, and their two-and-a-half year old.

We spent the week on the Big Island...

waking up early to go for a run and to enjoy the morning sunshinewatching the sunrise from the top of Mauna KeaScuba Diving Puako, Suck 'em up, Black Pebble and HonaunauPracticing our Island graffitiWalking on Black Sand beachesEating bomb.com shaved iceHiking on an active volcanoPlaying in the warm aqua waterJumping through insane blow-holesMarveling at Akaka Falls and the Waipio ValleyHiking to KiholoWatching the geckos change colorEnjoying the beautifully warm nightsHiking through botanical gardensReading, sleeping and drinking lava flows on the beachRelaxing with a seaside couple's massageWatching the sunset each nightand spending time with friends
It was SO much fun to
well, be on vacation instead of at work,
but also to be spending time with our friends!

We love you S, D + E.
We've watched E's home videos almost daily!

... aloooooha!

Today we're flying off to this pretty little hideaway

to spend a week relaxing, diving, reading, exploring
and laughing with some good friends.

Hope you have a great week!

Empire State of Mind

I'm jumping out of my pants with excitement

because tomorrow morning
my mom, sister and I will be on a flight to
the beautiful big apple.


That place is magical.

But this blog won't be.
I'll be MIA for a few days.

Imperfectly Perfect

So remember when we stayed in Coronado last month?
Well, we brought Diana along too.

Here's our staycation through her point of view.
and this one turned out completely messed up,
yet oh-so-beautiful

STAYcation

My parents rented a cute little house in Coronado last week

and we took off a couple days to staycation with them.

When you live here, why wouldn't you?

It went a little something like this:

Eat. Play.
Bike. Eat. Draw. Read. Swim. Shop. Drink. Golf. Nap. Eat. Play.
Read. Eat. Walk. Read. Bike. Beach. Bike. Swim. Nap. Massage. Bike. Eat. Play.
Read. Eat. Nap. Read. Swim. Eat. Visit. Bike. Eat. Bike. Play.
Bike. Pay Respects. Bike. Eat. Bike. Play. Swim. Pose. Eat. Play. Relax.
Read. Bike. Eat. Bike. Walk. Drink. Bike. Eat. Read. Play. Eat. Play.

And of course picture-taking fits in there somewhere
er... everywhere
so I'll share a few

The backyard
The gorgeous San Diego skylineSidewalk ChalkThe ParentalsPlaying CardsBoys will be boysThe kiddosMom sippin' a banana daiquiri @ the DelCutie patooties on their bikesSkyline at sunset = stunningFamily FrizbeeThe Fam Bam walking on the beach
It was absolutely perfect.
Again?

Twenty-Sixxx

Remember last year when we celebrated my parents anniversary?

Well, it's that time of the summer again.


This year, it's number twenty-six.
And we're celebrating with a nice little staycation.


Mahj + Pahj
Thank you for modeling such a beautiful marriage to us,
and for encouraging us and challenging us.
I don't think I ever expected to have so much stinkin fun
spending time with our parents.
You're some of our greatest friends.
and we love you!
Congratulations!!

{Seattle}: Planes, Trains & Automobiles

We did a heck of a lot of walking in Seattle last week,
but to give our little feetsies a rest
we took all sorts of public transportation
{Yes, me heartttt public transit!!}

We rode the Link Light Rail to and from the airport,
we slipped on the Monorail to see the Space Needle,
and we took a cab over to Fremont and caught a bus back to the city.

It doesn't hurt that Seattle's public transit is
clean, reliable and super-de-duper cheap. :)
I highly recommend it!

And because all posts are better with a picture or two,
here's one of us waiting for the Monorail on our first day in town.