Baptism

This was a moment that will forever live in Rory's and my heart forever. We were baptised in front of our church family. Rory's mom and sister were able to attend to further make the occasion incredible.

Baptized Feb 10th 2008

This was a moment that will forever live in Rory's and my heart forever. We were baptized in front of our church family. Rory's mom and sister were able to attend to further make the occasion incredible.

Reflection

Noa and Zekey are having a great time with Grannie this past week. It is a gift to have relative come for a visist. Especially grandparents. The unconditional love they give is priceless. The weather has been kinda cold and very windy (yes, it does get chilly in Hawaii). Dad is on a business trip in Florida....the boys are missing him terribly. Hopefully, we will all survive without him. Absense does make the heart grow fonder and we all appreciate all that he does even more.


It is hard to believe that Zeke is 8 months and growing fast. I count my blessing everyday that we are fortunate enough that I can stay home with the boys. Though being a stay at home is not always a picnic I know it is the right thing for us all. The days are filled with lots of challenges, laundry (thanks mom for the break), picking up, negociating, and sometime pulling my hair out. The infinate loop of endless questions from my three year old is a crack up. Don't get me wrong I love the curisitoy and him to death....BUT coming up with the answers can be a task. And I wasn't expecting to feel like I am either constantly making meals or cleaning them up...it never ends. But, I hope that when my boys are all grown up they know how much they are loved and how much spending time with them has meant to me. I am one of the lucky ones that get to see all their kids accomplishmenst, milestones and kiss every little ouchys.

Bear with the video...hopefully my camerawomen skills will improve.

It has been a quiet week so far....just hav'in fun hanging out (as Noa says). Noa has mastered his morning routine of feeding the Puppy, eating his breakfast with good manners, brushing his own teeth, washing hands & face and getting dressed all by himself ( I still comb his hair). The biggest accomplishment Noa has done is being a wonderful Big Brother to Zekey. Noa truly helps, shows by example and loves his little brother. They are really terrific together and it is a blast watching them.

Noa went to one of his buddies 3rd birthday party this weekend. Lots of fun on the trampoline and in backyard. The cake wasn't bad either.

We are soooo excited to have Grannie from California come for a visit. We love having her here and wish she could save forever. We hope there will be lots of adventures while she is here.

Big Week for the Boys

This was a huge week for the boys...Zekey is officially crawling and climbing up on anything he can. It is lots of fun watching Zekey crawl around the house and chase our Puppy Sage. He seems thrilled to be able to get to his (and Noa's) toys without help.

Noa went to his very first dentist appointment last week. He was so brave and had such a great attitude about it all. They were very impressed and proud how well he takes care of his teeth.

Noa had another great time with one of his friends. It is so nice to see them being such great little men. Practicing how to share, cooperating and what it means to be good friends.

My girlfriend and I took all the kids up to the Waimea Park for a fun day on the slides and swings. Noa also discovered this week how to climb up the tree in our backyard. I knew that was only a matter of time. He is thrilled! Things are really getting interesting in the Allison household.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

It was a MERRY CHRISTMAS this year Thanks to Granny and Grandpop our tree was full of presents. Noa got a huge growling dinosaur this year and lot of books, puzzles and trucks. Zekey was thrilled with his bounty. We are hoping the joys of Christmas last all year.

Back to the Beginning

This is a video of pictures that look back on the last year of our lives. It has been an amazing time living on the Big Island. There are so many good things that have happened to us that it is impossible to write them all of them down. So here is a small glimpse, enjoy!