Monday, March 16, 2009

Aloha


























So we went to Maui for the kids spring break, and had a wonderful time. We planned only a few excursions we went whale watching, snorkling in Molokini Crater, and a Luau, we also went exploring on volcanic rocks over the ocean, and found a cool rock beach, and made the drive up haleakala. Beyond that our time was at the pool and beach which is where the kids had the most fun ...so next time we can go to quality inn in Corpus.

The whales were amazing Grey Whales travel from Alaska to Hawaii to in Nov birth their calves, they want the warm water for the babies and return in April ...hard to put into words .... mammals the size of busses jumping out of the water. The calves gaining 5 lbs per hour, and consuming 150 gallons of milk a day....and the moms do not eat the entire trip...yikes but so poetic to see. I think I could be happy as a whale in my next life....hefty size is a good thing, you travel, swim, all who see you stop and stare and have very few predators...pretty good.

While we were there Maui was having very non hawaiian weather.... it was a little cloudy, rainy and windy, which made 74 feel chilly, and the ocean VERY choppy and rough, so when we went out to Molikini to snorkle and it was calm it was very appreciated....but the ocean was a chilly 71 and with the wind added to wet it was COLD. Dale and Reid both tried it, hind sight we should have practiced in the pool but they both did ok....Reid got the hang of it quickly but did not last long in the cold water even with the wet suit on ....Macy got in and directly got out, and Dale did great when he had his mission to get back to the boat and get out of the cold water...but strangly this was his favorite part of the trip...but I would have sworn we were torturing him.

Whale watching was very cool and you can see them from shore, but to be on the water with them is very neat. The Drive up haleakala was long and a little rough....only 40 miles but it takes 2+ hours and it is VERY curvy with a switchbacks and no end in sight. Dale got a little car sick, probally the back seat with a DS is not a good idea on curvy roads. So the top was a sight for sore eyes but it was very misty and erie and cold at 12,000 feet up. The excursions on the rocks were fun and we all had a good time making wishes... you stack up rocks like a snowman kinda and they have a name but I could not recall it but we called them wishes and for every one you made you could make a wish, the views were amazing but made me a little nervous with the kids so close to the edge of a 400 foot cliff into crashing waves and jagged rocks.

We also celebrated macys birthday there as we were with Mamma Sam who will not be able to come to her birthday here. The kids really enjoyed seeing her and spending time with her. You might think that with the wind and such the pool was not a daily event...you would be wrong....one day I was in pants and a sweatshirt watching the kids swim...nuts but they loved it. I am glad that some great memories were made. Duke and I talked about how his grandparents saved their whole life and took a trip to Hawaii....and my kids have been twice , Macy 3 times and all under the age of 9 which is not a bad thing I just hope they appreciate it.
There are soo many pictures so below is a slideshow of them all






Buggy


Dale had his 2nd grade play right before spring break. He was one of the handful of assigned parts, an army ant, the other children were able to choose their insect .... he did a great job, said his lines clearly and was quite proud of himself. He wanted the camo..for Army, but black b/c ants are black...he liked his extra arms.

Thursday, March 05, 2009

PE Showcase

Reid


Every 2 years the schools do an expo of skills they learn in PE so the boys participated and here was what they did. Reid was pretty shy and reserved but we were impressed he knew what to do since he had no idea even right before he did it. Dale loved the juggling and wants his own scarves.



Dale

Interviews

Interview with the Kids

1. What is something Mommy always says to you? "
Don't Color on stuff" Macy
"Who's the best 6 yr old in the whole wide world and I say ME...and you say you got it!" Reid
"Dale yes you can go outside" Dale

2. What makes Mommy happy?
" coloring only on paper" M
"seeing your friend's" R
" when you had us" D

3. What makes Mommy sad?
"coloring on walls, making faces" M
"if like a dog dies" R
"when you ask us to clean the playroom and we don't clean it" D

4. What does your Mommy do that makes you laugh?
"tickle me" M
"say a funny word I don't know and its super funny" R
"nothing" D

5. What was your Mommy like as a child?
"like a little girl named Macy" M
"I don't know" R
"weren't you like Macy b/c Grandma always calls Macy Susan" D

6. How old is your Mommy?
" 7" M
"33" R
"I don't want to get this wrong, D

7. How tall is your Mommy?
" 6 inches"
"i have no idea like 25...don't you know" R
"64" D

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
"work” M
"make dinner" R
have fun with friend's" D

9. What does your Mommy do when you're not around?
"work" M
"go get groceries" R
" you do chores" D

10. If your Mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?
"riding motorcycles and 4 wheelers" M
"by eating the most apples 100 of them" R
"Being nice" D

11. What is your Mommy really good at?
" sewing" M
"cooking R
"Cooking D

12. What is your Mommy not very good at?
"sewing" M
"riding a dirt bike" R
"downloading good songs for my ipod" D

13. What does your Mommy do for a job?
"work, help miss Lisa " M
teacher" R
Teach" D

14.What is your Mommy’s favorite food?
"peas" M
"peas" R
"Crablegs" D

15.What makes you proud of your Mommy?
"fixing my baby blanket" M
"letting me play outside" R
"Letting me go outside" D

16. If your Mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be?
" spongbob" M
"pluto" R
"Hannah Montanna" D

17. What do you and your Mommy do together?
"ride stuff, shop" M
"ride bikes" R
" do chores" D

18. How are you and your Mommy the same?
"bc we love each other" M
"were not" R
"were nice" D

19. How are you and your Mommy different?
"your big and I'm small” M
"hair, voice" R
"boy and girl" D

20. How do you know your Mommy loves you?
"because you love me"M
"b/c you've said it almost 100 times" R
"Bc you say it all the time" D

21. Where is your Mommy’s favorite store?
“Walgreens” M
" HEB" R
"walmart" D

Daddy Interviews:

1. What is something Daddy always says to you?
" hi monkey" M
"I love you" R
"Hookem Horns" D

2. What makes Daddy happy?
" that I keep my pant dry" M
"going jeeping with me and dale" R
"Texas winning a football game" D

3. What makes Daddy sad?
"when I don't listen" M
"when annie our dog dies" R
"Texas loosing a football game" D

4. What does your Daddy do that makes you laugh?
"when he tickles me, when I jump on him" M
"be funny" R
" tickles me" D

5. What was your Daddy like as a child?
"played with animals" M
"a lawn mower" R
" a dallas cowboy fan" D

6. How old is your Daddy?
" 7" M
"77...are me right?" R
"38" D

7. How tall is your Daddy?
" 6 inches" M
"72 inches" R
"72" D

8. What is his favorite thing to do?
"make houses and rock climbing” M
"go jeeping" R
"go to a Texas football game" D

9. What does your Daddy do when you're not around?
"work" M
"go ride his bike" R
"work" D

10. If your Daddy becomes famous, what will it be for?
"i dunno " M
"for eating 100 peas" R
"Going to the most UT football games" D


11. What is your Daddy really good at?
"fixing stuff ” M
"jeeping" R
"Jeeping"D

12. What is your Daddy not very good at?
"cooking" M
"riding the 50cc dirt bike on ramps" R
"cooking" D

13. What does your Daddy do for a job?
"fix houses" M
"builds" R
"Build Houses" D

14.What is your Daddy’s favorite food?
" peas" M
"peas" R
"Hamburgers" D

15.What makes you proud of your Daddy?
"that you play with me" M
"I'm not sure" R
"he plays video games with me" D

16. If your Daddy were a cartoon character, who would he be?
"patrick" M
"goofy" R
"johnny test" D

17. What do you and your Daddy do together?
"play stuff" M
"go jeeping, ride 4 wheelers" R
"watch football" D

18. How are you and your Daddy the same?
"we both have eyes, arms, head, legs, clothes, tummys,& bottoms " M
"both go jeeping" R
"We watch and love football...not OU" D

19. How are you and your Daddy different?
"because hes older than me” M
"hair and voice" R
" I like cheese" D

20. How do you know your Daddy loves you?
"he shows me" M
"he says it alot" R
"He just shows me"

21. Where is your Daddy’s favorite store?
“Bevo store” M
"Barnes and noble the magazine store" R
"the Coop, it has a picture on the door from a game we lost" D

and another funny...they are playing cops and robbers and macy just said she is allergic to policemen but she is a police man and just hand copped Dale and Reid