Tongue, Drool, Drool, Drool, Tongue

Hi, I am Theodore! If you are looking for a good time, so am I. I would love to sit and listen to you talk. My friends say I am a good listener because I am so attentive. I will watch your every movement while you gab on and on, but please talk about me. I love when people gush about me.
My idea of a good time would entitle a lot of lip service...hahaha...

Ok Here are some pictures of me playing with Theodore this morning. He was acting like a little crabby demon baby because I wasn't giving him my undivided attention. When I finally sat down to hold him, he cheered right up. He just wanted to play I guess. I can't hardly believe that he is 6 1/2 months old. It goes by so fast! He loves to sit and drool. I think that he must be teething because the amount of drool coming out of his mouth has increased 10 fold. His favorite thing to do is stick out his tounge. If you stick out yours too, he giggles and then does it again. My little Teddy bear is such a cutie.

One more thing I did in Utah...

Ok, so I have bad mouthed MLMs for as long as I can remember my first experience with one...ugh...that was unpleasant. Well it seems that I have to once again, eat my own words. I have just signed up with the ranks of Lia Sophia Jewelry. As you know, I am a shoe/clothing/jewelry freak. I love, LOVE, LOVE to buy, own, posses, rub, look at, admire, smell, touch, gaze upon pretty things that I can wear. While I was in Utah, Ella my scrapbooking, crafting, beading, quilting and now jewlery friend introduced me to a Lia Sophia party. At first I was standoffish because of the price, but upon further investigation of design and quality, I fell head over heals in love with their jewelry, so much so that I decided to have my own party. I had a small party in Utah so I could get free jewelry and have a huge discount, because that is obviously what I am always looking for. After my party, I loved the jewelry so much that I decided to sign up to sell it. So, call me what you will, but I now am a "distributer" of Lia Sophia Jewelry. If you want to see what I have gone crazy about, you can check out the website at www.liasophia.com/erinsummerill. Also, if you want to throw a party, give me a call because I am looking to book some starter shows and I would always love to do it with someone I know. If you don't live in the same state as me, you can do a catalog show if you are interested. Either way, let me know.

Back to Hawaii

If you didn't know, I took a quick trip to Utah on a whim. Having realized that I had a flight voucher that was about to expire and trying to ward off increasing signs of post partum, I took a quick jaunt to visit my family and friends. When I first got to Utah, I spent an evening of what I thought was going to be scrapbooking with a group of friends, but when I arrived, I realized that most of the women were quilting! Of course I am one to follow the croud (ha ha) so I went home that evening and announced to my mom that I would like to make a quilt. It wasn't long before I found a pattern that I felt I could tackle and cute material out of my mom's never-ending stash. In the first evening, under the direction of my mom, I was able to cut out most of my pieces and begin sewing them together. Over the next few days while my mom was at work, I went to Ella's, my former scrapbooking/beading buddy who also turned quilter, house to complete the piecing together. Ella was great to abandon her projects to assist me. After I finished the piecing, my mom helped me hook up the quilt top to the batting and bottom on the quilting machine so I could machine quilt it...I have decided that this is my favorite part. I was able to use her machine quilter to create stitch designs all over my quilt. I made, swirly lines, hearts, flowers and of course, hidden messages!!! I wrote all the names of my boys and other thoughts throughout the quilt. If you look closely at the picture, you can see part of Theodore's name. The quilt I made is twin size, so I could use it in the boys' room.
In fact, I had so much fun, that while I was there I also picked up fabric to make three more projects, and quilting tools (of course in pink)! Happy Quilting! Aren't these brown and blues cute? I love polka dots, so for each of my next few projects, I got polkadot prints to match each project. These blue and brown prints are going to just make a throw.
I love the "dick and jane" style kid prints. I am going to make a cute pottery barn style quilt for the boys' bedroom.
I absolutely love these colors, and eventhough I don't have a girl, I am going to make a pretty pink and green quilt for my bedroom.

The Ocho Dos!

This is a post from me, Mark, and I take full responsibility for what is contained in it.

There was a reality show a while back called "Beauty and the Geek" where they paired up beautiful girls with really geeky guys. It was hilarious. Whoever came up with the idea for that show must have been inspired by Erin and myself. I think that show was based on my life, except for the fact that none of the girls on that show could hold a candle to Erin. She is so amazing compared to any of the girls that they had on that show. I honestly feel like I am the luckiest guy in the world. I am such a schmuck and to be lucky enough to have a bombshell like Erin fall for me just blows my mind every time I think about it.

From the first time I met Erin I felt that there was something really special about her and I couldn't get enough of it. From the first time we went out with each other I felt like we had known each other forever. It really was magical being with her and I have never felt that way with anyone else. I fell in love with her right away. I can still remember vividly how after we had been dating for a couple of weeks that Erin went to visit a friend of hers at Rick's College. That weekend I went on a hike up to the 'Y' in Provo with my sister Debra and her boyfriend John (who is now her husband). We were hiking at night and it was so beautiful. I wished so badly that Erin could be there with me. I couldn't stop thinking about how beautiful she was and how much fun I would be having if she were with me. I desperately missed her and wished that she was there with me. There was a true yearning in my heart to be with her. A yearning I had not felt before for anyone.

Since that time I have gotten to know Erin a lot better and understand a lot more about what makes her so special, and ever since I saw Erin's post recently, "The Ocho!", I really wanted to share with everyone what I love about her and why I think she is so enchanting. What follows is my list of eight things that I love about her. It is just a small sampling of why I think she is so wonderful.

1. Erin Is Patient – Erin has been such a patient person since I met her. We really have seen a lot of problems since we have been married and Erin has been more patient than anyone could ever imagine. I love you Erin. Thanks for always waiting for me.

2. Erin Is Thoughtful – If anyone is a friend of Erin then they will know how thoughtful she is. She is always finding some way to be thoughtful or kind to family, friends, or anyone she comes in contact with. A good example is all the things that she has done for the young women that she has taught over the years while being a young womens leader in church calling. I don’t know how many times we have been late for church because she was making bracelets, necklaces, cookies, or cards for the girls she was teaching at the time. It doesn't matter if we are ten minutes late, she wants those girls to know how important they are. If they knew how much effort Erin put into doing special things for them they would be blown away. That effort that she puts into helping the young women comes out of love not duty and that same love extends to everyone she cares about. If you have ever received anything that was handmade by Erin I hope you know how important that means you are to her. She puts her whole heart into those gifts. People would be shocked if they knew how much she really cared about them. I always tell her that she is doing too much but her love for others always pushes her to go the extra mile to show people how important they are to her even if they won't ever really appreciate it. Her gifts are imperfect representations or expressions or her love for her family, and friends in spite of how nice they are.

3. Erin Is A Great Mother – Erin puts more thought into the care and raising of our children than I can even comprehend. The crazy thing is that I am sure we can count on one hand how many times she babysat before we were married. She has become the most amazing mother though. She is the ultimate mother. She is a professional. If there is a book that might have worthwhile ideas on how to raise children, there is a good chance that she has read it. She has had so many ideas about what to do with our children and her ideas have been fantastic. I know she worries a lot about our kids and how they will turn out, but I really don’t think she has anything to worry about. If only half of what she is trying to teach them sticks then they will be the most fantastic adults that anyone has ever met.

4. Erin Is A Fantastic Cook – Erin really knows how to cook if you know what I mean. While I am writing this Erin is actually in Utah visiting family and I not only miss her, but I really, really miss her cooking. I think I have lost five pounds so far since she has been gone and it has only been a few days. I have to admit that when Erin and I got married I really felt like it was a leap of faith for me in many ways. When I first met Erin she was very driven to chase some important dreams she had related to school and work. I don’t believe that becoming a great cook was on her list at the time of things she wanted to be amazing at. In spite of that she has really become an amazing cook. I would prefer Erin’s cooking over eating out any day. A good example of her talent with cooking is her Magelby’s rolls. We ate at Magelby’s a number of years ago and we really loved their rolls. She went home an played around with a roll recipe a number of times until she came up with something that was very similar to Magelby’s. In fact it was so close in taste that I couldn’t tell the difference. She didn’t stop there though, she kept playing around with it until it was way better and now I don’t really care if I ever have another Magelby’s roll. I would much prefer to help her make her version. I can't tell you how many recipes she has done this. Yummy! I would definitely be extremely overweight if I did not have such a high metabolism.

5. Erin Is An Amazing Homemaker – Most of you who know Erin understand what an amazing homemaker she is. I don’t think that there is ever a night that we go to bed that there is something out of place, other than on my desk. Some people think she has a bit of an OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) but that is okay with me. Our house is always amazing. She goes to great lengths to make our home a beautiful place. Not only is our home always clean, but it is always very nice. The furniture is always in good condition and if it isn’t she makes sure that she replaces it with something that is. She always gets the best discount of course though. She always seems to be able to find a few thousand dollars worth of furniture for just a few hundred dollars. It always amazes me to see what she has found on Craig’s List. She is the most amazing shopper I have ever met, but that she be another point on my list. What else can I really say? Our house is such a welcoming place because of her.

6. Erin Is Smart – Smart as a whip. Her smarts have really made me lazy. If there is ever a challenge in our lives I just ask Erin what she thinks and she has a solution. I don’t think we have come across a mental challenge yet that she has not been able to tackle. If anyone has played a game with Erin they know how true this is.

She has an incredible ability to focus her mind and think. That same focus Erin has for playing games can be seen in everything she does. She really thinks about what she is doing and it really makes a big difference in our family.

7. Erin Is Fun – This is one of Erin’s attributes that I loved the most about her when we were dating and one of the things that really drew me to her. Erin just has a love for life, and she always has fun with what she is doing. When we started dating I had so much fun that I would regularly stay up till 2 a.m. with her just talking and laughing. That fun has never stopped from the day we first met. When we were dating we had so much fun jumping in the canal (don't tell her parents), washing cars, skipping work and school, sitting in the moonlight with our feet dangling in the irrigation ditch, and many other experiences. Since getting married we have had fun cruisiing to Mexico, visiting Disneyland and Disney World, camping in Mona Utah, playing scrabble on our bed, going sledding, playing in the surf, and most recently running.

From when I first met Erin I have had fun like I had never experienced before with anyone else. I don’t know quite how to explain it but Erin has an amazing energy that really makes being around her enjoyable and anyone that knows her well will hopefully understand what I am talking about. Maybe it is just me that feels this way, but that is okay with me. It is in fact one of the reasons that I married. Aside from knowing that I would get to wake up to someone so gorgeous every morning I knew that I would really have a fun life with her. Literally I really thought and knew that before we got married and that is how it has been. How lucky am I. You might be able to say some things about Erin, but one thing you cannot say is that she is boring. I really love how much fun she is.

8. Erin Is Beautiful – Erin is really beautiful. She is the most beautiful girl that I have ever met. I can’t believe I was so lucky to catch her. I still have to pinch myself when I think about the fact that she fell for a geek like me. Erin really turns a lot of heads. Wherever we go I always catch other guys watching her as we go by. I can only imagine that they are wondering why such a gorgeous girl is hanging all over me. I can’t count how many times I am out and about and people will tell me how beautiful she is, and I just have to agree with them. I know she hates when I say this so I don't ever say it, but she is my Polynesian Princess. I remember when we were dating how I loved the soft curves of her face and I still do.

She is quite the sight for sore eyes, and these sore eyes can't wait to look at her again when she gets back in a week. I really do miss "seeing" her. Erin really sparkles.

Well there are eight things that make Erin amazing. I could write more and more and more about why she is so beautiful though. In all my writing though there would still be something missing. I think there will always be something special about Erin that I will never be able to explain. Maybe during the next eight years I will be able to figure it out but I kind of doubt it. There something really magical about her that I think will always be unexplainable. I don't care if I never figure it out though, I just desperately want to be with her all the time. I am so lucky that I get to have her all to myself forever. I really love Erin and I can't wait to see what the next eight years bring for us.

Hopping Fun Easter

On Saturday our boys went to the annual Gunstock Ranch Easter Egg Hunt. If you look at the field in the back of the first picture, you will see peoplw walking back in from the end of the Easter egg hunt. The hunt is widespread over a few acres of land, but there are hundreds of kids that participate. The people who hide the eggs spare no creativity when hiding the eggs, the boys found eggs under parking cones and cow patties. After the hunt, the ranch offered free horse rides to the children. George and Henry enjoyed taking pictures in front of the "bunny" horse (look close for his bunny ears) and riding the horses.
For the most part we enjoyed our morning at Gunstock ranch. I have to admit, I am a little competitive, so when Henry's little legs weren't moving fast enough, I helped in dragging him along and giving him helpful coaching. After I showed him the grab and drop (into the basket) manuever for speed and agility a few times, he turned to me and said, "ok Mom I got it, grab and drop, grab and drop." I said, "Good Job Henry you will do great." and he rolled his eyes and said, "I know mom." I guess he didn't need my friendly "coaching" so much.


Here are my two big boys on Easter morning. I didn't get a picture of Theodore because he was sleeping. The boys loved looking around the house for their baskets and then reading the love note from the bunny! The note mentioned their wonderful qualities...things that I love about them. Then we attended church which I thought was so peaceful and meaningful especially on Easter. What a wonderful Easter weekend. I hope yours was just as great and gooey!

George Summerill--SUPER STAR

Ok, so I know the costume is a little bit of a stretch, but George was in a play this last weekend. He played the part of a Monkey in the Children's Theater Group of Oahu production of Aladin. Although he didn't like the goopy makeup, he loved running around with the other 80 kids in the play and learning the songs and dances. The first night was like a deer caught in the head lights. Poor George had his first experience with stage fright, but after the first night, George got into the act.

Hawaii--giving more meaning to the "aloha" state

Disclaimer: Please refrain from reading the following blog if you are sensitive to discussing bodily functions, if you have eaten anytime in the last 2 hours or if you had the notion that I was above discussing my own bodily functions. If you fall under any of the above noted categories, you should refrain from reading the rest of this blog entry. Hence forth, you have been forewarned.

Hawaii, the 50th state, is most often called the "aloha" state, meaning the state that shares love freely. This last Tuesday I had the opportunity in the bathroom stall of a Ross Dress for Less store to witness Hawaii's spirit of "aloha" first hand.

Earlier in the day, Mark and I decided to eat at a restaurant that we had never been to before. (This restaurant shall remain nameless, because it is quite a popular restaurant and I wouldn't want to sway any readers from eating at this restaurant.) The food tasted excellent and I whole heartedly devoured my dish. We left the restaurant and ran a few errands which ended up taking 4 or 5 hours. As we were finishing our errands Mark and I stopped at a shopping center that had a Ross Dress for Less. Mark needed to find another pair of nice dress pants for work, so he went into the Ross while I went next door to Pier 1 (a fabulous store to buy home decor). Within minutes of entering the Pier 1, I found the cutest set of designer decor pillows, and my stomach felt like it was erupting within. All of a sudden I felt light headed and an intense clenching in my stomach and intestinal track. As small beads of perspiration formed on my head and nick, I quickly dropped the pillows of at the register, mumbling to the cashier that she would have to hold the pillows for me, and I exited the store. I ran/clenched/ran to the bathrooms at the back of the Ross and entered into one of two stalls in the small bathroom. I sat down and found immediate relief...at least from that end. It seems I was in the throws of food poisoning! As I sat haunched over the toilet in the restroom, I glanced down and noticed that toilet paper was strewn all over the floor of the restroom, but no toilet paper hung in the dispenser! "Great, there is no toilet paper," I muttered as I scanned the restroom floor inspecting the toilet paper on the ground...I was going to have to be resourceful!

Then in the other stall of the small, two-stall restroom, I heard the distinct accent of an older Filipino woman. "Eh you, you got da diarrhea o' wat?" I couldn't believe my ears, was she asking me about my bodily projections? "Um, yes," I timidly returned. "You no sound so good. I got da paper. You need?" She continued. "Yes, thank you." was all I could say, thinking our conversation was over when she handed me a wad of toilet paper under the stall wall. But to my surprise and amusement, she continued. "I tink you need more." Apparently she was listening to me...She passed another large wad of toilet paper. "I got the diarrhea too. I ate da Saimin and I no feel so good too. Wat You eat?" Well, I could see at this point a conversation was going to ensue, so I, thankful for the shared toilet paper, engaged in the Restroom spirit of Aloha. We talked about what we ate, her recent gal bladder surgery, my 2nd and 3rd rounds, and 10 minutes later when it was all over, I found that I had made a new, old Filipino friend.

May the spirit of Aloha be with you too!

Cake CAKE and more Cake!!!

Eventhough Henry's birthday isn't until Sunday, his "friends of Shrek" party is Saturday. Henry will be turning four, so he chose some friends from his play group and church to come and enjoy a day playing Shrek themed games, dressing up like Shrek and then eating Shrek cake. I made the cake tonight so I wouldn't have to worry about it before the party tomorrow. Here are a few pictures of my Shrek cake. I will post party pictures later.

George is 6!!!

Here is the birthday boy!

I can hardly believe that George is already 6! It seems like just a short time has pessed since Mark and I were struggling students, living in Orem and expecting our first baby. Yesterday we celebrated George's birthday by having a superhero training camp party. When George's friends showed up they each recieved a superhero name (i.e. Frost Man, Blaster, Speed o boy). As the kids arrived they were given a superhero mask to color and decorate and once they finished, they were awarded a special superhero cape (old cut up sheets with ribbon sewn as ties). We played superhero training games like pass the Kryptonite, toss the bomb away, save the musical planets and superhero superhero FLASH. After the games the kids ate corn dogs, chips, and veggies and then we cut into the superhero cake. The party was a lot of work, and I think next year we will just have a family outing, but George absolutely loved his party, so it made it worth the effort. Also, eventhough it sounds like this party would be expensive it actually cost just under 30 dollars for EVERYTHING!!! Thus, that is why I tried to be creative, I am always looking for a way to cut expenses.

You cant have your Cake and eat it too...

I have officially been "off" sugar for 42 days! Yes, I stopped eating most sugars a little over a month ago for health reasons. (Most who know me have noticed that I have an insatiable appetite for sugar. My body does not seem to have the "you have had enough sugar" signal.) So seeing the line of diabetes that runs in my father's side of the family and noticing my own tendencies, I decieded to limit most sugars in my diet....

Ok, that having been said, every now and then I have to make foods that are high sugar content foods. And it is on those days that my yearning for sugar comes back with a vengence. Yesterday was my cousin Sarah's 25th birthday, and we celebrated her birthday at my house today on St. Patricks day. For her birthday I made a single layer green cake. I improvised on the frosting decor, practicing some of the fun tips I have picked up from my sister (the ultimate cake decorator...who I think buried her talents i.e. the parable) Anyway, It took me 6 hours from start to finish to bake the cake, cool it, level it, decorate it and then clean up the mess. But I was please with the final product.

The Ocho!

As of Tuesday, it has been 8 years since Mark and I married! I would like to say 8 years of wonderful wedded bliss, but anyone who is married knows that marriage, like life, has its many ups and downs. All in All, it seems that the recipe for success in marriage is to try to have more ups than downs. In the last eight years our marriage has been fortified and it is my hope that we will help it to grow stronger as time goes on, this having been said, here are 8 things that I love about being married to Mark:

1. You probably know this, Mark is patient: He has such a wonderful capacity to sit and listen to me for as long as I need it. He is always the last to get upset and almost never raises his voice with our boys.

2. Mark is helpful: I love that Mark was raised to always help around the house (thanks to his Mom) Mark is so good at always taking out the trash, but when he is at home in the evening, he will work by my side putting dishes or laundry away. When Mark helps me around the house, I know he loves me!

3. Mark is a hard worker: In our 8 years of marriage, we have re-finished countless pieces of furniture, re-modeled 3 homes and constructed random projects out of just an idea. Mark works hard to finish our endless projects and always does his best!

4. Mark works to better himself: Mark completed his BA at BYU, and is now working at his Masters. Even though he works 40 hours a week or more, he still makes time to do endless hours of homework and attend classes 1 hour away in the evenings from 6pm till 9pm.

5. Mark loves his boys: Since we have had kids, Mark has shown to be a wonderful father and friend to his boys. He tries to never miss a game or meet and he is always the first to take the boys to the park on Saturday to play ball (I am a little lazy that way...plus I don't play ball)

6. Mark is supportive: Ok, yes I do know that sometimes I can be a little crazed and really get into a few hobbies at once. But Mark always supports me in whatever I am interested in at the moment. He is great to encourage me and to sometimes reason me...If I need that.

7. Mark is Faithful: The one thing that has kept our marriage strong and grounded us is our faith. I love that Mark is the first to get dressed for church and he is always helping me to be to church on time. We read our scriptures together and we love to discuss talks we have heard.

8. Mark is a Love Machine....seriously have you seen him...he is sooooooooo cute.....and with age, he has gotten even hotter....I love him!!!

That was my ode to Mark, now here is my ode to you. Thank you for giving us so many places to go. As a couple and now a family, we have found that we love to travel and we love to spend time with family and friends.

Over the last eight years Mark and I have:

1. Gone Camping at Leman Caves with my sister, Nikki, and her husband.

2. Traveled to California to attend my cousin Amy's wedding.

3. Spent a few days in Florida/Disneyworld with my sister, Leslie and her husband.

4. Returned to Del Coronado Island and then went up to Disneyland to visit my friend, Bobbi.

5. Visited Idaho's Sun Valley, and Idaho Falls to see family and friends (Benedicts and Weavers).

6. Flew over to Hawaii to visit Grandma Calabio, Auna and Caluag familys for a family reunion.

7. Driven to Victorville and Yucaipa, California to visit the Kahns and to see Aunt Freda.

8. Road Tripped to Washington to eat cherries, apples, grapes, asparagas and Peaches...and to see the Pughs!

Goal Accomplished: Biathalon!

My friend and I nursing our babies before the run.

My cheering squad.
Finishing the race with jelly legs.
Erin Summerill: biathalete!


















It seems like with the start of each new year, I am very gung ho on setting goals by talking about them, writing them down and dreaming of finishing them; consequently, most years end with 1/2 or more of my goals having been forgotten and never addressed again. At the end of each year, I feel discouraged with my attitude and preformance of such said goals and I inevitably vow to do better. Listening to my inner voice, I mull over my unaccomplished goals by sheepishly saying, "I gave it a good try." One of my favorite sayings that I use and have since learning it in high school is, "There is no try, you either do it or you dont". And it appears that most years, against the direction of my own advice, I justify my behavior by saying, "I gave it a good try," instead of delivering a blow to my self esteem by admitting, "I did not do it, I did not accomplish my goals."



Since having Theodore, my third son, and witnessing many changes and and the exciting accomplishments of my friends and family, my desire to acctually accomplish my goals has burned brighter. With Divine guidence (a whole lot of prayer) and by daily addressing my goals with my best friend and support (my husband Mark) I have been able to stay focused and continue moving forward in my persuit to accomplish many things.

Yesterday, and (I mean this when I write it) only by the had of God, I accomplished one of my goals for this year!!! I competed in my first BIATHALON! The biathalon was held at Ft. Derussy in Waikiki, HI. The course was a sprint distance and about 600 people of all ages competed. Because I have been running almost every morning, I found that the run was quite easy to finish and I was pleased with myself when I was able to pass about 2/3rds of the women runners. To my dismay, I was not so confidant in the swim portion of the biathalon. In fact, I think the majority of the women runners that I passed in the run, passed me up in the swim. I had not prepared well for the swim and the kind life guards in the water asked me multiple times if I needed assistance. But I persisted and talked myself through the ocean swim and found myself barely able to stand and trudge out of the water to the finish line! My wonderful supporters: Mark, George, Henry and Theodore, sat at the finish line and cheered me on!





To all my friends and family, I cheer you on in whatever goal you are enduring to accomplish! Please share with me any goal you are working on and I will send you a cheer from Hawaii!

Theodore's Limerick!

Playful, rotund and pudgy,
I love toys soft and squdgie.
I squeeze them and coo-
Coating them with drool,
I'm Theodore: cuddly and luvie.

Daddy's sleeping on the bed,
Trying hard to rest his head.
Not letting him sleep,
I'm louder than a peep,
I'm Theodore: waker of the dead!

The sleeper will soon be awake,
To a scent...no, it's no mistake.
Yellow buttery goo,
My diaper leaks the ooze,
I'm Theodore: a mess I did make!!!

(Nikki, this one is to be entered in your contest!!!)

BOY OH BOYS

Here are the three Summerill sweeties! The other day when I was making dinner, mark told me to see what the boys were up to. I glanced into the living room and found Henry and George entertaining Theodore...with out me prodding them to do it. Theodore was mesmerized by Henry's playing actions. I might be a little partial, but I think these three boys are the cutest Summerill boys in Hawaii!

Theodore's First Haircut

On Thursday I gave Theodore his first haircut. I couldn't let the shagginess go on any long. He had some crazy wispy hair that hung over his hears and a mud flap in the back. I trimmed up the mudflap and evened out the sides and top. He sat pretty still, and there was no crying involved, so I flet it was a success.

A Family Outing

I think that it is about time that we sight see the island that we live on. We have resided on Oahu for 1 3/4 years; yet, we are suprisingly unaware of the many sights to see. Yesterday we decided to drive to the opposite end of the island and enjoy the scenery at the Makapu Light House. Mark woke the boys up early this morning while I went for my morning jog. Together, the boys and Mark packed lunches and readied the van for our President's Day outing. It took us a little over an hour to drive to the Makapu Light House trail. Makapu Light House is located on the south tip of the island. Visitors park their cars at the base of a large hill and then hike a little over a mile to the lookout above the light house. And although we didn't see any whales today, we could see another island off in the distance. I have heard that on a clear day in winter large groups of whales can be seen from the light house lookout.

Theodore and Henry rode in the double jogger while George trotted along beside. George was a trooper and didn't complain at all about the steep climb. In some areas, it took both me and Mark to push the double jogger up the hill to the light house. The view was excellent and we would love to show you it...provided you come out to Hawaii and visit us!!!

When we arrived at the light house it was apparent that there were no accessible public restrooms; thus, the long stream of urine next to our van (I had to squat and hide my bare bottom with the door of my van)