Well, this past month has been a busy one! I thought the school year couldn't end any sooner, but then I looked up and it was over! Now I'm home for the summer and enjoying #lifeoflevi.
Let's recap what happened in May:
Levi had to get his 9 month check up at the end of April and got 2 shots as well as his blood tested. He actually didn't cry and was curious about his big bandage from his finger prick.
Levi enjoyed his first Boy's Day and played around with his toy that Grandma bought him. Grannie also sent him Daddy's fish from when he was younger. We need to find a large enough pole to hang that fish outside.
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| Action shot! |
We got a chance to make it up to the north shore (Kalihiwai) because some friends rented a house right on the beach. It was fun hanging out with them for the afternoon. The mamas and papas were jumping in the water with the surfboards and playing in the sand with the kiddos. Aunty Char dug Levi a hole to play in, and we didn't have to worry about him going anywhere. We did have to monitor his sand intake though!
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| Pooped after playing on the beach and skipping his earlier nap. |
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| Wyatt and Isaiah finding a perfect spot to go shishi! |
Uncle Jed came to visit Levi and hang out for a day. We decided to go down to Kalapaki beach and hang out there. Levi is so much happier on the beach. Uncle Jed was happy to see him, even if it was only for a day.
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| Chicken musubi and pork hash :) |
Then it was off to Maui for Aunty Traci's graduation! We were able to take the direct flight to and from Maui. Levi was squirmy going there, but I'm glad there were two of us to pass him back and forth.
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| Checking out Maui from the plane! |
We attended Aunty Traci's graduation ceremony at the Maui Beach Hotel. Levi was so flexible. We were worried that he would be grumpy, but he managed to stay awake until 10 pm! We had Traci's celebratory dinner at the Dunes.
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| Aunty Traci |
The next morning we headed down to Kihei to meet up with the Yamadas. They packed the SUP boards, but it looked like it was too windy, so we headed out to Wailea and let the kids play in the sand/water.... and yes, Levi had to make sure he had his fair share of sand!
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| Lady walking out in the water with a noodle between her legs... Lynn was like, "um, is she expecting that to float?" |
We then headed up to Kula Hospital to visit Grandma Nakamura for lunch (early Mother's Day). Grandma Nakamura loved Levi and said how "smat" he was! Uncle Glenn always brings yummy food for these lunches too.
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| Levi enjoying bubbles from Aunty Traci. |
Happy Mother's Day - May 12th! Levi actually started saying "mum mum" this past week. We weren't sure if he was saying food or me, but it was perfect timing for my first Mother's Day. We went to a brunch buffet at the Kahili Golf Course.
The last week of school, I organized a Rocket Launch Project for my 9th graders. They had lots of fun, and it was a great end to a challenging year (half-time was great, but difficult).
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| Levi enjoying the ice left over in the cooler. |
On the last day of school, I stayed the full day to clean up my classroom, and Darin had the day off to hang out with Levi. We still made it to the beach for the afternoon and then to the airport for our fun guests... The Yamadas!
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| Kendyll was eating her dinner, but had two fans watching her every move! |
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| Darin's been meaning to build Levi his fire truck (courtesy of Home Depot) and building it with Cade was a perfect opportunity! |
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| Tobi was kind-of enjoying Kendyll... kind-of... |
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| Cade and Kendyll bought Levi a Lightning McQueen Car to ride around the house - the same one they have at home and love! |
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| They all tried to help Darin build it. Not sure if they were more of a help or a hindrance! Haha! |
We took a short walk to the pond behind our house and tried to "fish". Darin actually had a big bite when we put a huge piece of bread on the hook!
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| The quickest catch and release we've seen to date! We didn't even get a picture of Darin holding the fish! |
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| Levi loving his new car! |
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| Poor Cade was sick, so the other kids had story time with Darin. |
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| Udon is one of the kids' favorite meals! |
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| Cade's a walrus! |
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| Despite Cade being sick, we had a wonderful dinner at Kintaro's! |
Levi is crawling all over the place and getting into things. His latest trick is opening the puffs container with his teeth. This only took 1 second and look what I found!
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| Did I do that? |
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| Tobi all pooped out! |
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| Levi trying to help grandpa push the aerator. Darin is still working hard on our yard! |
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| Levi also knows how to hug Tobi! Tobi tolerates it. |
