Kaneohe Bay Air Show 2010

Friday we spent the day at the Kaneohe Bay Air Show.  We were there because I really wanted to see the Blue Angels.  Trey was told the show started at 11.  We were both crazy in thinking that the Blue Angels would be the opening act.  Once we were there we found out that they didn't perform until 3pm.  I was crossing my fingers hoping that the girls would hold out for four hours in the sun.  Luckily, Friday was for military personnel only which made the day so much nicer.  We didn't have to deal with the huge crowds that were going to be there on Saturday and Sunday.  We had prime seating with literally nobody next to us.  The air show started with skydivers.  The last of the skydivers had an American flag attached to him which was an awesome way to start to show.  Then there were all kinds of different shows being put on.  Trey's squadron, HSL-37, had two of it's helicopters perform.  They just basically did a fly by and then hovered over the ground while the commentator explained about the history of the squadron and the helicopters.  The picture above is of Trey and Riley posing by one of the helicopters from HSL-37.  Below is Riley sitting inside of the helicopter.  She thought she was big money sitting in there!

Hadley is snuggling up on her daddy!  Notice all of the empty seats around us.  It was so nice!

We grabbed some lunch and watched more of the air show entertainment.  The girls were both melting down because it was way passed nap time.  But the Blue Angels performance was only fifteen minutes away and I refused to leave.  Selfish, I know, but that was the whole reason I wanted to go to the air show.  I had Riley lay down in the stroller with her baby doll and told her to relax.  Then I walked around with Hadley until she finally passed out on my shoulder.  Oh boy, it was finally time for the Blue Angels to perform and both of our babies are passed out.  Not for long was my thought on the napping situation.  The Blue Angels were going to wake them right up!  Except they didn't!  Both of the girls stayed asleep for the whole performance and didn't flinch!  They must have been exhausted because those planes were crazy loud.  It was so much fun to watch the Blue Angels.  It takes a lot of talent to perform the way they do!  I had a blast though and was so thankful that the girls allowed me to enjoy the show!

Here is Riley passed out and completely oblivious to what is happening around her!

And here is Hadley, all hot and sweaty, on our ride home!

Big Girl Undies

I've decided to just have Riley wear big girl undies instead of the pull up during the day.  I was finding that Riley wouldn't tell me when she had to pee and would just go in the pull up and it didn't bother her.  But once I put the big girl undies on her it was a different story.  She's been doing really well, although it's still only been about 4 days.  The first day she only had one accident.  The second day was full of accidents, but only because we didn't get to the potty in time.  The third day was successful until she decided to poop in her undies while I was getting dinner ready.  Had I been watching her I'm sure she wouldn't have done that.  And day four was successful, until again, she pooped in her undies.  I was upstairs feeding Hadley and told Trey to watch her because she hadn't gone #2 yet.  The next thing I know Riley comes into Hadley's room waddling with her legs apart.  She was crying because she had poo in her panties!  That's why it's called potty TRAINING, she has to be trained not to pee or poop in her undies.  Riley is loving every moment of being a big girl and not wearing her pull up.  It's like a new found freedom.  She is nothing but smiles all of the time!  I do put the pull up on though when she naps and sleeps at night.  And that's a fight and a half.  She doesn't want to wear them anymore, but I don't want to change sheets numerous times a day.  I am glad that we are finally getting somewhere with the potty training.  I am so proud of how well she is doing.  My baby is getting so big!

10 Months & a Familiar Face

Can you believe this adorable face is 10 months old!!  I find it hard to believe that in two more months she'll be one!  I seriously feel like this time around has gone faster than with Riley.  Lord help me if the years keep getting quicker and quicker.  Too bad I think they will!  Hadley is now trying to stand on her own.  She only can stand alone for about 5 seconds at a time before she falls on her bum, but she's getting there.  Hadley is a fan of holding onto the couch or table or wall to help her move along on her feet.  She is a super fast crawler now.  I mean crazy fast.  Trey and I crack up laughing watching her zoom around.  I'm anxiously waiting for the first steps.  Hadley's favorite thing to say right now is "no, no, no!"  I think she hears that phrase all too often!  

We went out to dinner tonight with an old family friend, Joe Knight.  Most of you know Joe is one of Justin's best friends.  He's here in O'ahu on business.  Unfortunately he didn't have the rest of his family with him, but it was fun to catch up with Joe.  We took him to Schooner's for dinner.  He'd never been there before and it sits right on the water and has a great atmosphere.  It's never too busy either, which is great when you have little ones joining you at dinner.  Joe was a little nervous at first because the parking lot was empty, but I told him to trust us local folk!  It paid off too because dinner was scrumptious, as usual!  It was nice to see another familiar face from home this summer.  I enjoyed Joe's company for dinner and am only sorry that Elyse and the boys couldn't be here with us!  Maybe next time!

Party of Five

As many of you already know, Trey and I are expecting baby #3!  My estimated due date is May 12, 2011.  Apparently we are running a baby factory in our house!  Ha ha!  However, this will be the last addition to our family.  Trey and I both agree that our family will be complete once our new bundle of joy graces us with his(or her) presence.  We are both really excited, which is one of the reasons we aren't waiting until I'm 12 weeks to announce our news.  We didn't wait to announce the first two pregnancies, so why wait this time!  Trey definitely has his hopes up to get his boy this time around.  I hope for his sake he does!  I don't know what Trey would do with a house filled with all women!  Either way, boy or girl, we'll be happy with another healthy baby.  I look forward to keeping everyone posted on baby Prewitt #3!!

Cook Out

Today was definitely a day where I remember exactly what I was doing 9 years ago.  It was such a horrendous day when we were under attack and so many lives were taken.  But I am grateful to all the men and women who have lost their lives fighting for us and for those who are still fighting.  Today reminded me of all the things I am so very grateful for, especially my family and friends.  It was an absolutely beautiful day here in O'ahu, so we decided to have a cook out with our friends, The Derryberry's.  They set up their blow up slide and pool so that the kids could play in the water while us adults enjoyed some conversation.  It was just the perfect evening to be spending outside.  Trey and Derel were in charge of the grilling and boy was the chicken delicious!  Of course while I was eating I sat Hadley down on a blanket only to turn away from her for a second to find that she ate a piece of grass and started choking on it.  You better believe it came right up and she threw up everywhere.  It was disgusting.  I had to get us both changed.  Then I enjoyed some yummy watermelon.  Mmmm, I love a bbq!  We all stayed outside until it was dark and time for baths and bed for my babies.  It was honestly just a lovely evening enjoyed by all!

Mahalo for Visiting

After Diamond Head the rest of the day was really chill.  Kiki and Aunt Terry had to be at the airport around 5:30pm so we all just hung around the house and watched a movie.  Of course 5:30 came way too quickly.  The time came to take them to the airport and I know my mom was fighting back her tears.  Hadley was still napping when we left for the airport, but I had Kiki and Aunt Terry give her a kiss before I put her in her crib.  Riley rode with us to the airport and she didn't want to say goodbye when we dropped them off.  I helped get the luggage out of the car and gave hugs and kisses.  It's always hard to see the ones you love leave, but I know I'll see them again soon.  My mom, of course, had her sunglasses on to shield her watery eyes!  I had a fabulous time with Kiki and Aunt Terry.  Both Riley and Hadley adored them.  As soon as we drove away Riley was asking for Kiki and Berry(that was Aunt Terry's name while she was here).  Thank you guys so much for visiting us.  Great memories were made!  I love you!

Diamond Head- Take 2

Well it's Kiki and Aunt Terry's last day here in beautiful O'ahu.  I'm rather sad thinking about the fact that their time here is over.  But, I'm still going to make the most of the time we have left together.  We were going to hike Diamond Head before Aunt Terry went to Maui but then decided to save it for when she got back.  Of course now Trey has an injured ankle and can't help me get our girls up the mountain.  That's okay though, I'm going to tough it out and utilize the help of my mom and Aunt Terry.  So we get to Diamond Head and the parking lot is full.  This means we would have to park across the street, which in turn means we would have to walk about a mile to get to Diamond Head.  So we decide that I will just drop of Kiki and Aunt Terry and I'll stay in the car with the girls.  I knew they'd finish in about an hour, whereas if we had taken both the girls it would've been close to a 2 hour event.  Of course it was kind of crappy because I wanted to do this hike with them.  It's such a breathtaking view from the top, I just think it would've made a good memory for me.

So while Kiki and Aunt Terry were hiking Diamond Head, the girls and I were playing in the Tahoe.  I just parked at an overlook so at least I could have somewhat of a pretty view while waiting for Kiki and Aunt Terry to go take in an amazing view!  Riley, Hadley and I did have a fun time though.  Riley and I sang the abc's over and over while Hadley climbed all over the car.  The fun stopped after about an hour in the car and the girls had had enough.  I got them both in their seats and drove to see if Kiki and Aunt Terry had finished their hike.  When I dropped them off Aunt Terry told me to give them 2 hours and I knew it wouldn't take that long.  As I pulled up to see if they were finished I saw them sitting on a bench waiting for their ride!  Thank the Lord they were done because I had two children who were melting down.  Unfortunately we had to listen to Hadley scream for about the first 15 minutes home until she finally passed out.  Riley passed out right away.  Kiki and Aunt Terry had a great hike and were very grateful they got the chance to hike Diamond Head.  I was happy.