We love

...pushing an empty stroller together

Ethan and Sydney will beg to push the grocery cart or the stroller all the time and I give in frequently. We went to the circle at BYUH and they took off across the field, fast.

...going to the Polynesian Cultural Center to see the "Show"

All I need to say is "the show" and E & S will run and grab their shoes.  They love the evening show at the PCC.  This time, we went to the Fijian show in the village for the first time and I will go back often with them.  Singing, dancing, banging bamboo sticks on the floor in unison with the audience, the word "moo" in the song...wow.  It was made for our kids!  They were thrilled and captivated the entire time.  It was so great.

...having friends come to visit

My friend, Lisa, came up from Waikiki for the day and had a great time at the PCC with us.  I brought Ethan and Sydney home for dinner and got them ready for bed and then went back to join her for the evening show.  Sorry Lisa--it's the only photo we took.  You look alarmed.

...when dad gets us dressed in the wrong pajamas

This is not the first time that Ethan has worn pink, but it was the first time he asked to put on his necklace afterward.  He makes a very pretty girl, don't you think?

...sitting with daddy on the 'couch' (aka the comfortable futon where we sleep at night)

Ethan wakes up calling for daddy.  It's a proud mom-moment when he asks for me, because it isn't that often.  :-(  I agree Ethan, you're dad is awesome.

...running along the beach

I took my first run today on the sand (I usually push the stoller and that doesn't go 'fast' along the sand) and had a great time.  I didn't run far--my muscles were fatigued pretty fast.  But, I did see some pretty interesting things that had washed up from high tide:
several coconuts (this isn't too abnormal though)
an orange
a watermelon broken into two halves
a pineapple sicking out of the sand