Soccer

Sadie just completed her 3rd weekend of soccer for i9 co-ed, 3-4 year olds.

The first week was miserable.  Sadie whined and cried nearly the entire time.  One of the main contributing factors was that her cousin, Chase, was not there as expected.  Embarrassing is an understatement.  She stuck out like a sore thumb.

Second week was a great improvement, however, it was still quite UNenjoyable for all.  Sadie participated in the stretches and warm-ups and we were hopeful for a successful day....BUT when game time came....she literally STOOD on the field the whole time.  It was actually pouring rain, so we blamed the rain on this mediocre/bad performance, lol

Week three - a complete turnaround (thanks to some extra help during the week from daddy and uncle -- which I think boosted her confidence)!  At first, Sadie didn't want to participate, but once her team started to play a game of "sharks and minnows" she started getting into it.  She ran and ran during the game and got a few touches!  She even did a throw-in.....which was hilarious because she threw-in to HERSELF and started dribbling the length of the field!  We were in AWE!  She is actually good when she TRIES!

Looking forward to seeing her develop....To Be Continued....

Week 6: much better.  No crying, some whining, lots of running.

Callie's 18 month check up

Callie had her 18 month check up and as expected, everything "checked out."  Unlike her giant big sister, Callie is only 60% for height (versus Sadie who was 98% at this point)!  She is also a bit heavier than Sadie - Callie: 22 lb 7 oz (45%) Sadie 21 lb 15 oz (41%).  Dr. Tim Sing called Callie "happy and explorative" and said that second children often don't have as big of an early vocabulary because "parents are smarter and know what their child needs by the second time around."  I think, however, that second children don't talk as much because they don't have as much attention and learning time as first children, lol.  She had one shot, and according to daddy, "she thought about crying but didn't."  At the time of her appointment she didn't have too many words, but in the last week she's had "a word explosion" as Aunty Jenn would say and now she can say a lot more words: mama, dada, baba, yes (with a nod), no (with a head shake), ball, Sadie, good girl (hehe), uh oh, wow, gramps.

Spring break 2014

Aulani

 We had our second official staycation at the Aulani hotel, where we stayed overnight with the Hew family, Uncle Alika, Aunty Brittany, and Uncle Maikai.  It was a fun filled weekend as we arrived at the hotel at 10am, went to our "villa" to check it out and get settled, then headed to the pools.  Previously, we thought Callie might not be as "into" the water as her big sister, but this weekend disproved that theory, as Callie was loving every minute of the pools and water fountains.  We'll definitely be going back there, in fact, we already have our next staycation planned for May with the Yamashitas

Karate

Recently, Sadie attended a trial karate class with her cousin Chase.  Although there was not much "karate" going on, the kids did do some exercises such as: bear crawls, duck walks, sprints, and a game where the the sensei's belt was a "snake" and the children were to jump as it came near them.   They also practiced bowing, and some kicking and punching.  Overall, it seemed she enjoyed her self and on the way home we had the following dialog:

Me: Did you like karate?
Sadie: Yeah I liked it
Me: Did you have fun at karate?
Sadie: Yes I did
Me: Do you want mommy to sign you up so you can go again?
Sadie: No, I don't want to go again
Me: Why don't you want to go again? I thought you had fun….
Sadie: I don't want to go again cuz my feet going get all dirty again

Hahaha! I wonder where she gets her fear of "dirtiness" from?! :)

2014!

The "baby in her" is disappearing :(

Sadie now loves bracelets, rings, and necklaces

"Calvin" taking a bath 

Baby pushing a big baby

If you can't find Callie --- this is where is! 

Cautious one-finger-petter

This is how a princess smiles…. 

Like this too….

Or like this 

Paisley's princess birthday - 6 years old! 

Princess Callie w/ Gramps

Educational time as Bishop museum

Sadie's surprise performance

Sadie shocked everyone when she walked up to the "open mic" at WBP's Thanksgiving luncheon and volunteered herself to sing a song. When the time came though, she froze, but her going up there gave cousin Chase the courage to do his planned performance, and once he was done, she did her's.  Not quite a "song" but more like a one liner ;)

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Callie is also growing up way too fast and learning new things everyday.  Her favorite things in life right now are: ice chips, bananas, and gnawing on carrots.  So far she's a very good eater -- we have yet to find something she doesn't eat, lol.  She's a very good sleeper at night, but not much of a napper.  She also seems to be very "vocal"…..the noise level when all 4 kids get together will soon be unbearable!

We are getting ready for Xmas, and this year the kids are excited every morning to find their "Elf on the Shelf," who Sadie named Abbie. (Thanks Aunty Jenn!)

We joined in on the Yamashita's tradition of going to the Gingerbread house festival this year.  We all had a great time, but realistically I think mommy had more fun than Sadie.  Next year, we will be seasoned pros -- we just have to remember to bring some extra candies, cereals, crackers that'll make our house stand out from the houses with just the normal jelly beans, gum drops, and gummy bears!

Pre-chaos

Building the frame

Sadie being Sadie - sneaking a few unauthorized bites

Finished product!