Toothless

So Kekoa lost his first tooth today.  It's been loose for weeks and finally just came out.  He was very excited to be a recipient of the toothfairy's kindness.  He used this little box to make sure it didn't get lost under his pillow. 


PS.  A couple days later, he lost the tooth next to the first.  After seeing he'd collected two whole dollars he said, "Wow!  I can't wait to loose all my teeth!"

Happy Father's Day

 

I really have been a bum about posts lately - I feel bad since I know I'll regret it one day.  Usually for mother's and father's day I get a pic of Kyle and I and the kids.  I guess it is because Kyle is always off to meetings long before we are ready and stays late for meetings that they didn't get done this year.  But thanks to Koa we have some kind of visual.  I had the boys draw a picture for their daddy. Kekoa will tell you he spent three days working on this (yes, he is a bit dramatic).  And after a major meltdown at not being able to properly draw our family as superheroes, I did a little photoshop work and saved the day.  

Along with our love, we gave him a tie, reversible belt and a long wanted copy of the Harvard Fiction Classics.  It is a fun 50 volume set that he's displayed in his office.  We can't adequately express how much we love Daddy and how thankful we are for all he does for us.  He truly is our superhero. 

Aloha Girl

I am behind in posting - I need to post Ikaika's birthday party.  But, I couldn't help but put this one up.  My mom and I made the outfit for her.  We love our litle aloha girl.  She comes complete with swaying hips and everything : )

Dragons and Vikings and Cake, Oh My!

 We celebrated Ikaika's birthday today - with a fun How to Train Your Dragon theme.  It gave us a chance to do some fun crafts with the kids - their favorite, the viking helmets.  To create them, we paper mached some milk jugs - they had a blast getting all messy.  They also created shields to complete their attire.  I think another party favorite was dragon practice as they had to avoid the fiery strikes (aka- ping pong balls) of the dragon (aka: daddy) with their shields.  I made the cake and was very pleased with how it turned out - I even made it out of red velvet cake for the full effect - gross, I know.
It was a great party - we were so happy to have grandma and some cousins from AZ.  Here are the pics to remember this marvelous day : )

We love our Ikaika!

Last Day of School

I don't know if the school year went by faster for me or for Kekoa.  He had his last day of kindergarten today.  The other day I drove by his school and remembered that first day and how sad I was to be letting him go.  And now the year is past, amazing.

When he got home, he showed me his final papers which included his grades and a certificate.  I read it out loud to him, "This certifies that Kekoa Reyes has advanced from Kindergarten to First Grade."  And in a very dramatic way both of us cheered loudly (almost as if we weren't sure if he was really going to pass or not).  It was funny.  I told Kekoa I wanted to take a picture and this first posed shot was his idea.  He is such a funny boy. Yay! Kekoa is on to 1st Grade : )