Silly Faces

So I saw a hole in the playground toys and immediately thought to myself it'd make a great pic if someone stuck their face in it! So I made the kids do it. (One of the perks of being a mom!)


Jacob



Hailey



Paka



Leah

Outside Fun in Rigby

We finally visited Rigby during the Spring/Summer! The kids had so much fun riding their scooters outside, playing at the park, and being silly. Here's some fun snapshots from their outdoor adventures:

When I said "SMILE", this is what they did.........



Leah was absolutely thrilled to find pine cones!


And Grandpa was thrilled to throw them at the kids!

The kids all had a blast playing on the tank in the Rigby City Park. I used to do that as a kid back in the day!




The playground toys were another big hit! Especially the swings.


Random Pics......






Yes, once again I said "SMILE" and this is what they did!

Karate

So, every time I go back to Rigby I go watch the boys at their Karate lessons. It's always fun to see! Here's a few pics.

Master Shifu! (Hee Hee Hee)



Viper



Kung Fu Panda!

The Twins

The Twins : Kalea Leilani Kamoe and Leila Kelani Kamoe (Shown here at almost 3 months old).

I was able to go home to Rigby for a week to see my twin nieces! I volunteered to watch them for the week I was there. I learned one lesson: have babies one at a time!! ;) They were absolutely adorable and I had so much fun being an Auntie for the week. Kalea, the one smiling at me, is my favorite! Yes, I have a favorite! (Of course, when they get older I will deny I ever had a favorite!)































It's kind of hard to get a picture of a 4-year-old holding twins! This was the best we got! Kekoa Noapaka Kamoe and his two baby sisters! He's a great big brother!









Grandpa Kamoe and Kalea.
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Things you can do on the beach in Washington

During the Summer Matt's parents came to visit. While they were here, we traveled down to Ocean Shores to enjoy a little tourism. You wouldn't believe what we did while on the beach! Definitely not like Hawaii!We rented a Surrey for an hour. We soon came to find out that an hour is WAY too long to peddle one of those things on the sand! As you can see....some of us were wiped out!

But of course, little Leah wasn't tired at all! She had the best seat out of all of us! It was like her little princess carriage!


After that way fun, awesome ride, the girls wanted to ride a horse on the beach. We almost let them, but there wasn't enough time. (And they would have had to be on their own horse with no grown-up and they weren't up for that idea). They did get to go pet the horses though. And yes, Hailey still wants a horse for Christmas, her birthday, etc.


Hailey enjoyed flying her kite......


Leah had fun playing in the sand!


And of course, they LOVED running up to the water! (It was kind of cold so they didn't go swimming.)






And of course, we adults just chilled and had fun watching the girls play! It was a fun day at Ocean Shores, WA.

Track 2008 @ Sunnycrest Elementary School


As many of you know, Hailey ran track this year for her school. It was her first year, and she seemed to have a good time. She did say she wanted to quit once when her friend quit, but being the good parent that I am I told her, "NO. You finish what you start!" In the end, she liked it. Here are some pics to recap her first, and hopefully not last, track season! GO HAILEY!









And so track ended, but the fun didn't. Hailey had her first track awards party and she won the Sunnycrest Track '08 Coaches Award for the Kindergarten/First Grade Girls. The coaches chose her for this award because she worked hard, never complained, did what she was asked, "ran hard", and showed good sportsmanship. WOW! We're so proud of her! Good Job Hailey! (Needless to say, she did get a little more excited about track after winning the trophy.....)



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