... Jim and Becky (LeMahieu) Peterson! They arrived to Honolulu late Tuesday night (10:15 pm)-their flight was delayed. They had a good trip but they were exhausted since Michigan is 5 hours ahead of Hawaii.
Wednesday we took it easy so they could adjust to the time change. In the morning Becky and I got pedicures! We tool them to Pali Lookout, which had very little wind and a great clear view. From there we went to Lanikai beach and relaxed. It was a perfect Hawaiian day. Jim and Darrick snorkeled a little and Becky and I soaked up the sun while the boys played. We packed a picnic lunch and had so much fun. We came home and cleaned up and then went to Dirty Lickin's for dinner.
Thursday morning Jacob went to the dentist. They told us that Jacob is missing a front tooth. Most people have 4 and he has 3. They are going to do xrays next time to see if he has an adult one.
Then we headed for a personal tour of the USS Hopper given by everyone's favorite sailor-Darrick. From there we tried a new place for lunch "Bob's Giant Malts and BBQ", it was good. Then we went to the Arizona Memorial only to find out they had no more tickets for the day and will have to try another day. So we went over to the Exchange and looked around.
Darrick took Micah to the Doctor in the afternoon because he has a cough that is not going away. They said it was a virus going around and gave him some cough medicine. I made Fajitas for dinner and then we went to Bible Study at night.
Right now everyone is getting ready for our big day. We are going to the Polynesian Cultural Center. We are going to visit all the villages during the day and then go to their luau (which we have never done before) and then the great night show. It will be a long day but hopefully the boys will do okay! We'll let you know...
Friday, December 30, 2005
Monday, December 26, 2005
Holiday Update
Well the Hopper did not win, the USS Russell did, oh well. And we could not take any pictures, they are very strict about picture taking on the base.
Wednesday we got a new refrigerator. Ours was on its way out so housing replaced it with a brand new one-it is really nice. Lauren took all four boys to Sea Life park so Darrick and I could go on a date. We went to see Narnia. I really loved it and I hope they will make the other books into movies also.
Thursday we took our boys to Bishop museum to see the new Science Adventure Center. It is pretty cool and has a pretty big volcano in it. Thursday night we had our Bible Study Christmas Potluck. It was really fun, we played a few games and the kids all ran around. There are 7 boys and 1 little girl-so it got pretty wild at times. It was a Hawaiian food theme which we made it a little difficult for us to know what to bring. Darrick decided to get hot wings from his favorite place here so that was easy. The most unusual thing we tried was chicken lau lau. It was some chicken mixture wrapped and cooked in a taro leaf. We tried it but did not really care for it.
Friday Darrick had duty. We were invited to our friend Alex's 2nd birthday party at Honeymoon beach. It was a beautiful day and the boys had a great time. At night I babysat Lauren's boys so her and her husband could go on a date. They were all super good.
Saturday was my 31st birthday and Christmas Eve. Darrick made me breakfast when he got home from duty. Then we relaxed. I opened presents and cards, had a few visitors and got a few phone calls. It was very nice. At night we had church. We went to the 5:00 service because Micah's class sang in front of the church. He did good but did not really sing much. But he stood up there with a big smile on his face and waved. Our friends Steve, Lauren, Charlie and Alex came to church with us which we were so happy about and hope they will join us again.
Sunday was Christmas. This was only my second Christmas away from home in my life. The first was one year when we lived in New Jersey. We had a really great day. We got up and opened our stockings. Then we had breakfast and read the Christmas story. After I did a little food prep we opened presents. It was so fun watching the boys. I made a ham for lunch with some side dishes and a pie for dessert. The boys played all day with their new toys.
Today Darrick has duty but tomorrow he goes on leave until January 9th! I am busy today getting our guest room ready. We have visitors coming tomorrow, who could it be...
Wednesday we got a new refrigerator. Ours was on its way out so housing replaced it with a brand new one-it is really nice. Lauren took all four boys to Sea Life park so Darrick and I could go on a date. We went to see Narnia. I really loved it and I hope they will make the other books into movies also.
Thursday we took our boys to Bishop museum to see the new Science Adventure Center. It is pretty cool and has a pretty big volcano in it. Thursday night we had our Bible Study Christmas Potluck. It was really fun, we played a few games and the kids all ran around. There are 7 boys and 1 little girl-so it got pretty wild at times. It was a Hawaiian food theme which we made it a little difficult for us to know what to bring. Darrick decided to get hot wings from his favorite place here so that was easy. The most unusual thing we tried was chicken lau lau. It was some chicken mixture wrapped and cooked in a taro leaf. We tried it but did not really care for it.
Friday Darrick had duty. We were invited to our friend Alex's 2nd birthday party at Honeymoon beach. It was a beautiful day and the boys had a great time. At night I babysat Lauren's boys so her and her husband could go on a date. They were all super good.
Saturday was my 31st birthday and Christmas Eve. Darrick made me breakfast when he got home from duty. Then we relaxed. I opened presents and cards, had a few visitors and got a few phone calls. It was very nice. At night we had church. We went to the 5:00 service because Micah's class sang in front of the church. He did good but did not really sing much. But he stood up there with a big smile on his face and waved. Our friends Steve, Lauren, Charlie and Alex came to church with us which we were so happy about and hope they will join us again.
Sunday was Christmas. This was only my second Christmas away from home in my life. The first was one year when we lived in New Jersey. We had a really great day. We got up and opened our stockings. Then we had breakfast and read the Christmas story. After I did a little food prep we opened presents. It was so fun watching the boys. I made a ham for lunch with some side dishes and a pie for dessert. The boys played all day with their new toys.
Today Darrick has duty but tomorrow he goes on leave until January 9th! I am busy today getting our guest room ready. We have visitors coming tomorrow, who could it be...
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Ship competition
Yesterday Darrick had duty so the boys and I brought him dinner because the ship was serving tuna casserole. We also went to see the lights. Last night was the judging night to see which ship has the best holiday decorations. When we got there I realized how serious this was. There were guys with bionaculars "spying" on the other ships to see what they had out and then they relayed it to one another by walkie talkie.
The Hopper had lights all over, a movie screen showing "It's a wonderful life", a guy dressed up like Santa and two girls as elves. They attached a floating barge in the water next to the ship which is where Santa and his elves were.
The judge is the Admiral. He has a boat that he rides around and views the lights from the water. The Hopper's plan was when he came to judge them the elves would give him fresh baked cookies and eggnog. They also had Christmas songs playing over a loudspeaker.
Jacob could hardly take his eyes off Santa. It was fun but I have not heard yet who won. We will let you know when we hear.
The Hopper had lights all over, a movie screen showing "It's a wonderful life", a guy dressed up like Santa and two girls as elves. They attached a floating barge in the water next to the ship which is where Santa and his elves were.
The judge is the Admiral. He has a boat that he rides around and views the lights from the water. The Hopper's plan was when he came to judge them the elves would give him fresh baked cookies and eggnog. They also had Christmas songs playing over a loudspeaker.
Jacob could hardly take his eyes off Santa. It was fun but I have not heard yet who won. We will let you know when we hear.
Monday, December 19, 2005
A Day off
Darrick had the day off today because they are in stand down right now during the first leave period of the holidays. Darrick heard they were having big waves at North Shore so we drove up there. It is such a beautiful drive and the weather was perfect. We stopped at Pipline first but no surfers. Then we went to Sunset beach and found some surfers. We sat under the shade of a palm tree and watched while the boys played in the sand. The surfers were good. It is also fun to watch the silly tourists who do not obey all the bright orange flags and large signs that say "NO SWIMMING". There are always a few who think they can still go in and the lifeguards come and blow their whistle and tell them to get out. On our way home we stopped and had shave ice with ice cream in it, yummy!
This afternoon Charlie and Alex came over to play while their mom did some shopping. All the boys were so good and I think they had every toy in house out. We also fed all of them dinner and it went really smooth. We had BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs.
I put our boys to bed while Darrick went out to do some last minute Christmas or birthday shopping. I wonder who that could be for...
This afternoon Charlie and Alex came over to play while their mom did some shopping. All the boys were so good and I think they had every toy in house out. We also fed all of them dinner and it went really smooth. We had BBQ hamburgers and hot dogs.
I put our boys to bed while Darrick went out to do some last minute Christmas or birthday shopping. I wonder who that could be for...
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Mow, mow, mow the lawn...
Darrick has duty today and our grass was pretty long and I got this great idea that I would surprise him and mow the lawn. I have not mowed a lawn since we lived in New Jersey I think. Anyways it has been a long time. I could not get the lawn mower to start. I checked the gas, held the bar and pulled the string and nothing. I saw my neighbors and asked for there helped. They helped kind of. Margaret overfilled the gas tank and it leaked out all over. Her husband said now I couldn't mow with it so I had to use their lawn mower. I had forgotten to prime our mower by pushing the button. The boys played on the patio where I could see them while I conquered the lawn. I did it all, front, side and backyard. I am pretty proud of myself. But the best part was when Darrick called tonight and said he had to mow the lawn tomorrow and I said "I did it!" And he said "What?!" I think I surprised him! He thanked me a few times which was nice.
This afternoon I taught the boys how to make paper snowflakes. Well Micah mostly and he did pretty good. Then we played in the sprinkler. It is wierd to think that it is winter and do Christmas things and then do summer things like play in the water! Christmas in Hawaii...
This afternoon I taught the boys how to make paper snowflakes. Well Micah mostly and he did pretty good. Then we played in the sprinkler. It is wierd to think that it is winter and do Christmas things and then do summer things like play in the water! Christmas in Hawaii...
Monday, December 12, 2005
Celebrating the Holidays-Hawaiian Style
It is so fun being in a tropical environment for Christmas and experiencing new customs.
Wednesday night we went to Ala Moana Mall to see their stage show "The Christmas Gift of Aloha". It was awesome! An elf from the north pole gets lost and ends up on the islands and finds the Hawaiian elves-menehune. They show him how they celebrate Christmas, the boys loved it!
Friday night the base had Winterfest Childrens Party. They had all different tables set up and you get a passport and at each table you do a craft from a different country. Then you get a stamp in your passport. When the boys had them all they got a prize-a nice children's book.
Saturday night we went to Aloha tower to see the annual Yaught Club Christmas boat parade. It was so cool. People decorate their yaughts with lights and decorations and they dress up and sing carols as they go by. After that we took a Trolley ride for a Honolulu city lights tour. We sang carols and they take you all over to see the light displays and the big one-Honolulu Hale. We also got our pictures taken with some parrots before the parade started. Micah wanted nothing to do with the birds and Jacob liked them at first until the one on his head started biting his hat. One bird pooped on me.
Last night, Sunday, Darrick and I went to the USS Hopper Christmas Party at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki. We got all dressed up and had a great dinner and Darrick even got on the dance floor with me. We did not win any prizes but had a good time anyway!
Wednesday night we went to Ala Moana Mall to see their stage show "The Christmas Gift of Aloha". It was awesome! An elf from the north pole gets lost and ends up on the islands and finds the Hawaiian elves-menehune. They show him how they celebrate Christmas, the boys loved it!
Friday night the base had Winterfest Childrens Party. They had all different tables set up and you get a passport and at each table you do a craft from a different country. Then you get a stamp in your passport. When the boys had them all they got a prize-a nice children's book.
Saturday night we went to Aloha tower to see the annual Yaught Club Christmas boat parade. It was so cool. People decorate their yaughts with lights and decorations and they dress up and sing carols as they go by. After that we took a Trolley ride for a Honolulu city lights tour. We sang carols and they take you all over to see the light displays and the big one-Honolulu Hale. We also got our pictures taken with some parrots before the parade started. Micah wanted nothing to do with the birds and Jacob liked them at first until the one on his head started biting his hat. One bird pooped on me.
Last night, Sunday, Darrick and I went to the USS Hopper Christmas Party at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki. We got all dressed up and had a great dinner and Darrick even got on the dance floor with me. We did not win any prizes but had a good time anyway!
Monday, December 05, 2005
Found
Today we found Micah's lost blankie! The boys were just playing in the playroom and started playing with their tools and there it was shoved inside a tool box! We are so happy!
This afternoon we went with our friends Lauren, Charlie and Alex to the Marine Base on the other side of the mountains to play at their playground and then had dinner at McDonalds. It was such a good time. Her husband worked late and Darrick has duty so it was a perfect night to do it.
This afternoon we went with our friends Lauren, Charlie and Alex to the Marine Base on the other side of the mountains to play at their playground and then had dinner at McDonalds. It was such a good time. Her husband worked late and Darrick has duty so it was a perfect night to do it.
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Aloha
Today marks one week since we arrived back to the beautiful island of Oahu. There was a lot to do this week to get settled back in!
Our flight went really good. It was hard to say goodbye to my family, but hopefully we will be seeing my parents in a few months, they are planning their first trip to Hawaii! Our good friend Lauren picked us up at the airport and greeted us with hugs and leis.
Most of the week we spent unpacking, doing laundry, grocery shopping, playing with neighbors and getting bit by mosquitos. It has been raining a lot, add that to the humid weather and you get mosquitos. It was also wierd to go from cold weather to now the boys are back in bathing suits and swimming.
Our house was good but we were quite surprised by the amount of gecko poop in our playroom! We cleaned it up and sanitized the room. There was also one big dead cockroach which is not too bad.
Also sometime this week we have lost Micah's special blanket that Darrick's mom gave to him when he was 6 months old for his baptism. We cannot find it anywhere and are starting to wonder if we left it on the airplane...
Yesterday we had the Hopper Children's Christmas Party. The boys had a good time and a lot of children came. They served lunch and had crafts and cookie decorating and a visit from Santa. Jacob couldn't wait to see Santa and Micah wanted nothing to do with him. When Darrick came back with the free polaroid picture I was a little surprised. There is Jacob sitting next to Santa making a face and sticking his tongue out, nice...does that mean he is now on the naughty list?
Today we went to church and then in the afternoon is started pouring! Huge drops. We had to go to the commissary and got soaked as well as our groceries but at least we got it done!
Our flight went really good. It was hard to say goodbye to my family, but hopefully we will be seeing my parents in a few months, they are planning their first trip to Hawaii! Our good friend Lauren picked us up at the airport and greeted us with hugs and leis.
Most of the week we spent unpacking, doing laundry, grocery shopping, playing with neighbors and getting bit by mosquitos. It has been raining a lot, add that to the humid weather and you get mosquitos. It was also wierd to go from cold weather to now the boys are back in bathing suits and swimming.
Our house was good but we were quite surprised by the amount of gecko poop in our playroom! We cleaned it up and sanitized the room. There was also one big dead cockroach which is not too bad.
Also sometime this week we have lost Micah's special blanket that Darrick's mom gave to him when he was 6 months old for his baptism. We cannot find it anywhere and are starting to wonder if we left it on the airplane...
Yesterday we had the Hopper Children's Christmas Party. The boys had a good time and a lot of children came. They served lunch and had crafts and cookie decorating and a visit from Santa. Jacob couldn't wait to see Santa and Micah wanted nothing to do with him. When Darrick came back with the free polaroid picture I was a little surprised. There is Jacob sitting next to Santa making a face and sticking his tongue out, nice...does that mean he is now on the naughty list?
Today we went to church and then in the afternoon is started pouring! Huge drops. We had to go to the commissary and got soaked as well as our groceries but at least we got it done!
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