Happy Birthday to All!


While we were in Hawaii, it was both Uncle Tommy and Sydney's birthdays! So, we got a fabulous cake and proceeded to celebrate....

Here's Syd opening her gifts...

And London (well, hers was in only 12 days...)

And Nate......(well, we didn't get to see him for his back in April!)

And Will! (his was coming up in July)

More Hawaii...


Nate and Uncle Tommy digging at Bellow's Beach

Grandma Fran watching the kids (big and little) at the playground

"Who says so?"

Walkin' in Wakiki

Daddy giving rides on the kayak each morning to the kiddos

Cousin Love!


Nate liked playing with the girls' Groovy Girl dolls :)

Syd making a P,B, & J for her buddy Cousin Will.

Oh, Cousin Nate! You've made a friend for life! You let London play "Beauty Parlor" with you for hours and hours! And you look great!

Tho I'd check that operating license if I we're you....

Leapster was a huge hit with Will. He loved it so much, he got one for his birthday!

Claudia's Favorite Oahu Adventure


Oh my! I used to CLIMB that tree! This is our visit to our old house on a military reservation. My day to go back in time! I loved that old tree. I had another smaller tree, closer to our house I climbed too, but it was no longer there. :(

This was our very backyard! It's changed a bit. When we lived there, 8 papaya trees lined the back fence. We didn't much like them, but the neighbors and the birds did! :)

Here's Dad posing in front of our old house. What memories! We lived in the bottom of an old crater, the neighborhood wound all around and we were in the last cul-de-sac. During Christmas-time, Santa would ride thru the whole neighborhood on a firetruck (if I remember correctly) and throw out candy to all us kids. Woo-hoo!

"Do you need to go to Tripler?" says Dad. That's our hospital! Hmmm....I think I'll go THERE next time we have a boo-boo. How much are tickets to Hawaii, anyway?