Owie

I had an owie on my knee so Mom put a bandaid on it during the night. When I got up in the morning, she took off the bandaid. I thought I still needed something on my knee so here's what I got for my bandaid. 

That's right- I put stickers on my owie!!

On an unrelated note, my parents wear me out. I was playing with my friend Yumi one day and didn't get to take a nap (maybe I just wouldn't take a nap) but the point is I was tired. By the time Dad got me home and fed me dinner I was so exhausted I feel asleep while eating. It's hard being little sometimes.

Cooking with Mom

Mom let me help her make chocolate chip cookies. I did a pretty good job of helping, but the very best part was that I got to "clean" the beater. I think I should help her every time. 

Mmmm did Mom put some rum in that batter?

Shark attack

Halloween was so much fun this year. I learned how to say "Boo!" and we all dressed up for the big day. Dad was a lifeguard, Mom was a swimmer and I was a shark. I always have people running scared because I'm so ferocious. Just look at the pictures and you can tell.

The day before Halloween we dressed up for library story time and got to go trick-or-treating in the library.

We went to a Halloween party at our church and had so much fun with everyone all dressed up. Each family decorated a room but they also had games and activities. I was in heaven. 

I saw princesses,

ladybugs and flowers, video game characters. All kinds of strange things.

Whoever thought up pumpkin bowling is genius.

Mom even took me into work to show me off. There were strange people there like witches and Medusa. Not sure what I think about that. 

Happy Halloween!!!

Pumpkins in Hawaii

So what happens to pumpkins in Hawaii? You'll see. We went to a pumpkin carving festival and had so much fun. Yumi and I got really tired, hungry and bored at the end but our moms did a great job of making nice looking pumpkins.

First we got to pick out our pumpkin.

I wanted to eat it. 

Then we cleaned it off.

Gloves for taking the guts out.

I'm not so much into ewwy stuff. 

I picked the hardest design for Mom to carve. Mwhaaaa!

Mom's attempt at carving. (Dad had to finish)

Auntie Miho's looked better than mine.

So what does happen to pumpkins in Hawaii? I'll tell you. They mold within two days. That's right. It was carved on Sat and by Monday morning it was totally covered in mold. Dad tried to get some pictures but it had totally collapsed by Monday night. It would have made for a nice science experiment. 

Uh oh!!!

Totally gross!

Oh well. At least we have nice beaches. 

Mom's birthday

Mom had a birthday not too long ago. Unfortunately I was asleep for the whole thing so here is what I was told happened. Mom had to work and didn't think that anything was going to happen on her birthday.  When she got home (at 9:30pm), Dad had a surprise waiting for her.

Not only were there people here waiting to surprise Mom, but Dad had a whole table full of dessert, cheese, veggies and other yummy things. 

Happy birthday Mom!!!

Something is moving, Mom

So yes, we went to the beach, again, and yes Mom took more pictures. Gosh you would think we lived in Hawaii and that my parents had finally made it a habit to go the beach once a week. (It sure took them long enough to realize this. Sometimes I think they're slowing down with age.) We went with Aunty Miho and Yumi.

I love Yumi, but she's such a poser.

I'm not much better with my cheesey, smiley face.

Now for the real story. Dad brought home something interesting last week. He poured it into my sand bucket. When I looked inside I saw water and some shells. Then the shells started to move. I wasn't sure what to do. I picked one up, but I wouldn't let Mom take a picture of me and my shell. She tried really hard, but I didn't want to let him go. 

This is the best she could get. 

Mom and Dad tried to show me how to hold these moving shells. Apparently they are called hermit crabs. I saw Mom and Dad hold them, but didn't want to hold one myself. They tried to get me to let the crab crawl on my foot or leg, but I still wasn't having any parts of it. What I liked best was looking at them in the water and then picking them up (without having them crawl on my hand).  

Funny thing about those crabs. I've been looking for them but they have disappeared. I wonder where Mom and Dad are hiding them?