It's been awhile

Aloha!  Mele Kalikimaka and Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!  That means Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in Hawaiian! I've been a very busy boy!  Here's a picture recap:

Every time a boat comes home from deployment, they put up a big sign on the base fence

And Mommy put a big sign up on the garage!

MY DADDY'S HOME!!

Me and Grandpa - check out my tan!

 

Me and Grandma at the farm!

Happy Halloween!

I've got a big boy bed!

Aren't I getting big??

Bah humbug!

 

 

Well, I will post more pictures on Christmas of all my cool new toys!

Aloooha! Mommy and I are getting ready for a big trip next week! First we are going to St. Louis to see Great Grandma and Grandpa and my great aunt and uncle! Then Me, Mommy, and Grandma are driving back to Michigan for awhile. One weekend we are going to fly down to El Paso to see my whole other family! I'm so excited to see everyone! I hope you are too!

I love to walk, especially when mommy chases me around the house! I'm super sneaky too. I figured out how to walk out the front door when mommy's not looking...

Like my shades?

Hey Mom...am I 16 yet?

Watchin' Sesame Street and eating crackers

Me and my girlfriend grocery shopping

Fun in the Sun in Blue Hawaii

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Hi Everybody! Alooooooha!  Mommy and I have just realize how much fun the beach is!  Last weekend we went to Waikiki with Auntie Lorena and Auntie Jacque and then we got ice cream! YUM!  On Memorial Day, me, Mommy, and Auntie Margaret climbed up to see the Makapu'u Lighthouse.  Then we went to the beach and saw a turtle and a seal!

This week I worked on my walking a lot; it is so much fun!  We got to talk to Daddy too!  Daddy is having so much fun on his submarine.  He spent a week in Saipan and is now in Guam.  I got to see him on the webcam and I didn't forget who he was!  As soon as I saw him I got a huge smile on my face.  I also got a molar this week!  Today we went to Ko Olina Lagoons with my aunties and mommy gave snorkeling a try while I floated around in my floaty.  Then I crawled around in the sand for hours.

Well, I'm off to bed; I had a long day.  We hope you enjoy the slideshow!

Aloha!

Happy Birthday to meee!

My Birthday Cake!

Yummy cake

My Pinata!

Soo tired..will somebody let me take a nap already?

Happy 1st Birthday!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all my birthday gifts!  I love all my books!  I especially love hearing all your voices!  Also for my birthday, Mommy got me a new car seat and some books! I loved all my clothes, movies, and music too.  My birthday party is today! I'm so excited!  I told Mom to put up some more pictures after my party, so keep an eye out.  Mommy found a bunch of old pictures on her cell phone.  Enjoy!

I can see!  I can see!

Just loungin..

Hangin with dad

Rockstar!

I'm learning Spanish! Thanks Grandpa and Grandma!

So tough!

So, do you come here often?

This is (one of) my girlfriend(s), Hailey.

I'm so cute when I sleep

Just airing out my fanny while I nap

They kept me back here the whole way to town!  Just kidding!

Like my haircut?

Getting so big!

Being goofy.  Mommy took the "U" from my alphabet mat and stuck it on my face!

This is me and Hailey again.

Happy Birthday to meee!

So what do you say...wanna go steady?

Boy oh boy we've been busy!

Well, it's been one month since Daddy left and boy has it gone by fast!  We are nowhere near the end, but it will be here one day!  Mommy and I have been trying to keep busy by playing a lot, gardening, and learning new things!

This is our garden in the front yard.

She put lavender on the patio so it smells pretty when you walk in

Mommy grew a pineapple!  We can't wait to eat it!

 Do you like Mommy's garden?
Today when she turned around, I stuck a clod of dirt in my mouth then crawled away...she didn't think it was very funny but I couldn't stop laughing!

Tomatoes, Basil, and Strawberries are hanging on the left
and veggies and herbs on the ground.

 
I figured out how to crawl out the back door onto the patio yesterday.  I played outside all day while Mommy planted all of her new vegetables.

Jalapenos, Red Chilies, Parsley, Cilantro, and Garlic

 

Do you see the gecko on the pole above the chair?

Scallions, Dill, Rosemary, and Green and Red Peppers

11 months down, 1 to go

Aloha!  Mommy has some videos for you to watch but you have to go to my website to see them!

Click Here to see the videos

This is a video of me playing on a toy from Grandpa and Grandma Annamarie.  It speaks Spanish!

The other day Mommy saw a rainbow, but it was a full circle surrounding the sun!  Apparently it's very rare!

Here I am playing with a cat toy at Auntie Liz's house.  I'm easily amused, what can I say?

Anybody need tickets to the gun show?

Mommy said she's going to have to start feeding me outside because I get so messy!

This is the invitation to my first birthday party!

Look What I Can Do!

Look what I can do!  I just figured it out today!

Aloha Daddy!

EDIT: Apparently all the pictures didn't make it through the first time...

Well Daddy is gone and me and Mommy are holding down the fort!  Right after Daddy left I started getting two teeth; one on the top and one on the bottom.  Then I got sick!  I have a double ear infection, can you believe it!  Mommy never knew because I'm always so happy.  Now that I have medicine I'm feeling much better.  So much better that today I figured out how to use my walker!  Mommy kept trying to get a video of me to show everyone, but as soon as she started rolling I sat down.  I figure I might as well give her a hard time before she can really get me back, right?  Keep us in your prayers! Aloha!

Eating lunch with Daddy before he goes

One last kiss before you go...

Hey Dad, are there sharks down there?

Aloha Daddy!