Honolulu Zoo

Autumn spent her day getting poked and prodded at the dentist and doctor and Kylie and I got to have a fun visit to the Honolulu Zoo! (With the exception of the monstrous peacocks that terrorize the lunch cafeteria! I warned Kylie that they would be to scary - just like last time, but ultimately the scent of deep fried chicken strips was too much for her to resist, and tearful screams ensued!)

 Orchids

 Welcome to the zoo

 Tranquil morning

 Turts

 A roaring lion!

 Aloha!

 My turn!

 #tropicalflowers

 In bloom

 Fun morning

Bye-bye penguins

Palm Springs - Living Desert

This morning we drove out to the Living Desert for some cactus / zoo / playground fun with Kylie! She got her first allowance, spent it on a dinosaur toy and a lollypop, and immediately started crying, "I want my money back!" as soon as we got out of the gift shop. Lesson learned?

 It's STILL Christmas!

 Ocotillo sunrise

 Hola pueblo amigos!

 A fierce ride!

Morning in the desert

 I'm poky, prickly and have two arms...

I'm a cactus!

 Twisty cactus

 Hello spiky friend

 Cactus path

Desert familia

 Chunky saguaro

 Desert beauty

 Hummingbird

 Lil' drummer

Up giraffe-o-scope!

Goodbye giraffe!

iPhone Roundup - August

Here's what Kylie and I have been up to this month (while on dry land).

 Playing pirate & princess...

...time to fight some giants!

 Playing paper mermaid dolls

 Playing soccer and volleyball in the yard

 Early morning at the airport

 Sunrise silhouette

 Morning blooms

 Finger painting time!

 Majuro is the island of rainbows

 Boat ride over crystal clear waters

 Local kids on a block of styrofoam / homemade boat!

 Kylie's preschool schedule...

...I wish this was my schedule!

 Orange donkey towing princess ball

 Still lagoon

 Homemade swing

 Still life for the art class I started teaching

 Another day, another outfit

 Cooking & baking fun!

 Kylie's first worksheets

 Good morning Mr. Lizard

Story time in the hammock

Hawaiian Pirate Adventure

At the last minute this morning, Kylie and I hopped onto a pirate ship to go out and find some treasure! It was pretty fun / scary (for Kylie) (ok, me too! Just kidding!). Kylie's favorite part, as usual, was when it was finally over! She got into a super adorable sword fight with a little boy while we were waiting for the taxi with lots of dramatic, choreographed sword-play!

 AAARRGGHHH! Welcome aboard matey!

 I'm ready to go home now...

 Trying to get into the pirate spirit!

 Now we're having fun...

...but still a little bit scared!

 Great views of the city...

 ...and Diamond Head

 FIRE!

 Buried treasure!

 Wait a minute...

 Dolphin flip!

Oh no! They're after the GOLD!

 Here's your doubloon ya scurvy wench!

Now get in brig!

 Happy to be sailing back to the hotel!

 Stand back kids. I'll take care of this!

Jump! Twirl! Touch swords! Hop! Skip! Yell! Twirl Again!

Take that!