Summer Crafts & Parties

Kylie and I kept busy this summer with arts & crafts, tea parties, and kids birthday parties!

Scones & Hello Carrots!

 Care Bear cousin coloring time

 "These are my eyes now!"

 Snake Pit!

Ready, set, throw!

Happy Birthday Nathaniel!

¡Piñata!

 Sketch for quilting design

 Finished!

Back side with quilting detail

Healthy foods "tea" party

Happy Birthday Ryan!

 Gone Fishin' Game!

Kylie helped stuff the fish in our "fish factory"

 Yikes! There's sharks in that water!

Scuba themed party fun

Time to cool off!

Independence Day

As a temporary employee this week, I was drafted to help out with the 4th of July party on the decoration committee, with my deputy Kylie, of course.

 Bunting galore!

My assistant designer

Merry Christmas!

This week was filled with Christmas parties, family and fun! Kylie did not realize how many uncles, aunties, grandparents and cousins she was in for!

 Thug - the cat the Kylie always remembers!

Chris, Dave & Lisa - say cheese!

 Spence and K, always ready to pose!

 Chris, Gram and Autumn

 Another visit from Santa

 Winky-Blinky taking a selfie before heading back to the North Pole for another year

 Cousin reading time on Christmas Eve.

 Jilly, Julie and Kylie

 Merry Christmas!

 Oh hi, Doc!

Opening presents on Christmas morning with Grandma Cathy, Uncle Rich and the boys!

Home for the Holidays: Seattle

We packed our bags for a month-long holiday extravaganza back home, and headed off-island for our first stop...Seattle!

 We've got a stowaway!

 Chillin' at the Honolulu airport at 3:00 am...

 The next day (fully re-supplied by Target!)

 So old!

 Hall party Santa

 PRESENTS!

 Playin' legos with dad!

So many cousins!

 Sword-fightin' with James!

Serious present-opening business

 Tool-time!

 More tool time!

(Good present Grandma Julie!)

 Can't get enough cousin James time!

 A ring!

 Veggies!

Can I pack these home with me?

 Pike Place Market! A perennial favorite stop!

 Family selfie

Airport Santa!

(wasn't fooling anyone)

Majuro Holiday Roundup

The holiday season is upon us, and we're busier than ever! Tons of events and activities to wrap up before we head home for a month! 

 Chef Kylie - ready to help!

 Pizza delivery for Jr. Jambo kids - kommol tata!

 Opening a sake keg for the emperor's birthday!

 YUM!

 Just hanging around with Winky-Blinky today

 Tiny cookies!

 Holiday cheer!

 A frosty helper

 I don't know what this is!

 End of the island...

 Cookies!

 More cookies!

 Holiday party spread!

 #tropicalsanta

 Winky-Blinky popping up everywhere!

 Art class finals week

 PRESENTS!

Will she eat a cute carrot...?

NO!