catching up

i'm all late... i've been lagging on posting for easter, or the month of april for that matter. easter was good. kymora had 3 easter parties. she got tons of candy, coins and toys of course. the baby was good. just watched all the ruckus...

kainoa does this new overbite thing. kinda like the white man's overbite when dancing.

today (almost a week after easter) we did a lot of cleaning. moving furniture around. frankly, i'm tired of the way my house looks. but oh well, a little bit at a time. trying to be patient.

the kids with the salanoa's


kainoa with april and v...

giving in

today kainoa had his 6 month check up (kinda late, but better late than never:) poor baby had 4 shots. i am trying to get him off thumb sucking, slowly. i just gently pull out his hand whenever he goes for it. it's kind of hard, especially at night, but i just don't want him to be 4 and still sucking his thumb.
but of course today, i gave in. he cried really hard for a few seconds when he got his shots. the rest of the day he was whiny and cranky. for those of you who have been around kainoa, he's just not that kind of baby. so, when we went for his thumb, i just sat back and let him suck away. i gave him some motrin to relieve the pain, but nothing soothes him like his good ol' thumb.
ah, there's always next week to try again ;)


**side notes: kainoa weighs 16.5 lbs is 27 inches. dr. chen says he's kind of under weight, but really long. tall and thin? why not.

lots to blog...

ok, i know i owe an update on kymora and her new room. well, needless to say, she loved it! she came home from vegas around 10ish. we lit up her lights and surprised her. she cried (very emotional cancer) and thanked us. such a sweetie.

some cool stuff happening this week. kymora is at the beginning stages of reading. we are so proud of her! she's 4, and in pre-k, so she is learning how to read 3 letter words. on weds she brought this home, something she read in school. gooo kymora!
in other news, kymora learned how to blow bubbles w/her gum... i think that excited her more than the reading.

kymora had a busy, fun weekend. friday she went to california adventure with her lolo and arianne. my dad spoils her so much. if kymora doesn't have school, he takes her to knotts, or disneyland, or california adventure. we are so lucky to have parents who love our kids and do fun stuff with them. i sure don't remember going to amusement parks that much when i was little ;/

other than that, we had a nice weekend. saturday, we just hung out with rommel and his daughter jaden. their back yard is seal beach. pretty cool. no swimming, just lots of sea shell hunting.
sunday, kymora and i watched 'meet the robinsons' with her friend jadyn (same name, different girl, different spelling:) and her mom chris. the boys hung out and got the car washed. fun fun. i took advantage of the nice sunny weekend and got some shots of the kids. kainoa is getting so big. he is sooo ticklish under his neck. i barely have to touch him and he cracks up. he is still such the snuggler. i call him my lover boy, much to muelu's objection. he sure is a momma's boy.