Day 6- Photo Challenge

"5pm"

This isn't a typical shot of our daily life at 5pm. Usually I'm starting dinner, homework is being done, baby is getting fussy and things are a bit chaotic.  But we've had some CRAZY weather the past couple of days, so today at 5pm found us making our way home in a major downpour.  We had to stop and check out the storm drain that runs along our street.  Usually it's got some puddles at the bottom, but today it was a mini-raging river!  

Day 5- Photo Challenge

"Smile"

Watching my oldest read to my youngest makes me smile!

The belly button poking out makes me laugh. :)

Day 4- Photo Challenge

"Bedside"

Yep.  We have a tiki lamp in our bedroom...

Day 3- Photo Challenge

"Neighborhood"

So grateful to live in a neighborhood where the kids can run and play safely, 

surrounded by friendly neighbors!

Day 2- Photo Challenge

"Fruit"

These strawberries look super shiny in this picture... and they tasted great too ;)

Girls Day

Girls Day is tomorrow... but I had to share this cute craft the 4 yr old brought home from preschool today.  What's Girl's Day? It's a Japanese holiday to celebrate the girls in the family (boy's day is May 5th)- and it's celebrated here in Hawaii.  You can read about it here, here or here.

To make these cute dolls, they cut out the hair piece, and then glued on the u-shaped face piece.
Then they wrapped a toilet paper roll with a solid colored piece of construction paper.  They cut out 2 sleeves and taped them on.  Most of the other kids picked fancy origami paper to make the waist sash and bow (mine wanted hers to be all pink).  Then they taped the head onto the inside of the roll, and added decorations to everything.  The mini fan is taped on to the back of the sleeve.
Easy, quick and fun. I love crafts that you can make with materials you have on hand.

Day 1 -Photo Challenge

"Up!"

Baby boy loves to climb up the stairs- as fast as he can, squealing the whole way up.