Haleiwa at Sunset

Hale'iwa Beach Park

There is nothing like paddle boarding and playing on the beach until the sun goes down. Cannon did not appreciate being buried in the sand, but his brothers thought it was quite entertaining. I sure love these relaxing and playful times with my family.

Even though we are in Hawaii, when the sun goes down and we have all been playing in the water- WE GET COLD! Not Wyoming cold or New York "cold"... but we are shivering and the kids are complaining and fighting over the driest towel. So one of our new "traditions" is to go to 7-11 and pick up a few large hot chocolates that we all share on the drive home. Somehow we also end up purchasing a few large SLURPEES too! Why the frozen beverage when we are cold? Anyway,  there is a special mixture that we all like and it is very important to get the ratio correctly. One thing is if you fill it all the way with liquid from the hot chocolate machine there are burned tongues because it is like drinking hot magma! So we add creamer and milk from the coffee dispenser and the perfect temperature for warming our bellies and bodies while we head for home.

November Events

This month includes all day wrestling tournaments, eating at home, Thanksgiving pies, the letter W for joy school, and cute baby Cannon with his momma.

Cub Scout Brecon Space Derby

Coffee Farm and Sunflower Field Trip

Lulumahu Falls

OCTOBER

Cannon and Connor are having so much fun in the sand while the other kids are out in the water surfing. The waves have been getting so much bigger up on the North Shore and we are trying to figure out how to catch the waves better. Cael started being able to stand up and surf the wave the first time he tried (that kids is amazing) and so Ben has been trying more are letting Brecon practice to get better.

Cannon is really frustrated that he can't drink his slushy fast enough. Right now he is mad because I took it away. If we aren't too "cold" from surfing, we stop at 7-11 for some hot chocolate and sugar before heading home.

The mutual activity Halloween costume party.

This is a short hike KOLEKOLE pass located here on Schofield. The view over to the west side is pretty amazing, and because it is so easy to walk to, we try to take our friends when they come to visit.

We've been spending every Tuesday and Thursday evening at wrestling practice and then all day Saturday on the meets. Each of the boys had some great matches, but it is pretty fun to watch Connor's matches. The two opponents flip over, top and bottom, take-down and rolling over. Somehow Connor ends up on top and gets the back points that he needs before the referee blows the whistle. I like that the boys are working hard, but I just wish the meets didn't take ALL of our Saturday fun.

The mountains are ripe with tart strawberry guava. On one of our adventures, we picked a whole sack to bring back home. My friend sent me a link on what to do to make some syrup and jam and we have loved in on our pancakes and toast. We are looking forward to the next year when we can get some more and share with our friends and neighbors.

Halloween Birthday Party

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONNOR

 In honor of your special day- we decided to have a costume dress-up party and visit all of our neighbors and say "Trick or Treat?" We all had a great time! We sure love our Connor, the middle, fiesty one, and blondie boy!

 Cannon looked so cute in his alligator suit- this has been worn by most of the boys when they can!

 Batman Brecon sets out to capture the most villians-- and candy he can!

 Skater HOCKEY birthday BOY! Not really sure what costume this is, but it's his birthday so he can do what he wants-- right?

 Oh dear! Heaven help us for this man-child. Cael the Crazy one-- yes that works nicely!

 Little bunny Brielle was "hopping" around, excited for this special time of candy grabbing and eating!

 It's never too early-- or too late-- to dress up for October-fest. I should have worn my dirndl-- oh well!