Fun at the Beach!

Hollis looks likes his daddy!

The little waves coming to Hollis's feet really makes him crack up. Oh, the joy of a baby's laugh!!

Have a great holiday season!

No Internet!

Hi everyone! We moved!!! The house is so nice and we are having fun moving in. But in the country we do not have internet. And really no option for internet. So I am at a starbucks paying $3.99 for 2 hours just to say Hi to you all. I have awesome pics from the beach but that will have to wait for now. Anayway, Happy Holidays for now.

Why do I vote?

Hollis is one of my reasons to vote. We all need to realize that we live in a great nation and it is our civic duty to vote! Vote for a better tomorrow.

Oregon Friends!

We had so much fun seeing and hugging all of our friends. We miss everybody and Oregon!

Oregon- Fun at the Coast

Super sunny day at Oswald State Park. The dogs missed out.

Oregon strolls

We had great weather in Oregon and took many lovely walks. The fresh air was amazing!

Oregon-part 1

Mt. Hood from the airplane.

This is Hollis's favorite sight seeing activity. Every beautiful walk, drive or hike this is what he does.


Hollis in the woods.

Utah- part 2

We had such a great time in Utah. It was beautiful. Getting hugs from our family was really nice.

We made it!!

Four generations

Cousin bonding
Hollis and his coon skin hat

After many many hours of planes and cars we made it to Utah. The weather was super nice when we first got here, but started raining during the night and hasn't stopped yet. It is great to see family. Hollis is getting lots of lovin.

Yum Pumpkin!

So Hollis is days away from four months. Time flies! We decided to try a couple of bites of pumpkin. This is the first time Hollis actually ate "big boy" food. It's very exciting for him, but I am not ready for it. My little guy already eating food, yikes!!

House, Hollis & Daddy

The ohia posts look great.

Shop with windows

Hollis in black & white.

Sorry its sideways, it is still really cute!

Baby and orchids

Hi!

I like to play!

So our house is at the stage of painting. The idea of painting is usually exciting because of all the choices in color and the drastic change that can happen. But here on the Big Island it is more difficult than anticipated, much like the rest of the house has been. I am concerned with VOC's among many other harmful toxins that normally destroy the air qulity of a home and cause health problems. So I thought that I would be able to find paint without VOC's, why I thought I would be able to do this easily who knows. Anyway, after a trip to every store in Hilo to find the paint with the lowest VOC ratio (grams/liter) I finally with the help of Jeremy and Heather bought all the paint for the house. Yippee!!! Home Depot for all its suckiness actually had okay paint, Glidden Evermore, with a low VOC ratio.
Now all I need to find is low off gassing carpet (anything wool or natural fiber takes 8 weeks to get here) and floors without PVC or formaldehyde (don't be fooled by bamboo). I haven't even started my crazy on the water catchment system or filters. Can't wait. Trying to build a greener home is not easy in Hawaii, but I am sure that the benefits will outweigh the work and research.
In babyland, I bought Hollis the best little swing at a consignment shop. He really enjoys it and it gives me some hands free time to get things done. Hollis smiles a lot now, his smiles light up his whole face. It feels like he is much more aware of us and his surroundings. His sweet little personality is coming out.

Holo holo Hollis

Hollis and the gang hiked to see the fresh lava flow. It was amazing and we had a great full moon to light the way. Fresh Earth growing right before our eyes.

Kiluaea Iki trail. Hollis missed out on the hike but had a great time with Grammy.

Hollis and Aunty Heather.

Hollis doing his most favorite thing of all, sleeping. He is a sandy baby and loves the beach, but passes out soon after swimming.