ALOHA & E komo mai

That's Aloha and Welcome in Hawaiian!

I started my journey with Tracey and wanted to go to the beach right away! It was a cloudy day and told me that it was not a good beach day.  She gave me a grass skirt to wear and told me about the Hawaiian culture- did you know that men wear the skirts?! (Grass skirts function as the international symbol for hula dancing. Dancers adorn their grass skirt costumes for performances and ritualistic dances. The grass skirts sway with the dancer as she moves her hips, creating a fluid movement.)  After I tried on my skirt... I played with Barney. He was a lot of fun but very energetic- so Tracey kept him away from me.
  

 

Barney



Me in my grass skirt!










 









The next day we went to a baby shower!!! I helped Tracey put the finishing touches on her diaper cake for the mom to be. And I wanted a picture with the desserts!  I also got to meet some of her friends and went shopping too!



The diaper cake.




MMMM Cupcakes!!

 



At the NEX in front
 of a pretty waterfall







Playing at the furniture store on base

We also went site seeing on Weds!  I went and saw another part of the island called south shore!!  I got to ride in a convertable!!!

lookout of Sandy Beach

I FINALLY got to go to the beach on Thursday!! She made me swimmies so I wouldn't drown in the water.  She told me that this is one of the beaches on the base where she lives.  It is called Pyramid Rock.  It was so pretty there I was surprised she lived so close to a pretty place!  I put on my swimmies and played in the sand... I even wanted to get buried in the sand.

On Friday I got to go to  a MILITARY HOMECOMING!  It was very exciting to see the Marines reunite with their families after not seeing them for over 6 months.   I asked Tracey where her husband was and she explained to me that her husband still had a little while to go over there.  She also told me not to worry that he'll be fine and home soon.  We also had a scare with one of her friends- she ended up in the hospital so we had a lot of running around that day as well.  I found some beer but she told me it wasn't ours so I couldn't take one!



anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Marines!

 



Welcoming home a Marine!!



Well that was my week with Tracey!  I'm on my way to see Mandi now!

Week 11-Adventures in Mississippi with Nikki

Stanley was such a joy to have in our home for a whole week! We stayed busy the entire time but Stanley didn't mind! He tagged along to work with us a few days, played with our fur-baby all day, worked on his tan, watched the royal wedding and even played dress up! Here are a few pictures to capture all the fun we had!

April 28th! Our first picture, Can't you tell the excitement on our faces?!

 Dixie wasn't so sure of what to think of him! I think he looked tasty to her!

Dixie meeting Stan-Stan the first time!

Phillip and Stanley...watching TV

Board Shorts I made him for his visit to Hawaii to see Tracey! He worked on his tan in the Mississippi heat too :P

Top hat for the Royal Wedding! Stanley loved watching the footage of the wedding, and dressing like Royalty too.

Having a cup of Joe with Phillip at work! Stanley thought being a Police Officer was hard work

Stanley had a great time in Mississippi but was so excited to visit Hawaii next! Sorry for the late blog post :)

--Nikki Lasseter