Tuesday, June 26, 2007

It takes a lot of work being a toddler...

...we need vacations sometimes! And so here I am, in Oahu...Aloha! Itʻs been so long since I seen daddy & mommy but Iʻve been so busy living the islander life in Waipahu with my grandparents. Iʻve gotten a lot smarter here, breathing in all the fresh air, learning from my teachers, Mrs.Grandma & Mr. Papa. Hereʻs what Iʻve been doing:


Rising to the top, climbing ladders...

Cruisinʻ with grandma (look, I smile like my daddy)...

Riding the bigboy swing with papa...

Being one with the Ocean...

...And ofcourse, meeting all the local wahines....


Here I am, showinʻ papa some mileskiii love at Koʻolina.

Iʻve been spending time being one with the land...

Checking out an oldskool carshow with papa and grandma...

Learning how to swim...

...and ofcourse, I need my music time with grandma Rosey. Iʻve been living it up!

Papa lets me drive his VW....

Grandma has art time with me and I get to paint and color...

I also spend time with my Aunty Bri at the local mall, the flea market...But you know, Iʻm still playing my favorite game when Iʻm just chillinʻ at home with papa and grandma...

PEEK

A BOO!

Friday, June 22, 2007

A Work of Art...

Hereʻs what Miles (& grandma) sent Justin for Fatherʻs Day:




Heʻs an artist already! Iʻve heard that heʻs been having art time with his grandparents, coloring and painting away. I wish I was there to join him! It feels I havenʻt seen him in ages! The only thing that keeps our spirits up is when we hear him blow kisses on the phone and also when we hear the stories about his vacation.

At 18 months, heʻs learning so fast. His grandparents have been teaching him so much. Yesterday, Jus and I learned that Miles knows the basic colors. You know--red, white, green, blue, yellow...Ask him to pass you the white crayon and heʻll understand you! Iʻm so proud of this little boy!! I miss you Miles!

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Fatherʻs day

Today, Justin started his day off with his Sunday record digginʻ at Alemany. Weʻre heading to Vallejo to celebrate with some BBQ with Dad and Eric and the whole fam. While Miles is not here to celebrate the day with us, he is making his grandparents very happy in Hawaii with his presence. Iʻve gotten many pictures of Milesʻ adventures in Oahu and many stories already. First of all, Miles can swim!! What a milestone (one that I havenʻt reached yet! hehe)!!! Thanks to Sprint and technology, mom recorded it on her video phone and sent it over to Justinʻs phone for us to watch. I felt so proud to see him swimming on his own! Ofcourse, he is wearing his floating wings on his arms, but he really is just kicking his legs and moving his arms on his own. His papa is teaching him well! I heard he has been disciplined with time-out in a corner! Hehehe..so funny to hear. He looks so much older and itʻs only been about 2 weeks since Iʻve seen my baby! Heʻs having such a good time at the beach and spending time with his ohana. He even got to attend the Kamehameha parade, one of his first parades.

So, hereʻs a glimspe into his life in the sunshine:





Friday, June 08, 2007

4 days have passed....

...since our baby has left for paradise. I didnʻt think too much about it but now Iʻm feelin just how much his presence is missed! From phone calls to grandma, I hear that he is ofcourse at home in Waipahu, having his papaya and waffle breakfasts, and going pashal everywhere with grandma, grandma Rosey, and papa. Oh, they are so lucky to have him!

Before he left, Miles stayed a week in Vallejo to spent quality time with lola on her last week of vacation. We got to hang out with Dang-dang all day and night! It was so much fun. Then on the weekend, everyone came to SF and we all had dinner at Celiaʻs with Bob, hung out with Bob and Awts (virutal Awts on icamera) at their apartment. Afterwards, we went to the Def Ed jam at cellspace where Justin spun for the all-city Bboy kid jam. So much fun! Miles got to kick it with Gani before he left. And as bad as his teething was, he pretty much was distracted from the pain with all the loud music and dancing.

We took him to all his favorite SF spots before he left too...the parks. Playground, Golden Gate, Washington Square, etc...Miles got to feed his friends, the birds or "berrr" as he calls them.



Monday, I drove Justin and Miles to the airport to see them off and was with him up until the check-in point. And thatʻs when it really hit me that I would not see him for a whole month! Itʻs such a drastic change from my normal stay-at-home mom life. Iʻve been able to do a few things that I havenʻt been able to do in awhile! But what a trade-off. Got my hair did, bought a dress (whoa!), took the muni around with no restrictions--no worrying bout Milesʻ naps, diaper, hunger, been able to do cardio (besides walking), and Iʻve been able to take my time eating. But all in all, I still would not trade these few things for Milesʻ presence. I love that boy so much. Justin keeps staring at his picture phone la tratos. Seriously, we are missing our arm and leg without that boy.


When Iʻm driving, itʻs so quiet and boring. Iʻm so use to having my buddy in the backseat while Iʻm driving yo.



The good thing though, is that he is sooo happy to be with some of his favorite peoples in the world, grandma and papa. And he has the chance to spend time in the most bestest place ever, the warm, clean, blue Ocean--white sand, coral reefs and everythang.



When Miles comes back home, July 5, we are going to party. Lolo will finally be home to see him after over 3 months, and so will Awts. Sheʻll be home for good because she.....drum roll......passed her boards!!! Wooohoooo! Miles will always have someone to clean his teeth for life! hahahahha!! Congrats Aunty Awts!