Ready to Ride

As a special surprise, we finally got Noah a bicycle on Easter!

He had his tricycle, which he enjoyed for a few months when we first got here, but once he was told he had to wear his helmet to ride it, his interest really started to wane. Luckily, he loved riding around on his Big Wheel but he was starting to get too big for it.

First time on his Cars bicycle :-)

 

 One very happy boy!

 

 

Noah and his friend Lauren decided to swap bikes (and helmets) the other night

He was soooo excited about the pink bike!

The bike swap didn't last long since neither one of them fit very well on the other's bike, haha

 

The boys and I cruising around one evening while Daddy was flying

 

As we all know, Noah has always pushed to get to the next level as soon as possible (i.e. walking and crawling early). So it should come as no surprise that after less than 2 months of training wheels, Noah decided he wanted to take them off and he's now officially riding his bike "like a big kid"! 

Memorial Day

This year, we spent Memorial Day as a family out on our beach here at Barking Sands!

The waves were a little rougher than we had hoped so we didn't spend a ton of time in the water, but we still had a nice day together and Lucas really enjoyed eating a lot of sand :-P

It's amazing the amout of stuff that is needed to take two young kids to the beach! 

Mommy's little helper

Lucas's new favorite activity is "helping" Mommy unload the dishwasher ;-)

Luehring Family Photos (January)

We had one last photo shoot with Heidi before she moved: the Luehring family!

Here are a few highlights (despite the cloudy/rainy weather we had to try and work around):

Papa & Grandma

 Uncle Jeremy & Aunt Holly

The Luehrings

Lucas is the only one who looked good in this photo :-)

Noah was reaching his picture taking limit ;-)

 

 

 The Luehring Family ~ January 2014

***After looking at these photos again, I'm reminded of how far Ely and I have come in the last few months in terms of getting healthy! Right after these photos were taken, we started the base Biggest Loser Competition.


Three months later...

We both lost over 25 lbs!

Here's an updated family photo :-)

Na Pali Coast Dinner Cruise (January)

While my family was visiting, we decided to all go on a sunset dinner cruise of the Na Pali coast. Lucas was too young to go on the boat, so he stayed with friends while the rest of us set sail out of Port Allen.

It was a gorgeous day and we couldn't have asked for better weather in January.

Along with seeing the majestic Na Pali coast, we were lucky enough to see whales and spinner dolphins!

 

Luckily, we saw the whales and dolphins on the first half of the cruise, because when the boat turned around to head back to Port Allen, most of our stomachs decided to turn on us as well...so even though it was a dinner cruise, I think Ely and Noah were the only ones from our group that were actually able to eat dinner :-P

 

The sights and family time made it all worth it, though :-)



The tall structure in the middle of this photo is the Old Sugar Mill in Kaumakani

The whales were putting on a show for us!

 

Holly & Jeremy watching the whales

PMRF

This is a shot of base housing (behind the trees) and Shenanigans on the right!

Here's a shot of the operational side of the base and the runway

 

Guess who completely missed seeing us pass our house :-)

 

The Na Pali Coast

It's hard to tell from the photo, but the waves are crashing onto the rocks several stories high

The spinner dolphins were amazing!!!

They swam close to our boat and were jumping out of the water and spinning in the air!

 

 

North Shore Excursion (January)

 While my family was here, we took them up to the North Shore to see the rest of the island.

 

We stopped at ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls outside of Kapa'a on the way north

Noah & Uncle Jeremy

 

ʻŌpaekaʻa Falls

 

We stopped for lunch at our favorite place to eat on the North Shore: The Tavern at Princeville which overlooks the golf course

 

Noah in the golf shop...

Noah and Papa on the Hanalei Pier

 

Uncle Jeremy, Aunt Holly, Noah, Grandma Anita & Papa at Hanalei Bay

Our last stop of the day was at Kauai Mini Golf & Botanical Gardens

"This is not your typical miniature golf course. There are no clown’s mouths or windmills to shoot through. This 18 hole putting green style course is set amongst beautiful botanical gardens representing the different eras of Hawaii’s culture.

Meanwhile, water hazards, pipe shots, and many other obstacles make for a fun and challenging experience. Along the way you will travel through Hawaii’s history, learning about the islands storied past and its beautiful tropical flora."

Clearly, Aunt Holly taught him well...

 



Mommy & Noah