Veda had her first dance recital last weekend.  Her little class was so cute!  I think we had 12 hours of dance in 3 days...a little excessive for 4-6 year olds, ya?  But, the recital turned out so good in the end.  And you can see for yourself who the most beautiful dancer is!  

My favorite brother came to Kauai for a short visit following a business trip to Honolulu.  We were so glad he had a good excuse to come to our island.  We squeezed as much fun as we could into two days - and we all wished it was longer!  

Tay ruled the waves at this beach - cross it off the list.  
We ate some amazing seafood!  This is seared Ahi - YUM!!
Me and my two handsome dates for the night.  

Quick trip home

I made a quick trip home to Las Vegas to see my sweet Dad who is recovering from open-heart surgery.  Being so far away and not able to see him or help in any way finally got the best of me so I booked a flight for the next day.  It was SO good to see him, and the rest of my family.  My mom is doing an amazing job nursing him back to health, but I could tell she needed an extra set of hands.  

I did get to sneak in a little fun though.  Carey and I  ventured to our old side of town to one of our favorite stops - the Wig Factory Outlet.  This is next door to the The Violin Outlet which we used to frequent in our youth.  Ah, the memories... the creepy mannequin heads and weird smelling wigs... 
Us in front of The Violin Outlet. (I found a really great little violin for Veda!)  

This is how I found Eve the other night when I checked on her before heading to bed myself.  She was sound asleep!    

Easter 2009

We had a great Easter this year.  The Easter bunny hid the girls basket treasures all over the house and they had so much fun searching for all the goodies.  

After the treasures were all found, we got dressed up and went to church.  Nana bought the girls these darling matching Easter dresses. 
We hope your Easter was special too! 

Veda Bella turns 6!

Our little Veda is 6!  I can't believe it.  I love this age and wish I could freeze her for a while.  She is growing up so fast and becoming a lovely young lady.  We had so much fun with her on her birthday.  It was a "family party" year.  She chose to open presents in the morning, have lunch at her favorite pizza restaurant, go to The Fun Factory, then have cake BEFORE dinner.  

She was spoiled by gifts from her grandparents, Aunties and Uncles and cousins, friends, and of course us!  

Riding her new razor scooter in the house
She is really into horses right now, so many of her presents were horse related.  

I can't help myself...

This was taken last night from our lanai (patio)