Boy: Noise with dirt on it!

Thought you would enjoy a small taste of a 'day in the life of Everette'!


Coloring a birthday card for Tata Grassman.
I think Rhett thought that the markers tasted good... he had to put each and every color in his mouth before using it.
Nice green lips!
Yes, they are washable markers (do you think I am crazy?!) but he was so covered in them by the time he finished (or should I say, when I decided he was done) that his skin was stained and would not wash off!
Okay... nap time! But that only lasted a very short time today ... not sure why, he usually will sleep for 3 hours!

I had to run up to the market for a few things and Rhett insisted on wearing these motorcycle goggles. He wore them all around the store... soooo funny!
When we got home, he was very upset and did not want to get out of the car since he was very into watching his movie on the DVD player. I had to take out the movie and put it on again in the house. It definitely made him happy! He sat quietly, very captivated by it while eating his snack and playing his ukelele.

That did not last long at all.... it was time to go outside once again and dig in the dirt with the dogs (a daily activity). Here he is bringing me a special rock he found!

Notice he STILL has the goggles on ;)
DIRTY DIRTY feet!
Whew... he was filthy!
Hugging Coco girl... poor dog got chased out of her dirt hole and now is being bugged in her dog bed! Everette just has to be close to them all the time. Kaiser has gotten smart and has found a few places to hide when he gets tired of Rhett!

Feeding the Ducks??

We went for our nightly walk and brought some old bread with us to feed the ducks on the golfcourse. We kept Rhett in his seat since so he wouldn't chase them away. Turns out that they were pretty darn brave ducks and they really freaked me out. Many of you know that we have wild turkeys that roam our neighborhood, and these ducks look like they have a little turkey in them!! YUCK! They had the freakiest faces and were so big! One of them bit Mike's hand trying to get the bread! Needless to say, I don't like those ducks!!!
Watch your toes!!!
Beautiful evening in Waikoloa
Taking our nightly walk through the neighborhood!

The Great Waikoloa Race

Our canoe club hosted an annual long distance canoe race this past weekend down at our very own A-bay! Canoe clubs from all over the island were there along with crews from even Canada and Washington DC. It was a great day... beautiful weather, fabulous food, a fantastic band, and great friends! Although I didn't race (missed practice this week due to Wheel of Fortune audition!) it was still an awesome event to be a part of. GO WAIKOLOA!!!
Beth and me... notice the Canadian team hat I am wearing. I traded my Waikoloa hat with someone from the Canada crew!

Beth, just after finishing the race! You go girl!!
Mike and Rhett.... my favorite guys!!!
Rhett and his buddy Ikaika taking a snack break in the wagon :)

Paddlers lined up on the beach, ready for a running start
GO!!
They're off!
See you in about an hour and a half!

Wheel of Fortune Auditions!

Last week I got a crazy opportunity to audition for Wheel of Fortune. They are filming here at the Hilton Waikoloa Sept 12-16, and they were holding some last minute auditions in Oahu this past Tuesday. I got the chance to audition for 'Best Friends' week when a friend of mine decided to pass on the offer and give me a call to see if I was interested in taking her place. Of coarse I called up my girly Nellie on Oahu to see what she thought....... DUH!!! YAH!!! "Of coarse we should!!" she said. Well, since Mike has not recieved his departure orders yet, we booked a last minute trip to Oahu. By the way, my girlfriend Nellie is prego with TRIPLETS (2 boys and 1 girl)!!! Congratulations Nellie and Rob... you guys are going to be AMAZING parents :)
Anyway, we went to the audition, played some W.O.F. and had a blast. We made the cut and now we are waiting to see if we get a call. We should know in a week! Funny thing is that I don't even watch W.O.F., but I sure will now!!!

100% BOY!!!

This is one of Everette's favorite places to play... in the DIRT!! I filled some holes a while back that were close to the screen door to the playroom. The dogs would dig and the dirt would blow in by the bucket loads and make a mess. Once the dogs were prevented from digging there, they started digging big holes to lay in under the hibiscus bushes. Everette loves to go in the holes and lay with the dogs. He gets FILTHY!!! But, he loves it and it makes him so happy... it's hard to get mad at that sweet face!

Fountains at the Mauna Lani

Last Sunday we went to lunch at Tommy Bahama's with some friends after church. The jumping fountains were on at the shops where the restaurant is and once Rhett got a look at the kids playing, it was all over. He had such a great time chasing the water and watching the 'big boys' playing. It's a perfect set-up.... a Starbucks right there and a little 'gormet' style grocery market with a fabulous deli right there at the end of the shopping center by the fountains. We went back Thursday to get lunch and let him play, but the fountain lights were being repaired :( Next time I will call first! I have a feeling this will be a weekly stop from now on...

Family Time at the Kost House

We got together with the Kost crew at Oma and Opa's house for some more swimming, food and family fun!!
Princess Bekah
Opa, Isaiah and Rhett
LOVE this picture of Mike!

Higher!!!
Rhett is really gonna miss his papa!

Little honu!
Catching rays..
1..2..3.. JUMP!
YEAH!

Bon Voyage BBQ

Matt was in charge of the grill!
John, Jennie with her daughter Avery and Jennifer
Callie and Michela
Mike and Ava... our friends Michela and Sacia's daughter.
Christian and John

We had a few friends over for a 'going away' BBQ for Mike a couple of weekends ago. It was a great time... but I think the kids had the most fun!