Mothers Day

I guess it was really Mothers Day where it hit me that I am actually a Mother of a tiny child. I'm still taking things as they come! It was a wonderful day, and I felt very blessed and special. I really do love being a Mother.

One of the highlights of my Mothers Day was my gift from little Edison (or Dad) Nate cut out a life size picture of little Et holding a bunch of daffodils, and wrote a sweet note on the back. This life size picture of Et will be used for many more celebrations down the road...

Our 1st year Anniversary

Nate and I celebrated our first year Anniversary May 3rd. Time has FLOWN by. I honestly didn't think I'd have a kid that was almost three months old by this time. So much has happened! We celebrated this little occasion at "Cricket Field" a secluded place on the north shore of Laie. Nate introduced this spot to me when we were just barely starting to date. We rode our bikes out across this green field to a little spot full of trees where we sat and he read me poetry by Tagore. ( I thought him very cultured). From then on it became a place for us to retreat to and stare longingly into each others eyes. It did however hold it's fair share of "define the relationship" talks, and thoughts like "Isn't he going to kiss me?", and "I think I really love this person." It was wonderful to go back there as a family of three and find our same little spot almost as though time had never passed.

Nate and I at Cricket field when we were just dating

Our family of three!

Hawaiian Baby

Saturdays are our day to escape to the beach. Needless to say the trip entails a bit more than just grabbing the sunscreen and your towel....having little Edison with us is a whole other adventure. But the time in the sun is well worth it! Edison gave the water a chance last Saturday and let us get his feet wet for a bit. The rest of our time he spent with Mom under a tree lounging in the shade happily sucking away at his bottle. He loves living in Hawaii, and so do we!

Et in a box

When it's the end of the day and little Edison has been crying for an hour straight, my sweet husband knows when to step in. His techniques for distracting our crying child are innovative and different..they also lead me to think that maybe Nate just needs a dog.

Easter Pictures (kind of)

Since little Edison got all dressed up in a handsome Easter outfit, Mom wanted to take the opportunity to take some nice Easter pictures. Little Edison had his own ideas and threw a fit as soon as we got outside. Oh well, he still looked handsome balling his eyes out.

Ok, so he wasn't crying the whole time in his Easter outfit...he did have some good moments.

Two of the most handsome men I know :)

Celebrating 26...as a Mom

Glasses on, hair not done, half ready for the day, blowing out candles with a crying baby...the video says it all. Needless to say it was a great day.

Smiling with eyes wide open!

Here is little Edison smiling with his eyes wide open! I promise that the camera turns to the right angle when he flashes his gummy smile.