Are You Ready for Some Football?

I was all excited about being able to sign the boys up for sports via the start smart program they have for 3-5 year olds on base. The first opportunity presented itself with football. Things started off great. The boys were excited about playing football. We showed up the first day on time, only to have the "coach" be late by about 20 minutes. He quickly introduced himself and then handed out the bags with the football materials (ball, flag, cones, book). The boys loved getting their very own football. Unfortunately, this is where the fun ended for us. They didn't want to do any of the "drills" we were supposed to do at our station. Instead, they wanted to try to throw their ball into the basketball hoop overhead. The whined the entire time and refused to participate. I think we made it to two sessions before we realized that this was something that they weren't quite ready for. Oh well, at least we tried, and I got one good picture of the two of them out of it!

I love this picture. It looks like they are so serious and getting ready to do some serious football playing. They are so cute with their little flags on!
This is Luke looking at the other kids and basically refusing to do what they were supposed to be doing. He eventually went and sat down against the bleachers.

Need I say more?

Thanksgiving Staycation

For Thanksgiving we decided to take a "staycation" to the Hale Koa hotel. This is a military hotel right on the beach in the heart of Waikiki. While in theory it was a good idea, the boys didn't take too kindly to sleeping the in the same room as us. The first night was absolutely miserable! They couldn't get settled and were basically up on again and off again all night long. This made for a long Thanksgiving day. At one point I laughed and told Tom, "Well, we just need to think of it as we are making a memory." You know, one of those, "When you were three we took you to the Hale Koa for Thanksgiving, and you were little stinkers who wouldn't go to sleep" kind of memories. After Thanksgiving brunch, we headed to the pool, where we hung out with friends all day long. That night, after a sleepless night before and an entire day by the pool, the boys zonked out at 6:30 and slept hard all night long! All in all, despite the restless first night, we had a great time together and hanging out with friends for the holiday.

The view from the balcony. While this is an "ocean view" room, you had to stand on the balcony and turn to the left to actually see the ocean. If we go again, I won't waste the money on an upgraded room, as our view of the ocean from our lanai can't be beat.

Waikiki Beach from the balcony.

Silly little Luke playing in the room.

Brody decided he wanted to sleep in the wagon. They played with this thing all evening!

Luke saying something very important--I'm sure!

Brody and our friend's daughter having an intense conversation. We are lucky to have such good friends here!

Brody having "fun" in the pool!

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When I Grow Up....

Luke has taken a definite interest in all things Daddy and pilot related lately. Tom let him play with this helmet one evening, and he pretty much refused to take it off. He looks so stinking cute with this thing on I can hardly stand it! At school there is a flight suit that a parent donated, and every time I go in to pick them up, Luke has on that crazy thing!