A Year of Firsts

Wow, what a year!
2011 was filled with many firsts... including the first time we:
-celebrated a wedding anniversary
-were cast in a drama
-got a puppy together
-rented and simultaneously became landlords
-extracted an electrocuted mouse from the innards of our dryer (actually all props goes to Jeff for being the super-hero exterminator)... it's a long story, but FYI, if your neighbors tent their house, you might get an influx of rodents in your house- beware!

I think Jeff had more "firsts" since it was his first time to live on Oahu. He officially survived one year of living away from waterfalls and easily accessible hiking places. Among the many "firsts" he experienced (e.g. eating at Arby's, going thrift shopping), the best was probably the first time he used the shopping cart escalator at WalMart. It made him so happy!

Hope everyone's 2012 is off to a great start! If not, go to WalMart Kunia and use the cart escalator. It might cheer you up!

There's That Ball Again

One of the few times that Taco asserts his Alpha-maleness and ZoeWee complies.

The Evasive Tennis Ball

This is what happens when you buy a cat toy for your dog, then hide her favorite tennis ball in it.

Apples to Apples

Our dear friend JoAnn visited from the mainland. It was great to hang with her and the other Ewa Beach gang. We played a round of Apples to Apples... which left me with scary memories of flying monkeys and clowns.

Getting Along

A few (rare) quiet moments that our furry kids are actually sitting together peacefully.

Flying Tako

Spotted outside my classroom: A purple flying octopus!

Roaring 1920's

Jeff wanted to get our vintage on and take some 1920-esque photos. We searched high and low for fitting outfit pieces (thanks Abe for lending the hat) that would make us look like we were back-in-the-day. A big roarin' THANKS goes out to Annalicious for being our enthusiastic photog, for driving us to three different spots (can you guess where these locations are?), AND for filling her trunk with tons of awesome props... from wine glasses, tea cups, a metal tea kettle, a cute lil tambourine, a basketful of bright green apples, flowers, a guitar, and MORE! She also brought a portable iPod player to play lindy hop music! Thanks Anna- we had lots of happy memories =) To see the rest of the pictures, please go to Jeff's site at
http://www.modernoahuphotographer.com

More ZoeWee =)

We've had Zoe-Wee for about a month and she's slightly bigger now... about 2 pounds. Here's some post-nap, pre-bath pictures.

Meet Baby Zoe-Wee

Jeff very graciously allowed me to get a puppy. We adopted this baby girl a few weeks ago.
She's a Morkie (Maltese-Yorkie) and Jeff named her Zoe-Wee. His first choice was Bell.
(Get it? "Taco... Bell!")
How is Taco dealing with her? At first he was being a sulky snob towards her, but he is finally accepting... well, tolerating... her presence. I don't blame Taco for being annoyed. Zoe-Wee is a hyper-energetic ball of fluff who likes to beat up Taco. We'll post some videos soon so you can see what we're talking about!

Buttons

Hanging with Jenney and Tasha at OG, during Jenney's last visit...