Editing

I'm glued to the computer. Image after image in front of me - it's my job. And as I do this, there are two little boys and one little girl that are outside in the yard looking for caterpillars and knocking down spiderwebs, building a moat, and filling it with water. I remember doing those things.

Lots of Pretties

Whew... I tell you I don't know where time is going. I keep meaning to sit down and write and put up pictures of the Littles so that I can reflect back on them later. But there's so much to do. It's Sunday today. The dryer is tumbling, the table is covered in folded clothes, the kids are watching Transformers. Time for a moment to just reflect.

Let's start this off with the annual Dagupion couch picture. I'm not sure when this started as a tradition, but I know that we've done it several times... and soon I think Marissa and Eugene will need a bigger couch! haha

Cruz making a barrier in the hallway

Kai's artwork! I put it in a glass frame.

The rolly slide at Keokea Park

Cruz running at Baby Beach

Kai Boy at Baby Beach

Little dude actually got the bar - then we rescued him.

Ry at Baby Beach

Nana's 88th birthday

Me and Nana. I'm 5'4" - she is the tiniest thing!

Kuau Cove

Monkeys at the fish pond at Nui Farm where we get our veggies

Another trip to Keokea Park with some tickle chase.

These two are pretty cute!

I was giving my new friend Lory a camera lesson at the beach.

Beautiful princess

Officially sold off all my Canon gear. Welcomed into the family a Nikon D3!

It truly is the best!

Me and the kiddos took a little detour back in time today.

There are some more beach pictures that I need to upload. We've been trying to hit up the beach as much as possible. Really trying to explore and show the kids all different parts of the island. They are loving when we go to Keokea. Next up will be some light hiking in the Olinda Forest. Excited for that one!

No Rain, No Rainbows

Rainbow over Sugarcane Fields - Haleakala Highway

It's been storming over here for the last week. Lots of rain and wind, and of course, rainbows. Rainbows still take my breath away, and me and the kids will often pull the car over to watch it and talk about the treasure at the end.

Yesterday I was at a photo session and a sprinkling of rain started to fall and a giant rainbow developed over the bay. It took my breath away. My client said that for the first two days of their vacation, they enjoyed the rainbows, but now the rainbows just meant rain and they were "over it".

It is true that there aren't rainbows without a bit of rain. There is no rainforest without rain. There is no renewal of land without rain. Rain is our friend. And we are rewarded handsomely by the miracle of raindrops reflecting sunlight in just such a way to present us with an arch of color plastered across the sky to enjoy. I can't even imagine ever being "over it". I hope never, ever, ever in my life I will see something as magnificent as a rainbow and say, "meh".