Mrs. Sea Turtle

On the side of the road as you drive by Waimea Bay
You can see part of the beach behind us and some of the waves. The waves are starting to get pretty big around here. It looks really cloudy in these pictures, but it was actually a combination of clouds and VOG, which is volcano fog from the Big Island. This week the wind has been carrying it all the way over Maui and Molokai to us on Oahu! It has done nothing but ruin my sunny beach days :(
This was the destination of our little drive - to see the sea turtles on the beach!
Here she is taking a nice little nap
My auntie told me the sea turtles like to come to this beach and crawl out into the sun. I was a little worried we would miss the opportunity since we got there at about 6 in the evening and there was no sunlight at all - in fact, the sea turtle volunteer people told us we were lucky to see one!

My Handsome Male Model

Shawn decided to wear his nice gray sweater to school one day because it was cloudy and rainy. He liked it so much, he asked me to take a picture of him with the ocean in the background. He even posed for the picture without me asking.

Shawn's 24th Birthday!

Yay what a big boy!
His favorite - banana cream pie
Don't look so depressed about being 24
Shawn with Nate and Andrew who came to celebrate his birthday with us...and eat his pie
Shawn turned 24 on October 26th, so I made him two banana cream pies. It was my first time making it by myself! Although the graham cracker crust didn't look very pretty on the bottom, it tasted delicious! I think it's one of my favorite pies now too :) Happy Birthday my sweet!

My Little Sears Worker

Shawn at work!
Shawn giving me the "Are you done taking pictures yet? You're embarrassing me in front my fellow employees" face.

Spam Musubi

I converted Shawn to eating spam, more specifically spam musubi - a block of rice with a slice of cooked spam on top wrapped with seaweed! MMM mmm We know our friend Andrew likes it and Nate hates it, but I don't have a picture of Shawn because he eats too fast! Hungry boy...

Shawn's Front Yard

This is the view from Kamehameha Hwy - where we all park along the road and walk across this little patch of grass. Shawn's floor is at the top with the big windows and little square windows underneath.

Let the Beach Days Begin

This is my new favorite beach picture...because I haven't been in the water yet, so my hair is still dry and my makeup is still there...Shawn looks cute no matter what
Our first time at Sunset Beach since we've been back
Shawn let his feet sink into the sand, so for a moment I was actually as tall as somebody!
Two of our really good friends Andrew and Nate. Shawn is acting like he's shocked by Nate's height.
This is what happens when you wait too long to take a picture - you're either not looking or making an ugly face.
This is what happens when Shawn IS looking at the camera - he still makes an ugly face.
Shawn wanted to try to lift me up to see if he got stronger or weaker, but to me, it would prove if I gained or lost weight. Let's just say I'm glad he could do it.