Beach Lady

Yesterday we had planned a beach day with my wonderful neighbors. As much as I would love to go to the beach everyday, our day to day life seems to always interfere. Harpy definitely seems old enough (and was not repeatedly shoving sand in her mouth) and seemed to enjoy herself! I always worry about her skin in this extreme sun but tons of sunscreen did the trick. H and I are so fortunate to have such great neighbors, who are flexible with H's schedule and willing to join us for a beautiful afternoon in the sun. We were also lucky enough to use our friend's private beach on the North Shore. Unreal. Once we get back from our Connecticut trip, I think beach will be part of our weekly routine for the calmer summer months. We do live in Hawaii after all...

Happy Friday!

xoxo,
allie

(almost) Wordless Wednesday

Busy busy weekend!

I feel like all of my posts include the word busy. The truth is, we are busy; by no means am I complaining and in fact, I thrive and love (well love might be a strong adjective, but definitely during deployments adore!) busy. I am the one scheduling our activities and boy, does it make time fly! Every morning we are out and about until eleven. I have a strict rule we must be home by that bewitching hour for a quick lunch and longg nap. Harpy loves that middle of the day nap and it is necessary for a successful bedtime! Very rarely, I will plan a long drive down to Honolulu around that nap time. We also don't really leave the house past five. H always eats her dinner, bathes, and then beddy by 6:30 (early... I know, I know). Schedules are my lifeline being a single parent.

Anyway, we have a wonderful weekend full of sunshine, the beach, church, a Honolulu lunch, and a BBQ. Of course, I didn't do the best job capturing photos but here are some from my phone. They mostly showcase H getting into EVERYTHING. She is such a busy lady these days. She loves pulling up on everything... love her curiosity but phew, I can't take my eye off her.

She adores the cereal boxes.

All of these pictures look just like Will; I can't get over it. I love this Turtle Dress! Perfect for Hawaii. 

I schedule all of small FRG meetings in the Family Support Center Playroom for H.. Thank goodness everyone is willing to sit on those tiny chairs... Sorry!

And our daily run. Sweet girl just watches the scenery.

Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! It is May tomorrow; a new month means one less month away from Will. Love that.

xoxo,

allie

Beet Box

H and I have had a busy week running around but yesterday we were thrilled to stop and enjoy the beautiful North Shore. Although we are just minutes from the beach, our day to day life is very normal and at moments, it is easy to forget we live in Hawaii.

The North Shore is the Hawaii I pictured... Haleiwa, the closest town to us, is full of delicious restaurants, shaved ice galore, little shops, and turtle filled beaches. I honestly think you could walk barefoot into every restaurant or carry a surfboard. No one would even give it a second thought. The whole town/area has a very laid back easy-going feel. We met some friends at the Beet Box.. delicious. I loved it, but being an only veterinarian menu, I think it will be a Mama/Harper date place (not a Will place!). We (yes, H ate some too) had an Acai bowl. These are super popular in Hawaii and a jealous blend of fruit, yogurt, granola, and a dark berry called the Acai. Totally recommend everyone tries one once in their lives! My friend Sam picked it and we were thrilled with her choice!

Love this picture of the girls!! 

and the little lady before Music Class... She was saying Happy Birthday to Aunt Lucy!!

Have a great weekend!

xoxo,

allie