Snap n Go that went?!!! oh, snap!

Of course our trip was not devoid of mishaps as Justin spent some time locked out, lost and sweaty.... but the craziest event happened on our last morning on the island. Long story even longer, we borrowed a bunch of baby gear from our BIF (best island friend), Becki. She was swinging by our place on her way to work to pick it up, and Justin loaded it into this (pictured) travel stroller base and took it down the elevator. Being that it was only 6.30 in the morning, he figured it was safe to leave the empty thing at the elevator while he ran across the street to Starbucks. We even had this convo as he left... "go grab coffee after" said I... "what do I do with this?" said he... "oh, gosh, there are so many crack heads wandering around with shopping carts, no one will even notice if you walk across the street with that thing" I jested.... "but I'm sure it will be fine at the elevator"...

Who showed up with Starbucks (a whole 'nuther blog topic, why don't they make the Thai espresso here 'mainland'?? it is SO good coupled with another island specialty, the 'oatcake' at Starbs) and no Snap-n-go? That's right!! It was stolen in the 2 minutes that he ran across the street!

We were flustered and furious.... alas, we put (uber effective, as witnessed in the Candy Caper) Heit Detective Agency, Jadyn, P.I. on the case. I remembered the parking lot attendant and told Justin to call the guy when he got in...sure enough, J&J got the guy to utilize all of his fancy surveliance equipment and rewound to 6.30ish... when ..NABBED!! Clear as can be, the video showed two OLD LADIES come out of the elevator and steal the stroller, and GET BACK IN THE ELEVATOR AND GO to WORK!! they worked at the condo complex!! BUSTED! Stupid!! The manager got involved and the Bee$%@@ches told him they "thought it was abandoned".. ya right. They were too embarassed to show their faces and deliever it back to us, so they sent some lackie of theirs to do the dirty work and we got it back... an hour before we headed to the airport. Where's the ALOHA spirit??? Jeez!!

Hang Loose Hawaii

The family set off for our first BIG trip since becoming four. Jbird has been "dying" to go to Hawaii since asked to be the flower girl for Jess and Thad way back last year. It was an action packed long weekend, full of fun and wedding festivites. We are so lucky to have friends like these. We were treated like royalty and had a once in a lifetime experience.


loving the warm Pacific


ALoooooHa


Beautiful couple, amazing day. Everyone in this party was a genuine true blue. All of these girls have made me feel like we've been friends forever.. Thad and Jess just draw a good crew. Congratulations, you two. You make an awesome team. We love you so much and feel so lucky to have been a part of such a great weekend wedding celebration!!

getting ready with Auntie Jdawg on the BIG DAY. I cannot believe it has come and gone. What a wedding. Jess was a real celebrity, looked absolutely stunning and the setting(s) were absolutely out of this world. There was a lot of love going around.. everthing was impeccable.. right out of Martha Stewart/ In Style weddings... but cooler.

I love Jadyn's pictures.. there were tons of these little sneak pix on my camera.. with her "shaka" in front of her chosen subject. ha

How cute is this funny little rocker from Auntie Becki/ Fonse? C loved it.. it vibrated, to boot!!

Jbird with her American Idol, "Jdawg"... Jadyn couldn't have been more happy following around Jess at the luau party.. (sorry, dawg) she has been wearing her lei since we got home, putting it in the fridge each day after school!! Her sharing "what are you thankful for" was all about the wedding, Hawaii, and her coconut purse for the flowers. (Last week's sharing was your favorite family member, and she chose "auntie" Jdawg for that, too)

don't you love it when the OTHER PERSON says "oh, I don't want one, I'm not hungry at all", then proceeds to steal yours? Funny how that works..

um, ya, never one to resist the sweets here.

Dad did get to catch some waves..

Jadyn was so excited to be at the surf contest.. so excited about EVERYTHING in Hawaii... it was sweet. She wore her contest tee shirt all day.

Campbell chills in his cool tent... Ok, nerdy disclaimer (as though it's a departure from my seriously intellectual banter) my struggle in the humid, hawaiian sun: do I put him in long sleeves or put sunscreen on him? (They say not under 3 months??) I opted for the (light weight, mind you) long sleeves, but dad was freaking out.. "what are you THINKING?? The kid is going to die of heat exhaustion!" thankyouverymuch, he is still with us (although he was really sweaty)