Fluff n' Stuff

 
Giving Kalista's doggy a red heart that says, "Love."

 Fluffing her own bear

What else but a pink heart!

 Sophia said, "I think baby's going to like her doggy."

Best friends lounging and having a snack : )

Sophia's Gourmet Adventures

This vacation has consisted of A LOT of sugar! Although Sophia is not deprived of sugar back in Santa Barbara, we definitely limit her more than most. Sophia has been in Heaven with all the pineapple and guava juice. Oh well, after all, it is vacation. She will be back to her normal routine in a few days.

 Breakfast (Lox, scrambled eggs, bacon, pineapple,

papaya, strawberries and of course, pineapple juice)

Not too sure how many kids 

would request capers.

What a healthy snack! ; )

 So happy to introduce Sophia to one of our

favorite restaurants in Hawaii.

 Octopus sashimi, of course!

 The art of using chopsticks...toddler style!

Octopus, edaname, miso soup with extra tofu...

what more could a little girl want?!

Hawaiian Braid

 I'm pretty sure Sophia would never

sit this still for me!

Looking very pleased with the end result!

 Glamorous!

Not sure how we are going to convince Sophia

to take out the braid in a couple of weeks 

for our family photos!

Oh We're Going to a Hukilau...

On Monday evening we took Sophia to her very first luau. We knew she would enjoy watching the dancers; especially the fire dancers. To our surprise though, she really loved the hula lesson on stage. Sophia had a great time and was a fabulous trooper with this 4 hour event!

 Perfect seating!

 Ohana = Family

 Amazing fire dance!

 Our little hula girl

 Looking like a pro!

Everybody loves the hukilau!

Water Wings

David & I are totally against water wings. David taught swim lessons many years ago and has made it a point to never have Sophia use these convenient flotation devices because of their false sense of security. But to my surprise he made an exception! David really wanted to take Sophia snorkeling and knew the wings would help her stay afloat. We didn't tell her the purpose of the wings. We just let her know they were only meant for snorkeling.

 Ready for an underwater adventure!

 Looking for Honus and tropical fish.

I was a little nervous watching Sophia 

go out so far. But I knew she was in

good hands with her Papa!

Safely back to shore! : )