Mele Kalikimaka! Christmas in July? Well it could be with the way I delay our posts. In this second installment of our last 9 months we have our amazing holiday celebration with the Van Kuran and Marcis families in Honolulu, our final days in Hawaii, our first days in Palo Alto, CA, the birth of our niece/cousin Whitney Florence Marcis, and our first real road trip to Spokane, WA with stops in Lake Shasta, Lincoln City, Portland and Klamath Falls. During this time our now 1 1/2 year old learned to walk, say her first word ("daddy" followed soon after by "more" in reference to all food which she LOVES), embrace sign language (thank you Baby Signing Times!) and grow in to a beautiful, delightful little human being with a big personality all her own.
Christmas in Hawaii! There was lots of playing out front of the townhouse, beautifully decorated by Chip
We all enjoyed a visit to the Children's Discovery Museum where Georgia found her calling as a news anchor
And harvested pineapples while looking like a pineapple with her hair do
An amazing Christmas Dinner in the gazebo with only the occasional passing shower
All dolled up in her Aloha Christmas attire
Christmas morning and the XBox Kinect did not impress but the wooden stacking toy from the "retro" section at FAO Schwartz did, still a favorite
Checking out her beautiful stocking handmade by Nana
A visit to Honolulu Zoo
Trying shave ice since Grandpa now has a "license to spoil" t-shirt courtesy of my sister (thanks Kim...)
The sisters and the cousins - Lyell, Georgia and Whitney...still just a bump in my sister's belly
Pigtails for the first time - all of a sudden she looks like a toddler. This is around February when she started walking!
A visit to Kualoa Ranch by the Ko'olau Mountains (the diner from 50 First Dates is in the background)
Getting ready for the Hawaii garage sale - Nana keeps it all together somehow
Our last dinner on Oahu - saying Aloha to our marina
One last ride in Daddy's F-550 - I think we will need an area code on the door once we move it to California...still a few years out
Our first trip to a park in California - note the jacket and pants which we had to search high and low for since in March only the spring clothes are in stores and it was 50 degrees during the day.
A visit with cousin Lyell while we all wait for baby Whitney to be born. The Marcis family decided to do the birth in Palo Alto due to the severe storms in the Yosemite area so we got to visit with them for a few weeks!
A first look at baby Whitney Florence Marcis, born March 25th (another Aries!)
Chip visits, finally! We enjoy a walk at "the dish" in the Stanford hills. Georgia will only last 15 mintues in the stroller now that she can walk so we have to improvise
Georgia and I visit the Marcis family in Mariposa and spend the morning at playgroup with cousin Lyell and some chickens
Georgia and Lyell learn to be careful with Whitney although it looks like Georgia is going to do something to Lyell instead
Enjoying the community lake on the swings
Nana loves Easter, can you tell? We got to enjoy the holiday with Great Grandpa, Great Uncle Don and Great Aunt Myra
Our first true road trip! We drove from PA to Lincoln Beach, OR to Spokane, WA making a few stops along the way. Our first night was in Dunsmuir near Lake Shasta where Georgia took her first "hike" and lasted about 100 yards. Any one want to rent houseboats next summer?
Georgia loves wineries! Stopping at one of the many Oregon wineries on our way to Lincoln City
Georgia makes friends with the wildlife. Thanks to our friends Jim and Gina for sharing their incredible beach house. In case you want to go:
http://splendorbythesea.com/
We still get to be by the beach... just have to wear a few more layers. Here is the view from the observation deck of the beach house
Getting some QT. Chip is with us 2 weeks and 3 weekends then back to Hawaii for 2 weeks and 1 weekend during which he works non-stop on 2 remodels and 2 new construction.
Visiting our Hawaii cousin Hanzo, now living in Portland with mom and dad Brad & Molly Ono
Relaxing with Grandpa St. Germain in Spokane, WA which had the most beautiful weather of all!
Georgia's first experience with a snow storm... in May... in California... I think it was my first time experiencing that too. Check out her split chin :(
Chip chases her down in a parking lot during a Dutch Brothers coffee stop (the best in the Northwest, Coffee Bean in Hawaii - oh how I miss you!). She is running all over the place now after waiting until 14 months old to walk.
Christmas in Hawaii! There was lots of playing out front of the townhouse, beautifully decorated by Chip
We all enjoyed a visit to the Children's Discovery Museum where Georgia found her calling as a news anchor
And harvested pineapples while looking like a pineapple with her hair do
An amazing Christmas Dinner in the gazebo with only the occasional passing shower 
All dolled up in her Aloha Christmas attire
Christmas morning and the XBox Kinect did not impress but the wooden stacking toy from the "retro" section at FAO Schwartz did, still a favorite
Checking out her beautiful stocking handmade by Nana
A visit to Honolulu Zoo
Trying shave ice since Grandpa now has a "license to spoil" t-shirt courtesy of my sister (thanks Kim...)
The sisters and the cousins - Lyell, Georgia and Whitney...still just a bump in my sister's belly 
Pigtails for the first time - all of a sudden she looks like a toddler. This is around February when she started walking!
A visit to Kualoa Ranch by the Ko'olau Mountains (the diner from 50 First Dates is in the background)
Getting ready for the Hawaii garage sale - Nana keeps it all together somehow
Our last dinner on Oahu - saying Aloha to our marina
One last ride in Daddy's F-550 - I think we will need an area code on the door once we move it to California...still a few years out
Our first trip to a park in California - note the jacket and pants which we had to search high and low for since in March only the spring clothes are in stores and it was 50 degrees during the day.
A visit with cousin Lyell while we all wait for baby Whitney to be born. The Marcis family decided to do the birth in Palo Alto due to the severe storms in the Yosemite area so we got to visit with them for a few weeks!
A first look at baby Whitney Florence Marcis, born March 25th (another Aries!)
Chip visits, finally! We enjoy a walk at "the dish" in the Stanford hills. Georgia will only last 15 mintues in the stroller now that she can walk so we have to improvise
Georgia and I visit the Marcis family in Mariposa and spend the morning at playgroup with cousin Lyell and some chickens
Georgia and Lyell learn to be careful with Whitney although it looks like Georgia is going to do something to Lyell instead
Enjoying the community lake on the swings
Nana loves Easter, can you tell? We got to enjoy the holiday with Great Grandpa, Great Uncle Don and Great Aunt Myra
Our first true road trip! We drove from PA to Lincoln Beach, OR to Spokane, WA making a few stops along the way. Our first night was in Dunsmuir near Lake Shasta where Georgia took her first "hike" and lasted about 100 yards. Any one want to rent houseboats next summer?
Georgia loves wineries! Stopping at one of the many Oregon wineries on our way to Lincoln City
Georgia makes friends with the wildlife. Thanks to our friends Jim and Gina for sharing their incredible beach house. In case you want to go: http://splendorbythesea.com/
We still get to be by the beach... just have to wear a few more layers. Here is the view from the observation deck of the beach house
Getting some QT. Chip is with us 2 weeks and 3 weekends then back to Hawaii for 2 weeks and 1 weekend during which he works non-stop on 2 remodels and 2 new construction.
Visiting our Hawaii cousin Hanzo, now living in Portland with mom and dad Brad & Molly Ono
Relaxing with Grandpa St. Germain in Spokane, WA which had the most beautiful weather of all!
Georgia's first experience with a snow storm... in May... in California... I think it was my first time experiencing that too. Check out her split chin :(
Chip chases her down in a parking lot during a Dutch Brothers coffee stop (the best in the Northwest, Coffee Bean in Hawaii - oh how I miss you!). She is running all over the place now after waiting until 14 months old to walk. 
she's gotten so big! and yes, she does look like a toddler now. crazy how fast they grow! i can't wait to meet her, and have her play with izzy & jess!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! love it and love that baby Hanzo is there too! thanks for sharing!! take care patty, chip and georgia anne! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat pics and sure looks like you guys are having a blast!! She is growing up so quickly!! Miss you guys already!! Enjoy the summer and keep the blog updated so that we know what you are up to!!
ReplyDeleteAloha,
CP aka Uncle Craig