gettin' back into the swing of things

what can i say about this little character above? she is so darn funny! so many facial expressions....all because of a silly lawn mower. today we spent all morning into early afternoon doing much needed yard work. alaina and kylee kept following alan around while he was mowing the lawn. seriously, how much fun could that really be? they obviously thought so.

anyway, we are back and missing hawaii more and more everyday....especially coming back to rain, rain and more rain:) oh well, vacations do have to come to an end sooner or later. i honestly think that was one of the quickest weeks of my life. but a wonderful one! though i wanted to stay longer, i was anxious to see alaina....who, might i add was not so anxious to see me. when we arrived at the airport it was like she looked me up and down and was saying with her eyes, "you left me, i don't want you." luckily my feelings weren't hurt too badly. we made up in the car. however, after staying with my aunt and uncle for a week, i think they are more than just a great aunt and great uncle...more like another nini and papa. i am grateful that everything went so well and she was loved soooooo much.

she is officially back to her ooey, gooey, cheesy smiley, ornery self! kylee is defiantly coming off a vacation high. slowly adjusting, but doing well. still cute as ever.

how do kids no that when you get an ice cream cone they instinctively know to eat the cone? you would think that they know to eat the ice cream, but not the cone....it's the ice cream "holder." what would make them think that they are supposed to eat that as well (assuming they haven't seen you eat one before)? just curious...because alaina knew exactly what to do. that thing was gone in two minutes. it was hilarious. she dove right in and finished it off with out batting an eye. and when she was done she was looking for more with her white goatee plastered on. i'm just so glad i thought to bring my camera:)