Hawaii...according to Aden...

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One of the cool things we did this year...in fact, one of the coolest...was go to hawaii to see my cousin Kassia graduate from high school!

That is a picture of Pololu valley which is down the street from Popaw's house.

I flew over with mom and LaoLao. It was so much fun!  I got to play with Amara, Kassia's little sister who is also my cousin AND my age! Well, she's 5, but who's counting? 

The graduation was very beautiful. There were lots of flowers everywhere. Kassia's mom, my Aunt Sheryl, teaches at the school so she got to give Kassia her diploma. That was neat. 

After the diploma's were handed out, the graduates performed the hula for us. 

Then, everyone hung flower leis around Kassia's neck and we got to go home and jump on the trampoline!

Aunt Sheryl and Uncle Tom's house is fun...they have a big backyard and a dog.

We stayed at Popaw's house in Hawi. That was awesome too, because Popaw has a great big yard to run around in. I could see Maui from his front porch. I also got to touch the King Kamehameha statue.  The original one in Kapa'au!

My Aunt Sandy and Uncle Rick were there too.

We went to Waikoloa and saw the dolphins...and there was a bird that really talked. he said...Hello to me! That's where I saw the big BooBoo...er, Buddha.

Hawaii is so much fun. You should go sometime!

Long time no see

Wow...I started this blog a year ago, just to see if I could figure out how to use the site.  Well, I'm no slouch...it only took a year, but now...I have skills baby!  Not mad skills, but...skills.  

So, I am going to try and pick it back up so that our family and friends can follow some of Aden's progress.  

Aden is four now...she still wants a pony.  She's in preschool, her favorite color is red, and she supports Barack Obama for president.  

She is already a frequent flyer.  She has been to Chicago several times, Hawaii thrice, and Hannibal, Missouri once. She has made several trips by car to San Francisco, and frequents Banning, Ca.  

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I will post some of the pictures from travels with Aden in the next few days, so check in and see what goes up! For now...enjoy shots of Aden at the park. Sure to be classics!