Richard couldn't stand not having a pet any longer. He wanted a cat but I'm glad he settled on a bird. The kids love her. They act like it's Christmas and come running up the stairs as soon as they get up in the morning. She is just a baby but we should be able to teach her how to talk. She is a Jenday Conure.
Dylan was my subject of the week for my photography class I am taking online. I had him sitting on a chair while Brendan held up a blanket for my background. Brendan's arms were getting tired and Dylan was done trying to sit in a small area (the blanket wasn't very big) that he finally ended up on the floor. The floor shots actually ended up being my favorite. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.
Don't we look happy. We were just a little bit spoiled on our anniversary. Through a wonderful friend we were able to stay in an ocean view room at the Grand Wailea and to top it off we both got 2hr. spa treatments. We ended our night with a beautiful sunset dinner and a stroll on the beach.
At 6 months Jacob is
The tail is gone.
Richard had Friday off so we set out to do something new and different. We went to the Makawao Forrest Preserve looking for a spring and waterfall but instead found some cool caves and mushrooms. 
On Saturday we had a picnic upcountry which included some kite flying and of course Red hair. 
Later that night it was a BBQ with the family and a firework show by Jordan. 
My sister bought me some fabric I had wanted for a back of a quilt and decided to just get started with one. I researched what I wanted to do and found several I wanted to make. This first one looked so cute and easy I had to make it.
But this is the one I decided to make with my favorite fabric for the backing.
In the process of researching quilts I found at least 
