Next Time I Am Staying Here.....

I am making an executive decision. The next time our family travels to the "Islands" to visit Skye and Ryan or have a big family 'Todo', we are going to stay here. It is out on the point, has 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, dining room, Large Kitchen, TV room, Patio, Lanai, Pool, Garage and with the pull out couches, beds, etc, it sleeps over 20. It is within walking distance to the PCC, grocery Store, beach and Temple.
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And the best part. . . Ryan knows the people who manage it. He works there part time doing maintenance. What do you think?

Aloha!!

Thank You!

Thank you to all who have served in the United States Military.
God Bless you always and may the people of this country never forget what you have fought for, lived for and died for - FREEDOM!

For 30 years I was privileged to call this soldier and airman Dad.

Bill Cunningham 1923 - 2006

1943 - 1945 WWII Fighter Pilot
U.S. Army Air Corps.

He also flew fighters in The Korean War 1950-1953
and Cargo Transports in the Vietnam War 1961 - 1974

To celebrate this Veterans Day, every one should read
A MESSAGE TO GARCIA
it was written in 1899 and was required reading for all military men in the U.S. until the 1960's.
(You can google it!)
Thank you Daddio! I Love you!

Our Little Pumpkin and Hawaii Fun

So, it is my duty as Grandma to make sure that this little Reagan Pumpkin is appropriatly dressed. Since there were only 3 days to Halloween and Reagan has 4 Halloween sleepers I thought I better get started. I took them all to the hospital and played dress up with the smallest one.

Today when Skye and Ryan brought her home they dressed her in this holiday number. Gideon loved holding her, but she wasn't too happy.
Don't Ask. ... I really don't know why I am looking at Parker like that. I think Cali took this picture to blackmail me or something.

Tonight was the haunted barn up at Turtle Bay. Parker and Gideon put on their costumes and got their Party on!

Wednesday morning we went to the beach. Cali has lost so much weight she had to get a new swimsuit, so she gifted me with her old one.

Parker didn't want anything to do with the sand and water this day.

Cali, Gideon and Travis had a lot of fun in the waves.

Aloha Until Next time!

Meet Reagan Elisabeth

Ryan and Skye welcome a little angel to their family.
What a beautiful little addition she is.

Reagan Elisabeth

Born 10-27-11

at 8:08 a.m.

7 lbs. 1.1 oz.

19 inches long

Oh how we love her!

We won't go into the labor story here. Suffice it to say Skye was induced and it was a LOOOONNNNGGGG process. Yesterday and today when new nurses came on shift they would look at Skye's chart and say "Oh.... your the one!" Hmmmm.

Ryan, being the awesome husband he is, never left her side. Well, unless she requested food. :-)

Above we see Skye on the Birthing Ball.

Sometime around 34 or 35 hours they had to put Skye on oxygen to help keep the baby's heart rate up.

Skye's request for the squat bar was granted. This is just 2 hours before Reagan was born. Skye looks remarkably good for all she had been through already.

Reagan and Mommy meet face to face.

Getting cleaned up, weighed and measured.

Reagan cried and cried and cried! It was such a beautiful and healthy sound!

She has good lungs! Bet she will be a fabulous singer like her Mama!

Daddy has an immediate calming effect on his little girl. I can't believe how alert she is. She likes to see what is going on!

Her first bath!

I think Skye was talking to either Donna or her dad. Reagan looks like she is listening intently.

Grandma Gets to hold her newest little Granddaughter.

What a beautiful Baby!

Aloha!!!