Day: June 30, 2010

    We are going to miss these guys!!!! ALOT :(

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    I know I have exceeded the maximum number of posts for one afternoon but here’s one more:

    For the last 4 hours Pacen and Camry have been here playing and the kids have been excellent and I can’t help but think how sad it is that they are moving this week! I keep grabbing my camera and capturing these last moments of fun. None of the kids can grasp how different it will be with them not living within 5 minutes of each other and Erica and I are just doing our best to ignore the situation or pretend it isn’t really happening.

    3:00 -They were being so good that I had to offer them a treat.

    4:00 Just taking turns on the tire swing

    5:00 - we had to finish the last of Benji's birthday cake

    6:00 back outside after dinner - playing 'something'

    These kids have spent the last 4 years together – since the oldest one is not yet 6 we can say they have spent their lives together. I hope they remember this part of their lives. I will miss it. I’m sure there will be many visits in the future but maybe never the perfect set up that we’ve had 🙁

    Categories: Benji, Packer

    birthday boy

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    Benji is 5!

    This birthday boy was in Heaven! We got up and opened presents which kept him entertained the rest of the day. I thought of going to Chuck E Cheese but we were not in need of entertainment. He got the Ben 10 creation Chamber! A Zhu Zhu pet, Slip n Slide,  Legos, Bakugan, Ben 10 Tatoos and Ben 10 book – yes he is obsessed. He didn’t even whine when I had him lay down for quiet time because he had his new book. He was super excited to have his cousins over for a party that night. We had a quick treasure Hunt and then a squirt gun/balloon race followed by presents and Bakugan cake. Emergency stitches for Lily urged us to end the  night at 10:30pm 🙂

    Tacos for dinner!

    Squirt gun race!

    more presents, Benji is in there somewhere.

    Wonder what he is wishing for...

    A Nettesheim tradition is that once you take your first bite of birthday cake then the birthday kid can’t talk until his cake is gone. We decided that Benji was old enough to get the game this year and introduced it to him. He was very proud to ignore everyone and not talk and not have to finish eating his cake under the table! He is a rule keeper – Good job buddy!

    When did this guy get so big?

    Categories: Benji

    The Last of Hawaii

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    after this post I will let it go…

    Ben went Deep Sea fishing on Thursday!

    The boat ride to Lanai - I lost my lunch on the way back.

    Ben, Matt and Rick in the bamboo

    Dinner at Canoes in Lahaina

    The waterfall hike!

    The boys on the beach

    We enjoyed some malasadas for breakfast

    Night out at the Magic Show

    One more pic of our favorite Bamboo forest.

    We had a great vacation. We loved spending time with family and with each other. We had lots of time to chat and relax and go on adventures. All of Ben’s siblings were there except one and his parents. We missed our kids but knew they were in good hands. Highlights were snorkeling with the turtles, riding the waves, fishing, shopping without kids, seeing dolphins, and LOTS of yummy food. The only disappointment was ‘Big Beach’, Ben and I loved that beach 4 years ago and did some fun boogie boarding but when we went on Friday the waves were breaking on the shore and the life guard kept warning people to stay out 🙁 booo, maybe next time, whenever that may be. Luckily both of our families are addicted to Hawaii so there is bound to be another trip in our future. Until then, good bye hawaii,  and good bye lazy days without any kids to tend to.

    Categories: General, Nettesheim

    Great Shots

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    I’m a people picture taker and usually won’t take a picture of just scenery BUT we got a few cool shots and these shots will always bring back great Hawaiian memories:

    Jungle walk to Honolua Bay

    Sands of Kahana - view from our Condo

    Our waterfall hike

    looks like a good snorkeling spot

    Categories: Ben, Jana