Not just Santa came to town

Ggma Miller flew all the way from Pennsylvania to visit us in Hawaii.  What a trek!  She got off the plane looking like she had been on a 30 min flight.  We were all so excited to see her.  What a special time to snuggle, read books, play games and just love on our sweet Grandma.  She was so appreciative of everything Hawaiian and helped us look at things through her eyes.  We are so grateful that she was a super trooper and made it over the Pacific to spend such precious time with our family.  Kai called her GG and played hide & seek with her--"GG, where are you?" Tyce liked to play iPad with her and all the boys learned Candy Crush--one of her favorites!  Cruz had a tender heart for her sweetness and wrote her a precious note.  Oshyn took good care of her and liked to beat her a skip-bo and any other card game we got out.
Next on out special visitor list was Grammie and Grandad!  They flew in Christmas Eve and got to stay for a few weeks--what a wonderful treat!  The boys prepped by watching Grammie read stories on the computer until the real deal came in.  More snuggling, reading, loving and building things was done.  Luckily the boys had a few weeks off school.
Christmas was fun and relaxing with this crew.  The boys made out like bandits and couldn't have been happier with their penny boards and kendamas.
 We loved showing our family Oahu.  We made it to Waimea Falls, the PCC, the famous Big Wave shrimp truck, the swap meet and of course the beach!  As always we look forward to their return and more adventures.

Christmas prep

Barefooted eating shave ice...a new way to watch a Christmas parade!  

 Kai was waving and yelling, "HI!!" to everyone that passed by.  So so cute and fun.

I am thankful that Haleiwa has a parade.  It is one of those traditions that we loved in Lodi and are grateful to continue here.

I found this Christmas gem...this is the good stuff!!

This is the other good stuff!  Merry Christmas Eve Eve at our Ward party

We decorated Aunt Judy's famous sugar cookies with GGma and our neighbor Orin.  

MMMmmmm!!

Mele Kalikimaka--We're ready!!

Mr. FOUR

Tyce could hardly believe it was finally his birthday!  He requested a dirt bike cake and his requested was granted!  We had a little party & his friend Caden came over.  It was a great day for a great little big boy!  We love our Tyce.

Yikes!

 You know it's big when you can see surfers towed in by jet skis from your lanai!

Don't be a Turkey 2013 Nobmann Trot

We love to start out a glutinous holiday with a nice run.  Here's our little trotters pre-race!

We had 3 other families join us this year.  It was so fun to watch the kids run like the wind around the rec center field.  Next the adults (and a crazy barefooted 9-year old) ran a 5K down the bike path.  After the race we headed home to tend to the bird and take a dip in the ocean.  Perfect Thanksgiving Day!

I ran over the board...

Fix it up, wear it out, make it do or do without!

Mr. Nobmann's

Visitors Welcome!

It's a BEAUTIFUL day in paradise!

Daddy practice

Cruz found a fallen baby bird today in our backyard.  We searched and searched for the nest but couldn't find it.  Then he remembered seeing one on the other end of the yard so to make the baby "comfortable", Cruz put the bird in the nest and held it all afternoon with gloves on.  The concern he had for this bird was so dear and he was so sad when the bird had to leave.  I know Heavenly Father was proud of the love he showed for this lost bird as his earthly mother was touched by his heart.  Cruz is going to be a wonderful daddy.

Halloween

Halloween was full of fun and candy as usual.  For our ward Halloween party Oshyn and Cruz were Harry Potter peeps, Tyce was Robin and Kai a train conductor.  The warmth of Hawaii made for some last minute changes and even more the day of Halloween.  Oshyn became a basketball player, Cruz a football player and Tyce and Kai became the Hawaiian version of Batman & Robin.  Usually the weather on the mainland is cooling down with soup eating and hot chocolate drinking.  Not here!  Multiple houses handed out ice pops & not one person complained of being remotely cold.  We had a great Halloween.

Dawn Patrol

Simultaneous, "We should do this EVERYDAY!"

Love my O!

Livin' their dream!

Riding in the back of a truck!

Simple life. Simple pleasures.