… we spent hours prepping and setting up her reception tent.  after we spent a couple hours getting her favors done we carpooled to the site and spent another 3-ish hours getting the tables/tent set up.

and then i watched my cousin/best friend get married.

the boys were her ring bearers.

she actually only wanted Albert, but i told her she should’ve known better, as illustrated by the following picture of Albert and his shadow, more commonly known as Amare.

the beach was right off the ceremony site so of course, the boys had to go play in the sand.  if they weren’t wearing shoes, they probably would’ve been in the water.

Albert was joined by the groom’s nephew.  they’d met once before and have a TON of fun together.  (Albert is the short one on the right if you didn’t know)

and then we got to drink and watch the sun set.  and then drink some more.

the hubs and i had a blast.  and we definitely want to go back… maybe one day just the two of us.  and next time, hopefully without the farmer’s tan.

took me a couple days to get back into a home routine, even without the excuse of jet lag.  haha.  spent the weekend tidying up and crafting, always a good thing.  i hope you have a good start to your week!!  it’s the last FULL week of school for Albert.  then he’ll be home for a couple weeks and then off to summer school half-day.  love it!

lovies, =o) kel

… we drove to the north shore/kahuku via la`ie for a fun weekend vacay.  this is Chinaman’s Hat.  and some fishermen.

we drove for about 45 minutes past shoreline like these:

when we checked into our villa, the first thing we did was go out the lanai (patio) and check out the beach, which was right over the wall of our “backyard”.

the hubs wanted to check out the rocks and scope out some potential late-night fishing spots.

Albert and i got tired of navigating the rocks and decided to look for creatures on the shoreline.  he asked if he could walk in the water and i said “sure”

and in hindsight, i should have expected that he would walk IN the water.

and if you’ve ever walked in water with slippers (flip-flops) you know that it’s probable that you’ll lose one of them.

and quite possibly my favorite pictures from the whole weekend.

back tomorrow with the rest of the pictures!

lovies, =o) kel

tons of pictures to finish going through but wanted to leave you with this beautiful shot i took on vacay.  and yes, that’s amare on the right side.  will be back tomorrow after we give blood!! =o)

(click picture to see it larger)

lovies, =o) kel

but in the mean time, thanks for the beautiful lighting and for giving me 10-minute periods of no rain to run the kiddos outside and take some shots.  and most importantly, thanks for letting me play with my dream of going pro. =o)

lovies, =o) kel