A OK

Just wanted to post to let everyone know we are ok. The rain come down and the floods came up but our little house stayed strong. the fencing around the house didn't fair aswell. and there are alot of downed tree branches. We've been without power at home since about 3am. they say they may not have power up to everyone for maybe 2 weeks. Im at my brother in laws parents home about 10 mins away and they have power. so hopefully we will get ours back soon. we've been having fun watching movies on the portable dvb player and playing board games. ill post again once we get power on at home and ill post some photos. we are praying for all the people that weren't as lucky as us.

A Storm is coming

Well it looks like Ike is coming right for us. So we spent the evening getting ready for the worst. Luckily the area we are in doesn't flood too bad so we hope to weather storm out at home. We just keep watching and praying Ike weakens or at least doesn't get too much stronger.
if it keeps on this path we will be on the right side which is not good.

Matthew getting ready for any storm that comes his way.
Oh to be a kid again. w/o a care in the world.

fixed the collage

I fixed the collage image so you can now click it and it will enlarge. sorry about that.

Texas Photo Update

We are long over due for an update so here ya go!
Most of you know that we are now back in Texas. We've had to make alot of adjustments but its been good so far. Matthew has been having alot of fun getting to meet some of his uncle and aunts on his moms side. Bot me and lei are doing good. Matty keeps us on our toes daily. He's getting quicker and quicker every day. Check out the photos and i hope to post more soon!
alohas - Ailona

Video update

Well, its been over 2 months since we last posted a video on the blog and awhile since we last blogged in general so I thought I'd put together a little video clip of Matthew and his facial expressions, laughs, and funny noises.


Also, in light of the Olympics going on, we thought we might spruce up the layout a little bit. Sorry if i went overboard. Just having too much fun! Let us know what you think... Honestly.. Too much?
-Ailona

Car Seat

I just spent the past 10 minutes or so asking the following question as a comment on some of your blogs... I decided to just ask it here to save time.

Matthew has outgrown his infant car seat (>22 lbs). I have no idea which one to get now. I have spent the last several weeks researching and am actually more confused about the whole thing than I was in the beginning. Since he is less than a year old the seat will still need to be rear facing. We have a very small car with a tiny back seat (something that will hopefully change in the near future, but not before we need a new car seat). Most of the reviews on the seats I've looked at complain about how huge these things are.

So tell me, what is your favorite car seat? What do you like/dislike about the seat you have? Do you wish you had a different one? Any advice/recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Sorry this post doesn't have video or pictures. I will try and post again later with something more interesting. :)

Photo update

We haven't posted anything new lately so i thought id post some photos to catch everyone up to speed
-ailona


He likes to hold on the chair and talk to people walking around.


One new thing he has started to do lately is grin when he gets excited. its super cute


Another thing he's doing is buzzing his lips alot more.


Mama and son at Kawela Bay for some quick photos