Life is a beach with the Choate Ohana

I'm really trying to be better about blogging more - it is just hard to find the time.  While the kids are always napping, I try to clean up around the house and start prepping dinner.  Emma is also starting to nap less and less unfortunately and I'm just trying to hang on to the naps as long as we can:-).  She really naps the best after a waterpark or beach day:-)!

We are also getting so excited for Nene and Paige to come on Tuesday and Papa on Saturday.  Emma is really starting to talk about her birthday and only asks for cake - hmmmm, that sound easy!!  We will most likely do a beach day on her actual birthday for the 4th and then head to the Disney Resort on the 6th.  She is also going to have a few friends with her for the character breakfast.  I have a feeling she will be super shy but who knows.  I am trying to get her ready by showing her the Disney Classics.  Last night, we watched The Little Mermaid and both kids really didn't move from their chairs mesmerized by the music.  I think this was really the first movie Emma sat through from beginning to end:-).  I didn't know these Disney Classics were so hard to find and can be bought on Amazon for a ridiculous price.  I think Beauty and the Beast or Cinderella will be next.  


Sophie - Miss Sophie has been great.  She still only has 6 teeth but has no problems shoveling in the food:-).  Lately, I've been able to get her to eat strawberries for breakfast and this is exciting because normally I can't get her to eat anything.  The kid devours lunch and supper but won't eat anything for breakfast, so strange?  Sophie is going to bed easy again now that we have this turtle nightlight thing that shines stars and the moon.  Sophie is talking so much.  I think she is talking more than Emma did at 2!  She really tries to sing Twinkle, Twinkle and A, B, C's.  She is still daddy's little girl and is seriously getting cuter by the minute.  Sophie seems to get attention anywhere we go with that smile.  She is always flirting, smiling, waving...etc with strangers while we are out shopping, so cute!


Yesterday, we went to Ko Olina.  My stroller strides group goes on Fridays to Ko Olina and to the waterpark on Mondays.  Everyone either had plans or were out of town so it was only going to be us and one other family.  Parking gets crazy over there in the summer so the lot was full.  I surprisingly had cash on me so I was able to pay for parking in a marina close by.  The other family didn't have cash on them so it just ended up being me and the girls - a first for us.  I did talk my friend Randi into meeting us there for a bit while she was on her lunch break.  We still had a great time but I will be ready for our friends Jenn, Allie and AJ to get back from the mainland in July. 


I didn't lug my big camera but I did take some pics with my phone.


Here are a few pictures of my attempt of getting both girls to sit, smile and look at the camera all at the same time, haha!!

And here was a huge accomplishment...

 Sophie...

Emma...