Aloha!

We completed our first year in Hawai'i!  Paradise surely hasn't hurt us.  ;-D

As you look at the other pictures of them, you can see how much the kids have grown - Alex looks basically the same, but Helena's changed a lot!

Stefanie and the kids are enjoying their summer together.  Alex enters Kindergarten in August - hopefully at Mililani Uka.  He's doing well with his numbers and letters.  He knows our address and even started grasping addition and subtraction.  Helena's growing so fast.  She's potty trained, doing well with her colors, and recently started making sentences.  They both love 'projects.'  Maybe that'll change once they realize the projects actually help them learn!  Stefanie LOVES her job as Technology Coordinator (aka Computer GEEK) at Wheeler Middle School.  She made the transition from full-time classroom teacher to network/computer/multimedia... specialist in a heartbeat - I'm proud of her.  My job's great, I have an incredible view!  What more can I say?

We play host to friends and family about every other month.  Kim and/or Don flew in last October, Christmas, and again this month (June).  My parents and Olivia came in February.  Stefanie's best friend, Samantha, stayed in March.  Our friends, Kevin and Rita, hopped over while visiting another island to see us in May.

I hope to keep this page more up to date, so please check back!