We've returned from our annual Thanksgiving trip to Oahu unscathed! It was a fun filled week and although a bit crowded, it was just what my in-laws wanted...pure, unadulterated family togetherness. heheh...
Wes (the lucky dog) left a day early with his dad to go watch the UH football game, so my adventure started on Sunday when I had the privilege of flying with TWO children. (OK, so I wasn't totally alone...my mother-in-law flew with me) Kaytin is quite the seasoned traveller and has never had a difficult flight...no ear problems or anything of that sort...and I had been hoping for more of the same from Caleb. Unfortunately, no deal. He fussed a bit and was pretty uncomfortable for the whole flight. Good thing it was only 20 minutes! ;) Thankfully, on the way home he fell asleep nursing and we arrived back home unscathed.
Kaytin absolutely loved waking up to built in playmates via her cousins. They watched HSM and danced and sang their little hearts out. I'd say her favorite part of the weekend was probably when Grandma Ruthie took her and cousin Anna to Claire's and let them spend $5.00 each. All of you who are familiar with Claire's Boutique (the ultimate girly girl store of trinkets that I really don't need around my house) know that five bucks is like a million bucks with their dollar bins and what not. OMG. I think they spent like a half-hour in that teeny tiny store only to emerge with *gasp!* pink purses and wallets and all things girl. Katy was SO sad on Sunday when the Burkman's flew back to Kauai early in the morning while we didn't leave until later in the afternoon. We think she even fabricated a story about her neck being sore so that she could cover up the crying that ensued. Crazy.
We, of course, hit the Honolulu Zoo again this year! Luckily there was no animal porn going on like our experience last year. phew. Apparently the tiger had some cubs which were pretty cute to look at. They weren't out and about yet, but if you strained your neck and stared through the bars of the enclosure, you could see them. hahah...there was one particularly loud one that made sure everyone knew that there were cubs in there even if you couldn't see them.
My father-in-law, tradition bucker/not a turkey lover extraordinaire, decided that our family should go against the grain for Thanksgiving dinner this year, so instead of following suit with most likely every other family in America and having turkey, we had steak and crab legs. No complaints there! Tyler, Wes's brother, who has friends in all places, made a delicious marinade for the steak and a yummy "broth" to cook the crab legs in. To keep with some tradition, we had mashed potatoes and a sweet potato dish to accompany the dinner...then bucking tradition again, I made cherry pie for dessert. :) We also got to meet the newest Ishimura cousin, Carly Mei, that was recently adopted from China that evening.
My shopping adventures with sis-in-law Shannon were curbed this year (tear) since I had to have a baby boy in tow wherever I went. (oh the woes of a nursing mama) We attempted to go Black Friday shopping...as a family...and I'll give you one guess as to how much I actually got done. It sort of just isn't the same with a husband following you around, a daughter complaining about sore feet and a son strapped to your body. Not to mention the fact that it was irritating me that there were so many people at Ala Moana breathing on me and cracking poor Katy in the head with their bags. Ugh.
The UH game was fun...Caleb's first...and he did great sitting up in the nosebleed section of Aloha Stadium. The first time I tried to sit up there I was pregnant with Katy and promptly got dizzy and nauseous. This time around it went well...not to mention protected us from the consistent drizzle that fell the entire night. It might not have been the prettiest played game against Washington State, but a win is a win is a win, right? Here's what Caleb thinks...
All in all, it was a fun weekend. We have much to be thankful for this year...hope you all enjoyed the same.
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