Ko Olina Resort

Here are some pictures of the Marriott Vacation Club where we stayed.

They have the most amazing beach - perfect for little kids like ours. No waves and a gentle sloping sandy bottom.
They rented this incredible hammock that we enjoyed a few days.
Perfect for kids and adults alike (it had cup holders).

Grandma and Grandpa Weiss walking out to join the fun.

Looking North from my beach chair...

The man-made lagoons had break-waters that protected our beach.

Here's a picture of our building looking from the beach.

Family fun in the pool.

Daddy, Dana, Blake, Aunt Katharine, Uncle Gregory and Cousin James.

CHEESE!

Back at the beach:

Here are some pictures of our resort:

The 'great' lawn:

Looking down at the main pool from our balcony.

Looking towards the lagoon beach from our balcony.

Looking north from our balcony: You can see the other tower of our resort, and our lobby entrance with large pond and the great lawn. The next resort is Ko Olina Golf Club, then the new Disney Resort, the furthest is the JW Marriott. You can also see the next lagoon.

Behind our resort was the marina where the Pirate Ship, Queen Anne's Revenge was moored. This was the Black Pearl and the main boat used in the new Pirate's of the Caribbean movie! It was very intricate and cool... it had a large canvas wall around it on the dock, so you really couldn't get closer than this. It's probably here because this is where the movie was made (Oahu) and because of the new Disney resort soon to open!

I'm not a big Pirate's fan, but this was COOL!

Update for Grandma and Grandpa

This past weekend we celebrated Mother's Day at Crescent Bar.

We did get some sunshine and warm enough temperatures to venture out to the beach. Nice preview for our up coming trip to Hawaii!
I will never get tired of this view.

Lunch outside!

Dana has really been into the princess thing lately...

The greater Seattle area has had record rain for the month of April. If we had 10 minutes of sunshine, we went outside... Digging in our flower beds is Blake and Dana's favorite way to get dirty.

Blake is so intense about his digging.

It's a good thing clothes and kids wash out.

Dana has been making some outstanding progress with her potty training.

She pretty much gets whatever she wants for a reward.

Ice cream in a cone was a big hit for both of them!

Dana's other favorite pass time is FINGER PAINTING.

Easter 2011

We had an Easter Egg hunt with Grandpa and Nana.

Here are Dana and Blake with their cousin Chloe.

They cannot wait to get out there and grab those eggs!

The Saturday before Easter was a special Birthday party for Liliana and Talia.

We got to go up to Everett and celebrate at a very cool Bouncy House!

Here a just a few pictures of our little dare-devil Blake.

He climbed the huge slide all by himself.

Here he gets a little extra help through the obstacle course.

After all that fun bouncing we had cake and ice cream!

Dana also got to help me dye Easter eggs for the first time.

She thought they were pretty-darn cool.

She didn't want to eat them though.

Swimming Lessons

Here is video taken today at Blake and Dana's 3rd week of lessons... They're LOVING it!

Big Time Snow

A few weeks ago we were blessed with some snow.

This was Dana's first time playing outside. (Yes, I've since ordered her some mittens.)
We built her first snowman.

She really liked him. We used grapes from the vines for eyes.

Dana made him a hat.

Fun!

It was just too cold for Blake to go outside.

That, and I didn't have the right clothes for him yet.

He longingly looked out the window.

Soon, young man, soon.