Maunawili Falls - Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all of the dads out there!! And Dad, I love you!

Today Zac and I hiked up to Maunawili Falls with our friend, Alex Baerg. Alex led the way through what ended up being a pretty strenuous hike. The trail was muddy from rain last night and today, so we all slipped several times and were pretty muddy at the end of the hike. At the falls, Zac jumped off of the side into the pool below. 

CLICK HERE for pictures from our hike. And CLICK HERE for the video of Zac jumping! :)

Afterwards we had dinner at Alex's house with a couple of other friends.

What a great weekend. Zac and I are really looking forward to our trip to the Big Island on Thursday!

Me ke aloha, 

RAWE

Carmichael-Evans Wedding

This weekend I traveled to Breckenridge, Colorado for Lee Carmichael's wedding! Lee and I are both from Pampa, and have been friends since birth. We attended every school together, both went to First United Methodist Church, and were both in many of the same extra-curricular activities. We kept in touch while at college, and she now lives in Denver and works for the Denver Art Museum. Lee is one of the funniest people I have ever met in my entire life, and I am truly blessed to have been able to call her such a good friend all of our lives!

Wed. night I flew overnight (without sleep thanks to some UNhappy toddlers who were screaming), and arrived in Denver at 8 a.m. I wasn't able to check in to my hotel room until 11 a.m., so I perused the local Super Target and had a delicious Sonic lunch to kill time. That afternoon I took naps and watched tv, and took a couple more naps, to rest up for the big weekend. Fri. morning I met Mom, Dad, Janie and Becky at the airport for the weekend of fun. We made a fabric stop in Aurora and then made our way through the mountains to Breckenridge! 

In Breckenridge we shopped their cute shops and spent time with family and friends. I loved being in the cool mountains - the weather was absolutely gorgeous. (Some of the mountain tops were even still covered in snow!) I was able to see and catch up with sooo many friends, and had such a great time doing so. I didn't want the weekend to end! 

CLICK HERE for all of the pictures that Mom and I took throughout the weekend.

Congratulations, Lee and Will - Mr. and Mrs. Evans! 

Me ke aloha,

RAWE

Zac is back!

Yesterday Zac and the rest of the USS Louisville crew returned from their 6 week "trip". Several of the families met at Hickam to watch the boat pull into the channel...then we "chased" them around to the pier at Pearl Harbor. 

After waiting on the HOT hot HOT pier for a couple of hours (and I did get a little sunburned), we finally got to take our sailors home. Zac and I grabbed some dinner at Wahoo's, then came home to catch up on some tv that he had missed, go through mail, check e-mail, etc...and THIS is what happened...

Yep, that's right - he was out before 8pm - typical day back after being underway for a while. 

So glad he is home,

RAWE

"Your room look like Oklahoma explode!"

THIS is what happens to the living room when Zac has been gone for 6 weeks. :)

Once, while on a cruise, my room attendant (from the Philippines) said to me "Your room look like

Oklahoma explode!" Today's state of my living room reminded me of this hilarious quote. But, now you

 can really see what happens when Zac isn't here to *kindly ask me to put up my mess. I just leave it EVERYWHERE! But can't you feel the creative energy here? And yes, I did put everything away tonight. (And I have the pack 'n play for babysitting Mason - and I was watching a documentary on Pearl Harbor on the History Channel.)

And this made my day - it is a tape measure - disguised as an owl! Teal surprised me and sent it to me to use in my quilting. Isn't it sooo cute?? THANK YOU TEAL!

Until next time; me ke aloha,

RAWE

THE Shopping Cart Cover

The other day I finished a really fun project that I have been working on. I have been seeing shopping cart covers all over - in stores, in other peoples' carts and online - and decided to make one. I used Michael Miller Fabrics and a McCall's pattern, which I tweaked a little in order to skip some steps and omit features I didn't really think were necessary. :) So, here it is! Mason was my model in the last two pics - even though the cover is really girly. (And he is still learning to sit up on his own, so I helped him out.) The cover is reversible, has an inner pocket, a rear pocket for toys and the whole thing folds into the rear pocket. Enjoy!

As you can see, the print mesmerized Mason!

Me ke aloha,

RAWE

Carter Johnstone Hamm

Meet Carter Johnstone Hamm! 

Proud parents Mary and Reed Hamm went in for their scheduled c-section this morning, and at about 10:15 a.m. in Round Rock, TX, Carter was born! He weighed 8lbs 7oz and was 21.5 inches long! Happy birthday baby Carter! We love you! I can not wait until I get to hold and play with you this fall (NOT soon enough). Carter has a beautiful older sister, Kaylie, who I'm sure he will terrorize later in life. :) Isn't that what all little brothers do? And, I'm betting he will be at LEAST 6'5" tall one day. He'll be caught up to Aunty Rebekah's height in probably 6 years. ;) Congratulations Zorn and Hamm families!

Lieutenant Zachary Elliott

CONGRATULATIONS to ZAC! Today he became a Lieutenant. I, as well as so many others, are so extremely proud of him!! 

Me ke aloha,

RAWE

PS - stay tuned for tomorrow's post...Baby Hamm will have arrived, and we will finally know if it's a he or a she! WEEEeeee!!!