end of my rope.

sometimes i reach it.

don't get me wrong, i love my little boy... how could i not? but lately bedtime has been causing mommy much frustration. i put the blame on myself: i definitely took the crib apart too early. but no going back now. with summer time we've also been more social and bedtime has been much less routine. i suppose i need to take some action (besides slamming the door after 30 minutes of 'sleeping' next to kaimana only to have him repeatedly sit up and say 'awake'), but what i'd really like is to return to the days when he'd just trot down the hallway with his bear and binky and get into bed and go to sleep.

argh.

thankfully, i have an understanding and helpful husband who has taken over this evening bedtime with much more patience than i could muster.

now the question remains: to 'retrain' kaimana into a bedtime routine at a reasonable hour, or to let his bedtime shift around depending on when he is tired. which lately has been pushing ten o'clock.

i guess we'll figure that out tomorrow.

smarty pants.

munch munch.

the hugest strawberry ever!

kaimana's first corn on the cob was a great success!

kaimana's new trumpet.

day eight: time to go home.

this morning i couldn't really sleep... thinking about packing and how much i didn't want to. finally i just got up and went to it. after kaimana woke up, we munched down some breakfast and headed out for our last beach visit. then it was time to get cleaned up and get ready to head to the airport. by the time we turned in the car, checked our bags, and let kaimana walk to the gate, it was time to board. as the plane with taking off, kaimana and i watched maui shrink beneath us and said "bye-bye maui". kaimana could see the beaches of the north shore, "a-bee". "bye-bye bee". he then requested that we go back down. smart little boy.

day seven: crazy cool playground.

i was unfortunately too distracted this day to pull out my camera at our morning trip to the beach. we met up with a friend and her son, and the little boys were too cute! but, as i didn't take any pictures i have no tangible proof :( however, later in the day, we headed upcountry for a visit and got to hang out for a bit at this amazing playground. even better, a friend brought bubbles and over in one of the picnic areas someone was playing a ukulele and singing. playground time was followed by crepes in paia and back to kihei for bed. no movies or ice cream this night... just right to sleep.

day six: mother's day.

when kaimana woke up this morning, he joined daddy in a trip to the grocery store for mother's day breakfast supplies: bagels! we then walked down to the beach for a couple hours of playtime before hitting the road to la perouse. with kaimana in the ergo, we hiked around for a while, then let him down to do some hiking of his own. every stick and rock and root was pretty interesting. so beautiful down there. hungry for lunch, we hit up fred's, then went across the street to play at the beach well into the afternoon. we showered and hung out on the lawn to watch the sunset. a little girl and her mommy from the blanket next door shared their ball with kaimana. pretty cute!