Big Bugs

Ok, any of you that know me know that I hate bugs. I have tried not to make a big deal about it in front of the kids because I do not want them to grow up with the same fear. Hawaii has some big bugs. Big scary bugs. We have not had to many problems since we moved here 2 years ago but they have been doing some construction type work and cutting trees in our neighborhood this last week and we officially have a problem now! We have been going to bed and waking up in the morning to huge mouse size cockroaches and great big centipedes in various places around the house. Two mornings ago jeremy was in the Shower and Riley said there was a centipede on the ceiling in front of our bedroom door. He jumped out and in a towel was able to get it and take it outside and dispose of it (still in the bath towel) Then Lorenzo walked out of the other bathroom and said"Dad, I thought you said you found a centipede? It's a cockroach!" There was a great big cockroach on the bathroom wall. There was also one in Liam's toy farm, Lorenzo's play clothes, my dresser, Jeremy's suitcase, one crawled out of the bathroom sink last night and again another centipede downstairs this morning. And this is just the last 2 days. I feel like I am in a horror movie! They can't spray until October 2 so I am off to home depot this morning to see what I can find to get rid of them!

I guess it happens to everyone?

Well, I had quite a scare yesterday. I was up at one of the community centers registering the boys for a couple of classes yesterday and we lost liam!! There were a ton of people there not only for the registration but for soccer too (I think there were about 6 different games going on) The park is huge and as i was waiting in line the boys were off to the side playing on the playground. When it was my turn to go in I told Riley to watch liam for 2 min. while I turned in their papers. Riley is usually pretty responsible but I guess he got distracted. in the min and a half that I was inside Riley and Lorenzo came walking in asking if I had seen Liam. I just dropped everything, left the stroller there blocking everyone and ran out to look for him. I did not have to look far because when I got a few feet outside a nice lady was holding his hand as he was walking and shouting Ma Ma Ma. He saw me and just gave me a big smile and said MA!!! He was not fazed by it in the least. I was scared out of my mind on the other hand. I know it could not have been more then 30 second from the time I knew he was missing to the time we found him but I had all sorts of things running through me head. I kept thinking just call the police there is no way you are going to find him with all these people, and at the same time was just praying asking the Lord to help me find him. Someone has been watching over us.

I thought I was doing pretty well while Jeremy has been gone. (He has been in Malaysia the last 2 weeks) but I guess not. I have never had to worry about the kids wandering off. Riley and lorenzo were both quite clingy and were always attached to me. Liam however is from a different mold. I am just glad he is ok!

Update

We were able to spend most of July in Utah and it was so much fun seeing everyone! The kids and I had not been back for over 2 years. Almost all of Jeremy's family was there including his brother who has been stationed in Japan. The kids had so much fun getting to know their cousins better, they really wanted to stay longer!

Well the trip back home was fun but that is not to say that it did not go off without a hitch. The night we left Jeremy and Lorenzo were in the emergency room because lorenzo had an ear infection. They had to leave before they even saw the Doctor so we did not miss our flight. As soon as we got to Utah I was on the phone trying to get him some medicine. Luckily Cara has a friend that was able to write us a prescription without having to spend all day in the ER again. A few days later Liam came down with some kind of eye infection but again we were lucky enough to be at my sisters and her husband was able to write us a prescription. The Sunday before we left we were at the Wards and all the family was there except one of Jeremy's Brothers and his family but there were a ton of people and kids everywhere. Riley was down stars playing with some of his cousins when Grandpas deer head that was on the wall fell and hit him in the head. One ER visit and a few stitches later he was back home and back to playing. We were glad to go home back to Hawaii, although we miss everyone, it is good to be back!

The Kids started school August 1st and they are doing well! Riley has his teacher from 1st grade and Lorenzo got the new kindergarten teacher. We are so relived that lorenzo likes her and is doing well! He has not even needed the special ed minutes they have allotted him. I hope this lasts!!!! Meanwhile Liam turned two! It has gone by so fast!!! He has missed his brothers now that they are at school but we are enjoying our time at home together and are having fun at home! it is so quiet but I have to say that it is a nice break.

Let Freedom Ring!!

We had a fun 4th of July this year. Some good friends of ours invited us to their church celebration and the boys had a blast! They were able to each dunk the boy in the dunk tank a couple of times along with a lot of other fun activities! Jeremy had to play a Navy gig so we were not able to stay the entire time but when we got home the kids and I went down to the water to hunt fo crabs, needless to say the had a good time. Later that night our friends Tom and Judy and their kids Connor and Kevin came over and we watched the Pearl Harbor fireworks from the pier down by our house. Jeremy was able to make it home just in time for the fireworks! We missed being with family but were glad to be with good friends!

Hail to the Cheif?

After Family home evening the other night Lorenzo was telling us that he is going to be a dentist when he grows up. We were talking about what kind of dentist he was going to be when Riley came in and said "guess what I want to be" I said a diver/oceanographer (that is what he last told us) and he said "No" that he want's to be President of the United States. Well Jeremy and I both looked at each other and said wow, we were kind of joking with him and asking him if he was going to take "president classes" in college and he said" no, I think first I will study law and then become a supreme court justice and then maybe run for governor or the mayor! Jeremy and I had to pick our jaws up off the floor! I knew he liked his social studies and economics class this year but it made a big impact on him!

As I have been going through my week I keep thinking about his new ambition and think "Riley, Go for it!!! You would make a great President!!!" I love my kids, all 3 (4 if you include Jeremy) future president or not they are number 1 in my book!

Olivia went home yesterday and the house seems empty without her. I know there are still the five of us here but we miss her. Liam has walked around asking for Wa-Wa (Olivia) and it makes me wish we lived closer to family. We will be out in Utah in a little over a week so we are not as sad as we were last year when she left.

Cisco's Cantina

One of the added bonuses having Olivia here is we have a babysitter, so I have been able to go with Jeremy on a few gigs over the past couple of weeks. It has been a lot of fun. I have not been able to do this since before we had kids. He played last night at a mexican restaurant called Cisco's cantina and it was so much fun!!! We went a little early so we could eat, the comp him a meal, and we must have had the world largest burrito. It was HUGE!!! We could not even finish it between the 2 of us, it is now in the fridge to feed the rest of our family for the weekend! After dinner I was able to hang out and just listen. Jeremy plays in a group called the windward jazz trio and the play at Cisco's every thursday night. It was so much fun. Besides just getting to listen to the group who are really good they had people come and sit in and it turned into a big party. There was a man there that looked like he was about 100 years old and Jeremy new him a bit and said he was a great conga player. Well he had hi congas and sat in on ST. Thomas and they brought the house down!!! I can't remember enjoying one of Jeremy's gig's so much!

He also plays at a place called Ward Rafters on Sunday. It is really an old lady's house that has had the attic converted into a type of studio/club. The room is big and they just have a bunch of chairs and tables and couches everywhere. Her husband was a very talented bass player who traveled the world p[laying until they ended up here in the Honolulu symphony. he passed away a few years ago but she is still heading up these jam/concerts and going strong! She loves Jeremy and was telling me he reminds her of her husband, just a big husky bass down to earth farm boy who can really play the bass. I had to pause and think a min. (did she just say big and husky?) When Jeremy and I were first married he weighed in at a whopping 140 lbs and he is 6' 1" so needless to say I never thought I would here him described as big and husky lol!! We took Lorenzo with us and he did really well considering it is Lorenzo. He really liked the sax player.


On an exciting note, Lorenzo lost his first tooth last week. He just made 5 so we were a bit surprised he lost it so early but he is very excited. I was trying to pull it out when he said "let me try mom" and just reached in there and grabbed it out! He has another loose one so he thinks he is going to be rich after another visit from the tooth fairy. He asked if I could pull them all out so he could have lots of money!! He is so funny!!!

Yesterday my sister called and told me to watch NBC nightly news as they were going to have a segment on children with bipolar. So I was able to watch it on their website and was so angry after! The first half was the same old stuff, the rages the tantrums we know all to well but they had a psychiatrist on that said "in a nut shell" that parents who are medicating their children are abusing them and that we are chemically altering their brains. Bipolar is thought to be because of a chemical imbalance, and we are medicating our son now but only after A LOT of research and trial and error with other things. I would like to tell this doc. to take a look at my son now after the meds! We have our son back! The medication has not taken the illness away but has made it more manageable. Lorenzo is now able to go to school (although it is still not easy) and to play with his friends. He is not screaming and tantruming all day long and I mean all day long! Here is the link if any of you would like to check it out or click on the ? box at the top

http://video.msn.com/v/us/fv/msnbc/fv.htm??f=00&t=s51&p=hotvideo_m_edpicks&g=cfb\cc6aa-160d-431b-a660-942ec9457756

On a lighter note my sister Olivia is out for a visit. It has been so much fun and the boys LOVE her plus I love having her here too. We have been to the beach and the pool and are just enjoying our summer so far!