April Fun

A favorite outing:  getting a free balloon from the kids shoe department at Nordstrom!

Zia is not typically one for cozying up to strangers, unless those strangers are teenagers willing to paint a heart on her face.

Zia and her daddy went all the way through the bouncy house!

Yes, those are argyle socks on the cat.  

Riding the horsies at the zoo is one of our favorite activities.

Red Mango for some frozen yogurt!

Modeling the beautiful dress her friend Erin made for her

Strike a pose

Beautiful sunny spring day

On the teeter totter

Acting cute

Meeting the Red Robin in the tutu that Grandma Evelyn gave her

Ready for Spring!

Oh the fun we can have when the weather is nice!  See below for some of the highlights.

Zia likes to choose her outfits

Zia has some interesting favorite foods...this week tofu and sauteed mushrooms!

Zia fell on the pavement and got a little road rash on her face, poor thing.  But she still likes those mushrooms!

At the aquarium

Riding her bike on the first warm day of spring!

And another dance video.

Winter Fun

Zia has been having a great winter!  Thanks to her rain gear contributed by Nani and Gamma (her new names for Grandmas Dorothy and Evelyn, respectively).

Here is a video of Zia at her first concert, Caspar Babypants at the Finney Ridge Community Center:

When it's too nasty to go outside, we play inside in our play tent!

Major snowstorm!  We went out a little, but she didn't want to wear her mittens, so we kept close to the house and went indoors frequently.

Here is a video of Zia practicing her dance moves.

Nummers, freeze dried blueberries!

Having fun at the aquarium

The beach near Lincoln Park; quickly becoming one of her favorite places to play!

Aloha

Zia recently spent some time on Kauai.  Here are some photos and videos from her trip:

See what I have to put up with??

Anyone for tennis?

Dad.  Water!

You want me to dig myself out??

OK...

OK just pick me up already!

Beautiful ocean, waves and surfers!

Zia is already quite the shopper.   Here is a video of her doing some shopping.

Looking toward the Na Pali coast...

On our early morning walks, we would see Alexandra the Albatross, sitting on her nest!!

William, Zia's new friend from the Farmers' Market

Gave Zia a dandelion...

Here is a video of Zia playing on the playground with her dada.

Look at the size of this grapefruit Dada picked out for us!

I can pick out some fruit too...

How about this one?

What's in here?

We got a little wet at the Limahuli garden, but it was fun!

Look at this big frog we found!

Hiking with mom and dad.

Playing in the forest

Here is a video of Zia using her walking stick to get down some steps.

Checking out the beautiful scenery

Mmmm...chocolate ice cream!

Mom.  More ice cream!!

Playing in the sand

The sandy beach

Smiling for the camera

Zia loved the fire torches

And hijacking the golf carts!

Zia loved looking at the Christmas trees, especially when she woke up at 5am...

She learned how to smush her face against the glass.

Blowing kisses

Chillin in the shade of a coconut tree

Washing her feet...