These are the days...

A few weeks ago we had a great weekend and I never documented it.

Friday started off with the most amazing beach day. No wind, nice sun, and good waves.



Cam's first time out...


And his second...



Saturday was also an amazing beach day but first we headed to Henry's 92nd birthday party!Even though we have moved out, Jeanne insisted that we come celebrate on this special day.
Henry is Jeanne's boyfriend (they've been dating for more than 35 years) and he had a big birthday bash for his 92. He looks great!

This is Henry dancing with his dance partner. Jeanne of course gets extremely jealous. This man on the right was Henry's friend who is 91 and was great entertainment on the ukulele!


Aaron and Erin dancing with the old folks! And Nancy did such a great job with all the food.



Singing happy birthday to the birthday boy!


Jeanne & Henry





At the birthday party, I opted out on wearing a extra large sweatshirt on this hot day and I exposed my belly in it's full glory. Cameron had let her know that I was pregnant earlier that week but she was a bit surprised how far along I was when she saw me.

Her response: "How did I not notice this?!!"
Ha ha... Mission "hide-my-belly-while-working-for-Jeanne"... ACCOMPLISHED.

Henry's party was great. His sister just turned 100-years-old last month so we won't be a bit surprised if Henry does the same.


We spent the rest of our Saturday floating around at Sunset beach (more me) and surfing at Turtle Bay (more Cameron).














We saw this beautiful rainbow which turned into a double rainbow which we were able to drive through! We agreed that was really good luck (double rainbow+ drive under it) and I figured it counteracted me breaking my full length mirror earlier that day.

28 weeks

28 weeks and the beginning of the last trimester!

I feel great! Feeling a little humpty dumpty lookin' (a large egg with limbs) but feeling great.

I love feeling Baby Rondo move around and kick. The kicks are getting a little higher now. I think I have been feeling his hiccups too.

Acid reflux is still my battle but I'm able to control it.

I started a Yoga class and I LOVE it! It feels incredible right now. Slow movements with lots of stretching is exactly my kind of thing.

I feel bad for my belly button. I think it will be nonexistent at the end of these 9 months. Cameron thinks it's funny to poke it-- I don't.

We have a pool of names for baby Rondo but no final decisions yet...

And thanks mom for the cute swimsuit!

A tour of our TVA crib

Don't you think the cinder block walls and church carpet are a nice touch?

We like it here! It may be a bit smaller than our last place but it's fun to be here.

made the move...

Cameron did some packing of his own while I was doing something else.
I came across his boxes and found that he got creative with his labeling. I wonder what our helpers thought? At least it gave me a good laugh...

We made the move from Jeanne's to TVA! After 2 years and 4 months in Hawaii, I guess it's time to experience TVA (Temple View Apartments). I love seeing friends all around and I'm glad we were able to stay in the ward! The first day I was unpacking by myself while Cameron was at work and I thought I kept hearing someone call my name. Then in came to me... my upstairs neighbor and side neighbor are both named Lindsa/ey as well so I wasn't going crazy. One thing that is driving me crazy is the rooster that crows at our window at 6:30 am every morning. Hopefully I'll become a little more immune to the noise or someone exterminates the rooster and all his friends in the meantime.

I'll post pictures of our humble abode once we finish unpacking and making all of our stuff fit!

A Fun Final?

I was dreading most of my finals this semester but luckily there was one out of the six that was actually enjoyable. I took a Clothing Construction Class this semester and this last week we had a finals fashion show. I decided to make something for Baby Rondo. I figured an Aloha shirt would be fitting for Hawaii and made a pair of denim shorts to go along with it.

Easter 2010

Holidays are always a little different when it's just the two of you but it's still fun. We had a great conference morning starting at 6am, slept in between sessions, and ended at noon. A great conference as always and so appropriate for Easter day.

Grandma Corky has a very elaborate Easter celebration every year at her house and she was so kind to send us our baskets across the ocean! Thanks Grandma Corky!

Even Baby Rondo got a few gifts!

We ate some deviled eggs...

Dyed some eggs which turned into an egg dying competition...

Here are my Easter eggs:

Here are Cameron's Easter eggs:

I thought they turned out fabulous-- our best ones yet. The rest of the day was filled with studying for finals week but it was fun to celebrate together in the little ways we can.

23 weeks- this picture is me in a tight shirt after a very big dinner (which does make a difference)

Still feeling great.

Eating tums like candy.

Bought a bella band. Very handy-- thanks guys.

I love my husband and he is very good at reminding me of what will give me acid reflux.

Enjoying the baby kicks as always.

Jeanne (my boss) still doesn't know.

Wearing sweatshirts in 84 degree weather is starting to get old.

Why don't I just tell her? I'm a weenie and I don't want to deal with it.

Trying to enjoy the rest of the school semester and trying to avoid the idea that finals are in a week.

While Cameron was playing photographer, he was being extremely silly ("work the camera!") and I was being very difficult. I was complaining to him of how awkward this was and he captured me in mid-complaining as you can see. I think my favorite is the "hands up" prison shot. And he informed me afterwards that my bra was shining through my shirt in all the photos. awesome. At least he got one keeper.

Half way there and the Jeanne breakup

At 21 weeks, I'm half way along and it hasn't been that bad.

Sickness: There wasn't too much of it and it stopped after 12 weeks which was great. If I didn't eat as often as my body would want me to, I would throw up. It's been rather humorous. I threw up in the middle the Chinese New Year in Chinatown because I saw a dead bird on the ground. Everyone probably thought I was wasted. Or on my way driving to class, I manage to throw up covering myself from my hair to butt. Funny now, but not at the time. I obviously did not go to class that day.

Food: I don't have cravings, I just know what I don't want to eat. And I might eat taco bell weekly but that has to stop because my acid reflux is killing me. No more spicy foods.
Pickles are good and I can easily finish a jar in a day but that is nothing new with pregnancy-- I've always loved pickles and pickle juice. Cameron thinks I'm weird.


Clothing: I'm in this weird zone. Most of my normal clothes are not zipping up but maternity clothes seem to be too big.

The baby boy: The kicks are so fun to feel! I've been feeling them a lot lately. Whenever class gets boring, I just am entertained by his little kicks! My baby is as long as a carrot!

The Jeanne Breakup

Breakups are never fun to do. Towards the end of last week, we broke the news to Jeanne that we're moving out and quitting the job. Jeanne doesn't let anyone work there who has kids or is pregnant, even if it's just a day pregnant. She is a little old-fashion and feels extremely responsible for anything that could happen to the unborn baby while on her time. So therefore, it was time for us to quit.

We can't tell Jeanne the real reason why we're leaving (baby on the way) because she won't let me work the remaining time that we're here (that means I have to hide my little bump from her). We told her that my school schedule is crazy busy (which is in-fact currently true). She tried to negotiate with us so that we could stay with her longer and she pleaded with us to stay with her until her death. But I insisted that my school work plus her job would be too hard on me and that we better move out at the end of the semester.

I was almost hoping for her to get angry and throw a tantrum (which she is fully capable of and happens quite often) but she was just sad. And then it made me sad and... kind of relieved at the same time. :)

I'll be excited to start the next chapter of our lives even if it does mean going from a four bedroom house to a one-bedroom apartment. It will be so so so worth it. Jeanne's mansion has been an interesting learning experience for the last two years but baby or not, I'm definitely through with it.

Work with Jeanne thus far: Obviously, I'm still hiding it from her. I only got super sick once while i was with her and I made it to a bathroom soon enough. It's been hard to deal with her, not feeling myself sometimes, and massive school work on top of that. Sweatshirts or baggy shirts are a must for hiding the baby bump.

It's a BOY!

Today we went to see our baby for the very first time! Right off the bat he could tell the gender and it was really cool and fun to see him move around. The doctor said he was very active. I'm right at 20 weeks and everything looks good!

I have six brothers and Cameron has a family of four boys with one boy grandson so the boys just keep coming!

After my appointment, we celebrated with BLUE flavored shave ice and I bought some tiny baby boy Quicksilver sandals.

Valentine's Day

Even though this picture resembles one of a school dance pose, this is before we went out for our date on Saturday and those are the beautiful roses Cameron got me. What a wonderful valentine I have! To start off the celebration of Valentine's day, we spent the morning cleaning our very neglected house. In the afternoon we went to The Counter for dinner for some burgers, ate Cinnabon, did some shopping, and saw Valentine's Day the movie. It wasn't anything fancy but it was simple and fun.

On Sunday night, even though poor Cameron wasn't feeling all that great, we had a few friends over to eat and enjoy the couples holiday.

Year of the Tiger

I've always heard about the Chinese New Year celebration in February in Chinatown and have missed it every year. This year we finally got there and enjoyed the experience!

All we had was Cameron's dying iphone so this next picture is off google but is what we watched down there. It was really cool!

Kids danced in these dragon like costumes to music and the audience feeds the dragon tons of cash through its mouth! Cameron decided next year he wants to be a dragon dancer for sure.

In this picture, I was eating (or pretending to eat) a "Jin Doi"-- a fried mochi ball (the size of a baseball) covered in sesame seeds. Cameron and I both agreed there will never be a second experience with the jin doi. I think oil ran down my mouth as I bit into it.

We had to try something new, right?

Happy Chinese New Year!

Karch's visit and 24 candles for the birthday boy!

Meet Karch! This week we had Cameron's younger brother Karch come stay with us for a week and we almost got him to wear this super cool aloha shirt to church! Karch is getting plenty of surfing in-- we see him in the morning and then not again until night. He also has been indulging himself daily at Ted's Bakery. We had him weigh himself the other night and we were all laughing because he's gained ten pounds since being here (that was after a large dinner). We always have a great time having Karch here!

It was Cameron's 24th birthday on January 31st! We celebrated throughout the weekend at Cheesecake Factory on Saturday night, a yummy birthday breakfast on Sunday morning , his birthday dinner and some cake with friends on Sunday night.

Rise and shine Birthday boy!

He seemed to enjoy his birthday, even though he doesn't like the attention.

What a wonderful husband I have! Happy 24th birthday Cameron!