Still Finding New Places to Play

There have been several places I’ve gone recently and regretted not bringing my camera.  There have also been several projects completed around the house that I should show you but which I haven’t bothered to photograph yet.  However, I do have pics of a couple of recent events—Friday’s trip to the water park and Sunday afternoon’s jaunt to a new beach.  So here goes:

Water slides, lazy river, waterfall, fountains—all the necessities.

  No running!                                  Splashing okay.  
Squealing with delight strongly encouraged.

The best picture of the day wasn’t of Logan.  This is Vincent (Vincie) from next door.  Not only can we not walk out of the house without Logan asking to play with Vincie and his brother, Connor, but Logan will frequently ask for them first thing in the morning, and again when he wakes up from his nap, and any time he hears the sound of children from outside the house.  They are great kids and are just as fond of Logan as he is of them.  I am SO grateful for good neighbors!

Kira-kira Beach in Nishihara, on the Pacific side of the island.

Logan will point at Jake or I and ask “Too?”, meaning he wants us to come along to do whatever.  The best thing about weekends is that Daddy comes “Too”!

More Logan-speak: “grou-nound” is playground.  This really spectacular one was across from the beach.

“Play” and “fun” are also well-established in his vocabulary.  In addition, he’s starting to correctly identify colors and shapes.  Counting, however, is equally likely to go “1-9-3” as it is to go the more conventional route.

Back at the beach, I’ve got this funky self-portrait for you.  Yes, I really did wear a bikini 9 months pregnant; I’m past caring.  And yes, my belly is a significantly different color than the rest of me.

There are lots of new things going on in everyone’s life: new homes, new jobs, new babies, new school years.  Know that I think and pray for you often as you face each of these things.  And of course we’ll be contributing our own new thing here in a little while too . . .  
Stay tuned!