Presto and Bentley and a visit from Auntie Kelly and Uncle Rob

The weekend before Hawaii we ran a 10k and had Kell and Rob and baby Kennedy over after to celebrate! Kennedy and Bentley met for the first time and we got some funny pictures of them together. Oh and some cute shots of the brothers' Tees too!! And a few of Bentley being cute with his mohawk! Leyla always gives him one when he comes out of the bath.

B getting to know Auntie Kelly

Proud papa's!!

Awww Bentley's first friend:)

Brotherly love:)

Sophia's Trike-a-thon

I'm a little behind on posting! OK I'm a LOT behind!!!Sophia had a trike-a-thon at school the 2 days leading up to us leaving for Hawaii. It was a hectic 2 days but it was sooooo fun watching her go round and round on her bike! Her pink trike had a flat so her bike served as her trike. Her school provided jamba juices each day and the 2nd day Nana came too:) It so fun attending these events at her school. She gets VERY excited when I'm there. So proud!

Her whole class watching room 2 and cheering them on!

A well deserved Jamba Juice!

Bentley the bunny

A little late post...I bought a really cute handmade bunny outfit for Bentley this year from Etsy. I couldn't resist. He was the cutest bunny ever!! Leyla took a bunch of pictures of him on our bed one morning. She also took some adorable pictures of him without his hat:)

Hawaii Part 1...our lanai

We had so many adventures in Hawaii it's impossible to fit them all into one blog post. One thing is for sure, everything looks and smells better in Hawaii. The flowers are more beautiful, the ocean is CLEAN and crystal blue, the sky is more radiant and the rainbows more breathtaking. When Preston saw his first rainbow he said "mama make rainbow?". My heart melted. This post is dedicated to all the colors(since we can't capture the smell of the air!) and the view from our condo. That was the single most impressionable memory. The view off our lania that we woke up to each morning was like no other. We shared lots of family meals on this lanai, watched rainbows come and go and listened to the birds chirping in unison. We will definitely be back!!

BT bbq'd chicken and salmon the first night.

Presto taking in the view

Just taking it all in...

I took this picture with my phone through the car window while the car was moving on the way to the Aquarium. It's impossible to take a bad picture in Hawaii!

Flight to Hawaii...

I took lots of pictures with my phone on the way to Hawaii! Flying with 3 little ones is tricky and takes a LOT of planning and patience, but it's very possible and even more rewarding! Our kids are learning not only patience, but the concept of waiting in lines, and overall how things work outside our home and school. We had numerous people on both flights tell us how well behaved our kids are...YES!! Success! They made us soooo sooo proud! The kids were so cute in their seats. We have 2 ipads so 1 for each kiddo, plus books, crayons, and a few cars for Presto and we're set!

Phia and Presto fell in love with Mary Poppins and the Curious George movies on this trip! They watched them on ipad over and over and over!! It's key to have NEW things for them to watch on a plane ride!

Phia was so great at keeping track of her own rolling backpack. She had it all packed a week before the trip with a pillow and blankey for the plane and lots of books!

Bentley spent most of the flight snuggled up with Daddy and Daddy enjoyed a nice adult beverage! Win win!

The only time B was unhappy on the way there is when we were taking off. He was drinking a bottle but we still thing the pressure hurt his little ears. Otherwise, he looked like this!

And Presto's beloved "bunky" of course made it on the plane!!

The Petchenick's sat right in front of us!! 6 kids three and under...lots of fun!!

Sophia was in heaven sitting next to her Nana!

So proud of this man. Such an amazing daddy. He's king of the baby bjorn and has carried all of our kids around in it sporting a smile on his face!

Brady, Blake, and Phia with their rolling suitcases:)

After a long flight...Phia and Presto took a snooze on the way to the resort! They were such good sleepers in Hawaii:)

Our handsome Hawaiian navigator!

Phia's Prince...

Phia's favorite thing to say at bedtime is "goodnight Daddy my Prince" and tonight she said "Mommy when I get bigger I want to wear your wedding dress and get married to Daddy". Such sweet sentiment:) Phia, Daddy will always be your Prince!!

Bentley's 6 month stats!

We cannot believe our little B is 6 months old!! He's turned into quite the giggly/smiley bear. He still super loves Sophia and all the ways she entertains him. He's also very close to sitting up and loves playing with anything and everything he can get his hands on. We started him on solids in Hawaii and he gobbled them right up(just like his big brother did!). He has special "rice cereal" made by neocate which is the same brand of formula he's on. We started mixing it with bananas and he can't get enough!! At his 6 month appointment he weighed in at: 18lbs 2oz(70th percentile and 2 oz less than Presto) and is 27 1/4th" long(75th percentile)...he's gonna be a TALL boy!! We just love our little sunshine and the fact that he's sleeping a solid 12 hours helps us out tremendously!!! Thanks baby B:) Since he turned 6 months just a few days before Hawaii I thought I'd include some shots of our big boy enjoying our vacation!! First time in the pool...and he loved it!!

Presto making B giggle by the pool!!

Hawaii bath smiles...

B spent a lot of his time in Hawaii bouncing away in the living room(shhh he's rockin' Presto's beloved hat...don't tell)!

Such a sweet sweet face...this is his "I just woke up " face:)

And more of Presto making his brother smile:)

Mommy/Bentley time on our lanai...some of my favorite moments of the whole trip!!

First foooood!! YUMMERS!

Rockin' his first Maui shirt:)