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and here's some story time with ivy.

randomness

it is a rainy day today. ivy and i played dress up. she is wearing a family hand-me-down-- i think it belonged to my dad or one of his sisters. anyway, my grandma gave it to my mom, and my mom gave it to me, and it is so stinkin' cute. the embroidery and the delicate lace trim are to die for, and it is so finely made. you just don't see stuff like this anymore. and when did bonnets go out of fashion? who said that was a good idea? 'cause once you get it on, it's like the most adorable thing in the world. here's ivy, looking very amish:

i took about a gazillion photos of her in this two-piece outfit, and half of them are blurry because i was trying to use natural light.

but the flash is so absurdly bright...


see? yech!
why is that? anyway, here's me wearing the same outfit, about 27 years ago...

in other randomness, farmer scott has been very busy lately.

he likes to plant seeds, even though there's nowhere to replant them. our lanai is going to be completely covered in pots soon. above are beet sprouts.

this is a miniature papaya forest, free to good home.

reach for the sky, cucumber. there's nowhere else to go.

mmm, lettuce.

squash blossoms

the siblings on a blanket scott's mom made.

is it just me, or is aidan's head five times too big in this picture?

even more random, does anyone out there have the same pet peeve as me? the misplaced, misused apostrophe pet peeve? as in: "the dog is chasing it's tail!" or "made with fresh tomatoe's!"
apostrophe abuse is a blog dedicated entirely to this type of atrocity. it's good for a chuckle. and here's this cartoon that explains the correct use of apostrophes:


and i love this ecards site. they are free and actually funny. go carefully, though, as some of them are quite crude. hmmmm... i think that's about all. did you notice i added a links collumn? and if you've been here, fam & friends (or strangers) PLEASE add a comment! it's so nice to hear people's responses. at the end of each post you can see the "0 comments" link. click on that and it should open up a window that you can type a comment in. just say "hi," or "your blog sucks" or whatever. thanks!

a hoppy easter weekend

we went to big island over easter weekend to hang out with mom and brian and gabe. it was an excellent time.

smily girl.

drawing with gramma.

the ivy bunny

gabe and his birdie.

breakfast on the beach

eggs, pre-hunt

yes, she's sleeping in a storage bin...

but she doesn't mind

borrowing the hot tub at the mauna lani

we're not really orange

is this all for me?

making a manly breakfast

things to do, places to go

boats to row

a hard life.

morning glory

thanks mom and brian!

just some more pics

hi everyone, typing with one hand as usual. just wanted to post some more photos of the kids for those friends and family who have been requesting more. oh, and i changed the appearance of the blog...trying out a black background because a dark screen uses less energy! more pictures soon.

at the beach.

getting chunky...

nap time.

watering, like daddy.

at the zoo.

cutest socks ever. i was thrilled to discover they already fit. she has them in many colors, thanks to my mom. aidan was intensely jealous when he saw them on ivy, and insisted on trying them on, as well as a pair of tiny pink slippers. aidan has a funny fetish for tiny shoes and socks, but gets all mad when they don't fit.

new camera

finally, a camera worth taking pictures with. not that it's top of the line or anything, but compared to the five-year-old, two megapixel (yes, 2), cheapest-I-could-find camera, it's marvelous. i'm not going to write much because typing with one hand is lame. but here's a bunch of pictures. but the first two are with the old camera...

new family member

here are some videos of Ivy Kiya McCoy, born Jan. 25. these are within the first few days of her birth. something went wrong with my computer and i can't upload from my camera OR my flip video--these ones were obtained by making a disc at Ritz camera. this typical computer phenomenon coincided perfectly with Ivy's birth. great timing. with similar uncanniness, a black spot appears on all video recordings, even though the lens is flawless-- ever since ivy's birth. hmmm. isn't technology wonderful?

holidays over, baby time soon

hello anyone out there who's reading... just trying to get back on track after a long, holiday-induced dropping of the blog ball. i'm sure all my many fans missed me so. anyway, this is my first attempt at attaching a video, just to sort of see how it works out... it doesn't look like the image quality is going to be that great, but oh well. this is a glimpse of christmas morning on big island after gramma claus left the cutest tricycle and the cutest boots in all the land for aidan to enjoy. santa also left me the means of acquiring this video, the so-sleek-and-handy Flip Video camcorder. thanks to all parents and grandparents for making my child the most spoiled kid ever. his gifts are much played with and treasured. but what we treasure most is our most wonderfulest of families--i can't even explain the wonderfulness. we miss you all and wish we could be closer.
also ranking exceptionally high on the wonderfulness meter is my baby hui. today they gave a little baby shower-type gathering for another pregnant group member and me. it was so much fun with all the pint-sized ones running around together-- usually these days only a fraction of the moms/babes can make it to any given meeting so it was such a great feeling to see everyone together again, and i was once again reminded of what a blessing this great support group has been since becoming a mother. we were marveling at how it's already been a year since we first met, and a couple of us are already about to give birth to seconds.
on that note, as yet unnamed baby girl is due in about 2 weeks, give or take. i hope it's not give because i'm reaching my limits on the whole pregnancy thing. this is the point where you say enough is enough, i'd rather have a needy toddler and a completely-dependent-upon-me-for-all-aspects-of-survival newborn attached to me like i'm a host organism, which i suppose is accurate, than to feel this uncomfortable and awkward in your own body. edit, it's not even your own body anymore. but a joy it still is, parenthood... alrighty then, that's probably more writing than i've done since college, so ciao... by the way, if anyone's reading this we are open to name suggestions...