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Last Christmas Riley received a beautiful princess dress from Aunt Sara, Uncle Justin, Addie & Bella.  It's the dress that Belle wore in Beauty and the Beast.  Riley didn't want to wear her gown when she first got it.  She wasn't really the "princess" type.  Riley wouldn't wear dresses of any sort actually.  However, a few months ago Riley saw a dress in her closet and asked to wear it.  I said sure.  Riley loved wearing the dress.  We had reached a new stage with Riley!  Next, she really loved wearing her tutu(also given to her by Justin & Sara).  She would even wear the tutu out to the store because she didn't want to take it off.  Well today while she was watching Beauty & the Beast with me and Kiki, she asked to wear her fancy dress.  I ran up to her room and grabbed it out of the closet.  Riley put on her gown and was just as giddy as could be!  She was running and twirling all around!  Riley eve...

 Most people head to the beach for Memorial Day, but we just wanted to hang out at the house and cook out all day.  I, personally, didn't want to fight the crowds at the beach, especially with three kids. Trey filled the pool up for the girls and fired up the grill. Before Hadley even got in the pool she passed out in the playroom.  When Hadley is tired she will fall asleep anywhere in any position.   While the girls splashed around in the pool, Trey grilled up some burgers and hot dogs for all of us to enjoy.  We all sat outside and enjoyed the gorgeous day we were given.  It was a nice, relaxing holiday spent just the way I wanted!   Here is a shot of Riley holding Emrey.  Riley is big on requesting to hold her new sister and asking for her picture to be taken!  

 We started our day off with a trip to Waikele Outlets.  I love going here because I can always find awesome deals at my favorite stores for the girls.  Everyone loaded up in the Tahoe and off we went.  I found some inexpensive shorts and tees in The Children's Place.  Our next stop was the Crocs store.  Riley needed new shoes and loves to wear crocs.  She walked out of the store wearing one of her new pairs.   Then we headed to my all time favorite store, Carter's.  I could literally buy everything in this store, but I hold myself back!  I found a ton of great sales in here and stocked up on some things for Riley, Hadley & Emrey.  After Carter's I had to stop and feed Emrey because it was lunchtime for her.  I stepped into Motherhood Maternity and used one of their fitting rooms to feed while Kiki & Nanny watched the older girls and let them have a ride on Dino!  When I was done feeding Emrey everyone else was rea...

 Today we decided to head over to Moanalua Gardens and let the girls run around the fields and feed the Koi.  I enjoy bringing the girls here because it's close by, free to get in, and they always enjoy themselves.  Trey had never been before and seemed to enjoy himself.  While Riley went and fed the fish with Kiki, Nanny & Daddy, I sat under some palm trees with Emrey and Hadley who were both sleeping.  After the first container of fish food was gone Kiki went and got Riley some more and we also got some yummy smoothies to enjoy.  Hadley and I shared a pina colada smoothie.  It definitely hit the spot for both of us!  Riley stayed by the pond and fed the Koi about 3 or 4 containers full of fish food.  After that Kiki chased Riley around until they were both worn out.  It was a nice afternoon spent out in the fresh air.  Good times had by all!

Lucky for me, I only had to stay in the hospital for one day.  Emrey was born at 8:48am on May 22nd and we were discharged on May 23rd in the morning.  I was told they were making an exception for me because normally they keep you 48 hours.  They referred to me as an expert since it was my third child and everything seemed to be going well with both Emrey and myself.  I couldn't wait to get home.  The hospital food was disgusting and I didn't even get to pick my meal.  Lucky for me my loving husband brought me food to eat during my short stay.  Trey, Madeleine, and Riley came to pick me and Emrey up from the hospital.  Riley was so excited to be bringing her new sister home.  I was excited to be getting home and being able to relax without being woken up to have vitals taken.   When we arrived home Hadley greeted me with a huge hug.  She made my heart melt, especially since she wasn't wanting anything to do with me when she came to ...

Saturday I started having some contractions.  They started out to be rather sporadic and then I started noticing a pattern.  Trey and I went grocery shopping to make sure we were stocked up on food because we knew it was probably our last chance to go before our new little girl arrived.  Kiki stayed at home with the girls while we went shopping.  During our grocery shopping excursion my contractions were growing stronger, but still far apart.  Trey grilled up some yummy chicken for dinner.  I refused to eat pizza for dinner because that's what I ate as my last meal before I went into labor with Riley & Hadley.  I was hoping that by not eating pizza I wouldn't go into labor because Trey's mom, Madeleine, didn't get in until Sunday night and if I went into labor before she came that meant that my mom wouldn't be able to be at the hospital for the birth.  In case you didn't know, my mom was in the delivery room for both Riley & Hadley's birth...

Praise the Lord!  My mom has arrived!!  I don't know who is more excited: me, my mom, Riley or Hadley.  After about 12 hours of traveling my exhausted mother got right to play time with the girls.  I'm not exactly sure where her energy came from but she didn't let the jet lag affect her.  I just got to kick back and relax and watch Kiki play with Riley and Hadley.  They got piggy back rides, books read to them and Kiki even threw the girls up on her shoulders and ran around the house with them.  Again, I don't know how she did it, but she did!  I'm so happy to have her here!!

I must say that I had a nice Mother's Day weekend.  Saturday I got to spend a couple of hours to myself and get my haircut.  I didn't want to wait until my mom got here because who knows how long I have before the new baby arrives.  So I figured what better weekend to get my haircut than this one!  A little well deserved pampering for myself!  Trey stayed home with the girls and got to have some daddy/daughter time.  A win-win situation all around!  When I got home from my haircut, Hadley was napping and Trey took Riley out for some Mother's day shopping.  Oh boy, more time to myself!  Trey, of course, gave me my gift a day early, but I can't say that I minded too much!  I knew it was a picture, but I wasn't sure of what.  I unwrapped the picture to find one of my favorite photos that I've seen since we've lived in Hawai'i.  I always see this picture in stores and I always compliment it.  It's nice to know Trey pays attent...

It's been close to about two and a half years that Trey has been wearing braces.  He's been longing for straight teeth since he was younger and finally had the chance to do it since he's been on shore duty.  I'd have to say that the worse part of him having braces was when he had to have his jaw broken.  What a horrid time for both of us.  He was in such pain and I was having emotional breakdowns almost everyday trying to take care of him and new little Hadley.  We all made it through alive and I'm pretty sure he's thrilled with the results.  Hooray for no more braces and a nice new smile!!!