Water babies!

Brooklyn's favorite friend (besides her big brother ) is Mikaela. Brookie calls her "Lala." She and her family live two doors down the street, so needless to say the kids play together often! People in Maui say that Aug., Sept. and sometimes Oct. are the hottest
months...and this day was HOT! Perfect for a water play date! It is fun to see something so simple be so entertaining for the kids!

The Skating Kids

These are some of our friends from down the street. Michael (Mikaela's dad) had a birthday this week. His friends built a 'small' skate ramp in his back yard as a b-day surprise. 'Small' is what they guys told his wife Ceira it would be! Let just say, it turned out NOT so small...but Michael loves it, and so did the KIDS! These pictures were taken at the b-day celebration! A HIT!!!

"Front Yard BBQ-Hawaiian style"

There is one thing I must explain about front yard BBQ's. When we first arrived in Maui Brandon and Puff noticed a 'local style' BBQ...ie: every party we saw seemed to be in the front yard! (On the main land we might call this behavior white trash...we here call it 'local style'!) Well, Uncle Puff was gone almost a month to CA and he is ALL about front yard BBQ's! So, when he returned, we had a little BBQ to welcome him home....but you all know when Brandon and Puff get their creative juices flowing there is always something to laugh at! We ended up with a BBQ pool party in the front yard!! I think we kept our 'pool' for 3 days! Ha! It was FUN!