Target. And I mean Target with a French accent.

My prayers have been answered. Target Hilo opened it's doors last weekend and I've been three times already! I honestly think it will be a new rainy day activity for the boys and me. You know- pick up a Starbucks, check out the kids' books, cruise the toys, get an new tank top or two, and pick up some diapers?! Yipeee!

Stef joined us today for his first trip to the new store and we had some family fun in the hat section, thanks to Lance who insisted on trying on the "horse hat!" See what I'm talking about? Target doesn't just have to be for dish soap and new socks!

and here I am in my trusty old red dress with my dear friend Emily on her birthday and the night of the grand opening of our favorite store!
Thank you, Target, for giving me a reason to never, ever, have to return to Wal-Mart again!

Smiles

Little Kiran has been lighting things up lately with some adorable smiles. They are still hard to capture with a camera, but here are a couple of shots...
Impossible not to love the little guy!!

An Artsy Castle

and it's proud architect:

The First Eight Weeks

Well, if the lack of blog posts isn't evidence enough, the last eight weeks have been BUSY! In addition to adjusting to life with two, we've had five different sets of visitors and helpers since Kiran was born and Stef spent a week in Florida for his brother's wedding.
Aside from the craziness, life has been great. Lance LOVES his brother, and also loves to pretend that he is "baby Lance." These two things entail giving Kiran "smoochies" at every available opportunity, dressing in matching outfits when possible, and hopping into Kiran's carseat, mini crib, swing, bouncy chair, and playmat on a regular basis. I'm pretty sure he's not breaking any weight limits at the moment, so I let Lance do his thing and make sure to call him "Baby Lance" the entire time he's at it. All in all, I think he has adjusted remarkably. He's been a bit needier at sleep time but is still our happy, playful, loving little guy.
Kiran is doing his own remarkable job at adjusting to life "on the outside" and has been very patient with his mom and dad who are getting used to meeting two kids' needs simultaneously.
Guess what everyone?? He's a Biggie!!!!!!! After giving myself pep talks about accepting and not stressing about another slim baby on the bottom of the weight charts, my jaw dropped when I discovered that Kiran is on the top of the chart for height (97%) and up there for weight too!! I couldn't stop laughing about it for days! Anyway, he's healthy and growing and his hair is getting ready to start doing it's thing!
My apologies again, for the radio silence. Making time to sit at the computer just seems to drop to the bottom of the priority list at the moment! Thanks for all of the love everyone has sent!

Father's Day

Daddy and his boys enjoying some time at the beach on his second father's day...