Ady is showing you how big she is now; this was the dress that she wore for Rachel's wedding when she was only two weeks old! Rachel had us dress in black, red, and/or white. She especially wanted her new niece in red. Well, it was impossible to find a red dress for a newborn in Key West (possibly had it been December instead of May we might have been able to do it), so Kasey looked for a solid color dress to dye red. The smallest Kasey could find fitting the criteria was this 12-month size that was light pink. Of course Ady had plenty of room in it at that age, but this may be about the last time she wears this, as it is tight on her.

Zoo Trip

We took Ady to the Honolulu Zoo yesterday and had a great time watching her look at the animals. She wasn't

too interested in the ones that didn't move, but she loved the big ones and the

ones that moved. It was feeding time while we were at the hippo exhibit, so the hippos got in the water to retrieve the apples that were thrown at them. Some apples landed right in front of where

we were standing, and one hippo actually slammed into the plexiglass right where Ady was standing. It shocked her (if not scared her), but then she was quite delighted. She not only laughed, but also knocked on the window and motioned for the hippo to come back!

Hana

We went to Maui this past weekend and had a really great time. We rode the Hawaii Super Ferry over and back (it was cheaper than flying). We agreed that our favorite part of the trip (besides Adyson) was going to Hana. The road there is about 50 miles of curving, winding (almost 600 curves/switchbacks) and 54 one-lane bridges. It is an absolutely beautiful drive! There are breathtaking views of the ocean, lush foliage, and waterfalls galore.
But one of the things that I got the biggest kick out of was some of the signs.

Buffalo

Going way east from Hawaii, Natalie and Thayne are in Buffalo, New York. Thayne is in his second year of dental school. They had a little boy, Tyson, at the beginning of April. Now, four months later, he's not so little anymore. Natalie says he's like the Michelin tire guy, lots and lots of rolls (he's 15 pounds). Natalie is getting to stay at home with Ty. All are doing well, and while this is what they need to be doing at this time, we do miss them a lot. And since Cheryl doesn't work for the airlines anymore, it costs Gramma and Grampa quite a bit to go see them. We haven't seen him since he was a month old, so my pictures are a bit dated, but I'm putting some in anyway.

Two weeks old.At Leatherby's, a BIG family favorite!

One month old.

Laie

We are currently in Laie, Hawaii, visiting Adam, Kasey, and Adyson, our beautiful little granddaughter. Adam is attending BYU-Hawaii and Kasey is working there. Ady is a blonde, blue-eyed "local" girl; her legs are really tan. They moved here the first of January and this is the first time we have seen them since then. Ady has doubled her age in that time!

We got in the night before the annual Laie Days parade. This really brought back memories because our kids rode and sang in this parade when we lived here. We also got to sit with the Langis (our old neighbors) to watch the parade.

Parades here are a bit different than many of you have seen before.

The kids's favorite part is, of course, when candy is thrown out to them. Ady would pick up the candy a piece at a time, but then she realized that she really didn't have to do anything to get it -- other kids would bring her some when they got theirs or the people throwing it would just walk over and give it to her! She's definitely cute and catered to! Grampa fed her Smarties one at a time (her daddy claimed her Butterfinger).