Little Dancer

Last year, we enrolled Ava in a ballet and tap dance class.  She especially loved her teacher Ms. Hillary.  

Ice Palace

On Aug. 16, 2011, we took Ava ice skating for the first time and she LOVED it!  She quickly got the hang of it and before we left that day, she was able to skate a few feet by herself without holding onto anything.  

Her Eyes

 Since the day she was born, I fell in love with her big eyes.  I still just can't get over how long and curled her eye lashes are!  These are some pictures of me trying to capture how pretty her eyes are.

The Island of Maui

In May of 2011, we took a week off to explore the Island of Maui.  

Visiting the Lavender Farm

Ava kept running around saying "Halekalaka Buddah".  She couldn't pronounce "Haleakala".

On our way up Haleakala to see the sun set.  We were told that the sun set is just as pretty as the sun rise and since we didn't want to wake up before the sun came up, we decided sun set would be perfect. 

        

 Watching the sun go down

 While on Maui, we celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary!  

One morning, Daniel went for an early morning run on the beach as I slept in.  When I woke up and looked out from our balcony, I was pleasantly surprised with this! 

So sweet!  

Happy 5th wedding anniversary to us!

One day we decided to check out the Aquarium.  It was pretty cool compared to the tiny one we have on Oahu.  They even have sharks and a cool walk through water tunnel here.  

 We even made it out to Hana where we had a little picnic at the beach park out there.  We had a great time and loved the family time together.  Until next time Maui!  

Masters Degree!

Yay!!! After two years of studying at the University of Hawaii Manoa, Daniel graduated with his Masters Degree in Public Administration on May 14, 2011!  Not only did he graduate, he graduated with honors and was inducted into the Phi Alpha Alpha National Honor Society.  Congratulations Daniel!

Induction Ceremony

Graduation!

 Celebrating Daniel's Graduation with some family and friends

We are so proud of you!!!