Where ya been?

Well, it's been a while, but we are still hanging tough in the
islands. For the past few weeks, the church has been hoppin' with
vestry retreats, annual meetings, and all sorts of fun stuff. We've
also had a visit from Gigi (Linda's mom), some friends from
Chattanooga, and had several trips to Oahu for church stuff.
So... With that in mind, here is a quick update on some of the other
things that are going on.

Our neighbor continues to raise roosters. Not chickens. Roosters.
For cockfighting. We live in town.

Cooper is walking everywhere. Like both of her parents, she is a
bundle of energy. She is in constant movement like Linda and is into
everything like me. She is also fearless. Waves,heights, strangers,
animals, weird noises... Nothing scares her. She did not get that
from me.

She is also talking quite a bit. Not anything that makes sense to
most of us, but chatter-chatter all the time. Especially at night
right before bedtime- that she gets from Linda. It's pretty darn cute.

Linda is really active in her moms club activities. Her group, called
the Ohana Mamas, does something almost every day. Music classes, play
dates, girls' nights, date nights (there is rumored to be dance video
out there somewhere) are just a few of the events that we have attended.

As for me, I'm really settling in to my role as rector of this little
church. The people continue to be fantastic and the preschool keeps me
on my toes every day. But in all of this, my greatest joy is coming
home to my girls and taking some wagon rides on the beach path. In
fact, I think I'll go do that now! A hui hou!