greenery baby cookies

just a touch of pink and gold to make these greenery baby shower cookies pop!

the inspiration came from the invitation.

pumpkin time

with little sister home for a visit this weekend,

of course we had to pay our annual visit to the pumpkin patch.

what a gorgeous day!

rad little dude cookies

 

a simple set made easier with the use of a checkerboard stencil. 2 dozen

hoco cookies

5 dozen for the high school volleyball team

day's day weekend

 
we made a quick trip up and back today to see little sister, enjoy a meal, and take her some things she wasn't able to fit in her luggage since her last trip home. we were up before the sun to start the 4-hour drive north.

soon after arrival, dad put on his matching shirt and they looked so cute together.

since little sister had skipped breakfast and the house activities had not started yet, we picked up boyfriend and decided to try out one of their favorite brunch spots, just wafflin'.  although there was a bit of a wait, it did not disappoint. 

then we dropped off boyfriend at the airport where he was scheduled to make his first solo flight later that afternoon.  how exciting! then we headed back to the house and checked our the silent auction, met a few friends, and snapped some pics.

we swung by little sister's room and i finally got a pic of her with her bed - something i failed to do back when we helped her move in.  and yes, she did have to tidy up a bit first!!

before we knew it - it was time to say our goodbyes and begin our trip back home. until next time!

50th birthday cookies

50 minis for a 50th birthday!

 

day 8 - the last day

 our room boasted an oceanfront view complete with a full moon - which i took advantage of by waking up to see in all its glory over the water.

we woke with no real hurry to get to the airport for our evening flight.  we took advantage of our in-suite washer and dryer to do laundry in order to eliminate that chore once we returned home.  we took in the views of this island resort one last time.we stopped along some points of interest as we made our way back towards the airport.  we visited the farmers's market and explored the area a bit.then we said aloha to our island vacation with our overnight flight.