My First Roast Ever

Hooray! I'm so proud of myself. It actually tasted really good and didn't suck at all, and it was really easy too (thanks to the crock pot and BBQ sauce).

Ezra's First Day at the Beach!

 

He's so happy to be at the beach. Just look at that big smile!

We went to Waimanalo with some good friends of ours, the Hastings. Their little boy, Tristan, did a good job of telling Ezra all about beach fun.

Ezra enjoyed his first good stretch in the Hawaiian sun. I just love these board shorts on him. They're meant for a 12 month old, but why wait?

Ezra loves his daddy!

Ezra's first step in the sand.

 

Here we are hanging out in the shade while the rest of the gang plays in the water.

Cheese, Cheesecake, Cake Tasting Party!

A couple weeks ago we had our first ever cheese, cheesecake, cake party. So what we did was we tested out several different types of cheese, cheesecake and cake. Yum! We had several different types of cheeses including Havartie, Brie, Provolone, Sharp Cheddar, and some kind of smoked flavor. As for cheesecake, we had strawberry, caramel chocolate, chocolate peanut butter, and plain. Then for desert, chocolate cake and red velvet. 

News Travels Fast

Just a quick thought. I was just marveling at how quickly news travels these days. Could you imagine sending all your letters by pigeon. HA!

Little Details

More to come...

Our First Family Photo

This is our first of many family photos with our new son. This was taken at the hospital the day we brought Ezra home. We are so grateful to have him in our family.

Rockband Party

Welcome Home Ezra

Shortly after we brought Ezra home from the hospital, he was eager to check out his new bed. Not quite as cozy as heaven, but it'll do.

April Fools?

At 9:03 AM I received a called from Sally (our case worker).

"Alyse! The baby was born! 16 lbs. 14 oz.!"
"What?! 16 lbs. 14 oz.?!"
"Yes! 16 lbs. 14 oz.! Oh. . .  No, no, 6 lbs. 14 oz.!"
"Is this April Fools?"
"This is not April Fools. He's here!"

At 7:02 AM on April 1, 2010,
Ezra Inoke Makahokovalu Thomson was born.
6 lbs. 14 oz.
20 3/4" tall
Healthy & Happy!

We send a special Thanks! to everyone who continually shows their support for us. We came home from the hospital to find bags full of diapers, formula, blankets, and all sorts of baby supplies. Little Ezra came on such short notice; I don't know what we'd do without such loving and supportive friends and family. We love you guys!

Meet the Parents. . . Adoption Style

Today we meet our new baby's birthmom. So exciting!

Baby Thomson

We found a baby! Well actually, he baby found us! Sometime around the middle to end of April, that's right... next month, our little family will grow from 2 to 3!

Hawaii Tsunami Warning

 

An 8.8 earthquake off Chile generated a tsunami headed for Hawaii.

This could have been us. . . 

but it wasn't.

This thing kept waking me up every hour.

And our day at the beach was canceled.

So we made it a day at the park instead.

Keep practicing Haley. You'll get it.

First taste of sugar.

This is our friends' adorable little boy. We went to his first birthday and got to see him take his first taste of sugar - birthday cake with chocolate frosting - yum, yum!

Curious.

He goes for his first bite.

I think he likes it.