The Staffaroni Family

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Passing the time away from Daddy!

Jackson and I are going to be best buddies for the next couple of days because daddy is away on the mainland. I promise to try to blog each day so that we stay busy and Daddy can see what we are up to. We are going to stay busy so your arrival comes faster!

We dropped Mike off at the airport and decided we could sit in traffic or get a haircut... I opted for a haircut and then dinner. It was a good idea because Jackson loved playing with the choo choo trains and enjoyed dinner and fell asleep on the way home. I started packing his tooth brush in the diaper bag so that when we are out late he can just brush his teeth on the way home and then he usually falls asleep in the car.

One last pic of the fuzzy fro he was growing before the handsome crewcut.

Ta da, the handsome little guy. He is such a little Mike! Jackson was such a good boy getting his hair cut and very polite. Dinner was another story but that is ok :) The next couple of days we are going to work on potty training. Each day he is getting better and better and loves his new underwear selection. We have many now to pick from Diego, Mickey, Cars, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Trains to Dinosaurs. We are all set and hope to make the leap in the next week!!! Wish us luck :)

Jackson and his bedtime.

When Jackson gets ready to go to bed, he always has to shut the door so Kitty/ Papaya doesn't come in. We really should just name her Kitty because it is rare we actually call her Papaya. Anyway it is bath, teeth, books, fan and bedtime. He is obsessed that the door must be closed because he doesn't like Papaya in his bedroom. He will tell her "Kitty, No No" and shut the door. This past week and him being sick, we have allowed him to sleep in our room because it was soothing for him and convenient for us not having to get up every hour. Yesterday, I went to check up on him because he hadn't woke up at all in the evening and this is what I found... If only he knew Kitty was his new buddy in bed :)

Sick...

Jackson is sick. He started coming down with something on Tuesday evening, so I took off on Wednesday. He was feeling better but then it got worse after the tsunami. On Saturday, he came up to me and this is how he looked :( He said, Mommy bandaid fix my nose. We have been using many bandaids lately because they heel ouchies. Poor thing, if only a band aid could fix his sickness. I took him to the doctor and he has an ear ache. He is on meds that he absolutely dislikes... If you hear him screaming it is because it is med time in the Staffaroni house. With that being said, he is feeling much better and we are looking forward to going to the beach this week and hanging out with friends.

The weekly recycling trip to the school

Jackson loves to walk up the hill to the recycle center at Mauka Lani school. We recycle our plastics, cans, and paper there. It has become Jackson and Mike's special walk throughout the week, depending on when we need to recycle. This time Jackson wanted to bring his turtle. In the turtle is his 7 geckos and a tootsie roll bank. It is so cute to see what toddlers become attached too. This turtle has been on many adventures besides the beach :)

Recycling the water jug.

Recycling is so much fun. This picture was right before the turtle dumped out the goods.

Everybody loves playdoh!

Jackson got some really cool playdoh from his Nana for Christmas and I have been kind of waiting for the perfect time to break it out. Makaela came over for a couple of hours and they had so much fun making objects with the playdoh. Wax paper is great to use on your table so it makes it so much easier to clean up. Thank goodness we have a deck because all I had to do was hose it down and we were done :) Jackson's favorite item was the scissors. They will only cut playdoh because they are so dull, thank goodness because he tries to use them on everything he needs to open. Guess he is ready for some children's scissors in his Easter basket.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Another one bites the dust...

We are slowly decreasing our numbers of our Hawaii Family as the years go by. This past weekend we bid farewell to the Ducotes. I have been friends with Lisa for about 8 years. From a cruise, to the Mai Tai bar, to beach days, weddings to children. We have been through a lot together. Rich found an amazing job in Houston, Texas that their family couldn't turn down. We are very excited for them and can't wait to visit them one day. Thank goodness for blogs because it really does keep us in touch. Here are some pictures of our beautiful day at Ko'olina with a fantastic sunset.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Jackson and his choo choo trains

I bought these trains at a tag sale for $5.00 last winter for Jackson's 2nd birthday and he finally has grown into them. They were in immaculate condition and looked like they had never been played with. I love finding bargains! Jackson now can put the train tracks together and build his own little village.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Makiki Valley Loop Hike

Jackson and Daddy

Jackson found a way to fall asleep in the pack.

Mike and I decided we should go out and Hike at least twice a month to enjoy the island and get some exercise. This was our second hike of the year. We have been using this wonderful book from Aunt Laura and Uncle Charlie called Oahu Hikes, which has the best hikes on the island with the ins and outs of each hike.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day

Mike, Jackson and I had a wonderful Valentine's Day this year. Mike surprised me with a dozen roses at school. We then had a wonderful dinner at home with Jackson. Nothing beats having Chinese and enjoying the view of Diamond Head from our deck :)

Monday, January 24, 2011

Our family trip to Maui

Mike and I decided to take a trip to Maui before Christmas since we were not going to the mainland. We went for five wonderful days and had a great time. We even beat the rain that was on Oahu and made its appearance at night. Therefore, we were able to do a lot of sightseeing. Our first stop was the Surfing Goat Dairy.

Jackson petting the baby goats. These goats are 3 days old.

One even tried to tickle him in the belly looking for food. He loved it!

These two goats were just born when we arrived, one boy and one girl. The boy was a big one at 9lbs and his sister was only 6 pounds.

The big boy himself which they named him Rocky.

Maui Ocean Center

Our second day in Maui started with socks and flip flops. Lately, Jackson has taken on the local style of socks with slippers. When we were ready we decided to go to the Maui Ocean Center.

Jackson peering in at the fish.

If we would have let him he would have stayed here all day. For about an hour he enjoyed touching the starfish in this hands on pond.

Sunrise at Haleakala

Jackson is so happy even though it is 4:30 in the morning. We had to leave at 3:30 so we could get there before the sunrise. We are bundled up because it is such a high elevation.