Heading out to Hawaii

Sunday we are going to leave for Kauai for a much deserved family vacation. So I thought I would get a head start on my blog post for this week. I've been stressing about packing, getting everything done last minute and not forgetting a thing...I think I've hit the point where I realized something's gotta give...not sure what it'll be yet...

Sunday Morning last week we met Verena & Chris at the Rusty Wagon for breakfast. This is Gracie's favorite food there, the kids pancake face...

On Tuesday I headed into Lynden to shop at the Second Chance Thrift store. I ran into Julie & Alissa, who are usually there on Tuesday mornings as well...I even found some smoking deals. It just happened to be Hawaiian theme and very appropriate for us. I snatched up a rash guard for Grace that I had been putting off buying since they run over $25 on the Internet.

Thursday Grace had her final swim lesson for the Eel program at the Bellingham YMCA. At first I wasn't sure if she would complete the program but about 3 to 4 lessons into it she got the hang of things. She is now way more confident in the water and I feel better about her swimming in Hawaii. For their last lesson they played a lot of games and even got to sit in the kayak and ride around the big pool.

Gracie & I spent some time on Friday making valentine's for her classmates & teacher since we won't be there for the party they will be having in Kindergarten. So we punched, glued, wrote, and taped them together. I think they turned out pretty cute. Hope they will like them as well...

Now it's time to start packing for Hawaii...no time to get excited yet. My to do list is waaaaay too long...