Right now, I am…

On Vacation

Recovering from too much wedding cake

Reliving all the hilarious surprise wedding performances, including a flash mob performance (video to come once I track it down!)

Missing my hubby as he skipped out early on vacation and headed back to the islands early to score some phenomenal waves

Enjoying my family and my dog so so much!

** Will be off island and on/off computer over the next few days. If you leave a comment know that I appreciate and read each one but it may take me some time to respond this week **

This Moment- A Friday ritual. A single photo- no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see.

Thank you all who have responded to my “who’s out there” post and let me know you are following along and enjoying mamasurfs! I have loved hearing from all of you and am so inspired and encouraged by your kind words, pictures and simple hellos.

Did you know that mamasurfs also has a Facebook page? We’ve been up and running on Facebook for a few months now but honestly kind of forgot about keeping it up to date (hey, I’ve had my hands full with the whole baby thing you know?). It’s an easy way for you to follow the blog, shoot me some questions or thoughts and build up a fun mamasurfs community. Check out mamasurfs on facebook and “like” the page to see updates in your newsfeed.

Mama is also on Twitter if you’re down with the tweets…still figuring that one out too.

There are lots of reasons to celebrate in life but never did I imagine I would be throwing myself a mini party in celebration of this:

This is months of phone calling, internet shopping, researching, begging, pleading and finally contacting a bankrupt company finally paying off. This is one step closer to calling our remodel project complete. A step closer to an office for hubby who has in the past 5 years worked everywhere from a closet, to a counter top, stuffed in the corner and everywhere in between. This is the beginning of our baby moving out of our closet and into his own space, a space I imagine him spending quiet time reading and lots of loud time making believe with monsters and trucks and anything else his wild imagination can conjure up.

This is hands down one of the best reasons to celebrate so please excuse me while I continue my happy dance….

Take one look at me and you’ll know that what I’m about to tell you is the honest to God truth.

I haven’t had a hair cut in over a year…eeek! Even worse…that haircut was given in the middle of my moms kitchen as a last minute pre-baby shower trim. Now mom you did a great job seeing as how you’ve never done this before but I don’t think we can count this as an actual hair cut.

Want to know something else? My eyebrows….yeah I can’t even tell you the last time I even attempted to straighten that whole situation out. Was it really at my best friends wedding last May that I last picked up a pair of tweezers?

To be perfectly honest I’ve never been one of those girls that is ever really pulled together. I was the friend that everyone else dressed when going out for a night, the victim of Friday night makeovers and my wardrobe consists of mostly hand me downs.

My “style” if you can call it that is a cross between stuff my mother in law bought but didn’t fit and impulse buys my best friend purchased and later realized she had made a mistake. Don’t get me wrong here…I am incredibly grateful for these items because without them I would literally be wearing a holy pair of jeans from high school that I refuse to give up and a t-shirt with a pig on it that I bought with my very first paycheck.

And so It seems I could use a bit of an overhaul. With 5 weddings (yes 5!!!) coming up over the next few months I need to get a move on but where to begin?

Here are my thoughts and I need YOU to help me out on this one. Currently I have pretty long, naturally wavy hair that was one upon a time layered in the front kind of like this:

Instyle Magazine

I’m thinking i could go back to this long and layered look pretty easily or I could be daring and try chopping it off like this:

The Hair Styler.com

Want to know what I’m really tempted to do? Chop it ALL OFF and go with something short and sassy like this:

New Short Hair Cuts.com

Problem here is that I’m ummm Not Mandy Moore. Yeah I think maybe only she can pull off a look like this but if I was really brave I would go for it. I’ve never, not once really done anything drastic (not counting the time hubby dyed my hair black for a halloween party and found out it wouldn’t wash out).

Hairstyle.ws

So Internet world…what do you think?

Right now, I am…

Feeling full of family and love as we come down from our weekend high at grandma and grandpa’s house

Grateful for the little bit of rain we had this weekend as it reminded us to slow our pace and enjoy a quiet, mostly indoors day together

Celebrating a 5 day streak of great sleep from the little one

Cursing my oven just a little bit more…I swear I’m almost over my tantrum and will move on to more productive repair plans

List making as we prepare for our second off island trip with baby

Admiring my handsome, incredibly hard working hubby and feeling very (read that VERY) grateful for the gift he has given us by making it possible for me to stay home with baby

Wondering who is out there reading this blog? Seriously…is anyone there? Introduce yourself

This Moment- A Friday ritual. A single photo- no words- capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember. If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your ‘moment’ in the comments for all to find and see.

7 is my new favorite number. Why? Because 7 months rocks!

Harper has always been a great baby and my best buddy but something magical happened when he turned 7 months. Believe it or not he is even more of an incredible little guy and friend. It’s as if someone turned on the big boy switch and over night my little guy sprouted his first tooth (bottom left/center), began to crawl (we call it the belly slither) and can even push from crawling to a sitting position. Add to this an even sillier personality, infectious laugh, a love for all things peek-a-boo and anything edible and you get the perfect baby…my baby!

I’m pretty stoked on this little guy and love all of the time that we get to spend together. From beach afternoons and swimming, long walks through Waikiki, afternoons in the shade of a banyan tree, zoo meet ups with friends, library walks and sunset sails our days are full with wonderful sights, people and memories.

Some of my “favorites” lately:

Your giggle when playing the “elevator” game with daddy

The way you roll around in the grass like a wet dog and laugh as it tickles your back

How you stop, stare and are mesmerized by wind blowing through the trees (you have a way of making mama very present in everything that we do

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Watching you taste, feel and experiment with new foods is a riot and I’m so proud of your sophisticated palate (rosemary chicken, goat cheese and teriyaki salmon…you put your daddy to shame)

You little man have been “comfort” nursing for the first time in your life and although it has this mama up at all hours of the night I can’t help but cherish these moments I’ve worked so hard for us to share

Both mommy and daddy love bringing you into our bed each morning and waking up to your long drawn out yawns and lanky arm and leg stretches

There is so much that we love about you and every day is an adventure. I’ve said it before and I’ll keep on saying it…you are awesome but PLEASE slow the heck down!