Nick loses his first tooth!

Nick finally lost his first tooth tonight. He has been asking when his first tooth will fall out for months. He is very excited to see what the Tooth Fairy brings him tonight.

The next tooth isn't too far behind the first one.

Some new pics finally!

Maiyah's first day of ballet lessons! She was so excited and she did a wonderful job in class too.










Maiyah posing in her new Hello Kitty dress. Playing on the playground at Nick's school.

What a cheeseball!

Nick's first day of first grade. Maiyah continues to think that she should be going to the "big kid school" too. 2 more years my sweet girl. She had to wear her new "sparkly" shoes with "socks".

We are still enjoying Maui...winding down to our last year here, unless we can get an extension for an extra year. We are hoping!

The Harvey's now have a Lt. Col. living in the house!

Mike was promoted to Lt. Colonel on April 2, 2010. We had a lovely outside ceremony here on Maui, very windy but so beautiful. Mike shared his promotion day with Major Chong who was also promoted to Lt. Colonel.





Color Guard, Promotion ceremony in Kihei, Hawaii



Presentation of the 2 Lt. Col. selects

Maiyah and Nick removing daddy's Major rank and pinning on his new Lt. Col. rank. A little help from mom and grandpa.

After this picture they made sure the rank was on good by pounding on daddy's shoulders! I forgot to look if there were any marks from the prongs that night :) ~ just a little instigating from mommy on this one.


So glad that Mike's parents (Kathy and Dusty) were able to fly in from Seattle for the big day.

I am helping the kids pin Mike's new rank on.

Col. Greer swearing Mike into his new rank and stating his commitment to serving the United States of America



My beautiful "big" girl, Maiyah

My handsome guy! Don't get me started on how big Nick looks or I should say IS. Very attentive throughout the whole ceremony. Wants to be in the Air Force himself one day. Main goal is to fly those fighter jets of course.



Beautiful cake made by Jamie Little, Capt. Little's wife. It tasted amazing! Thanks Jamie

kitchen remodeling progress and a couple pics of the kids

Maiyah and Nick holding Vijay! Went and saw the new little guy and his mom and dad this past weekend. Mike works with both Janki and Roger. The kids loved hold Vijay, Maiyah is ready for a new little one of her own.

Nick and Maiyah in North Dakota over Christams vacation at the Heritage Center.

The kitchen remodeling continues, but isn't done yet. Counter in, old tile out, paiting almost done, new sink in, new stove and the new flooring is almost done....waiting for Mike to return from the mainland so we can grout and seal the new tile. And then finally move the stove and fridge back into the kitchen. I can't wait to cook a dinner in my own house again!

Do you see those ugly brown cabinets that are still waiting for paint. I am avoiding them...no more painting please! Actually we will probably get rid of the middle two cabinets and put in a new stainless still modern vent for above the stove. Still deciding on which one we like and hoping that we can save the other 2 cabinets in the process. So really 2 more cabinets to paint. Can you believe I am thinking about painting one of our bathroom cabinet sets too. I must be nuts!

We are getting there...grout, molding back on and a small tile backsplach by the sink yet. Then the masterbedroom is next, new wood floors and new master bathroom!