Below are January, February, and March highlights! Working hard to reach real time!
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| Mason excited for his first Tooth Fairy visit. |
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| Floor time with Misty. |
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| Misty Moonlight: too cute to be in trouble. |
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| Julia, Maegan with Misty, and Ella |
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The Indonesian Tall Ship Dewaruci makes a stop at Kwajalein before heading to Hawaii and California. A Spanish ship built in 1953, with three masts and fourteen sails!
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| Dewaruci at the dock, ready for tours. |
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| 3rd Grade: Maegan is standing, 5th from the right. |
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| During the elementary school tours, the crew was busy getting ready for their afternoon departure. |
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| Two crew members greeting Kwajalein residents as they board. |
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| Nicely swabbed deck. |
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| Beautiful wood "story" carving. |
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| 'Aye 'Aye, Captain! |
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| Mason searching for pirates! |
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| Crew hoisted the pirate flag for the kids! |
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| Jane Sholar, our friend and neighbor. |
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| Compass |
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| Busy charting the course to Hawaii. |
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| Intricately carved framed glass windows. |
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| Maegan, thrilled to tour the ship. |
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As the Dewaruci departed Kwajalein, the crew put on a show as they climbed the masts. Can you see them? |
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| Mrs. McGlinn leading the pack of kindergartners back to school after the field trip to tour the tall ship--on bikes, of course! |
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Mom with baby Fairy Tern. The egg is laid directly on the pandanus branch (no nest!).
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| Patiently waiting for Mom to return from fishing in the lagoon. |
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| Maegan observing and taking notes in her scientific journal... |
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Baby Fairy Tern in a pandanus tree.
Mom, where are you? I'm hungry! |
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| Getting ready for baseball season. |
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| Swing! |
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| I got it! |
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| Mason's ready. |
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| Misty loves the baby coconuts. |
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| Game day! |
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| Maegan as umpire. |
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| Misty keeping watch while Maegan reads to Mason. |
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| New threads: thank you Kailee and Kyle! |
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| Valentine's Day |
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| Father-Daughter Dance |
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| Carrie and Kim at Emon Beach |
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| We never get tired of a good sunset! |
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| Emon Beach at sunset. |
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| Mason gives a thumbs up! |
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| "Swimmers, take your mark"... |
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| Did I get a "personal best" time? |
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| Mason in his pajamas, headed to the outdoor theater. |
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| Richardson outdoor family theater. |
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| A paddle on the OC-2 from Camp Hamilton to Emon Beach. |
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| We need to do this more often... |
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| Fun at Emon Beach as kids line up for a turn using a super-sized slingshot! Water balloons for ammo, and what you can't see is the volunteer human targets. |
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| Mason is in awe. |
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Kindergarten class on St. Patrick's Day.
Mason is in the front row, second from left. |
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| Guard Dog |
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| Ms. Thompson, Maegan's sweet 3rd grade teacher. |
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| Where's his other leg? |
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| Nose bubbles. |
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| Carrie (center) dancing Hanalei Moon at Palepa's Polynesian Revue. She also danced Ipo Lei Momi and Pa Mai. |
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| Maegan (center in pink plaid shirt) preparing to dance Ulupalakua. A costume change into plaid and denim for this song, as it was about farming on the Hawaiian islands. She also danced Tago ile ipo and Teva'a. |
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All the children (keiki) gather on stage at the end of our performance.
Hula instructor Masina McCollum stands on the far right. |
