Conversations Part. Deux

My sister and her family were traveling back to the Big Island this weekend for a friend’s daughter’s 1st birthday party, so I volunteered to drop them off at the airport.  I had a funny conversation with my 3-year-old newphew in the car on the way to the airport.  It went something like this:

Jaydon: Auntie Jocelyn, you only have one car seat in your car.

Auntie: That’s right, Jaydon. I have one car seat in my car.

Jaydon: You should have two car seats in your car like ours.

Auntie: But Auntie doesn’t need any car seats in her car.

Jaydon: But yes you do. You need two car seats in your car.

Auntie: Auntie doesn’t need any car seats in her car because she doesn’t have any babies.

Jaydon: But yes you do. You have a baby named Baxter.

Auntie: Jaydon, Baxter is a dog so he doesn’t need a car seat.

My "baby" Baxter.

Conversations with a 3-year-old

My nephew Jaydon is 3 1/2 and his brother is 1 1/2.  I have the most interesting conversations with these two boys. Here’s what a recent dinner with them and their mom was like:

Jaydon: Mommy, I want to talk.

Mommy: What do you want to talk about.

Jaydon: Goldfish.

Auntie: Did you see a goldfish today, Jaydon?

Jaydon: No, I ate a goldfish.

Auntie: You ate a goldfish?

Mommy: Jaydon are you talking about the kind of goldfish that swim or the kind you eat?

Jaydon: The kind you eat.

Mommy: He’s talking about goldfish crackers.

Auntie: Oh.

My nephew Jaydon

Family Fun Day

Even though I never made it to the beach this Labor Day weekend, I still got work on my tan at Mililani’s Family Fun Day with my sister and her family.

The Kims: Keali'i, Ka'imi (1), Janice, and Jaydon (3)

It was a hot day, so shave ice was needed to cool down.

Shave ice wasn’t the only thing on the agenda.  There were rides and bouncers as well.

Of course, they also had fun on their own.

Ka'imi had fun running circles around some orange traffic cones.

Jaydon is loving his tricycle!

Such a good big brother...awwww.

Spending the day with the boys was great way to spend Labor Day.

Shoe Diva Indeed!

I guess I’m certainly living up to my  blog name. With all the Labor Day sales, who could resist hitting the stores? Definitely, not me. Here are my latest buys from the Nordstrom 40% off shoe sale.

Couldn't resist these hot pink shoes. I'm sure I'll find something to pair them with.

Purple is the in color for the fall, so I just had to get these.

I also picked up some basic shoes, but of course with a little flair:

You can never go wrong with classic peep toe pumps in black & white.

I don't always wear heels. These ballet flats are as much for comfort as they are style.

Guess it looks like I’ll need to make room for these in my closet!

Until my next musing, happy shopping!

The Little Princess

My niece turned the big 4 last week. Yes, she’s 4-years-old.  So how does the niece of the Hawaii Shoe Diva celebrate this milestone?  With a princess themed party, of course!

Princess Ashlyne at Castle Collado

A castle cake for the princess

My brother even built a “castle” out of cardboard boxes and he and his wife were dressed as the King & Queen.  And no, Aunty Jocelyn did not come dressed as the lady-in-waiting.  My niece had a great time…let’s just hope she doesn’t turn into a “princess” and expect one of those MTV-type of Sweet Sixteen parties in 12 years!