The Burnett Family (aka Wyld Type)

Sorry, guys, but this post is a doozy! Armed with my new DSLR, I took looooots of Hawaii pictures... Hope you enjoy at least a few!! :) You have to admit this is the cutest sand writing you have ever seen (Jack wrote the bottom line all by himself) Sunset from the balcony of our room at the Hapuna Prince Resort Auntie Donna let Jack hold her ukelele I think Tess is pretending to hold a DSLR...? At Akaka Falls Jack and the mighty crater atop Mauna Loa volcano! In the lava tube... so cool.... Jack and Tess practice mindfulness in the labyrinth Ahh, the irony: in front of the Tibetan Buddhist shrine for world peace Before the lu'au Jack reeeeally likes kahlua pig And he *doesn't* like when we threaten to take away dessert Tess dances the hula onstage Waterslides! Tess poses with the Year of the Rat statue (her year: 2008) Mommy is the Year of the Snake Mini-golf! Our tiny little piece of coral artwork amid the lava rocks (it's a B in case you don'...

We're in Hawaii for the week, exploring beaches and pools and waterfalls and lava flow... Mostly while Daddy works. :( Jack and Tess are loving the swimming--and we ALL love the beautiful sunsets! The view from our balcony Building on the beach (courtesy of the ALN Hipstamatic lens) Drip sandcastles :) Happy boys on a pool break

A nearby art studio created a summer camp to build working Lego robots.... Jack's dream come true. He had a blast every day with instructor "Robot Randy" (please people, you can't make this stuff UP), making lego creations and bringing them to life, as well as snacks and robot crafts. Getting it all hooked up Getting the crocodile sensor to snap its jaws shut! Jack posed (unprompted) as Mr. Roboto... Maybe my fave photo ever. Getting the robot legs to kick a soccer ball Spinning top competitions

Overheard on a TV commercial: "you're never too small to make big things happen!" And Jack says: "But I'm BIG, so I can make HUMONGOUS things happen!"

My main man Jack-o and I had some free time Monday afternoon, so we hit up Legoland after a morning spent at robot camp. Is that like the coolest day EVER? Am I right?

Look at these two, next to their prized sunflowers!

So cool (usually) that my 3 yr old girl listens to everything going on around her! Check this out--she wrote her entire name, first and last, without help! (Who knows what the word at the bottom is, however....) Just amazing to watch. :)

Jack's official last day of Montessori preschool was Friday... and by the next morning he was already in withdrawal! Here you see him, with his art-class glasses on, working to finish his 50 states....

The 4th annual 4th of July party on our block was a raging success! We have some fabulous friends and neighbors.... Jack started the day with a (facepainted) frog on his face!! Chillin' The hit of the day: a spinart machine! Jack in the parade Assembled for a group photo after the parade! Tess does grandma's facepaint And she also does her own.... Not limited to her face. Whiffle ball in the culdesac!