Hawaii, day 4

Beach, beach, beach...can you say beach?, sand?, water?!! It was a perfect 83 degrees nearly everyday we were in Hawaii...what more can I say?!

That evening the resort put on a mini luau--with the awesome Chief Sielu. We met some cool people and hung out with them for the afternoon/evening.

Hawaii, day 3

Marriott's Ko'Olina, wow! We got to stay here for a full week...and didn't want to leave! Johnny and I spent the day at the beach and Jared, Caitlin and Avery met us that afternoon and spent the rest of the day/evening together. Avery had gotten to go to church w/ Cait and Jared, and had fun staying the night with them. (seeing Aunt Cait was THE reason Avery wanted to go to Hawaii) Thanks Cait and Jared for letting her stay the night and giving us a little alone time!
While Cait and Jared were there we went a took some pics in front of one of the ships used for the upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean movie--how cool is that?! We also made some yummy brownies and celebrated my birthday while Jared and Cait were with us.

Hawaii, day 2 (crossing the top thing off my bucket list)

Surfing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, not that I actually stood up, but it was awesome, exhilarating, and oh so much fun!! Thanks to our great teacher, Jared, we got free surf lessons! We seriously had such a blast--can't wait to do it again. Surfing has been at the top of my bucket list for years, and now, at least I have attempted it. Later that day we saw a sea turtle, went to the awesome little surf town of Hale'iwa (my kinda town). We had some shave ice and enjoyed a yummy dinner with Cait and Jared. We had stayed that first night with them, then Avery stayed a 2nd night with them, while Johnny and I got a mini-vaca at the Marriott resort in Ko'Olina.

Hawaii, day 1

We arrived in Oahu on a Friday at 6am, after an all night flight. Boy did it feel great to get out of that plane! There was a person on the flight that was coughing, hacking really, all night long. The flight attendants even called for a doctor on the flight several times to try and help this person out. Anyway, at 6am, it was beautifully warm outside. Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! We got our rental car--I was thrilled that I had secured a car for 9 days for $150.00--woohoo! We started on our journey to Cait's house, about an hour away. The drive was incredible--green, green, green! Cait was waiting outside for us--it was so good to see my sis!! Her and Jared have a cute little apartment just a block or so from the beach, BYU Hawaii, The Polynesian Cultural Center and The Oahu Temple. We chatted for a while and then walked down to the beach. (Jared had to go to work and Johnny took a nap, so just us girls beached it) Yep, the beach at 10am, loved it. Later that day though, we all met up at the beach at Turtle Bay, where Jared works.

i am soooooooooo behind...

i know i'm way behind--i can't seem to find the time to catch up--see??, i don't even have time to use capital letters!! (the least of my worries...) since we got back from Hawaii, life has been rather stressful--coming home to a major water leak in the house is 90% of it. And two months later we are still dealing with it--the floor, the walls, the carpet...when will it end?...

enough of that though, finally, today, i am updating!! pics of Hawaii--gorgeous Hawaii!! ...here they are!

Wyatt's 1 year pictures

Check out my sister's photo blog @ rubyredphotos.blogspot.com for the amazing pictures she took of Wyatt for his first birthday!

Happy 1st Birthday little man!!

First birthday's are so much fun! --and I think Wyatt will agree--he LOVED his chocolate cake! We had a great time with family and friends celebrating Wyatt's 1st birthday. I can't believe it's been a year since we got the call that a baby boy was born and we had been chosen to be his parents. THAT was one of the best day's ever. And now, watching how he has grown and changed over the past year, is another reason to celebrate. He is a charmer, a thinker, a curious kid. His smile lights up EVERYONE'S day---every time we are out, Wyatt gets a compliment, or two...or three... :) He's such a busy little boy and loves to be around people. He loves his sister and giggles each morning when he sees her. He loves when Daddy walks in the door each night after work, and can't wait for his wrestling match with him and Avery. Yes, he loves them both tons, but I have to say, I think he is a Momma's boy! If not in my arms, he is at my legs most of the time~ he's my little sidekick. He loves to be outside--and even thinks the dirt tastes good... He LOVES to eat--especially chicken, peaches, bananas, veggie puffs, cheese and CHOCOLATE. He also adores Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Laura--and has fun ransacking their house!
We love this little guy and are so happy he is in our family. LOVE YOU WYATT!!