Uggg!

One really sick mommy + one daddy with good intentions + four very active kids = WAY more to clean than I have energy for today!

I need a nanny, a couple maids, a chauffeur, and a cook today.

Or maybe just one grandma. Know any available?

(No, I'm not prego, just a flu bug... for you crazy family members who keep waiting for an announcement).

Nap time

I said to Ben, "We'll read stories, but first we have to put Connor down for a nap." I heard "NOooooo," shouted from the other room in a sweet little voice. It was followed by the hasty retreat of little feet and a rustling noise... as though someone was trying to crawl through a pile of magazines very quickly. "She can't make me take a nap if she can't find me."

Hawaii!!!

Guess what? Well, if you read the title you probably guessed it... Brett took me to Hawaii! Picture me screaming now. OK. These are in no particular order... but here are a few pics.Oh man... look at the sky and water... and the palm trees. Sigh!


We took a drive on one of the days. LOVED the mountains!

See that smile? That's because our rental car was a convertible. Squeal!!!! It made the whole week more fun. (The car rental guy made my day with the free up-grade). Thank you car guy!

The "Black Pearl" was parked in the marina next to our hotel. Pretty freaky if you ask me. It was huge!

Walking on the beach with my sweety was the best part!

I'm not much as photographers go... but I did make him stop so I could get the reflection of the palm trees in his glasses. Check it out.

Had to hit the Polynesian Center. It poured rain the whole afternoon and evening... but "who cares... we are in Hawaii!"

Brett would be able to feed our family.... he was really good with the spear.

Spent a few hours at the Temple. Well worth the hour drive!

Mmmmm...mmm, mmm... and as you might have noticed, I am as white as... ugg. Lets just say that I don't tan very well.

That's the beach in front of our hotel. We'd just finished a 7am snorkel. (Much to my horror we saw fish). Hee hee. I've had a childhood fear of being eaten by Jaws or his smaller counterparts. Poor Brett had to ask me to literally "get off his back", when ever we saw a fish larger than a guppy.

"Hiked" Diamond Head Crater

Did I mention that we had a convertible? Oh... we had a convertible.

Walked around the Iolani Palace. It was gorgeous! Man I love history!

Pearl Harbor was moving. I loved this picture of the flag from the Arizona Memorial. Can you believe I got that with an iPhone?

It was a fabulous vacation... our very first with out our little ones. We missed them of course, but it was just really neat to have that time to spend just with my man.

Silly Boy!

Just in case you are wondering... that is a trash can on his head.
He was having a good laugh until he got his head stuck.

Then it wasn't so funny.

But then he just put it back on again.

Who dun it...

I know this is my third post about my boy... but seriously, what else is as consistently "entertaining" as a two-year-old?

Clue #1: I heard a chair being scooted across the floor.Clue #2: I found and almost empty bag of bread.
Clue # 3: As if I didn't know by the huge chunck of bread in his hand... his mouth is as full as a squirl's in summer.

I promise, I do feed my kids.

ZZZzzzzzzz...

Do you remember when you could sleep anywhere?

After church,he just couldn't make it more than a few steps before he was out.

Snack Time

He's Two and hungry... need I say more?