Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!
I hope your shopping is done and your holiday is stress free.

More Warm Memories

Just some warm pictures to get me through the next few snow storms!

Toothless Dancing Queen

Jada recently danced at the Swiss Christmas and the Festival of Trees. She does such a good job next time I should record it and post it for all of you to enjoy. This year I was just happy to get a seat and keep track of Luke. Good job Jada you're becoming quite the dancer!

Sweet Caroline!!

We went to see good ol' Neil Diamond last night. Before you laugh you must know he puts on a really fun show with a huge band. He plays a lot of old stuff so everyone can sing along. I was disappointed he didn't wear any shiny jumpsuits. I think he made my list of someone I would like to hang out with.

Little Fish and the Fish Whisperer.

Lola and Creed love the water. You can throw, dunk, splash, and flip them and they love every minute of it. It was good for my kids to see that you won't melt or die if you put your face in the water. By the end of the trip my kids became fish too. Thanks Lola and Creed for the free swimming lessons.

My mother-in-law was born and raised in the wrong place. She is an ocean girl through and through. We took a hike to some waterfalls and a giant rope swing, she took one look over the edge and jumped into the water then climbed up the giant ladder to swing off the rope swing. I looked over the edge then explained to everyone that I would sacrifice jumping to watch the kids.

Here she is about the take the leap of faith.

Some of the boys on the rope swing.

Rain, Rain, We Still Can Play!!

We tried going for a drive to see if we could find a place to hike or a new beach to explore. Most roads looked like this and the rental mini van didn't stand a chance.

Not a pond!! This is the public parking lot for Poipu Beach.

I thought if I kept my sunglasses on maybe the sun would come back out.

Puddle splashing at a strip mall. Luke is famous, a bunch of ladies took his picture while we was jumping, sliding, and falling in the pouring rain.

So some of my big plans for this years trip had to be put off for another two years. We experienced record rainfall the last three days. Good thing it stays warm but lots of roads were closed and swimming in the ocean was a no go. We swam in the pool, puddles, and just enjoyed family time.

Dreaming of Warmth

We are back, not to happy about it. Luke and I spent the day dreaming of going back. We should have filled out job applications while we were there. I have lots and lots of pictures I will probably be posting them for a long time you may get sick of them. How heavenly it would be to live in a place that's warm even in the rain!

(I miss my summer clothes)

Thanksgiving

Forgot to bring the camera along so you get more fabulous pictures of my cute kids. Thanksgiving was great times two. First stop; the gym which offers 3 wonderful hours of classes to prepare for the days feast. I had big plans to attend all 3 and then eat a whole pie but of course Joe called the night before inviting Brandon to play football bashing my dreams and limiting me to one class. (thanks a lot Joe)
Second stop; Grandma Fawcett where Jenny did beat us all in a game apple something or other. I will get even someday maybe with a game like Candy Land or Chutes and Ladders they seem to be my specialty I beat Luke all the time.
Last stop; the in-laws where we ate again and planned for our upcoming trip. Oh yeah that's right I'm off for Hawaii!
So to sum it all up I have a lot to be thankful for.