Meet 'n' Greet

I can't believe it is already that time of year again. On Thursday, the Elementary school held a meet 'n' greet, where you bring your school supplies and come meet your teacher. I couldn't help but miss all the familiar faces and comfortable surroundings of Quail Hollow. I also couldn't believe the list of school supplies we needed to get. We spent $75 on supplies for two kids!! I guess I am just use to having the kids show up with a back pack on the first day. We are planning on a great year. The kids are excited to get started, although Carter did say he misses Utah, I asked him what he misses about Utah - he told me he misses all his friends as he blinked back the tears. We do miss our friends, but we are excited to get involved and meet some great people here.

Birthday on the Islands

Coi Feeding

At the Marriott in Lihui there is a big Coi pond. Coi are very valuable, beautiful fish that come from China and can live for 100 years. Every morning at 9am, the fish are fed. It is really neat to be there for the feeding frenzy.

Kipu Falls

The Garden Island

We recently returned home from a family vacation to Kauai with Doug's side of the family. We ended up taking our three oldest kids and had a blast! The kids loved spending time with their cousins, and I loved being able to spend time with family. The island is gorgeous and the weather was perfect even with the threat of a tropical storm headed our way. It was especially nice to have Doug all to ourselves for a whole week as he has been super busy with work. My favorite day of the vacation was the day we went to Kipu falls - a secluded water fall and rope swing. It was fun to watch everyone swing from the rope and jump from the water fall. Later that day a lot of us played in the waves together where we shared a lot of laughs as we got tumbled around a bt. A perfect vacation, although I was anxious to get home to my little boys.

10 Years Old!!!

Happy Birthday Abby! You are growing right before my very eyes. The scarry thing is, is that the next ten years will probably fly by even faster. What would I do without you? You are such a great example for your siblings, and such a help to me. I love you.

Happy Birthday Doug!!

Doug Is...

Awesome Dad

BBQ expert

Confindent

Dedicated

Efficient

Fun

Generous

Hard worker

Inexhaustible

Jacket fan

Kind

Leader

Motivated

Nature lover

Original

Patient

Quiet in groups

Reliable

Strong

Triathlete

Understanding

Visionary

Wise

XO XO XO

Young at herat

Zeal for life

"In this world of responsibilities and realities, having you to dream with and share with, to talk with and laugh with makes everything more beautiful."

Happy Birthday to my sweet heart.

Latest of the Kids

I had fun taking these last Sunday - it all began because I have the perfect spot in my family room to hang something this size. So, my mother suggested pictures of the kids. This is what I came up with. They are all growing so fast!

Digi Scrapping

As most of you know, I love taking picutres and when I get the time, scrapbooking(which very seldom happens). Recently I have discovered digital scrapbooking. The reasons why I like this alternative is because you don't have the mess and you can easily pick up where you left off. I really like working in photoshop and visiting my favorite scrap sites and purchasing digi kits which you can use over and over. I printed my pages by uploading them to Archivers web site and they are all ready to put into a book. I prefer the hands on, personal touch of scrapbooking, but I also enjoy creating on the computer. I have posted one of the layouts I recently finished.

All moved in!!

I hope I never have to move again. What a project. Luckily we had the help of a moving company. We aren't out of every box yet, but pretty darn close. I think we will really like it here, our house feels like home, but the area will definately take some time. It was so much fun to have my Mom up for a visit last week. Together we go a lot accomplished - she helped me with the hanging of pictures and making our house look like a home. The kids couldn't get enough of her and can't wait for the next visitor. I am looking forward to our trip to S.L. next week. We are coming down for about a week so I can see my sister while she is visiting. We are all doing well, just trying to stay cool in this heat.

Baby Birds

We were so lucky this year to have a robin nest in the tree in our front yard. My kids were the first to discover it. We watched as the mother robin sat on her eggs and Carter told me when he first noticed the baby birds. As I went outside with him to check it out, the mother bird flew into the tree at that moment with a beak full of worms. We heard the babies chirp eagerly to be fed and saw as their little beaks were filled with food. Carter said "It's a miracle". I was glad I was able to share that little miracle with him. Those four little babies grew so fast and before we knew it, the nest was empty. Isn't nature wonderful?

Welcome!!

I have now joined the world of blogging. I decided to start a blog site to be able to keep family and friends up to speed with the going on's in our crazy home. Life is so busy for our family right now. We are planning on moving from our much loved home at the end of June. Moving is hard. I am sad to leave our family, friends, and all that is comfortable and familiar. It will definately be a big change for us and an adventure. I will try to keep you all up to date as we start our new life in a new place.