Our Crazy Lives

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Hawaii Part II

I know this is a bit later than my last post, but it has been crazy! So here is our second half of our trip!
So, we had so much fun spending time with Kelly & Jason on a road trip up to the northern part of the island.

There were many specatular views and scenic sites on our little road trip down a one lane dirt road....

Amelia spent much of the time wanting to pose for pictures, she started saying "cheese" on this trip and wanted to keep looking at her photos!!

We took a hike to the "Blow Hole". It was so cool!!! Amelia was a bit afraid of it, and it was possibly the sound of the ocean...and right now I think I just realized I may have mentioned this before...oh well...more photos!

Then there was the beach...oh the beach...although I'm not a big fan of sand being anywhere but on the ground, it was exceptional! The water was perfect, the sun was amazing, snorkeling phenomenal and Amelia loved every minute of it!!! Oh...how I wish we could still be sitting on the beach!!

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Hawaii Part I

We went to Hawaii for the first time in November! Of course, we took Amelia with us and she absolutely loved it!! Every morning she woke up asking to go to the ocean and see the fish! Aaron, Chris & Lily came from Korea, Pete & Hilary, Kelly & Jason and then my dad and Vicki were all there with us.

Maui was beautiful and we had a wonderful time with my sisters and their husbands. It showed me how much I miss my sisters. Amelia made the trip! Watching her take in all the new things that come with being in Hawaii was amazing! She was so good and happy the entire trip! She was a real trooper when we went looking at nature made wonders and was so happy to just be there! This is definitely a place that we will go back to! We loved Hawaii!!!! So, here are some photos from our fun trip!

We started the trip with a very long flight from Salt Lake to Maui. Amelia was an excellent traveller! She loved being on the airplane! She saw the lights and although it was dark outside, she just wanted to watch the lights. She slept most of the way from LAX to Maui, but when she was awake she was happy! We are so lucky to have such a great little girl as our daughter!!!

Our first morning in Maui was so wonderful! We walked from our B&B to the beach (about two blocks) so we could show Amelia the ocean. She loved the idea of the ocean, but was a bit scared of it. Once seeing it she wanted to be there all day...but did not want to go in!

This was the first sunrise we watched. Yes, the sun was rising behind us...but the ocean was so beautiful from our vantage point and so I couldn't help it! We loved sitting on the beach watching the day begin! Why don't I live there?????
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We met up with my family that morning and hung out at the pool of their hotel. Amelia was so happy to see her Aunt Kelly! She wanted to swim and play with Aunt Kelly & Uncle Jason!

She also enjoyed spending time with Lily also, even though Lily did pinch her and pull her hair!!

Our second morning in Maui we went to the city center. There is an amazing tree there! The tree grew and then roots grew from the branches down to the ground, it was one of the most phenomenal plant I have ever seen! That morning the community was holding a swap meet of sorts selling homemade items. It was such a wonderful morning! We found some Christmas ornaments to mark our trip! I just love Maui!

As mentioned above Amelia was a trooper on our site seeing adventures!! Our first stop was the "Blow Hole". This is a nature made water spray (like a blow hole of a whale). Amelia liked this froma distance, but I believe that she was a little afraid of the noise of the ocean!

On our way to the blow hole Kelly noticed a heart in one of the rocks, so of course we all had to have a photo with it. I'd like to think that it was just a natural occurance!

Our next stop was a waterfall...it was so hard to find. We were all anticipating this large waterfall, but that is not what we found, so with the use of digital cameras we made it much bigger than it was!!!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Dandy Give Away

So, my dear friend Tara has a fantastic give away site www.dandygiveaway.blogspot.com It is fantastic! Today's giveaway is a purse hook www.pursehook.net So go to Tara's site to enter to win!! So fun!!

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Slacker

So I know I've been slack on my blogging this year! I don't know how people with multiple kids get it all done. Amelia is far from a hand full and I still have a hard time finding time to blog...especially in the summer when we are spending so much time out and about. I will attempt to do better in 2010, but no guarantees!

Monday, September 07, 2009

Benefit for the daughters of Sgt. 1st Class Brian Woods

A few weeks ago I lost my first friend in the war against terror. I knew that it would happen one day as I have a lot of friends and family in the military. It is hard to wrap my mind around this loss. I have been an awful friend and haven't kept in good contact with Brian since high school, but he was such a wonderful person through out the years I did know him well. With that being said, members from my graduating class at Northwest High School are putting together a benefit for Brian's daughters who he left behind. Here is the info:

Sgt. 1st Class W. Brian Woods Jr., of Saint Louis, Missouri passed away at age 31 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when he was shot Aug. 14 while on patrol in Ghanzi, Afghanistan. He is the 40th soldier from Hampton Roads, and the sixth from Chesapeake, who has died while serving his country in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq. William served as a Special Forces senior medical sergeant in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. William leaves behind his wife, Elizabeth, and two daughters. He died in Germany with his family by his side.

Army
2nd Battalion
20th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
Glen Arm, Maryland

Brian was a father of two little girls, ages 5 and 8 months.
He graduated from Northwest High School in 1996, and will be deeply missed by his friends and family.

A benefit for the daughters of Brian Woods will be held on Saturday, October 3rd from 3pm-9pm
$10 for adults, children under 12 are FREE

If you can offer a particular kind of assistance or if you or your business would like to donate items for a silent auction, please comment to this post with your information and I will get it to the appropriate people.

Thank you to Durham Park & Catering for donating their facility for the benefit!
Please visit their site at:
durhamparkandcatering.com

Show your gratitude for Brian's service to our country!

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Amelia's 2nd Birthday

I have found that the older Amelia gets the harder it is to take time to sit down and blog about all the crazy stuff she does and says! Amelia is such a bright and happy child and has brought a lot of joy to our lives over the past two years! It is amazing that two years ago she was only 1 lb. 10 oz., 720 grams! I am so lucky to have such a great little girl! So here is a few photos to show how much she has grown! Here she is only hours old...

Even at a young age of a few days old she had spunk and personality!

Here is my baby girl at the healthy age of 2! I can't believe it!!