I'm still ALIVE...

even though I haven't blogged in forever...here's a start...a few pictures from our breakfast with Santa the other morning...

We're def. in full swing around here and our elf Woody is keeping us all on our toes;-)

But yeah just so you know we're still alive and life has never been busier...

Now if you'll excuse me I have to go pack because Nate and I are off for a little getaway for the next few days in Vail.  I'm excited!

A little getaway - Sure, why not?!

Hope all of you have a great rest of the week and a fun weekend!

Take me back...

to this beautiful place...I've been thinking that I can't believe I haven't really blogged about Hawaii yet.  It's called 'no time' to go through over 1000 pictures.  So, I think I'm gonna start 'sprinkling' them in between posts as I go through them.

It was soooo beautiful!  I hope we go back soon.

This was Halona Blowhole - so cool!

Happy Saturday!

Happy Father's Day!

I'm so grateful that my babies have such a wonderful and AMAZING daddy!  They are so lucky and someday they will know this.

Nate and I have both been blessed with wonderful dads and I have one amazing grandpa as well!


Nate and the kids in Hawaii (2013)

 I love my family so much!  And this guy is the center of our universe!

We love you Nate.  Happy Father's Day to you!

And Happy Father's day to my own dad!  I love you!

My lil' ducklings....

Mama and Daddy and their little ducklings;)

Ohhhh just leaving the pool one afternoon last week (sigh)...wish I was still there;)

Cell Phone Pics from Hawaii for now...

A little taste of our week in Hawaii via iphone...

Life has been pretty sweet here on this island.  But, trust me we've had our share of whiny kids and tantrums.  Vacation is A LOT of work with two little kids!  But it's been pretty awesome to experience this with my family of four and our Uncle Just!  I have more to share but here are some for now...


Isn't this pitiful?!  This was Grey on the flight here...he was pretty sick...(totally our luck)

 

but he soon looked like a pro flyer with 'his' lap top...

 

 

 

Happy Friday!  It's time for a Mai Tai here;)

Wordless Wednesday {Makapuu Beach Park}

 

The sights are unbelievable here.  Absolutely breath taking!

Not in the plans...

First of all, we made it to Hawaii!  Woohoo!

We were set to leave Thursday when I got home from school.  I came home and was doing some last minute cleaning and packing.  We were not in any hurry because all we were doing was driving to the hotel to stay the night and leave early the next morning for our flight.

Grey has been battling a cough and cold for a while now.  I was just at quick care with him 2 weeks ago and they said it was a virus and it had to run its course.  Fast forward to now.....

Thursday he started complaining of his ear.  I was running around like a mad woman so I honestly didn't think too much of it.  But within an hour (when we were ready to leave) he was crying in pain about his ear.  So, we had no other choice but to take him to quick care and THANK GOODNESS we did.  Come to find out Grey has an ear infection and STREP throat.  I was almost in tears....I mean we are set to go on vacation and my poor little guy is sick....the doctor prescribed him medicine and said that in a couple days he would be feeling better.

I was nervous on the flight.  Just the fact of being confined like that with two little kids for an ENTIRE DAY - OMG!  We had a layover in San Francisco which probably saved us.  They both slept.  Sailor slept for 2 hours on the first flight and then both of them slept almost 3 hours on the second flight.  I.WAS.SHOT!  And to make things worse Grey was running a fever.  However, the fever broke and we can tell the medicine has started to 'kick-in'.

these were my kids after the flight....

 

we were cracking up at Sailor because by the time she hit San Francisco she was totally loopy-hahaha!

 

 

So to say the warm weather feels good is an understatement....I swear we needed it just to get healthy.  Uncle Just picked us up at the airport.  We got settled, picked up some groceries, showered, and then let the kids run around at a nearby play area.  Then we crashed!

Happy Easter to all of you!  We are headed to the beach today!