Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Weird News Wednesday

Gold Toothpick-Earwax Spoon Found

The tiny grooming tool discovered on the sea floor off Key West, Florida, is just the latest treasure revealed during the hunt for the shipwrecked Spanish galleon Santa Margarita. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080520-gold-toothpick.html

Can you say ewwwww? That's gross enough to make me gag. I mean, how much earwax can a person have to warrant a spoon???

Monday, May 19, 2008

The 3rd man to walk on water!

The first man was Jesus, the second was Peter the Apostle
and then came.....Jose.

Morrison Dance Party

See what you started Gunnar? Your little cousins just HAD to put a video response to your dance!

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Kindergarten Graduation


Logan finally got his wish, he's now a First Grader! His graduation was today and I was a ball of emotions. If I'm emotional now I wonder how I'll be when he graduates from high school! I just can't believe how time flies. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was a scared new mom bringing him home. He was such a good baby and so inquisitive (and still is!). We are so very proud of how far he's come in the past year. He could barely spell his own name and now he's reading!

Here are some pictures of his day.



We tried to get the kids to cooperate for this picture but they had other plans. I guess the kids take the perfectionist right of you!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Virtual Me

This is hilarious! I was actually able to see what I look like 50lbs lighter! It was gross so I decided to love the real me and put her up here!

Hawaii Vacation **Part II**

On our trip up to the North shore we stopped a beach where people were jumping off of this huge rock. It looked a little scary to me but I'm afraid of heights!
The next day we all had fun shopping at the double decker NEX. Man, was that fun! For those of you that have been to Guam you'd understand...there aren't any choices here...pretty much what you see is what you get.
This is my favorite hotel in Waikiki. We didn't stay there because I'm sure it's waaaay out of our price range but I love the time period that it was built in. The garden area that this was taken from was so peaceful yet it was right in the middle of the bustling city.
Chris and I had the pleasure of going out (childless) with our good friends from Guam, Aaron and Jen Miller (they took this picture). Aaron had a conference at the same time that we were going and Jen decided to MAC over to HI to spend some time with Aaron and then fly on to CA. I had a really good time and regret that we didn't spend more time with them.
I love weird people. Who walks their dogs around in a baby stroller???
Apparently this guy...
This gives "Iron Chef" to a whole new meaning.
My mom met this man that told us about the best drive to see all of Waikiki. It was beautiful up there and I don't think that many people know about this place. There wasn't a single person there. Great place for a picnic if you ever get the chance to go there. The locals call it Tantalus Drive.
Best Buds
Germaine's Luau was great. We got to take pics with the entertainment before the show. Ryland got a big kick out of this guy, probably because he was so big! The boys decided at the last minute to jump into the picture. Logan was being all bashful because of the pretty girl.
This is our attempt of taking "professional" type pictures of all the kids. I took so many pictures and this is the only one that everyone is looking in the same direction.
Tyler and Logan winding down on our last night in Hawaii. Tyler kept saying "Look, no arms!" and Logan couldn't be outdone...he's missing a head!

Our vacation was a bit stressful at times because we had to coordinate with so many schedules but all in all I'm glad that we went. We were given a short time to see our families and it makes us miss them all the more. We will cherish our last year on Guam but anxiously look to the future when we move back to the states. If you'd like to see more photos check out the web album. I took 358!

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

We're Back!

We just returned from our trip to beautiful Oahu. I sure missed our island of Guam. The traffic is horrendous and road rage is out of control! I can't tell you how many times we were beeped at if we did not move immediately at a green light. Oh my gosh...and the roads are horrible! So many one ways....let's just say that I know Waikiki REAL well now.

Getting to Oahu was a bit of an adventure. We got up very early on Monday morning for a 5am roll call. There were 10 seats and we were the first on the list....lo and behold some active duty showed up with orders. Bumped from that flight. Next morning it was the same thing but we managed to get on the flight. Boy was it packed with cargo AND people! (I've got a few bad pics of our flight in the web album...we were actually not supposed to take pics while on the plane!)

Our greeting with Mamaw, PapPap, Aunt Shell Shell and Uncle Robb was a sweet one. It was their first time meeting our newest addition.

We HAD to hit up Chuck E Cheese while we were there. The kids had a blast! Logan is the master at air hockey now.
Next was our meeting with Grammy, RT, Auntie, Uncle Chris, cousin Ethan and another new addition to the family, Emerson...the first and only girl!
Can you tell I'm proud to meet her? I've got that kool-aid grin going!
The boys had a blast getting to know each other again. They haven't seen one another in almost two years!
Grammy with her babies.
Waiting for some ice cream.Dole Pineapple Plantation