Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Busy November!

The second part of November was a little busier than the first half. We had a visit to the zoo, went to the bouncy house, had some good times at Thanksgiving, and went to get a Christmas tree, or a Christmas bush. We ended up getting a five-footer that's about six feet wide. Enjoy all the pictures!

Something's good on the TV.

Batgirl showing me her princess book.

Batgirl helping out in the kitchen. What a nice superhero.
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Pictures from the zoo

Brooklyn and Dada.

Playing on the animals.

She's outta here!

Brooklyn thought they were pretty funny.

Feeding the goats at the zoo.

Playing with Grandpa.

C is for cookie!

Baking some cookies.

Sweet sisters.

Poor girl with strep throat.

Mmm...Cool Whip...

Isn't he fantastic?!

Someone just got up from their nap...

It's hard to get all three to look and smile at the same time.

Nick, Patsy, & Jonah. Don't worry, Nick has shaved since this shot.

Too much turkey!

Perfect way to end Thanksgiving:Carroms with the family.
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I was taking a few pictures of Brooklyn, and every time the camera beeped, she broke out a cheesy smile. See below.





Oatmeal is so good!
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Pictures from the bouncy house extravaganza.

Getting ready to drive!

White men CAN jump...in a bouncy house...

Whoa!

Getting ready to slide!
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Pictures from our Christmas tree journey.

Trying to walk in the snow is hard for a baby.

And she wonders why she's got snow in her jacket...

Cute girl and her cute Dada.

Getting ready to throw some snow.

Family picture with a tree.

She had tons of fun sledding.

Kami and Dada sledding.

Like our star?

Kami's Oregon coast ornament.

All done!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Hawaii 5-0!

Hawaii was a fantastic trip. I highly suggest it to everyone. We went to Kauai for our tenth wedding anniversary and it was just Garrett and me. The girls stayed home with Dave and Carol, who were nice enough to watch them for a whole week.

We stayed up in Princeville on the northern side of the island for the whole time, except for the last night when we stayed in Lihue by the airport. We had fabulous weather, sunny and in the 80s. There was some rain here and there, but who cares when you're in paradise? We did some snorkeling, sight seeing, shopping, did an eight-mile hike to swim in a waterfall, and a three-hour zipline tour.

This vacation was a great way to celebrate our ten years of marriage, but we were ready to come home to our sweet girls. Here's to ten more!

Taro fields outside Princeville.
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Pictures from our hike:

This is what most of the path looked like. Uphill, both ways.


Apparently this is emergency helicopter landing. It must be the smallest helicopter ever.



It's bizarre to see it raining in the middle of the ocean.









Random fireplace with a pot leaf on it. Classy.

Garrett and his unsuccessful try at picking bamboo.

We're so close, we can see the waterfall.


See those people under the waterfall? It's not us, but we were there!

Mai tais on the lanai.
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Pictures from ziplining:














Ziplining into the lake. Random guy, but it made more sense to have a person in the picture.

I love these signs!

Kilauea Lighthouse.

On our way to the lighthouse.

Pretty Episcopal church on the road to the lighthouse.

Waimea Canyon, apparently aka, the Grand Canyon of the Pacific.

A nice tourist offered to take our picture. One of the few pictures of both of us from this trip.

The rainbows are fantastic over there!

Wailua Falls

The Princeville Fountain, right outside our condo complex.