Random Beauties of Hawaii!!

It was my very first time visiting Hawaii and I loved it. It is so green and beautiful, but I think the prettiest part of Hawaii was my beautiful wife Jay! Doesn't she look so good!! I love you Jay!!

Day 4 of Thanksgiving

Today was kind of rainy and windy and ruined our plans to go on a hike. We did get to see Sandy beach, Blow Hole, have a picnic, feed the birds, go shopping, see a movie, and eat at Bucca di Beppo. That restaurant is really good!! They have big portion sizes...just to let you know!! None of the pictures looked very cute on this day....so I didn't post them. Sorry!!

Overall, this trip was very fun!! It was fun to see my family, spend time with them during this holiday season, and check another state off our list of states to visit as a married couple!!

Day 3 of Thanksgiving

On Friday we spent half the day at Pearl Harbor enjoying the USS Arizona Memorial, going through the museum, and watching the Pearl Harbor movie (no...it is not the one with Ben Affleck!). It was and always is a very cool experience to "Remember Pearl Harbor" and learn about December 7, 1941, "the day that will live in infamy."

Here are a few pictures around the memorial. Enjoy!!

The second half of the day was spent at the Polynesian Cultural Center. We went to the Luau and then to the show at the end of the night where all of the islands do their tribal dances. It was a lot of fun. At the Luau we got a mango smoothie in a pineapple. It was really good. I recommend it to anyone who goes there.

Day 2 of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving day started off with a friendly game of Kickball...or so we thought. There are a few very competitive people in my family (including my husband)! The teams were chosen by Kelty. She drew the names from a hat, and randomly, no couples were on the same team. It was a very close game, but, my amazing husband and his team won the game!!

After the Kickball game we went to a really cool beach. We body surfed, boogie boarded, layed out, and oh, did I mention I almost died!! Kirsten showed us this cool place with a rock where the waves came up over the rock and you stood there as the waves splashed over you. It was really fun. Well, I guess we were not supposed to be over there because there were no lifeguards over there so everyone was yelling for us to get down. After one of the waves had passed I started to go, but before I could clear the rock another wave came and hit me and knocked me over. I was being carried out to sea by the pull of the current! Kirsten came out to help me up and she got knocked over also. She dropped her camera :( and both of us had to be helped by the lifeguard!! It was a pretty scary experience and I felt really bad that Kirsten lost her camera trying to save me.

Day 1 of Thanksgiving

On Wednesday morning we left rainy Las Vegas and embarked on our journey to the wonderful islands of Hawaii to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family!! It was Josh's first time going there so he was really excited.

Wednesday mostly consisted of flying...it does take 6 hours to get there. Josh was excited because he got to watch two movies on the plane. That kept him pretty busy. When we got there we enjoyed a wonderful BBQ put on by Brett, played some games, and enjoyed each others' company! The condo that we stayed in was amazing. This was the view from the back porch.

The Air Show

This is Josh with his new TOY!! Are any of you as scared as I am with Josh using a bazooka?

Today we went to the Air show at Nellis Airforce Base. Did you guys know that Nellis is home of the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center? It also has the largest and most demanding advanced air-combat training mission in the world! Nellis doesn't just teach the crews how to fly, but instead, how to be the best combat aviators in the world!! Sounds totally like TOP GUN!! Josh kept wanting me to call him Maverik the whole time we were there! It was a lot of fun to see all of the planes, helicopters, parachute jumpers, and TOYS that they had!!


This is me next to a really big plane. In some of them you could go in and see all of the cool gadgets.


This was the Thunderbird Air Show. It was so cool!! In this picture the plane in front is flying right through the middle of the other four planes.

Here is a cool video of the Thunderbirds!!

It's A Baby! (Well, two!)

YEA! FOR BABIES!!

Well, this post is a little late and I apologize! On Halloween night I guess I missed a couple of phone calls from my brother Sean. I got, however, a text from my sister Steph saying "Congrats, you are an Aunt again for the third time." This lead me to believe that Stephanie was pregnant. NOT!! Ariel is!! She is due the middle of May! I am so excited for them! I am excited to be an Aunt again! I hope it's a boy. ;)

Also, last week Josh's cousin Adam adopted a beautiful baby girl. She is the smallest little baby and so well behaved. I have yet to hear her cry! She is perfect. I am so glade that they were finally able to adopt and start a family. We wish them the best! Cambria is lucky to have come into your lives.

Halloween!

The day started off with this... My boss. I lived through this...

And then I ended up here... in Glendale, NV.

I love Halloween. It means the arrival of fall (usually, except in Vegas where it is still in the 80's) and oncoming holiday fun! I had a great day. Costumes, food, and a haunted corn maze. Yes, I did get chased by a crazy chain saw man while Mandy and Josh ditched me! I ran straight and they crossed through the corn. I guess we all know who would die if we were in a scary movie. Thanks guys!