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!

If I were a Vampire...

I know! I know! But I was curious...

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My New BFF

My new BFF is Sarah Palin.

You see it all started with my little brother, Seth and the you tube video that I posted earlier on my blog. His video got posted on to the Republicans main web page and received a lot of views. He got invited to attend a rally out in Reno, NV but, at the last minute my dad and him decided to change plans and attend the rally in Las Vegas. They called me at 6:30 in the morning as I was walking to work and said "hey, what are you doing today?" "Well," I said, "I have to work, work some more, and then I have homework. Why? What's up?" They invited me to go to the rally with them so I decide to take an "extended" lunch. My boss told me I was allowed to go, but only because I was wearing my very manly, non-form fitting, bright orange Aztech shirt. He told me to go and make the company proud. So my family and I went to go see Sarah Palin do her thing! My friend Bonnie from high school was in town so I called her up to see where she was at. Turns out she had a friend that could get us in without waiting in a 3 mile line! We gladly accepted. Little did we know it wasn't just a friend that could get us in, but it was a friend that could get us on stage. Yes, that is right. I stood directly behind and to the left of Sarah. I found a YouTube video with me in it but I look like a man with a mustache because of the blur- but hey I will take it! After the speech I got to shake her hand, talk with her and get an autograph. Not a bad day when you consider what I had planned. Life is very unexpected and I love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaDis1bVFig

I am not a very political person and would always rather keep my feelings to myself, but yesterday, I could not help getting caught up in the spirit of America! I love this land and our freedom! And I say Go Sarah Barracuda!!!