The Best In-laws

I just have to say that I think I have the best In-laws anyone could ever ask for. I here people talk about how they struggle to get along with their in-laws, but I can honestly say I didn't hesitate once at the idea of staying with mine for 2 1/2 months when the option first came available, and after all was said and done, I'm glad I never wasted by time hesitating because it was Awesome. My in-laws are so easy to get along with and I am SO GRATEFUL to them for letting us come and stay for so long. The boys got a chance to spend some quality time really getting to know Grandma Suzie and Grandpa Judd, and I am so grateful for that, but I also really enjoyed spending time with them too. I will never watch Wheel of Fortune the same again after being there and we had a lot of fun playing a dice game on different occasions that was a lot of fun. I want them both to know how much I love them and really appreciate all they did and continue to do for us! They are wonderful. THANK YOU!
Well, we have arrived in AZ, after being bumped from our first flight and catching one two hours later at 2:00 a.m., and receiving $200 vouchers for each of us including Camden since we had to buy a one-way ticket home for him since he turned 2 one week before we flew home. We definitely won't complain! I keep forgetting everytime we fly that I am married to a man whose family thrives on being bumped. I never remember until Brady comes back from the desk by the gate and reports that we are on the list of volunteers to be bumped and reports the likelyhood of it happening. Usually it never happens, but they desperately needed exactly four people so when he walked up to me he was ALL SMILES. We arrived in AZ only 2 hours later than originally scheduled, and the boys slept the entire way, so it was all fine. Now we can fly somewhere else for much cheaper and possibly free depending on where it is.

Aloha Oe Hawaii!

Camden looked like quite the tourist at Pearl Harbor with his visor and his brochure. He spent quite a bit of time walking around and pretending he was reading the brochure. The other tourists were laughing, but unfortunately each time I tried to take a pic he stopped reading.


Camden with mommy's sunglasses. This kid has a love for sunglasses these days!

Unfortunately we have to leave this beautiful place tonight. We will truly miss it here. It really is an amazing place and SO Peaceful! We have all LOVED it here and hate to say goodbye, especially to Grandma Suzie. She and Grandpa Judd have been AMAZING! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! We spent our final days playing at the beach, watching whales, hiking, going to Pearl Harbor, and the boys and I went to the Dole pineapple maze (largest maze in the world). Tayson was pretty darn good at finding the different points in the maze and we all had a blast, while daddy stayed home and cut out a tree in the yard and did homework.
Not sure when the next time will be that we will post. We've got to figure out internet access in AZ. Goodbye to all our wonderful friends and especially Brady's mom here in Hawaii. We will miss you all dearly and have had a lot of fun hiking, flying kites and hanging out, and hello to our friends living in AZ that we get to see very soon. On to the next ADVENTURE! Aloha Oe for now.

Tayson "surfiing" as he calls it

Tayson loves the water, even when he gets trampled by a wave. Check it out!

Also, Tayson had a great quote this week that I can't pass up sharing. Brady was out fixing a sprinkler in the front yard for his mom, and Tayson came out and asked "Dad, what are you doing? Are you trying to get that thing to sprink?" Makes sense where he got that idea from. Brady busted up laughing, it was pretty cute though Tayson didn't have a clue what was funny.

Happy B-day Camden!

Happy Birthday Little Man! It's hard to believe you are two years old now. You're growing up too fast.

Happy Valentines Day!

Tayson made his Valentine for everyone, but still wants to keep it for himself so I told him we could take a picture and then all of his friends and Nana and Papa and everyone can see it. This Valentine is for all of his friends and family near and far away. In the past two days Tayson as really gotten into this holiday wanting to make Valentines at every possible moment. He seems to think any craft he makes at this time is somehow a Valentine, no matter what it is (truck, handprint, etc. ) just because it is around Valentines Day. Happy Valentines day from Tayson and Camden.

Best Hair Ever

Last Monday we had the opportunity to go hiking with Brady's brother and his family to a lighthouse down by Hanauma Bay. It was a gorgeous view of the island and we even got to see a whale way out in the ocean splashing around. Best part was Tayson's hair. Check out what a lot of wind and a little humidity does to this kid's hair. You all wish you had hair like this right? It was pretty cool. It was fun to do some hiking again, it seems like it has been quite a while since we've hiked as a family. The last time I hiked anywhere was with the young women in our ward in South Salt Lake up to Ensign peak when Camden was about five weeks old (Brady had to work so it was me Tayson and Camden that went. Tayson is quite the trooper when it comes to hiking. We are excited to get to Oregon and check out the hiking up that way. Brady and I used to hike quite a bit when we were dating here in Hawaii, but since having kids we haven't gotten around to it much lately. Hopefully we can change that.