Hawaii 2009

We were able to go to Hawaii again this year and I really love it. My favorite place in the world is sitting on the beach and watching the ocean. It really doesn't even have to be warm - but that does make it more fun.

We spent 7 days on Kauai and then 3 days in Waikiki on Oahu. Much different. The north shore of Kauai is so quiet and peaceful. Waikiki is a big city with LOTS of people but they were both fun. We spent the last day while we were waiting to get on the red eye home driving around the island. We went by the Hawaii temple and BYU Hawaii. I couldn't resist some of the scenic shots. Hawaii is so beautiful.
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Ian and Brinley!!

I love being a grandma!!! These are a few pictures I forgot I had. They are from when Brittany was here with Ian and Brinley. So Steve, I hope you like these - I will send you some copies in your next package.



Ian has been sporting a mohawk which everyone was trying to get him to cut off so he decided to get it cut when Grandma was getting ready to cut Grandpa's hair!! Isn't he cute?! The picture of him with his new transformer is the payoff (who says bribery doesn't work?).



Check out the picture of Brinley and the big cup. She was trying so hard to figure out how to grab that I couldn't resist snapping a picture. She is getting soooo big. I can't believe she is already 41/2 months old - and Ian starts kindergarten on August 13! Things change so fast.

4th of July in Mesa

Ok, so it has been a month since my last blog and we have been really busy so I figured it was time to update. We spent the 4th of July weekend in Mesa with Brandon, Andrea and Jocelyn. It was 107 there so I was not excited about going outside much. Luckily they have good air conditioning. You can't survive without it there. We went to the park (for some reason these are the only pictures I got) one night and Joc loved it!! Even Jeff and Brandon got into it on the swings. We went to Wicked for the Saturday Matinee and it was wonderful!! If you haven't seen it and get a chance it is WORTH it!! We had a barbeque that night with the friends that watched Jocelyn while we were at the play and ended up not going to fireworks, it was still over 100 degrees at dark and noone was too excited about getting into big crowds in the heat.

We always have so much fun with Brandon and Andrea. We are really proud of all they are doing and love spending time with them.