Our Hawaii Trip

So, I have finally found the time and the desire to finally post. This is our Hawaii trip that was not really planned or expected. At the last minute, A's boss decided that he should go to the LQ convention because his hotel had won a couple awards. His boss is also an old fashioned man and believes the wife should accompany the husband, so they paid for me to go too! This trip was very different than our previous two because we were on Anth's business schedule and it is the rainy or winter season there. So we didn't have much time to ourselves to go and do, and it was really windy and rainy the whole week. I really only got in the ocean all the way one time. Not to mention the waves were huge and it scared me. Many of the beaches were closed part of the time due to jellyfish danger. However, it is always fun to be with Anth, no matter what the conditions. The kids stayed at my mom's and Tyson told me not to come and get him. We also had some delays with the plane both coming and going (one of the delays was 14 hours!). I have decided that flying is not my preferred method of traveling. All in all, it was a fun and relaxing week.

Since I last posted....

Here is a list of things that have happened since I posted last:

• I got deathly ill (and am still not feeling quite right--I've convinced myself I have cancer)


• An emergency room visit in the middle of the night with Tyson who had a breathing attack


• Christmas-- we spent Christmas Eve and morning in St. George and then went to Beaver Christmas day.


• Anthony injured his knee again resulting in a second surgery in Feb. (goodbye tax refund)


• New Year's--also spent in Beaver


• Our Anniversary--celebrating 5 years of bliss


• My birthday--woohoo!


• Anthony's birthday and my mom's same day--double celebration


• A new haircut for me!

So you see, we have been busy living life. The sad thing is, not many of these events have pictures to accompany them. I will have to be better at that.

This time of year

This time of year is so fun to see the kids get excited about Christmas and snow and everything else. Yesterday it snowed here and Tyson kept asking if we could go to the mountains to play in the snow. He wanted to make a snowman and asked me today where his nose was. Also, our awesome friends gave us a cute little Nativity set for Christmas, so last night I set it up and was explaining to Tyson who each character was and their part in the Christmas story. After I told him of Joseph, Tyson said, "Where's his car?" What a typical little boy. The thing that I love most is that I have been playing the 24 hour Christmas station and Tyson always comes in and turns it up really loud and dances around the kitchen. He loves the Christmas music and can surprisingly sing along with most of the songs that come on the radio. His personal favorite is Little Drummer Boy because he thinks it is funny when they say "pa rum pum pum pum" So cute! And last night, walking in from the car, Tanner just kept scooping up snow/slush and eating it all the way to the house. Their innocence is so magical.

Wiggle Cars

I sold these fun little wiggle cars at the county fair and I have a few left over that I am selling now. They would make great Christmas presents for your little ones. They are great for ages 2 and up, and they will hold up to 250 lbs so even you can enjoy the fun. My dad even rides them and chases the grandkids around on them! All you do is sit on them and wiggle the steering wheel back and forth and they go! They are so fun. If you are interested, email me at

hollykae3(at)yahoo(dot)com

Holidays

I love holidays where there is always a big family gathering because it seems that is the time all the fun announcements are made. This year the exciting news was Melissa and Rhett's. They are pregnant...due in June. Also, Rhett just found out he got accepted to the University of Utah's Medical school program. This was excellent news for our family because now they will only be in Salt Lake City for the next four years, rather than across the country somewhere. Congrats you two, I am so excited for your little family.

Happy Thanksgiving

Desperate times call for desperate measures. It looks like even Sesame Street is having an economic crisis! Happy turkey eating.

Going to the big "D" and other random ramblings

Last week Anthony had a training in Dallas and I figured it was a good opportunity to get some much needed alone time (for myself and for us as a couple), so I went with him. My parents took both kids and my brother and sisters and G&G White pitched in and helped when possible. Well, Anthony was gone from 7 am to 6 pm, so we didn't get to go see a lot of the sites Dallas has to offer. We went to the Dallas Temple one night, and I also dragged him to HSM3. We did a little shopping, and to my request, ordered Mamma Mia in room (Anthony almost gouged his eyes out with a fork). It was a little corny--the play is much better. By myself, I went to the 6th Floor Museum which is about JFK and is where he supposedly was shot from. It was interesting but I got really lost in downtown Dallas, so I didn't venture out much on my own. For the most part, I got to lounge around, watch TV, surf the Internet, and read a mushy love novel, from which Anthony benefited most! It was a pretty fun week, but I was excited to get back home.Dallas Temple

Some things that I have observed lately:

• It is very difficult to type on a keyboard that is missing the enter key, both shift keys, the "e" key, and the apostrophe key. Our computer has really been through the ringer lately, and thanks to Tanner and him breaking the keys, my wpm has significantly dropped.




• Texas is huge, but the lanes on the road seemed to be so narrow. It made me nervous driving.


• For so long now I have been worried that we haven't started a retirement plan--401K or IRA, but now with the stock market crash, I'm glad we don't have to worry about losing anything right now. I consider it a blessing in disguise. Also, Obama is going to spread the wealth around, so we won't be any better or worse off than the next guy;)
  
• I love that in Utah, all public places are smoke-free. I take clean air for granted sometimes.

• This was a store by our hotel. We didn't actually go in, but I couldn't resist the name. It is pretty catchy.
• There is no greater joy than seeing my two little ones playing well together. Two weeks ago I got the wagon out and when I came back out a few minutes later, I found Tanner laying in the wagon and Tyson was pulling him around. It was so adorable. Tyson was being such a good big brother, and Tanner was loving every minute of his ride. I didn't get a good shot of it, but here are a few pics.