Naughty Leprechaun

Our home was visited by a naughty little leprechaun last night. Boy did he make a mess! There were little green footprints all over the floor, windows and doors. All of the pillows were off of the couches and the table chairs were all tipped over. There were books, papers and dolls everywhere!. The girls were so surprised and couldn't believe what a mess he made. Chloe kept saying "this house is a mess"! He even made our milk turn green! The leprechaun left a rainbow of skittles scattered around the house. Happy St Patricks Day!

ALOHA

After a year of saving and planning we finally made it to Hawaii.

• DAY ONE: The trip started with a limo ride to the airport. We stopped at Dunken Donuts and girls felt like movie stars. They were so excited to get on the airplane. The flight there seemed to take forever. Because of a strong head wind it took an extra hour and that was a long time with three kids. Once we got there and got checked into our hotel we went and has some yummy fish and chips while watching the sun set.


• DAY TWO: The next day we headed to Hanaumu Bay. This has been one of my favorite places to snorkle but this particular day the water wasn't very clear. The girls were kinda freaked out about the reef and the creatures living on it. The girls loved playing on the beach and we all had a great time.


• DAY THREE: We spent the first half of the day at the beach playing in the sand. Later that afternoon we took a bus to Paradise Cove Luau. The luau was the favorite part of the trip for the girls. They got to take hold and take pictures of some tropical birds, go canoeing and play some games. During the dinner show Chris and the girls went on stage and learned the hula.


• DAY FOUR - We took the circle island tour that went to the north shore and the Polynesian Cultrual Center. We also go to go by the Mormon temple which is being totally renovated and will not open until 2010. At the Cultral Center we visited, Somoa, Tonga, Tihiti and New Zealand. We also watched a canoe parade.


• DAY FIVE - We were going to go whale watching but after a couple of hours on a bus the day before we decided to just relax by the pool at the hotel. Much to our surprise when we went down they had drained the pool! So we went to the beach and then to the pool at a sister hotel across the street. The tide came in later that day and the girls had a blast body surfing. Boy did they giggle.


• DAY SIX - Up at 5:00 AM to catch an 8:00 flight....what was I thinking! The flight home only took about 5.5 hours.

We enjoyed having Grandma Char with us. It was a big help to have one child per adult. She even let Chris and I go to dinner by ourselves one night!

I need a vacation from my vacation!

Pony Party

Carley has been talking about her 5th birthday party for the past year. Despite the weather scare it turned out to be a wonderful day. We had her party at the McKee Ranch not too far from the house. There were a lot of horses, goats, a pig, a donkey a couple of bunnies and a lamb. This kids got to feed the animals carrots and ride the pony...PUFFY. We had a great turn out and Carley had a fabulous time. Happy Birthday Carley!

Another one bites the dust

Most of you know my very traumatic experience with my phone and the elevator shaft. If you don't here is a recap....We were on our way to Park City and we were running a little bit late and couldn't find a parking spot at the airport. I drop Shawna and Annilee off and told them to go ahead and check in and I would catch up with them. Immediately after dropping them off I found a spot, so I parked, grabbed my suitcase and ran to the elevator. I grabbed my phone to call Shawna to find out where they were and oops it slipped right out of my hands down a one inch hole just as the elevator doors closed. I was going down and for some reason thought my phone would be there when I got down. To make a long story short it was not. I had to go on vacation with out it but when I returned I picked it up at the lost and found in a baggy! This was in September.

So last week I was outside playing with the kids and my phone rang. I answered it and talked for a couple of minutes then placed in on top of the hood of my car. A couple of hours later I realized it was pretty quiet so I called myself and it went straight to voicemail. I knew exactly what had happened. I had ran one quick errand in between all of this and it was lying in the road. So I jump in the car and retraced my path. I found it about 1 mile from home. It had been ran over several times.

I hope three is a charm because Chris is going to kill me if I ruin another one.

Here she comes MISS AMERICA

And the winner is......my friend Karrie got us tickets to the Miss American pageant. Karries friend works with the Childrens Miracle Network and so we had an in. Our seat were only about 10 rows up. It was so fun to watch all of the girls. Taylor wanted Miss Florida or Hawaii to win but Miss Indiana did a great job! Afterwards, we hung around to try and find Slater (Mario Lopez). Taylor was more excited about getting a picture with him than anyone else. We watch Saved by the Bell every morning.

CRAZY GIRLS

We went skiing again this past weekend. I have tried off and on to learn to snowboard but I just can't pick it up. After 20 years I decided to try skiing again and it was actually really fun. Taylor, Carley and Payton all went to ski school for most of the day but I got them out early to come and hang out with Chris and I. Carley, was going so fast down the hill that I thought I was going to have a panic attack. She LOVED it and wanted to go again and again. She thought it was more fun to go with Chris because he let her go fast. Taylor is a pro by now and spends most of her time on Giant Steps. Payton is also learning how to snowboard and after only a couple of times is doing pretty good. Needless to say at the end of the day we purchased helmets for both of the girls. GEEZ....little kids have no fear!

LUCY - LUCY - LUCY

I am finally getting used to my 4th child, LUCY. I knew it was going to be hard work but getting up at nights again really isn't that much fun. She is actually a really good puppy with a great personality. She is growing up so fast!