It Is Just A Little Cold

Getting back into the swing of things can be a little difficult after traveling for two weeks.  Greyson was so happy to get back to his tools and had fun making a peg board for his tools.  We took advantage of the sun and had a little afternoon bon fire complete with marshmallows and played a lot in the gym and even tried out the big new swings at the Mission.  

We are now back into our normal routine and Greyson is back to fighting fires and fixing everything.  Happy Spring! 

Oh Hawaii We Like You - Part II

The second half of the trip we met up with Stephen's family in Oahu.  Stephen found a great house right on the beach that fit all of us perfectly.  My big discovery of the trip was how adventurous Stephen's brother Joel is.  He was the first to jump into the big waves, would always swim the furthest and was always willing to try just about anything.  

I spent a lot of days at a great water park.  I was so impressed with how great the boys became at swimming and how much it tired them out.  Greyson would swim and swim until his little lips would become purple and then learned the great technic of laying on the hot cement to get all warmed up.  After we had had enough sun and water we would head to the gym and shoot some hoops.  I got bigger muscles doing this because I had to lift them up to the hoop.  But of course I would be thrilled to have a couple of basketball players.  

The Dole Plantation 

The North Shore 

Oh Hawaii We Like You

Before our first trip to Hawaii we thought it would be our once and done on the list of places we wanted to go.  BUT then we went to HAWAII.  Oh, wow! It was beautiful warm and still America.  We didn't have to worry about currency or drinking the water (well except the salt water that would flood down our throats when we hit a wave wrong).  So needless to say we are on trip number 3.  

After our second trip we learned that taking a one year old was not so much fun.  So with Landry nearing the two year mark and Greyson at four we set out for another Foreman adventure.  

We started out our trip on the Big Island, our favorite.  We have great friends who live there and are nice enough to let us invade their home.  They also don't mind hanging out with our little family full of diapers and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.  

Stephen and our friend Jerry snorkeled, boogie boarded, got nailed by waves and didn't mind us all watching and laughing. 

Greyson and Landry spent hours upon hours playing in the water and sand.  I was so thrilled that we were still going strong after 3 hours and after 5 I was completely satisfied.  Oh and no one except Stephen got burnt.  

We really spent everyday on the beach or in the pool.  One day we headed to the Southern most bakery and enjoyed some donuts, but otherwise we were beach bums.  

Airport Travel

If I had a dollar for every time I thought about airport travel I would be well on my way to being rich.  Funny, I used to look forward to the joy of heading through security lightly packed, sitting in a coffee shop with Stephen talking about anything or nothing really sipping coffee.  I never worried about loosing myself or finding chocolate milk.  I have been through the Seattle airport countless times and I thought I knew just about everything it had to offer.  BUT I never saw the incredible play place that became a lifesaving tool for our most recent trip.  

Traveling now consists of trying to get everything I might need into the smallest bag possible.  I try to think of any potential catastrophes that may occur and have a good game plan.  But then there is Landry, the wildcard.  Thank the Lord for all the incredible prayers and the people who invented the IPad, thank you, thank you, thank you! 

Yes, at the end of every trip we go through technology detox, but it is worth not getting all the dirty looks from every person sitting in front of my children.  This past trip we spent over 24 hours in the airport or traveling each way.  Our kids are really incredibly flexible sleeping in the most uncomfortable places or not sleeping at all.  They are up for the adventure and mostly what I noticed from our most recent airport travel was all the smiles they brought to people's faces.  They smiled, waved, caused traffic jams, but when Landry waves and Greyson smiles the entire place lights up.  

So while airport travel is not my favorite, I am thankful that my little men brought joy to so many people.