What's a trip to Hawaii wihtout a couple of Hawaiin princesses!!! Now it's back to reality for me. The kids back to school and time to iron since I haven't since June 27th, the day I left for my 2 month long trips away from home. It was a wonderful summer and I owe it to my husband and Tanner and Maddie who supported me while I was away and held the fort down. A family of 10 is living with us for awhile until they can move into their own home. It's back to cooking for me!!!

We had many great "firsts" on this trip. Here we are getting ready to touch sting rays, snorkel with sharks and then do a little swimming with the dolphins. We even rode 'belly to belly' with the dolphins. Beautiful days, wonderful company and making forever memories. Ron and I decided we should do this with each of our kids and theri spouses!

Then Ron surprised me with a trip to Hawaii for a week. Several months ago Jaxon, our son, asked if I would watch theri darling little Courtney Rose while THEY went to Hawaii. I willingly said yes and looked forward to watching her. When Ron surprised me, while in Manti, Utah celebrating our anniversary, I will admit my first thought was, "But what about Courtney?" We had a wonderful time and Megan planned the days perfectly. Btw... This was the view from our hotel window!!! Wouldn't it be great to wake up to this every day!

Well, it has been awhile since I have posted anything. It has been the craziest but most rewarding summer of my life! I spent a total of 1 month with Brett, Aubrey & little Jay in California. They are all doing great and enjoying their new apartment that they moved into while I was there. Aubrey and I spent many an hour in the middle of the night talking and laughing while feeding the little guy. I will forever cherish those nights.