Let the Packing Begin

As I began thinking about decorating for Christmas this year I have decided that I want to simplify and not put out the Christmas China for the entire month.  I also decided that I could start packing up some of the dishes and put to some of the Christmas stuff on the black china hutch in it's place for the season then afterwards we can put the hutch in the storage unit to make the space in the dining area look bigger!  I think the fix it and sell it shows on HGTV have put too many ideas in my head.  Plus there are so many dishes to pack.  This is just a small start.

As I was packing I looked up and realized that Quate wasn't loving what I was going it was as if he had a sense that things are changing, he does not like change.  He doesn't even like when I decorate for the Holidays!  Is he in for a shock.

Hawaiian Rescue

 After being in New York, Ireland, Kansas, Zions, and Disneyland with very little time a home I have wondered what we could have been thinking by planning so much at one time.  I don't know how I would have done any of it any different and I certainly wouldn't have given any of it up.  But to it mildly I am physically exhausted. Coming to Honolulu with Kerry was like a rescue for me.  Time to relax and catch my breath, the only downside is that Kerry had to return to work.  In the upper left picture we watched a helicopter fly men into this area on the mountain on west Oahu.  They were bringing them from a point much higher on the mountain and the busing them out, quite fascinating and what a ride!  The lower left picture of Emma is from Jessica showing us her tumble off of her bed and into the nightstand.  Apparently it bled quite heavily and required stitches and so did "Beary"  I hate when the little ones get hurt.  Also in this collage Kerry has been in this "new" office since March and still hadn't hung the pictures on the wall yet so we did it together.  I think he waited to see if he was going to be moved yet again, this being the fourth office in a five year time period.

Nothing says restful like a beautiful Hawaiian Sunset sitting by my sweetie!

Pot o Gold?

I have been in Honolulu for almost two weeks and this is the most beautiful thing I have experienced yet this trip.  I look out the window of our hotel room and there it was.  As I grabbed my camera it turned into a double rainbow.  It was amazing.

So Comfy Reb!

Natalie and Dave invited us over for dinner after church.  When we got there the kids were still napping. A little while after we got there they went upstairs to wake them.  "T" really had a hard time waking up so he went and snuggled up on Rebecca on the couch where he promptly went sound asleep again.  It was really cute and he slept for quite ahwile. 

My Monsters 2012

Disney 2012

After much planning and anticipation we finally made it to Disneyland with Natalie, Dave and the kiddos.

The trip was fun despite the fact that both kids were too small to ride most of the Carsland rides and that all but Kerry ended up with the stomach flu.  Watching the reactions of the kids was so much fun.  We managed to get up close and personal to McQueen without even planning on it, the expression on T's face was the best but it happened so fast that we didn't get the picture.  Disney puts on quite a Trick or Treat for the kids!  It was a fun third birthday for T.

T's third

We celebrated "T" for his third birthday a little early as a family because he will be in Disneyland on his real birthday.  I have never seen a kid who loves to be sung to as much as this guy does.  His Jake and the Neverland Cake was so cute and the outfit Natalie made him was a big hit.