Hawaii 2009

Vacation of a lifetime!
A month or so ago... Matt called and told me he had sent me a cool email and to go look at it while he was still on the phone. I was so surprised to see tickets to Oahu for Spring Break with them! It was our honeymoon in Hawaii finally after 38 years! (My folks had told us if we would wait to get married until April -instead of January they would treat us to a trip to Hawaii.. We just didn't want to wait..) So we ended up waiting 38 years for this trip!! It was so fun! It really got us hooked! I better start saving some money ...there are a lot more islands to check out! We haven't quit smiling since we came home. We stayed at the Marriott Ko Olina... Amazing! Everything was perfect. Pictures to follow! Love you Matt, Angie and Sadie! It was such a fun trip! We loved being with you three!

Can I buy this place?

Such a beautiful resort! Lots of pools and a private beach...yummy food!...We need to go back!

THE CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE

When Lizzy and Dallas were on their honeymoon they told us about this restaurant... "Cheeseburger in Paradise" on Waikiki Beach. They had some delicious coconut shrimp.. We checked it out and it was DELICIOUS! Seriously the coconut shrimp was YUMMY! Thanks Lizzy for the tip!

Hanauma Bay

We got to Hanauma a bit late in the day... But it was awesome snorkling. Hal and Matt tracked down some big turtles and hung out with them for a while. It was a bit cold and windy (Hawaii?) but once you were in the water it was great! First time for Sadie and Hal and I to snorkle! It was quite the adventure!

Pearl Harbor

I love my country and Pearl Harbor was really special for me to see! I love what America stands for... and I am not happy about the direction it is taking right now. I don't ever want to forget the sacrifice that men make every day to defend our nation. I didn't really understand the sacrifice of those at Pearl Harbor until I witnessed 911 and saw those brave men that gave everything to protect others. We live in such an amazing country and I pray everyday that our Heavenly Father will continue to bless our nation. Pearl Harbor was awesome!

On Our Way!

Quick flight to LA.. breakfast and on to Honolulu!

Jaxson's Party

It's so much fun when we get together with the Horsley crew! Yummy food and great company! (We almost had everyone there...but we sure missed Becca and Levi and the girls!)
What a great day!

Jaxson's Baptism

Jaxson and Mckay!

Brotherly Love.... Can it get better than this?

Grandpa and I love you both and we are so proud of you!

(notice those car keys in Mckay's hand? Yes he drives!

Baptism Quilt

When Mckay was baptized 8 years ago I started a "tradition" of making baptism quilts for each of the grandkids. To date I have made 5 with only 10 more to go (yeah...right)
This is Jaxson's Quilt.

Each quilt has 17 pictures from their 1st eight years.

Around the quilt I embroider the words "When Jesus Christ was on the earth.. He promised He would send the Holy Ghost to comfort us.. Our true eternal friend"

I tell the kids that this quilt will make your body feel warm, just as the Holy Ghost can give your spirit a feeling of warmth and peace.

On the bottom I put his name and the dates of his baptism and confirmation... and the name of the person performing the ordinance.

Jaxson was baptized by his brother Mckay! That was really special!