Saturday, August 29, 2009

The Lawnmower!

Kai experienced his first ride on the lawn mower today! Cash usually freaks out if anyone is on the lawnmower besides himself but luckily he was down for a nap!He seemed to enjoy it! No tears were shed...except by Cash when he discovered that his dad had betrayed him!

Domestic Diva strikes again!

This time I made freezer jam! Yummmmmmm!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Domestic Diva


I am officially a domestic diva! I made my very first batch of strawberry jam and I did it all by myself. I'm not making any promises that it actually tastes good but at least I tried!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Biker Dude

My mom is the best sport ever! She was trying to entertain Cash and Kai the other night for me so this is what she did to keep them busy. She pulled them round and round in circles all through the house! The boys LOVED it! You can't really tell by the serious look on Kai's face but he was truly loving it! These boys are so dang funny!
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

Spanish Fork Rodeo!

Nalani was out of town this week on a business trip so Jed invited me to go with their family to the Spanish Fork rodeo. I figured Kai wouldn't truly appreciate a rodeo yet so I left him home with my parents.

Jed and his partner in crime cheesin it up for the camera. Cash makes such goofy faces sometimes! It cracks me up!
Cash enjoyed the rodeo for all of about 15 minutes then he just wanted to get down and play. They only problem was that we were packed into the stadium like sardines so there was no opportunity to run around. It then turned into a game of "how to distract Cash!" First we tried Red Vines and that lasted for about 10 minutes!
He even tried to share the gooey end with me! Thanks Cash!
The Cash played peek-a-boo inside Jed's shirt which actually lasted about a half hour! Too bad Jed's shirt is officially stretched out to the max now! My only fear in doing this is that he would one day try this with Nalani's shirt and he would end up flashing everyone!

Then Cash tried his hardest to see if he could poke Jed's eyes out, or pull his nose off, or pull his ears off. He's a determined little man!
I kinda laughed when I downloaded all my pictures to my computer because they were all of Cash and about two of the rodeo! Cash is way more fun to look at then any stupid rodeo anyways!

Thursday, July 16, 2009

A few random pictures...

Nalani bought this cute little red chair for their living room and the boys love it!
We even got them to share for a minute or two!
Okay, sharing time is over!
I love this picture of Kai and my mom! He looks handsome and she looks beautiful!

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Splish Splash

We have discovered that the boys LOVE the hot tub!
I'm not really sure what Cash was doing here but I think he looks so stinking cute!
Jed was such a good sport to get in with the boys and keep them happy while they splashed around!
What a cute little stinker!
Of course we had throw some fun toys in the hot tub for the boys to play with.

Kai was in hog heaven! He loved floating around on his back splashing like a mad man!

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Monday, May 18, 2009

Crawling Maniac

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Kai is trying his hardest these days to keep up with Cash!

Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Trip to the farm

Kai's first trip to the farm! Jed took us out to his dad's farm a few weeks ago and Kai didn't quite know what to think about it all but I thought it was awesome! We counted 25 babies in the field and they were so dang cute!After we fed the cows we went back to the house and the boys played in the sandbox.
Here is a random picture of Kai that I love. He is learning how to pull himself up and he gets so excited when he actually succeeds a little!

Friday, April 24, 2009

Tulip Festival

About a month ago my sister-in-law Meridith and I went to Seattle with the boys to have a little fun. While we were there we went to the Tulip Festival in Marysville. The tulips weren't in full bloom yet but they were still beautiful!
I'm pretty sure this was Meridith's favorite part of the trip!
Chocolate covered strawberries and bananas.


Friday, April 10, 2009

Kai's crawling...kinda

I promised Ben I would post a video of Kai showing off his great attempt to crawl so here it is!

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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Ben in the crowd

Where's Waldo...I mean Ben?
I was hoping Ben would have a chance to write a little something but his internet has been really slow lately so it's hard for him to add to the blog.

You have serious mad skills if you can find him in this one! I think he's the one leaning on the barrier with his hands crossed.

He's not in this picture but I think it's awesome how President Obama is not only shaking hands but hugging everyone as well!

Ben met the President today!

Stay tuned for more pictures and stories from Ben!!!

President Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Iraq

by Associated Press
Tuesday April 07, 2009, 4:10 PM

President Barack Obama greets military personnel at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq.
President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Baghdad today, according to an Associated Press report.

He spent about five hours in the Iraq war zone, where he met with the top U.S. commander there and the Iraqi prime minister. Obama also address troops stationed at Camp Victory, the largest military facility in Iraq.

This was Obama's first visit to the country since he became president. It capped an eight-day international trip in which he traveled to Britain, France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Turkey.

The president is expected back in Washington, D.C. tonight.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Kai Videos!

This first video is my new favorite!  Ben is on the computer talking to Kai through Skype so Kai can see a live picture while Ben talks to him.  I think Kai is convinced that the computer is his dad!  Every morning when I open the computer and Kai hears Skype ringing he gets really excited!  It's so fun to see him smile and coo and Ben!  
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In this video Kai is showing off all his funny old man faces that he loves to make!  I say old man because it looks like he forgot to put his dentures in!  The poor boy still only has one little tooth barely poking through!
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Sleepy Kai

The other night I was sitting on the couch typing away on the computer as Kai sat and played in his exersaucer.  I was trying to get him nice and worn out so he would sleep good all night!  All the sudden it got really quiet so I looked up from the computer and this is what I found...
Kai was playing so hard that he fell right asleep!  It's rough being 8 months old sometimes!

I couldn't help but laugh!!!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Easter Babies

Happy Early Easter!  Okay, so it's St. Patrick's Day today but who's keeping track?  My sister Maile sent the boys these bunny ears in the mail the other day to celebrate Kai's first Easter.  So of course, Nalani and I immediately started taking pictures!  How could you not think that these two are the cutest boys in the world?

Friday, February 27, 2009

Ever since Kai was just a few months old he has loved to roll and play with his tongue.

Just ask Nalani, she will tell you how "freakishly long" it is!

He is just so cute I can hardly stand it!

Here is one of his favorite faces he likes to make!
And of course, I have to throw in a cute picture of his cousin Cashy!
Kai has finally gotten to the point where they can play together and Kai won't bawl hysterically when Cash makes a loud noise! He was a little dramatic there for a while!

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

FOB Falcon

Well this is my first time posting. I hope you like it. This is part of the office that I work in. SGT Jones works at the far left desk. Can you see the blue tape dispenser on the desk?
 This Picture is of the street outside the building where I used to live down the road on the left goes toward the gym and DFAC (Dining Facility).

 This is the hallway outside of the room I had when I first got to FOB Falcon pretty ghetto huh? 

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Ben told me the other day that he checks the blog every day and is getting sick of looking at the same pictures!  I guess that was a hint to update the blog!  Here are a few random pictures to keep Ben happy for awhile!  Cash and Kai are finally getting use to each other but Cash loves to pick on Kai and Kai hates it!  Here is a good example of Cash pulling Kai's hair.  Kai immediately started screaming after this picture was taken.
Kai loves to suck his thumb!  Especially if he is drinking his bottle!  He slips his thumb between his lips and the bottle!  What a nerd!
How can you say no to that cute face?
Cash, once again, poking at Kai in the face.
What good eaters...they already love fruit!
Bathtime was the best...for Cash anyways!  Cash splashed and splashed, and Kai screamed and screamed!  He was not a fan of sharing the tub with Cash!
There you go Ben!  That should keep you happy for a few days!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Off to Iraq!

A week ago Saturday Ben left for Iraq.  He has spent the week in Kuwait doing some training then he is off to Iraq.  Here are a few pictures of us the morning he left.  We had to meet up with his unit on base at 1:30 am.  We hung around until about 5:00 am when they loaded them all up on buses to take them to the airforce base.  It was a long sad morning!
Kai was wide awake and really hyper about 3am!
Ben hanging out with buddy one last time before he leaves.
Ben tightening the straps on his gianormous gun!  Uggg!
Ben's unit getting ready for formation.

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Merry Christmas!

Wahoo for presents!
He thought this toy was pretty funny!  If you hit the hammer it makes crazy noises.
This picture doesn't even need a caption!  So dang cute!!!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

My big fat update!

This past month has been a crazy whirl-wind vacation!  Ben leaves for Iraq in January so we had one last hoorah before he leaves.  Here are some random pictures from our trip!  This first picture is the HUGE Christmas tree they have in the entrance of Disneyland.  It was amazing!!!

This is "It's a Small World" from the outside.  They light up every square inch!!!  
Mele Kalikimaka everyone!  I was so excited when I saw this sign!
Awwww...Ben in front of the Disney Princess Castle!
After Disneyland we headed to Ben's sister's house for Thanksgiving.  Kai was entertained all week by his cousins.
And loved on by his Aunt Barbara and Uncle Ray!
This was on the USS Midway downtown San Diego.  It's a retired Navy ship that the public can tour through.  It was so cool!  If anyone has plans to travel to San Diego, I highly recommend this!
You can't go to San Diego without going to Sea World!  Here is Shamu showing us his mad skills!  
We had to sit right down front and center to get the best view possible...even if it meant getting a little wet!
One other thing that is a "must do" in San Diego is going to my favorite restaurant of all time, La Fiesta!  They have the best mexican food ever!  Below is a picture of Ben in a food coma!  We both ate so much we were sick!
Awwwww...yummy!!!  This picture kind of makes me drool just looking at it!  I want more!!!
After San Diego we headed for Vegas.  I decided I am not a big fan of Vegas but the shows were tons of fun!  The picture below is the stage at Stomp Out Loud.  I wish I could have gotten some picture of them performing but they would have hauled me out of the theater so I refrained!  The show was a ton of fun but major sensory overload!  I think my eyeballs were spinning by the time we left!
We also saw the Blue Man Group.  The show was awesome but they still kinda freak me out.  I was praying through the whole show that they wouldn't walk up to me and start staring at me.  They are just too creepy for me!
This is by far my favorite picture of the trip!!!  Ben flew home from Utah but Kai and I flew to Seattle for a few days to visit Grandma and Grandpa.  Maile decided she didn't want to miss out on any fun so she drove up from Portland to see us.  Quinn spent the whole weekend smothering Kai.  It was hillarious!  We even managed to get a smile out of Cannon!  I've decided that Cannon is adorable but only when he wants to be!
Ben was so excited to have us back home again that he greeted us both with a lei!  Kai thought his was really tasty!

We are finally back home again but only for a few more weeks.  Ben leaves the first week of January for Iraq.  The day after Ben leaves, Kai and I head to Utah to live with Nalani and Jed.  It should be an adventurous year!  Everyone please keep Ben in your prayers!  Merry Christmas Everyone!

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Shake...rattle...and roll!!!

Kai started rolling over the other day! Being the dorks that both Ben and I are...we made him do it over and over again until he was mad! In the first video we were trying to get him to roll over and he let out a big yelp of excitement. The second video he actually rolls over!
Sorry for the cheesy baby talk from both Ben and I!

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Mmmmm...Baby food!

Halloween was a very exciting day for Kai! Not only did he get to dress up as Super Man but he also got to try baby food for the first time!

As you can tell from this picture...he loved it!!!
I was finally figured out how to upload video clips!

I was a little embarassed when I realized how easy it is!
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Landon loves his Baby Kai! Unfortunately Kai did not feel the same way!Kai has discovered his feet this week! He is very excited about it!

Wow, that is one awesome pouty-face!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

I'm obsessed!!!

I am officially obsessed with taking pictures of Kai!!! I downloaded all the pictures from my camera today and realized that every single one of my pictures where of Kai!
I just can't help it when he is so dang cute!
At least I include Ben in some of them!
He's practicing being Superman for Halloween!
Look at what a big boy he is sitting on daddy's lap!
Oh my gosh...that smile makes me melt every time I see it!
He is crazy about his tongue!
Okay...seriously...how could you not love that face!
This is his cooing face! I love it!!!
One last heart melting smile!!! This makes me want to pinch his cheeks just looking at it!
Sorry Nalani but I think Kai wins for cutest baby ever!!!









Monday, October 27, 2008

Hello-oo-oo Ladies!

This is one of Kai's favorite shirts!
I'm not really sure what he is looking at but it must have been fascinating!
Ahhh...big smiles
Ahhh...more big smiles for mom!
And even some for dad!
Ben finally got Kai to giggle the other day so I need to figure out how to download videos so everyone can hear him laugh! It's hilarious!!!




Monday, October 13, 2008

What does Kai love more???

His Bumbo chair, his horse, or his fist?
This picture says it all...his HORSE! This is what happened when the horse fell out of his hands last night! A major melt down! I think I can see the red standing out in his hair!
Oh...thanks mom...life is all good again!
What a stinker!!! Please pray for me!!!

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Bumbo chair and smiles!

Kai is finally strong enough for the bumbo chair! We put him in it last night and he hardly knew what to do with himself. He let out these big squaks of excitement!
He looks terrified in this picture but I promise he was enjoying it!
Doesn't he look like such a big boy in this picture!
This is his serious face!
I have tried for weeks now to get a picture of Kai smiling and I finally got one with the help of Ben!
Concentrating hard on daddy!



Sunday, September 28, 2008

Through the eyes of Austin

On Cody and Meridith's wedding day Austin was itching to take pictures so I gave him my camera and told him to have at it! It's funny to see the wedding from Austin's point of view! My only regret is that I deleted some of the good ones before I thought to do this blog!

Okay...so this might be my favorite picture!


No...maybe this one!

Nope...this one definitely wins!!! It took my a second to figure out this was Nate!

I think Maile may have grabbed the camera and taken this one?

All the kids loved the candy jars!


And of course a nice blurry picture of the happy couple with dad and mom O.

That pretty much wraps up the wedding pictures that were on my camera!

I will have to snag a few off the blogs to add to my collection!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Just a few random pictures!

I am WAY behind on blogging so here are a few random pictures to keep everyone entertained while I sort through my pictures so I can do more good blog updates.
Baby Kai looks so tired as we ride the train at the Dole Plantation!
I've discovered that I can't catch Kai smiling with my camera because the flash scares him way too bad. I just get lots of pictures of him looking terrified!
Cody and Meridith's wedding
Shocker....Mom is holding Kai! =)
This use to be Kai's favorite chair but he informed me the other day that he is over it!
The fam waiting in line at the Dole Plantation to ride the exciting train!
Yip...they still look just like each other!

Stay tunned for more exciting updates!


Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Happy Birthday to me!!!

Friday was my b-day so we went to the Cheesecake Factory with our friends Karl, Amanda, and their son Landon.  Landon was not amused when they delivered bread to the table next to us and didn't give him any!  He was ticked!!!  He got over it quickly when they finally brought him his own bread!  Life was even better when they brought him mac and cheese!!!
This is Karl and Amanda that we do pretty much everything with!
I had a very fun b-day and Ben spoiled me rotten!  I am so grateful to have such a loving husband.  When I asked him why he spoiled me so much for me b-day he told me he was trying to make up for not being here next year when he's in Iraq.  That brought a few tears!!!


Thursday, August 21, 2008

I'm finally updating the blog!

Most of you know already that Ben was in training for about a month right after Kai was born. After being in training for about a week and a half he was able to come home and see us for about 11 hours! This is a picture of Ben when he first got home! It was such a great day because I didn't have to change any diapers or feed Kai all day long! Ben was just too excited to see his little man again...he wouldn't let him go!

After Ben returned to training Kai and I headed off to Seattle to spend some time with Grandpa and Grandma O. Kai was so good on his first airplane ride and slept the whole way! Few! Grandma O. is convinced that Kai already loves the Love Sac so she kept putting him in it to watch tv! He looks pretty happy to me!

Caution! This kid is Extremely Cute!!!

After staying in Seattle for about two weeks we headed off to Utah to visit family. Here is Kai hanging out waiting for something exciting to happen.

Be careful what you wish for Kai! Here come Cash!

These are definitely the cutest babies in the world!!!







Monday, July 21, 2008

Beach Time!

Friday was Baby Kai's first adventure to the beach!
My mom and I finally left the house and went up to the North Shore to visit a friend who's attending BYU-Hawaii.
We were paranoid to take the blanket off him because he has such fair skin. We didn't want him to turn into a lobster on his first trip to the beach.
What more could Grandma O ask for? She's standing on the beautiful beaches of Hawaii holding her favorite grandbaby!

Saturday, July 12, 2008

A Taste of Heaven!!!

A few nights ago this bouquet of chocolate covered fruit showed up at my door from all my siblings. This is the side that wasn't devoured in the first few hours...
This is the side that was devoured in the first few hours! Can I just say that this was the best gift ever! My mom and I were in a chocolate comma by the end of the night!
I can't get over how stinking cute my little man is! He loves to have his hands right up by his face all the time or he gets mad!

Grandma O just can't get enough of her new grandbaby!

She has worked hard to earn the name Baby Hog!

Monday, July 07, 2008

Kai first bath!

Grandma O and I finally gave baby Kai his first bath today! I know...we are kinda slackers but it's been an exhausting week!
We both thought he was going to scream through the whole thing but he ended up loving it!
Oh so happy!!!
He's finally all squeeky clean! Now mom needs a bath!!!
No comments on the nasty hair and greasy face!
Grandma O...loving life!!!
Oh so clean! We got him all changed and he stretched and stretched!
Dang he's cute!!! Check out that blonde hair!




Sunday, July 06, 2008

Baby Kai is home!

I know....I know....we aren't doing too well on keeping the blog updated with fun pictures! We are all exhausted! As you can see below....even the cat is exhausted...oh wait...he's just lazy!
Kai has decided that it is tons of fun to be held 24/7 and if we try to put him down he screams bloody murder! He's already in control! Yikes! We all take our turn holding him trying desperately to keep him asleep!

I love this picture! Grandma O is exhausted but still smiling because she's holding her new grandbaby in her arms! Nani the cat is watching guard and loves Grandma O!

Here are a few more pictures from the hospital. By the second day Kai had already discovered that his fingers are really fun to suck on.



There is no denying who this baby belongs to!

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Baby Kai is Here!

Yep he is here. Baby Kai made his appearance at 9:19, July 1st, weighing in a 6 lbs. 14 oz and 18" long. He is as big as a peanut. Mom O is doing this blog because there is no wi-fi in the hospital. This baby is definitely a mini Ben. He has strawberry blonde hair, beautiful blue eyes, and blonde eyebrows and eyelashes. I told Kami, "Oh dear, this kid is going to give Cash a run for his money!"

I can tell you Tripler hospital is the biggest thing I have ever seen. And chuck full of khaki uniforms everywhere with doctors that look like they are barely out of high school. Some of the wives were in there having babies when their husbands are deployed. The other side to that is they are having a bizillion babies born this month because it is 9 months since the last group came back from Iraq. They said they had 400 babies born there in June. Every time a baby is born you here "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" played over the intercom. It was playing all day long.

Well this is as good as I can do tonight. We will do more when Kami gets home day after tomorrow.

Enjoy!



















Monday, June 30, 2008

Well...I was really hoping to post some cute pictures of the new baby Kai today or tomorrow but I don't think that's going to happen so I'm trying to find ways to distract myself! My doctor seems to think it's fun to tease me with the idea of being induced then snatch those dreams right back! Rude!

Ben's work through us a rockin baby shower on Friday at work. One of the ladies who was in charge of the shower put together this baby cake made out of diapers. I'm sure all you Utah people havc seen a million of them but I had never seen one before and I thought it was the coolest gift ever!!! She went all out! She even made her husband sit down and help her assemble it! She had tied ribbons around some little onsies and placed them all around the cake! It was soooooooo adorable!





I have also finally finished baby Kai's crib set! I had so much fun making it but I was so glad to finish it before he arrives! I found all the fabrics at JoAnn's when I was visiting Nalani in Utah a few months back. Ben thought I had lost my mind when I came home with so much fabric but he loves how it all turned out so I won in the end!




Sunday, June 01, 2008

Safety Pins Rock!


About a month ago I decided to wear a new maternity skirt to church that Nalani had given me. All my other skirts were way too tight to wear so I was delighted when I put on this new skirt and it actually fit. Well...I thought it fit...it was a little loose but it was comfy so who cared! As I stood up to leave Sacrament meeting I felt the skirt slip down a little so I quickly pulled it back up and life was good. By the time I got to primary the skirt seemed to be getting looser and looser! It was slipping and sliding all around! I was being to get a little concerned. Pretty soon they dismissed all the teachers to Relief Society and Priesthood to give us a little break for the week. I stood up and took about 5 steps before I felt something brush across my ankles. I looked down and sure enough...my skirt was laying around my ankles! Luckily I had a black slip on that looked pretty similar to the black skirt I was wearing. I quickly bent down and scooped my skirt back up around my waist as I heard a few gasps and giggles around the room! The only thing I could think to say was, "Oh, the joys of pregnancy!" I made a quick exit and vowed to never wear the skirt again! Today I woke up feeling a little brave! The skirt was just so cute and I really wanted to wear it again. I was determined to not make the same mistake again so I came up with the most brilliant idea ever....SAFETY PINS!!! I pinned the skirt to my "unmentionables" and it worked out perfect! I am happy to report that I wore the skirt again today without flashing anyone! What a day!

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Baby Bump!

For some strange reason my stomach is growing larger and larger by the minute!
I just went to the doctor today and found out I am going to be induced around the 30th of June! Hooray!!! That was very fun news to find out!!! Ben gets home from a month long training course on the 26th of June and my mom flies in on the 30th of June.
Good timing for both of them! Just a little over a month to go!



Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Cirque Hawaii

This past weekend Ben and I went to the Hawaii Cirque du Soleil with our friends Karl and Amanada. It was AMAZING! We had a blast but didn't get any good pictures so I had to steal some off their website to give you the full effect!



We all had such a good time but our stomachs were all in knots by the time we left. It can be pretty intenst watching them dangle off each other from ropes clear up in the air! I was a little worried that it might just send me into labor! It was awesome!!!

Friday, April 25, 2008

A face only a mother could love!

Two weeks ago I went in to have an ultrasound done and the technician told me that Kai didn't have a big enough belly and I wasn't feeding him enough. She told me my homework was to go home and eat a cheeseburger and a milkshake! Every pregnant women's dream! The bad thing is that I have no appetite which is the cause of the small belly so I had to go into force mode the past two weeks and eat everything I could force in me! I went back for another ultrasound yesterday and I did awesome on my homework. Not only did my belly grow, but Kai's grew also! When she took the measurement she said, "Oh my gosh!!! Let me measure that again and make sure it's right!" He had gained a little over a pound in those two weeks! Good job Kai! She sent me home and told me to continue eating! Rough life huh!
These pictures always kind of crack me up because unless you have the technician explain what everything is, they are hard to figure out! It's almost like on of those optical allusion pictures!
"Is it a horse....or an old woman?"
In this picture...if you can figure it out...you can see Kai's chunky little cheeks. Apparently he wants to take ofter Cash!

Here is a random picture of Kai's cute little foot! Oh so adorable!
I can't wait to tickle those cute little toes!








Sunday, March 23, 2008

Favorite Vacation Pics

Here are some of my favorite pictures from my recent trip to see my family and friends!

My friends threw a surprise baby shower for me and it was SO fun!
Totally cute puppy set!
Thanks Chari...way cute!
Nalani, mom and me...just missing Maile!
The cute little chunker Cash...believe it or not he is just a few days old in this pic!
Awww...proud grandpa!
My snuggle time with Cash!
Uncle Cody!
Grandma flew in a few days early so she wouldn't miss out on anything!
I gave Melissa some sewing lessons...
She is a born natural!

Thursday, February 28, 2008




Last night we took Hayli, Chelsi, Austin, and a friend Mitch to The Training Table for dinner. They each took turns putting their hands on Nalani's stomach and poking it because Cash was moving and kicking all through dinner. We had a fun time but I think everyone's favorite part of dinner was feeling Cash kick and squirm.

Friday, February 15, 2008

BOYS...BOYS...AND MORE BOYS...IT'S A BOY!


HE WAS PROUDLY SHOWING HIS "PLUMBING" FOR US TO SEE! BEN WAS SO PROUD!



HERE IS A CUTE LITTLE PROFILE OF HIS FACE AND CHEST!


Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Yesterday Ben had the day off so we went to the Pali Highway Lookout. When my parents were here they kept telling us we needed to go because it was so beautiful. I took a picture of the historical description because I thought it was cool...especially the last paragraph!
The lookout point was definitely beautiful!!!







Saturday, January 19, 2008

GARAGE SALES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last weekend was "baby day" in our neighborhood and everyone was selling their old baby stuff. The neighborhood didn't plan it that way but somehow it turned out to be the best garage sale day ever! My neighbor came knocking on my door Saturday morning and told me I needed to get my booty out of bed and get shopping. I begged and begged Ben to get in the car with me and drive around the neighborhood. After much resistance he agreed to drive me around and listen to me freak out at each garage sale we came to. Here is all the stuff we scored!!!
Baby swing
Ben practing fatherhood in our new umbrella stoller.
My FAVORITE purchase! This bassinet is like 5 things in one! It's a bassinet, changing table, rocker, it plays music, and vibrates. The lady who owned it still had all the new stickers on it along with the instruction manual and all!
Barely used car seat for Ben's car
Stroller / Carseat combo
Butterfly play mat....I bought this with Carrie in mind! Maybe I'll sacrifice this one and mail it to her!

As you can tell...I am a true Bell at heart. I just kept thinking how proud Aunt Barb would be of me and all my good deals! When we got back home Ben said to me, "I'm sure glad your not one of those girls that has to have brand new everything!" I'm all about a good deal! I also scored a highchair and a playpen. Here is the real kicker...I got all of this for about $100!!!


Monday, December 24, 2007






Merry Christmas Dad and Mom! This year Ben and I surprised my mom and dad with matching baby bibs to let them know that a new member to our family is on it's way! I am 3 months along and we are expecting a new baby around the 7th of July! Yea!!! The secret is finally out!!!

Sunday, December 16, 2007

WARD CHRISTMAS PARTY IN HAWAII

Our ward Christmas party had a talent show and these are pics from the show.












BEN & LANDON

Everyone took a turn trying to get Landon to sleep. Ben had him for 5 seconds and he passed out. A dad in the making.