Archive | July, 2011

Another Week of Camping!

30 Jul

We went camping again with our church. It was fabulous! I love camping. I’m always bummed when we have to break down. It’s so great to be away from the “real life.” It doesn’t seem to matter what the kids consume that week. More sugar and snacks in one week than they do the whole year it seems. There are so many other kids and families and everyone takes care of each other. We camped at Bellows Beach which is owned by the military, so it’s different from most camp sites in that it’s really secure. It’s usually very clean and they do have hot water showers! It was awesome. We can’t wait to go back next year.  Hopefully for TWO WEEKS!

Remember this pic?

I painted a ton of faces for a few hours one night.  It was really fun.  I haven’t done it in a while.It doesn’t get any easier than this…These girls had so much fun together!  They even had sleepovers at camp.

This guy loves the ocean.  It’s the one thing that keeps him from taking a break to eat.My baby girl really took to uncle Nate.  It was really nice for me :) She was very happy when he brought her ice cream.  Twice!We shared dinner duty, so it was nice to only cook for half of the nights.  I think we got the better end of the deal.  They made steaks and we made chili!See the crab in the yellow boat toy?

It was convenient to have an endless supply of sand.  There were no issues with sharing.
This little blonde girl is moving back to the mainland in less than two days, so they were pretty much attached for the whole camp out.  We’re really dreading their departure.Happiness.It was nice to see these two getting along :)

My boys.

I love camping.  We never missed our church camp out growing up.  It was always a huge priority in our home.  I understand why.  So many memories.

Favorite Moment

27 Jul

I love taking pictures of other people, but I hate myself in pictures.  I don’t mind taking them with a group or whatever, but when I see them, I hate them.  I asked my friend to snap this one because I wanted to remember this moment.  So, I love this picture because it reminds me of the moment.  I was sitting on the beach in a really comfortable chair (thank you Angie) and my baby was asleep.  It was sooooo relaxing.  Normally, I’m watching the baby with one eye while the other eye is on the other three in the water.  In this moment, I just sat back and watched the other three while this one slept.  I also had uninterrupted adult conversation.  Can you think of anything better than holding a sleeping baby while sitting on the beach?  It was bliss. 

On A Break!

21 Jul

Over here all day.

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Hangin with the girls at night

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Lanikai Trail or Pillbox Hike

17 Jul

We (my siblings) got together to take the kids on a hike.We had heard mixed reviews about whether or not this hike was kid friendly.  It was definitely a steep hike.
  We had four babies on back packs.  Lots of sliding down steep little hills.  But, it was lots of fun.  I’m looking forward to going again when the hubby is off of work.
If you look at the top, you can see the pillbox.  Don’t laugh, but a bunch of us did just wear slippers.We didn’t actually make it to the top.  We were concerned about the safety of the four and unders.  It was still an amazing hike with incredible views.  Here we are at the end just taking a break before we all head to the beach.This hike was a good reminder of the power of God and how incredible this earth that He created is.  I’m looking forward to doing it again!

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