Summer Getaway 2010

I took the kids to a getaway down in Waikiki. The timing was perfect. David left the day before so it was a nice distraction for a few days. There was no worrying about housework, dishes, the phone, and all the other daily things that come up.

We got there on Monday afternoon. We were in the new remodeled part of the hotel We had a new room that had a view of the ocean. It was very nice.

The view from the balcony

We went straight to the pool after we got settled in. The kids had so much fun in the pool. It has been so hot here lately it definitely felt very nice. That night Laura and her little boy Eric came down for dinner. we took dinner to the park at the hotel. While we were there Brooklyn found a frog. She is always finding creatures of some sort. The kids played and played some more. After heading in for the night me and the kids had fun jumping on the beds, eating junk food, and playing with the camera.

Always finding creatures

climbing a tree

My two favorite boys

Cute girls

Just us

We got up Tuesday and we went to see the penguins at the hotel right next to us. Then the kids said they wanted to go to the pool. We got there about 9 in the morning and didn't end up leaving until 5. We took a short break to switch out our pool stuff for our beach stuff. we were at the beach for about 15 minutes and the kids said they wanted to go back to the pool. We again had dinner at the park. After that we went to the arcade room and finihsed the night off with a piece of cheesecake from the cheesecake factory. A great day in my book.

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Keeping it cool.

Getting used to the water

Brooklyn told me she was chilaxin

Cooling off with a shave ice yummy

Jumping in

The penguins

the kids kept asking to go back and see the penguins

It was such a fun three days. There was no worries no cooking no cleaning. Just hanging out enjoying each other and the sun. It was a well needed few days of relaxation and fun. These three are the best kids out there.

Hang in there kids almost done

I found the kids like this the other morning watching cartoons

Well well well today is another day that we dropped daddy off at the airport for a few months. The nice thing about this one is he has this long one then just a short one. It is nice to say that we are almost done with this chapter of our lives. I want you kids to know how much I love you. You three amigos help me out so much while dad is gone. There are many days that I feel very inadequate for this challenge. I get tired and grumpy and pushed to the end and at the end of the day you guys still love me.


I want you to know how thankful I am for you three. You three are the best kids I know. Brooklyn you will be starting first grade and Landon you will be starting preschool. You both seem so excited for this school year. Dawson looks like it will be me and you for the mornings. Brooklyn you will turn six while daddy is gone. He is sad to miss your birthday again but he has told me several times how proud he is of you. You are just a sweetheart. You certainly have your daddy wrapped around your finger.

Daddy is very proud of you three and how well you handle things and help out while dad is gone.


We will have our good days and our bad days and always know that no matter what the day brings that I love you and I sure am trying to give 110%.


I have some fun stuff planned while dad is gone this time like our stay cation for three days down in Waikiki, possibly some visitors, more trips to the water park, serious beach and pool time, movie nights, sleepovers, and many more things that will come up.


We are almost done kids we just have to hang on and keep on working together to get through this. You three mean so much to me thank you for accepting this challenge with me and getting through it with flying colors.

So lets fill our glasses with diet coke well milk for you guys grab a cupcake(chocolate with vanilla frosting yes this is my favorite treat) that we deserve and lets get to it we are almost done.

Mall tram ride June2010

No matter the Distance

A good family friend of ours moved away from hawaii about 3 1/2 years ago. It was hearbreaking. This family david had known since california. I meet them when we moved here. Our first day I got here they brought us over dinner. The lived just up the street from us. They are the smith family and they are amazing. Me and bri would walk every morning with the kids. It turned into us ending up at a park and just talking all morning while the kids played. Me and bri started a preschool together. Good memories of creat and learn preschool. Mike and david went spear fishing almost every weekend together.

One weekend me and bri went to maui no husbands and no kids just us girls. It was one of the best weekends of my life. Bri is more like a sister then a friend. She is so thoughtful, so kind, sweet, so creative, a great scrapbooker. She is just amazing I have learned things from her that I wont forget. She gave such great advice that I wont forget either.

Well they moved to washington DC to do some training then onto china to work at the embassy. They have been there about a year and headed to utah for a trip to see family then they came here to have a vacation from the vacation.

Well last monday I pulled in to my house and there on my front porch was bri and her family. I was so so excited to see them. Since bri knew they were moving to china we joked about the purses you can get there. Well she showed up with my very own coach purse.

have to show off the purse

We went up to the beach and had dinner it was so much fun to see them. When they moved trent had just finished kindergarten and garrett wasnt even in kindergarten. Now trent has been baptized and garrett will be in first grade. Dawson and zach werent even in the picture yet.

Dawson and Zachary

The kids just picked up playing together like they used to.

Landon, Trent , Garrett

Brooklyn and the boys

It was so great to see them and it really goes to show that no matter the distance a true friend is always your friend.

july 2010

Thanks being such a great friend bri not only to me but to my family. I cant wait until we see you next. Hopefully it will be coming to see you. I cant say enough how greatful I am to call you my friend. I cheerish all that you have taught me. You have been a great example to me of what it means to be a great mom, friend, wife and person.

The wahiawa Possie

The boys

The girls

The whole team

The cute kiddos

missing dylan from the picture

We sadly had our last get together as we say goodbye to one of our possie members. Audra and bobby are moving to washington. I get sad just thinking about it. We have all been friends for three years now and it is so sad to be seeing audra and her family go. All three of us girls have laughed alot together, cried alot, shared some secrets, stayed up way to late, had treat wednesdays,spent way to much money on shopping trips together, sipped alot of diet coke, and learned so much from each other. The boys have sat back numerous times and just let us girls do our thing, watched the kids while we had girls nights, played halo into the wee hours. The kids are all so close. They have done alot of playing together, started school together, when they are all together they are inseprable, learned to share together, and have had so much fun together. This is a bunch that we will alwys be in touch with. We love you gilliam family. If i say anything else I will be a blubbering mess. Good luck and we already miss you. Thanks for being such great friends.

Good ol time

Just up the road

On memorial day we meet up with some friends for hanging out at the beach, fire pits, grilling, yummy food, good friends, and a really fun time. we were up at haleiwa ali'i beach park. It was the perfect day for the beach. I cant believe that this beautiful place is just right up the road from us. We have been there so many times but this day it hit me just how lucky I am to raise my family and live in such a great place.

Yummy snores on the beach

Playing with a turtle behind

Good friends

Bright sun but yummy food

I live in a great place. I am so lucky to have made such good friends here. It has been sad to see many go bri and chantell we missed you. I am so lucky to have my kids meet so many great friends. I am one lucky girl to live in such a great place and have such a great family!!


May 2010

A little piece of heaven

Greatest place on earth

Well it is officially summer here. Brooklyn finished her first year of kindergarten. She did a great job and is all ready for first grade. To celebrate the end of the school year and a kick off to summer we found some beach cabins thanks to the recommendation of our friends.


They are over on the other side of the island in kaneohe at the marine base. To make it short it is called K-Bay.

view from the deck

another view

They have 2 bedroom cabins that are right over the beach. They are built off the ground so the view is amazing. The deck has a table and lounge chairs. Each cabin has its own beach area/cove. The one we had had a little path down to a little cove. I moved a lounge chair down there and was in heaven. Brooklyn snorkeled for the first time and loved it. Landon tried it but got a little scared. Dawson and Landon loved playing on the rocks and the shallow water.

First time snorkeling

So many treasures to find

We had a grass area that had a picnic table. The kids had room to play and run around. Each unit has a charcoal grill so David grilled some hamburgers with bacon and pineapple. They were so so yummy. We borrowed our Friends fire pit and we roasted marsh mellows at night.

Silly Silly kids

After the kids went to bed me and David sat on the deck and just talked and played games. It was so nice and relaxing. In the morning the tide was low. So our little cove was more like our own tide pool. We saw fish, lots of crabs, an eel, and a sea cucumber. I started to day off on a lounge chair and a diet coke and it cant get any finer then that.

It was so nice to hang out relax, eat yummy marshmellow popcorn, play games, and just sit back and enjoy my family and the great place we live in. We are hoping to go back to these wonderful cabins and stay more then a night. They were heavenly and so so cheap which makes naything a little better.

Happy Birthday Landon

Landon turned four on may 16. I cant believe that he is already four. Time is just flying by. I remember when we were in our tow bedroom house with Brooklyn and Landon some days in the beginning thinking how am I going to do this. Here we are four years later and Landon is the sweetest little boy. He is my little buddy. Landon right now loves mac n cheese, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, he is a huge star wars fan. Everything to him is a light saber. He watches the movie anyone at least once a day. He told me that my sister should name her baby boy Darth Vader or anakien. He has been in primary now and is starting to enjoy it. He was so proud that he gave his first talk in primary. Volunteered for it all by himself. He really wants to play football. He loves his scooter. He is so easy going. He loves to run errands. He loves to sit and cuddle and give hugs. He is just such a sweet Innocent little boy. He has the cutest laugh that can brighten any day. We love you so much Landon

We went the easy way on his party this year. We had it at the play place at burger king. We rented out half of it. It was so easy. It came with the cake and kids meals. Landon said he wanted a star wars birthday do I had a star wars game for them. Throughout the play place David hid star wars characters. Then they had to find them with there flashlights(aka light sabers). It was so fun and easy. The kids had a great time.

getting all set up

the presents

The cake

landon covered his eyes the whole time we were singing to him