House Part III

http://youtu.be/L-ghMpwI5xg

Outside

House Part II

 http://youtu.be/7Hu1m6u8Ukw

The upstairs

Video tour of House

http://youtu.be/ZHVO1CYg8d4

House Part 1
We are starting off on the bottom level. I was excited to have Dylan jump in and take over the tour.

A couple of things:
Don't mind my voice I have a cold and don't mind Jordan's room-he has issues cleaning his room :)

Happy Easter

Really? It's been January since I last posted.  So in need of catching up.

Enjoying family time on Easter Sunday

The Diaper Bag is Empty

I know I'm a crazy mom taking a picture of my child going potty but, this was taken back in August and I can now offically say he is Potty Trained!

To Infinity and Beyond!

Jacob had Buzz Lightyear party for his 2nd birthday.  He loves Toy Story, especially Buzz.

We had the whole family come along with some friends from across the street.  We played musical characters. The kids walked on the characters until the music stopped, then I picked a character from an envelope and if I picked the character they stepped on they were out of the game but they got a Logo Banz of one of the Toy Story Characters. We had a pinata and sitting on balloons until they popped.  He received many cool gifts but he loved the basketball hoop he got.

I'm Ready for an Amazing Year

Even little Jacob stayed awake for the New Year.

Happy New Year!

chicken pox?

Brendan and Dylan came in the house covered in bumps after sleeping out on the tramp.

I kept teasing by telling them they have chicken pox but really they have hundreds of mosquito bites.  

Brendan and Dylan slept out on the tramp for a fun night with their friend. It was sprinkling throughout the night but the mosquitoes were the worst part of the night.  Why they didn't come in when they heard swarms of them around them still baffles me but apparently they still had fun.  Almost a week after getting the bites, Brendan's bites got worse. They started itching him like crazy. He couldn't sleep at night and we used everything we could get our hands on to try to help him. I think he just kept itching them too much. He missed a day of school from all the discomfort but I am happy to report they are not itching anymore.

Now we are just waiting for the bumps to go away on both of them.  

Christmas Day Highlights

Another Christmas has come and gone but I have to say it was a really good one. 

We spent a nice relaxing day with the family opening presents, playing with presents, and watching the sunset.  The boys found out on Christmas day they are getting a dog.  Since it takes months to get all the shots necessary to get the dog to Hawaii, the boys just got to see a picture of her. Richard named her Lady Bug. We can't wait to get her but we will have to be patient because it looking like we will have to wait until August. :(

Things I loved about December 2010

 

Lots of beach time with the kids. Jacob loves the water and can't seem to get enough of it. Waves will cover  him and he gets right up and waits for them to get him again.

Paddle boarding.  Richard's new hobby. He got two so the kids can go out with him.

 







Spending time with Family.  We had 6 of the 7 brothers and their family here on Maui for a few weeks. 


 Christmas Eve activities. One of our favorite games we started last year has become an adult favorite.

Gingerbread Men. We made them at least four times this year. Mmm they are good.

I love how Jacob thinks everything is hair gel. He found some lotion in my bathroom and started rubbing it in his hair. I don't however love cleaning it up. Other things he likes rubbing in his hair---food.

Black Eyed Boy

After a big fall off the kitchen counter, we decided to take Jacob to the doctor to get him checked out.  His left eye was starting to get swollen and all he wanted to do was sleep.  He is not sure why he is at the doctors but he can still see out of his eye at this point. 

This is what his eye looked like the next morning.  I was pretty shocked to see it had gotten that bad when I went to get him the next morning.  It was so swollen and purple, but for some reason it didn't seem to bother him.  He played and watched tv just like normal. He even continued to climb back on the counter he fell off of. Such a boy!

Our Zip line Adventures

We finally got around to going on a zip line, something we've been trying to do since our anniversary in July. 
The last time I went was when I was a teenager at Youth Conference and always wanted to try it again.
It wasn't as scary as I thought it was going to be.  They started us off easy and then we worked up to the last zip line which was the longest. 

The following are three videos from our zip line adventures.

This is Richards last zip.  There is a bell at the end of the line that everyone tries to ring. Richard almost made it but was just a little short of hitting it.
Zip line Rich

This was my last zip. Richard took the video from the top.
Zip line Rachael

This was my fourth zip and one that I was trying out my turning skills on. Pretty impressive huh?
Zip line Rach

Halloween Activities

For their school Historical Halloween, Dylan was Thomas Edison and Brendan was Captain Kidd. 

Trunk or Treat

I ordered a cowboy costume for Jacob but it got lost in the mail.  I finally faced the fact that it wasn't coming and checked my costume bin for something he could wear.  I found my Pebbles costume from way back in my college days that my mom made she made a matching one for Rich as well but it got lost somewhere along the way.  I thought Jacob as Bam Bam would be perfect, especially in Hawaii.  I quickly threw together a costume and it turned out so cute Richard decided he wanted to join in the Flintstone fun only that meant I had to throw together another costume. I do not sew clothes so it really is a miracle they turned out. 

Jacob did a little Trick or Treating on Halloween day.  His bag was gettting pretty heavy but he was enjoying the experience expcept for the scary people and dogs.

Harvest Festival

Brendan won the pie eating contest at the Montessori Hale O Keiki Harvest Festival.  Jordan won last year but he was at a MMA tournament this year so he couldn't relcaim his title.  Apparently my boys have big mouths and big stomachs.

Jail Birds

Richard got volunteered to be arrested for Muscular Dystrophy.  He needed to raise funds as bail money to get out.  Apparently they used to have a lot more fun with this fundraiser and pick them up at work with handcuffs and a warrant.  I was all ready to video tape it all but nothing excited happened so no video.

The jail was at a sports pub so Jacob and I meet him there for lunch.  They loved Jacob so much they said he could wear the shirt and take a picture with dad.  Richard looks really happy to be in jail doesn't he?  I know it is only pretend but he could have acted the part just a little. He did win a gift certificate to a flower shop and Jacob was given some kids books and a free lunch just because he's Jacob.  I don't think they see many kids at the sports pub. 

Pillows, Flowers, and Spray Painting, Oh my!

I have been in the creating mood lately and can't stop.  The Internet sucks me in by showing me cute decor and tutorials that I just can't pass up.  I'm in ♥ with the pillows.  I started making the ruffle pillow then happened to find the floral fabric while in the fabric store.  I just had to get it.  Just because I have a house full of boys doesn't mean I can't have some "girly stuff".  I don't know why it took me this long to figure that out. 

This mirror was my first spray painting project.  I didn't take a before picture but it was a brown metal.  It was pretty easy process, except for the area next to the mirror but somehow it turned out great. I sanded it lightly after I painted it and all done!

I saw a similar pillow to this on a website that said it was purchased from Target.  I was so ready to buy it from Target but come to find out the yellow was not really the color I wanted. So what else could I do---google rosette tutorial and this  flower was the first I found. She just posted it and it happened to be the exact flower that was on the target pillow. I was so meant to make this pillow. Her tutorial was for a hair pin but I just made a bunch and sewed them together for another pillow I ♥. 

This yellow frame used to be dark red. Amazing what spray paint can do.  I never look at home decor the same now.

Another dark red item that I spray painted a rose color.

Now if they only had more spray paint colors. 

I'm still in project mood. but I may have to slow down so I get some much needed house work done.

I Create

Life and Tenderfoot

Since Jordan was the senior patrol leader he had to conduct this Court of Honor.  Their troop hadn't had a Court of Honor for a while so everyone earned a lot of awards. Jordan moved up to Life Rank as well as received many badges.  Brendan earned his first step on the Boy Scout Trail-a Tenderfoot. 

No Cooking

No cooking for me on my birthday. Richard took me out to lunch and then as a family we went to eat at Matteos. It was so nice to come home and not have to take care of any dishes. My kind of birthday.

BYU Game Day

Working on our game spirit by wearing our BYU shirts. BYU didn't win, but we still have fun cheering on our favorite football team.

Patiently waiting

It is a job to get 20+ people all together for a blessing on the food. As soon as Jacob hears the word prayer he folds his arms. He has been doing it since he was 1. It is so cute, I love it!

At Grandma & Grandpa James' house waiting for the prayer on the food so he can eat.