Nearing an End

Wow, I can't believe how fast April flew bye. It's like we didn't have April at all. I just can't believe that May will be here on Friday and school is nearing an end. May is going to be super busy for us. We've got my birthday on Saturday, yea, mother's day, 2 competitions, a recital and preschool and school ending. The next thing I know May will be over with all that's going on. I'm just hoping that we get nice weather and no more snow and no more freezing cold temperatures. It hasn't been too bad yet but last year it snowed on May 1st so it better not do that this year.

We got a little postcard invitation yesterday for a NICU dinner on May 16th and I told Brandon we should go. It would be fun to see all the nurses that watched over Brock for us and I think they will be surprised how big he is. I'm planning on going it will just be a very tiring day because Jazmin has nationals, for dance, that day all the way in Salt Lake. It's not that Salt Lake is far but it's by Hoogle Zoo. I'm thinking Brandon should take Brock that day so that it will be me and the girls at the competition. I'm pretty sure Brock doesn't want to go to anymore dance competitions. Can we say a daddy son day that day :)

Well I am off to help at the school. I volunteer on Wednesday in Jazmin's class. It's not that bad. Brock and Mariah come and they do really good. I just hate that when we get there the first thing that Brock does is start pushing and then he has a poopy diaper, phew ew!

Last Night

I'm just going to do a brief recap of what we did on Friday in Hawaii. We went snorkeling. We saw some cool fishes, turtles, an eel, and a really ugly flounder fish. We booked the night dive with the Manta rays, and it was the coolest thing ever. To have these huge manta rays swim literally inches from your body is pretty darn freaky and cool. I did freak out when I first put my face in the water and the manta ray comes up by my flashlight. I wasn't prepared for that. We were out in the water for a long time and I took pictures but my camera wasn't working. Manta rays don't have stingers so no need to be scared. I started to get sick that night and I was just cold after getting out of the water. We went in the hot tub after we got back from the dive so that we could warm up and the darn thing was cold. The best part was it started to rain and it was raining hard. So getting warmed up was out of the picture. We went to bed really late that night and we woke up late on Saturday. Our flight didn't leave until 8:15 p.m. and we had to check out at 11 a.m. so we had tonz of time to kill. We went boogie boarding one last time and that's when I got my little injury. It really didn't hurt too bad but it looked like road rash. After we were all done we went back to the condo, showered, packed and went over the place to make sure we got everything. We ate lunch and shop for last minute gifts. It was very muggy that day so Brandon wasn't to thrilled to be walking around in the humid air. We had so much time that we went to see 17 again. We ate dinner and headed to the airport. I was so tired but I didn't want to fall asleep on this flight because we had to fly to Honolulu at that's only a 30-40 minute flight. We had a little layover in Honolulu and then we were off to Phoenix. We all took a sleeping aid pill and I didn't get the best sleep on that 6 hour flight. I felt like I had my eyes closed and I wasn't sleeping. I slept really good from Phoenix to Utah though. We were really happy to see the kids and Brock's reaction when he saw me was nothing he wanted Brandon. We had such a fun time in Hawaii and we did such fun things. It was so relaxing and the weather was perfect! Brandon wants to go again next year but it just all depends on certain things. I wouldn't mind going again though.

Expensive Boat Ride (Wednesday)

We get up early on Wednesday for an exciting day out on the sea in hopes of catching some kind of big fish. Our skippy, that's what I called him, was really nice. He talked a lot to Brandon because he use to live in Alaska and he hunted a lot of animals. Brandon's dream is going to Alaska and getting a Yukon Moose and Caribou. Our Captain didn't really say too much to us, but I noticed he was kind of a jerk to the skippy. I wouldn't want to work with our captain. As we were going out we saw some pilot whales in the distance. It was pretty cool because there were a bunch of them in their pods. I was hoping we would get up close to them but I think they would have gotten tangled in the lines. That's my guess. Brandon and Tobey took some motion sickness pills before getting on the boat. Well Tobey did Brandon took one while out on the sea. I started to feel a little sick so I decided to take a nap. The boat ride was so freakin boring and we hadn't caught anything! All of a sudden I see Brandon at the end of the boat and I just thought he was admiring the water, nope he ended up getting sea sick and was throwing up. It was funny, because we paid a lot of money for an expensive boat ride and to see Brandon throw up. At least he knows he may not be able to do fish in Alaska on a boat. After that boat ride we headed back in town and me and Silene got dropped off at a farmer's market. The boys didn't want to shop so we told them we would walk back to the condo. We bought somethings and headed back. It was so freakin humid and it seemed like we would never get there but we did. We went to the Luau, saw them dig up the pig, ate, and enjoyed the dancing from the different Islands. It started to get dark and I was getting tired and I thought it was 9 p.m. so I asked Tobey and it was only like 10 or 15 minutes to 8 p.m. I was like you're kidding me! We decided to leave early because I've seen all the dances from the different Islands at other Luaus and plus we beat all the traffic out of the parking lot. We only missed the fire dance but that's ok. I honestly like to see the Luaus in Utah because it seems like they try a lot harder here. If you think about it they probably don't dance every other night like they do in Hawaii. It was fun. The food was alright, but I was ready for bed.

Thursday
Thursday we went back to Hapuna beach to see if the waves were any better to go boogie boarding and they weren't. Brandon went out to snorkel and me and Silene laid in the sun. Brandon was waving for me to come over because there was a turtle in the water. I grabbed my snorkel and mask and got out there. It was pretty neat to see this little guy underwater eating. We went back and grabbed our snorkel gear so we could snorkel a little further out. It was neat but there was a time when I got my head out of the water and looked towards the beach and I swear no one was in the water. I started to freak out wondering why no one was in the water because when you see that it means there is something in the water. I calmed down because I saw a bunch of people I was just looking in the wrong direction. I watched Jaws and shark week a little bit too much. I am so afraid of getting attacked by a shark. After snorkeling we headed back in and laid out a bit. Brandon started to get bored so that's when he started to play with the sand. After Hapuna beach we headed to Magic Sands beach because we wanted to boogie board. The waves were huge and there was a lot of people there. Tobey and Brandon tired and then I went out with Brandon. I was a little nervous because I don't know how to move around and I didn't want to hit a rock. I got a wave and it was a huge wave and I was heading right towards her face. All I remember was he freaked out look on her face and I was out. I finally got up and made sure my top was still on. I guess I just tumbled around in the wave. Tobey said it looked like I was in the dryer. I guess my legs were sticking straight up in the water. After that I was done. The waves were so big and Silene didn't want to go out. I gave the boogie board to Tobey and we just watched the boys. Brandon had a blast! I can't believe how many people were out there boogie boarding and body surfing. After coming back home and showering we headed towards another town called Honaunau to see if we could find the dolphins. We get there and sure enough there is a group of dolphins 30-40 feet away from shore. It was awesome. We figured we would go there in the morning to swim with the dolphins. We headed back and stopped at a place called Donkey Balls. It was a chocolate store and coffee shop. They sell these huge balls of chocolate with macadamia nut and the nuts are covered in 50 layers of chocolate. They were pretty good. They had all kinds of flavors the funniest one we found were called blue balls. We bought a couple of bags of Donkey Balls, which were expensive also. I can't remember if we went out to eat or if we stayed and grilled that night. The nights are a blur to me because after you're in the water all day you get pooped by the time 5 p.m. rolls around. Well when it's 5 in Hawaii it was 9 p.m. back home.

Feeling the Burn (Tuesday)

After being in the sun and water the majority of the day when noticed that we were a little burned. We didn't think that it was too bad but the next day, ouch. I slathered on Aloe Vera Monday night and again Tuesday. My shoulders, arms, and the back of my calves, and face were burned. I even applied sunblock before kayaking and after snorkeling and still got burned. I didn't think to put sunblock on my arms or legs but still. Brandon, who said he was the fairest one of all, applied sunblock big time and he got burned along with Silene. Tobey got burned but not as bad as the three of us. Brandon didn't want to be in the sun too much on Tuesday. We weren't that bad but it did hurt.

We decided that we were going to go to Hapuna Beach to do some boogie boarding and find some turtles but first we took a little drive to Black Sand Beach. It was the first for Tobey and Silene, they've been to Kona a couple of times, so we had no idea what was in store. All we were told was that it was 15 minutes to go down to the beach and like 45 minutes to go back up. We get there and it is just a straight hike down. It was muddy and very rocky. When we got to the bottom it was gorgeous. It was very cool,temperature wise, and there were tonz of trees. It honestly looked like the mountains back home. It seemed like people go and camp there because there were pits, and there were tonz of rope swings. Brandon and I walked along the beach, I was on a mission to find sea turtles. I guess they sometimes go there, but we didn't see any. After walking around it was time for the hike back. Tobey, being Mr. Speed, was way ahead of us timed how long it took to get back up. It was very humid and I was sweating like a pig but it took Tobey 10 minutes to go up, me and Silene 13 and Brandon 15 minutes. I had a picture of me and Brandon at the top with the scenery in the background but Brandon erased it. As we were going up tonz of people were going down and we told them it was tonz easier coming up. They didn't believe us but it was. After that we head to Hapuna Beach and it was pretty crowded. Me and Brandon go in the water and then we got a little hungry so we went up to get a bite to eat. We bought a coconut from these guys that had tonz in the back of their truck and also tried this yummy fruit called Soursop. After we were done we head back down to the beach and Tobey and Silene saw a turtle. We tried to find him but he was gone. We decided to leave the beach because the waves weren't the best for boogie boarding and it was crowding. As we head back we stop at the Harbor because Brandon wanted to see how much a fishing charter would be and see what they are catching. Well we saw the sign and noticed 5 stars on Marlin and another fish so we thought that meant it was good. Brandon books a fishing charter trip for the following day at 6:30-10:30 a.m., which is fine because we are up at 6 a.m. anyways. We booked it in the morning because we had booked a luau that evening at 5:30. So it worked. We get back and grill up some steaks and enjoy our evening. We seriously would go to bed every night between 8:30-9 p.m. We were pooped by the time evening came. I know we are such party animals.

Monday

So I'm not so tired now so I can finish blogging about the trip and I have posted all the pictures, except I still need to scan our snorkel pictures. I will get those up as soon as I have time.

Monday we wake up at 6 a.m. work out, and try to find a place that is open at 7 a.m. for breakfast. We found one and it was good but the place didn't smell that great. We head to Walmart and I buy my underwater camera so that I can take pictures of the fish, and all the undersea creatures that we will see while snorkeling. We rent our snorkel gear and our kayak, and head over to Kealakekua. It's rated the 4th best place to snorkel in Hawaii so I was pretty pumped about that. When we get to the place to launch our kayak there are some locals that help you launch and get you all in the water for a small fee, we figure why not, it's a lot easier that way. The boy, seriously he looked like a teenager, got our kayak down and was helping Brandon get in when Brandon snaps the kayak paddle and he tips the boat and falls in the water. Brandon gets in and then I get in. We only have one paddle but the boy rents another paddle for us. After Silene and Tobey get in we start to paddle across the bay. I'm a little worried because I'm thinking what if a shark comes and eats me or a dolphin comes and tips our boat, the dolphins like to hang out in the area we are kayaking in. We arrived to our destination and get all geared up. It was a little scary for me getting in because it's shallow and you have rocks, coral and fishes all over the place. I had fun snorkeling that day but my stupid mask kept getting the water in and it burned my eyes. I had to keep adjusting my mask and so Silene helped me and we were standing in the water and this guy comes over, he was with a group on a boat, and tells us that me and Silene hate the environment because we are standing on the coral and just killed thousands of babies. He goes on and tells us that it takes so many years for the coral to grow so big. We felt bad but we thought if you touched the coral with your hands and feet not your flippers. So that was our joke the rest of the day. Brandon got yelled at too for standing on the coral. We take a break from snorkeling and go exploring. We found some blow holes, pretty cool, and Tobey and Brandon knocked a coconut out of a tree and broke, and husked the thing. It was pretty yummy. We each took a drink of the milk and ate the meat inside. The were so proud they broke that thing with using just the rocks. We went back and noticed it wasn't as crowded and the big boat was about ready to leave. We snorkel some more and Tobey got our his easy cheese and feed the fish easy cheese. They attacked that stuff like it was going out of style. We kayaked back and that was rough. It was harder to kayak back, and we didn't see the dolphins. Some people ahead saw them but we were told not to go too close to the cliffs and that's where they saw the dolphins. We paid our little helper, which he totally ripped us off, but whatever and head back to Kona Boys to return the gear and pay for the paddle. Brandon broke the most expensive part of the paddle and had to pay $60 or $70 dollars I can't remember. It was a fun activity and later that night we ate at Bubba Gumps. It was all decked out in Forrest Gump stuff it was cute, but a pricey little restaurant.

Easter Sunday

Sorry it's taken awhile to post pictures,but I'm still trying to catch up on some house cleaning, and laundry.

It's Easter morning and I am wide awake. I look over at the clock and it is 4 a.m.! I cannot go back to sleep! Brandon and I just lay in bed and I'm like you have got to be kidding me. I'm wide awake so I decide I might as well shower. So I shower and I call my mom back home and they are on their way to pick up the kids from Brandon's parent's house. I told my mom to get the kids on Easter so they can spend some time with my family. After hanging out in our room for a bit we go out and Tobey and Silene are gone so Brandon and I decide to walk around the grounds of the timeshare. As we head towards the pool Tobey and Silene come walking up and told us they went for a walk because they also got up early and couldn't go back to sleep. We head back in and Brandon makes breakfast for us; eggs, sausage, and toast. We eat and we have 2 hours to kill before church. We get all dressed up for church and head down to get a complimentary breakfast that the timeshare was offering for Easter Sunday and they were also going to talk about what to do on the Island. Tobey and Silene ask questions about the Volcano and how to get there. We go to church and come back to change. We hop in the car and we are driving on the other side of the Island, which is the Hilo side. The Hilo side is a completely different than the Kona side, temperature wise. The Hilo side was cold, breezy, and rainy. It was so green on that side and it looked more farmish like. There were horses, cows, goats on that side. It was a very long drive and we finally stopped to see the Akaka Falls. They were gorgeous. Tobey and Brandon threw rocks at the falls to see where their rock would hit. After that we drove and saw Rainbow falls. It started to rain but it was more like a mist. We didn't get drenched,but I got bit by mosquitoes. After seeing the falls and eating lunch we headed towards the volcano,but we couldn't go past the gates because they opened at 5 p.m. and it was only 4 p.m. We had to kill an hour. We got out and talked to some vendors that were there. Silene and I ended up talking to this really cool old guy that takes his boat out and takes pictures of the volcano. He had some really neat pictures and he was only selling them for $1.00 each. I bought 5 of them. The volcano looks pretty neat when it's dark because then you can probably see the lava. All we saw was the plume of smoke that it was shooting out. I will have to scan my pictures I bought from this guy so you can see what the volcano's lava. We had to walk along this trail to get to the volcano but it wasn't like we were super close. It was so cold. It was raining and the wind was blowing. We got back to Kona pretty late and it was just amazing how much warmer it felt when we got out of the Hilo side. Kona didn't even look like it rained at all that day, and it was a lot warmer. After hitting the hot tub we went to bed to get ready for a day of snorkeling on Monday.

Refreshed

I feel so much better today. I was so tired yesterday I seriously went to bed at 8:30 pm and woke up at 6:40 a.m. I don't feel tired I feel great. Well, I would feel even better if I didn't have to clean my house but oh well. So let me start telling about Hawaii.

Saturday.
We flew out at 8:20 a.m. (I think, all I know is that it was early) and landed in Phoenix for a 3 hour layover! We grabbed something to eat and just sat around the airport. Me and Silene charged our IPods and just talked. It was rainy in Phoenix and gloomy. Brandon asked about upgrading to 1st class but he didn't. Phoenix was charging more than what Utah was charging so he didn't do it. I think that was the reason he didn't take 1st class, but I so wished we would have paid the extra money. We boarded and we got the crappiest seats on the whole plane, they back, by the bathrooms, and the seats don't recline. Oh yeah and the aisle was extremely narrow. It sucked! Poor Brandon was by the window, me in the middle and some guy next to me. It would have been fine if he wasn't there because then there would have been a seat between me and Brandon but nope it was pretty crammed. I sat back in that seat for 6 hours!!! I remember the airline putting a movie on and I was thinking yes, we only have an 1 left on the plane that's why they are putting the movie on now. Yeah right, when the movie got over we still had 2 hours to go. I just wanted to kill myself at that point. The airlines don't offer snacks anymore, and you have to pay for your food. I told Brandon I was getting hungry so we asked the flight attendant about the $7 sandwiches and they were all gone. He told us that they had their snack pack still available for $5 so we each got one. This snack pack included a tuna salad, crackers (they were gross), cheese spread (yuck), applesauce, water, and a oreo pack. I didn't sleep on the plane what so ever, I mean I could I when I am crammed in a row! I was so grateful to finally land in Hawaii!

It was around 2 p.m. when we landed in Kona. It felt so good to get off the plane. The weather was gorgeous. Not to hot or cold, and it wasn't that humid either. After we got our baggage (that took forever), and grabbed our cars we were off to our friend's timeshare. We are driving and I look over at Brandon and said "I so picture Hawaii different." I picture it sandy, palm trees, just gorgeous and all we see is lava rock everywhere. I'm thinking I can't believe a lot of people like Kona, but then we get into town and it starts getting pretty. I see palm trees, coconut trees, and the cute little town. We couldn't check in til 4 pm so we grab something to eat. Tobey and Silene take us to this Thai restaurant that they love, because of this one item on the menu. We get there and order it. It's a pineapple cut in half, they scoop out the inside and fill it with fried rice, chicken, cashews, shrimp, raisins,and pineapple chunk on top. It was so good! Yummy! After we walked around and checked in. We checked in and we go grocery shopping. We get a few items and the grocery bill was enormous, $180.00! We didn't buy that much stuff either. We bought green grapes and they were $10! I don't know how the people can buy groceries and still be able to live there because it's pricey. After grocery shopping we walked around the shops and grabbed a shaved ice with ice cream in the middle. Shaved ice is a slushee, but they are shaped as a volcano and they are huge! I shared one with Brandon. We walked along the wall, Kona doesn't have sandy beaches they are rocky so they have this wall that you walk along. We headed back and I was off to bed by 8 or 8:30 p.m. I was so tired. I should be since I got up at 4 a.m. that day, finished packing, had a crappy flight from Phoenix to Kona, walked around, ate. My day was done and I slept good!

Back to Responsibilities

We are back and had a blast! It was the most relaxing, and exciting 7 days that I've had in a long time. Kona was so beautiful and we did some amazing things that I would probably never would have done. I had such an amazing time and I totally just forgot about the kiddos. We would call everyday to talk to them but it was nice to get away from the everyday things that a mom has to do. Our time in Hawaii was excellent because it honestly felt like we had been there a month. The time and days went so slow for me at least. There was a 4 hour time difference and it was funny how late it felt but it really wasn't late at all. We got up everyday at 6 a.m. and worked out, ate breakfast and we were off doing fun things. Because we got up so early we would be done with our activity around noon or so but we always had something to do. We never really just sat around. I am going to put pictures up and tell you about what we did the whole week, but for now I'm off getting kids ready for bed and I want to go to bed early tonight. I am exhausted!

Pokes and Goodbyes

Today Mariah had her kindergarten physical and was suppose to get 6 shots but I thought I would be a nice mom and break it up a bit. I told the nurse to do 3 today and 3 in 2 weeks. So Mariah got 2 in her left leg and 1 in her right. It's so sad to see your kids get shots because their cries just get louder and LOUDER with each one. I felt so bad for her because she had a hard time walking. I told her she didn't have to go to gymnastics today, besides I don't think she would have been able to do anything with shots in her legs. I took Mariah in at 8:45 and she is still crying about her legs hurting. She's my little dramatic one when it comes to being hurt. I take that back I would say both Mariah and Jazmin are pretty dramatic when it comes to being hurt.

I had to say bye to my kids today. It was pretty sad. As I was driving back home I actually miss the sound of the dumb dvd player being played in the van. I'm going to miss my little ones but I'm going to try not to think about it too much or I will just totally miss them while I'm away. It was hard to leave because Mariah's legs hurt, and Brock is a little sick. I'm hoping he gets better tomorrow and gets sick when I get home. This is the first time leaving the kids for this long. I will be fine though. I can't wait to go. 2 more days!!!!

Go figure

Hawaii is coming up and go figure that my kids would get sick. I took Brock in on Monday to the doctor because he is still tugging at his ear and he still has pressure in his left ear. I told the doctor that we are leaving on Saturday because he wanted to see Brock again in 2 weeks to look at his left ear. I then told him that I'm bringing Mariah in on Thursday for her physical for kindergarten and he said he would look in Brock's ear again that day. I am now dealing with a runny nose, and a cough from Brock so I think that he is getting a full blown ear infection, which I want him to so that he can get on some type of antibiotic. He is so grumpy, doesn't eat like he use too, and he is tired all the time. I'm just praying that he will be somewhat feeling better before we leave. He is schedule to get tubes the last Friday of the month so I'm excited for that.

Mariah is also getting sick. Well not sick but her asthma is kicking in. I'm just going to stay on top of her treatments today and tomorrow. Why does this have to happen before we leave? I'm dropping the kids off tomorrow at their grandma's house so tonight is their last night with us. Pray extra hard that Brock is a happy boy while we are away, and Mariah's asthma doesn't get too bad. It normally doesn't she just coughs a lot when she gets it.

Bummed Out

I was so disappointed in the weather when we were at St.George. I was totally expecting nice warmish weather, like in the 60's but NOO it was cold. I brought down my cute little capris and flip flops and I was cold on Saturday. Seriously, the stupid weather from up north followed us down south. I guess it was alright since there was no snow on the ground, and the sun was out on Saturday, but still.

Jazmin's little dance team got 1st in both their dances so we were really excited. Sorry no pictures this time. I've decided that Brock is not allowed to go to anymore dance competitions. He is so grumpy, and he wakes up at 6 a.m.! He has been doing that the last 3 competitions we've been to, and by the time we hop in the van to go he falls asleep. That only gives him like a 15 or 20 min. nap if that and then he is grumpy until we leave. I have to deal with a grumpy baby for 3 hours! I'm thinking I'm just going to make the competitions a girls day out. It will be just be me and Mariah. She is way good when we go. She gets kind of restless when we go to the awards ceremony though, but I'll take that rather than Brock squealing or screaming.

I'm so excited we leave on Saturday to Hawaii! I have so much to do and I still need to get at least one more swim suit top and a couple more shirts. I just found out that our plane leave at 7 am so that means we have to get up early to head to the airport. I'm so glad that I'm taking the kids to grandma and grandpa's house Thursday night. I will have all day Friday to pack and do some errands. I'm going to get my toes all dolled up that day. I'm planning to get my nails back on since I took them off but we will see. This week will go so fast I can't wait!

Yuck

We are now here in what is suppose to be beautiful sunny St. George, but it is cold and gloomy. As we were driving we got snow a little bit past Scipio and again in Cedar. I couldn't believe that much snow fell. This is why I hate Utah weather, because when it's spring it's never spring we end up getting winter weather. Aarg! It was an all right drive but it's never fun driving with kids for a 4 hour car ride. We get to Nephi and Jazmin is asking if we are there yet. Nephi is a 40 minute drive for us I would say, and St. George is 3 1/2 to 4 hour drive. I'm like Jazmin don't start asking that question we have a long ways to go. Sure enough it's asked a couple more times. This is the reason I would rather just fly to our destinations. I told Brandon we are never driving to California with the kids, not when they are this little! Well tomorrow is a long day of watching tonz of girls dancing, which I don't mind but it's not really Brandon's thing or Brocks.

Busy, busy,busy

It's been awhile since I've posted anything up and I figure I would just give you a rundown of what has been going on. Let's start with last Saturday. Jazmin had her competition in Spanish Fork and it was very interesting for me because I was all by myself (Brandon in Vegas for work), and Brock was a stinker. He woke up at 6 a.m. and it was going to be obvious that he wasn't going to nap at the competition because of all the cheering and music. When Jazmin was done with her last dance, which was around 10:40, I drove around so Brock could take a nap. He did but it was only 30 mins to an hour. We got lunch and went back to the high school to hear who won in the minis category. They first did a little dance off where they played music and all the girls just started to dance however they wanted to. There were judges walking around with shirts and they would give a shirt to who they thought danced good. The music stopped and Jazmin got a shirt! It was cute how she was dancing. Jazmin little dance team got 2nd in their ballet and 4th in their jazz. They danced a lot better at this competition than the last but they didn't place as high as they did last month. They still did good though.

Brandon arrived on Sunday evening and amazingly enough the kids were all alive. It was a rough weekend for me. The girls were just horrible and Brock, well he was just Brock.

I took Brock to the Ear,Nose,Throat doctor on Tuesday and he is a candidate for tubes, yay. I'm so excited because now he won't be so freakin grumpy all the time. I mean who wouldn't be grumpy if you constantly have fluid and pressure in your ear. His surgery is scheduled for April 24th. I'm excited!

Last night I went shopping with my friend, because we needed to get out of the house after our horrible, horrible weekend with the kids, her husband went to Vegas too for work. We went shopping for clothes for Hawaii and it was very depressing. We looked everywhere for capris and couldn't find them anywhere. The ladies that worked at the stores told us they are going out of style. Totally bummed out! We did find some bermuda shorts and a couple of capris. I bought all that I could find. It was fun to get away from the madness that is motherhood. I need to do that more often. I guess Hawaii is going to be a very long break from the kids. I will experience not having kids for a whole week! I am so pumped. Don't get me wrong I totally love my kiddos but it's time.

We are getting out of the cold weather this weekend and heading down south to St. George, again. Jazmin has another competition on Saturday at the high school so we are going for the weekend. I want to get out of this crappy weather we are having. It's so cold and I'm not to thrilled that in the morning I wake up to snow. I think we are done with snow and could do with just rain.