• Day 3…Pearl Harbor

    One of the main reasons I wanted to go to Hawaii was to visit Pearl Harbor. I wanted to pay my respects to those who fought and died for our country and to…

  • Day 2 In Paradise!

    What a beautiful view to wake up to! 😀   We woke up early…well early in Hawaii. Arizona is 3 hours ahead so we were up and ready to roll bright and dark!…

  • Aloha!!!!

     Jared and I decided to celebrate our 15th Anniversary (early) in Hawaii!!! The weeks and days leading up to it seemed to drag on and on and it felt like the actual day…

  • Walker at 11 Year Old Over-Night Camp

    Welcome to my first guest post.  My name is Jared, and I will be guiding you through the fun world of an 11-year-old’s scout camp.  Unfortunately, our illustrious host, Vanessa, was unable to…

  • A Little Squeeze!

    The next morning we were all up and ready to make fresh squeezed orange juice! Eli learned how to use a kitchen knife with out cutting himself. 🙂 He worked as fast as…

  • ‘Tis the Season!

    We started our Christmas celebrations early over at Jen and Marcos’ house this year. They invited the family over for dinner..and since it was Alayna’s actual birthday we celebrated that too! 🙂  …

  • A Different Thanksgiving

    I love Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday. Since we moved into this house I’ve hosted Thanksgiving dinner here every year. This year however, with just having had gallbladder surgery, Mom offered to…

  • Disneyland- Fall Break 2011!!!

    It was Fall Break and you know what that means!!! Disneyland!!! We’ve gone twice already this year but since we had annual passes we wanted to make sure we got the most bang…

  • Arrow of Light

    Walker received his Arrow of Light at Pack Meeting last week. The Arrow of Light in Cub Scouts is what getting your Eagle in Scouts is. It’s a pretty BIG deal!! We held…