Hawaii - Again!

I never thought we'd get to go back to Hawaii again but we were soooo excited when we found out that the Dean Family was planning a vacation there. We've been looking forward to this vacation for months and it was everything we'd hoped for. We stayed in this amazing house right on the beach on the North Shore of Oahu. The house had a pool, hot tub, pool table, ping pong table, fuseball table, and badminton - pretty much anything you could think of to keep yourself entertained. And if that wasn't enough you could walk right out the back door straight down to the ocean. We spent a lot of time just hanging around the house and laying out on the beach but we also did quite a bit while we were there. We spent one day at Pearl Harbor touring the USS Missouri as well as the Air Museum. We went to the Waikiki Aquarium, and to Hanuama Bay to go snorkeling. I'll be honest, things in the ocean still freak me out no matter how old I get. We also went to Waimea Falls which was incredibly beautiful. I had been there years before but didn't remember how cool it was. We also spent some time in Haliewa shopping and eating snow cones. All in all we had a great time...Logan especially. He LOVED the ocean and playing in sand. Too bad he won't even remember this trip but I guess we've got the videos to prove it to him.

24th of July

Do you ever have one of those days (or weekends) when you have a million things to do around the house so instead of doing it you just leave and avoid it all together? Well that's what we did for the 24th. We had big plans of getting all our chores in the house and the yard done and at the last minute decided we'd rather go play instead. So we tried to pack in as much into our three day weekend as possible. Thursday we drove up to the family cabin and had a little barbecue. Afterwards we took Logan down to Causey dam and let him play around in the water and also let him fish for the first time. It would have been more exciting if we actually caught something but it was still fun. Afterwards we went for rides on the Rhino (that's a 4-wheeler) and then back to the cabin for our traditional monopoly match. Friday morning we woke up, cooked breakfast and then headed off to Pineview lake. We spent a few hours there just hanging out on the beach and playing in the water and then headed home to go to the rodeo with some of our friends. This was actually my first rodeo I had ever been to and I was quite entertained. I'm not really sure what possesses these people to do these "sports" where they could be trampled by a horse or a bull and seriously injured but I guess I to each his own. Logan loved watching the rodeo and as I put him in bed that night the last thing he said to me was "mommy, more horseys". Saturday morning we woke up and got ready to head back up to the cabin. We had to stop by the paint store first because the deck needed to be repainted and we decided that we'd get a little work done while we were up there. When we got there we started working right away and let me tell you, it's not all these easy painting and trying to keep a two year old away from where you just painted and all the paint supplies. Luckily for us though, Taylor's parents had come up and were able to keep Logan distracted. After painting we took more rides on the Rhino and just played outdoors. We spent the night and then came home Sunday afternoon. It was a fun little weekend and although we came home to a lot of work that needed to be done it was completely worth it.

Happy 2nd Birthday

I know I keep saying this but it really is so hard to believe how fast time goes. We celebrated Logan's 2nd birthday this month by having a little family birthday party. He's obsessed with tools so he got a little home depot tool bench set. It's pretty amazing that in his little vocabulary are words like drill, wrench, screwdriver, hammer, nails, screws and wood. His other current obsession right now is basketball hoops so we got him a little toy one that he plays with in the house. In fact his first sentence was shoot ball in hoop and that's the first thing he asks to do when he wakes up in the morning. He also loves trains so I made him a train cake and almost a month later he still asks me for his "choo choo cake".

The Zoo

The past couple of months Logan has started talking a ton! One thing he loves to do is say the different animals sounds. For awhile he thought every animal said ruff ruff so it was a big step for him to learn that not every animal is a doggy. I've been so excited to take him to the zoo to show him all the animals we've been learning and we finally had a warm enough day to go. We went with my friend Tiffany and her little boy who is also named Logan. We walked around and saw all the animals and then took the kids on the carousel and the "choo choo". A few temper tantrums were thrown after getting off the rides but I managed to distract Logan with a new exhibit so that he would calm down. They also had a little playground that we let the kids run around in. We had such a good time and I can't wait to go back!

The Park

My mom was in town this week so Jenny and her family came up to hang out. We took the kids to this really cool park and let them burn off some energy. I am so glad it's finally starting to get warm so we aren't stuck in the house all day.

Happy Birthday to Me!

This year I celebrated my 27th birthday and I can honestly say it's been the best birthday yet! My amazing mother-in-law took me on a fabulous trip to Vegas for the weekend. We did three things: eat, shop, and sleep. We were only there for two days but we managed to make it to three different malls, and we came home with an entire suitcase of new stuff! I hope Taylor's got big plans for my next birthday because this one is going to be hard to top.

Inside Planet Hollywood at the Miracle Mile Shops