Utah

Here are our Utah pictures, just so you can see that I actually did do more than just pass kidney stones (although that and Miss A not wanting to sleep did hinder the vacation a little)

Having Fun with Cousins

We went on a Treasure Hunt
SO FUN!!!
We followed a map, found clues and Miss M found
the treasure.

Birthday Parties and Bowling

Finally Meeting up with Lynsey!
hopefully next time I see Little E, I can hold him -I didn't
want to share germs...

and yes, I would still love to go back and get some Cafe Rio...and next time I hope to visit more friends (Sorry Mariah!)
FYI, we are heading out some time in Feb. for the Draper Temple open house.

Birthday Month

It's seems for the last half of October and in a couple of different states we celebrated Miss A's big day.

I have always wanted an October baby - so glad to have one. Planning and celebrating her birthday was lots of fun.

Thanks to everyone for making it such a special event for Miss A!

1.2. - K and I stayed up late decorating for her party
3.4. - I made one big cake and 30 cupcakes
5. Daddy showing Miss A her cuppycakes
6-8.- Ava and her guests (we had 48 people here)
9-12. - Birthday Girl and Guests
13-16. - Breaking open the Pinata (thanks Aunt Sarah
for the FUN pinata!)

Pinata fun, Candy, Cake and Kids!

Cute shots of the kids

(thanks Sarah, Stacy and Rachel for getting such great photos)
Miss A had some great gifts but not a whole lot of interest in opening them
so we let each child who wanted to open up a gift for Miss A.

Also, picture number 14 is my friend Sarah (Mr. Love's mom)
she had the AWESOME idea of doing a group gift. She was like Santa getting
all sorts of fun gifts for Miss A. Thank you SO much for that great idea!

AND as if we didn't have ENOUGH Parties for Miss A - at Hula class our Hula teacher made a cake for Miss A and Christine (my Hula friend and co-owner of the Big Ka Hoo Na)
Happy Birthday Miss A and Aunty Lolly!

Trick and Treating a go go

We had LOTS of Halloween fun!

Ward Halloween Party, Miss A's birthday party, Miss M's preschool, Glencoe Trick or Treating and then in our neighborhood. Miss M wore a different costume for each one.
(good thing we have so many dress up clothes.)

Hope you had a Spooky, sugar filled Halloween too!
BOO!


the many looks of Miss M

Preschool party

More preschool and community house Halloween party

Playing dress up at home and then trick or treating up in Glencoe
More Glencoe(from my friends camera)

pictures from my camera at the ward Halloween party

Trick or Treating in our neighborhood and then off to the Big Ka Hoo Na

A Wicked Night Out!

My sister and I enjoyed a girls night out down town. We ate a yummy dinner at Flat Top.
Then headed over to see WICKED!
We were in the 7th row. It was AWESOME!
There is NOTHING like seeing it up close and personal.
Thanks Lyn for a fun night out.

(and a special thanks to our neighbors upstairs who watched the girls so Keenan could
come and pick me up!)

Ward Halloween Party

My friends and I threw a Halloween Party!
It was a great turn out and A WHOLE LOT of Fun!

Here are some pictures my friends took.

1. Miss A the Puppy
2. Miss M
3. Mommy and Miss A
4. Keenan in the Kitchen
5. getting ready to trick and treat
6. Mr. Love and his Mom and Dad
7. my friend Jenn and the Firefighter
8. Talking with Rachel and Lindsay - they are the other big party planners
9.The Lunds and Bishop Downs

1. Angela and Stephan (they are our new neighbors! AND they took care of Miss A and M at the party!)
2. My friend Carrie and her boys
3. Getting ready for the parade
4. Keenan's root beer
5. Bishop Downs and Collin
6. Lindsay setting up
7. Jack
8. Miss A
9. Sister Nelson - or Elphaba!

1. Angela and Miss A
2. Story time with Linda Hoffman Kimball she wrote a WONDERFUL Halloween book, one of our favorites!!
3. The kids listening to her read Come with me on Halloween
4-6. Parade time
7. Jack and Miss A
8. Holden

9. Linda

1. The REAL Rachel Ray (the party planner)
2. a view of the party
3. K the MC
4. Carrie and Jacob
5. Mr. Love
6. BUZZ!
7. Evelyn
8. The Pixton's
9. - Guess I couldn't get enough of RR, there she is again!

I heart Facebook

Seriously. It's my new favorite thing to do-on the computer.

I always was a bit jealous (but in a good way) of my husband and all the friends he kept in touch with, and no matter where we went in the USA, he was always running into someone he knew - really. Even in MY home town. I think it is bit to do with his Aloha spirit - one of the things I love about him, not his popularity, but his Aloha-ness.

So, thanks facebook, for hooking me up with all my lost BFF's and new ones.

And on a completely different note but it will bring me back to facebook, my daughter wanted to know if she had new chores this morning, more than just her regular ones ( make your bed, brush your teeth, go to the bathroom, get dressed, feed her fish, etc) I asked, "what do you mean, new chores?" "you know, like scrub dishes or clean that toilet?" she is asking this in totally seriousness! (and I think my jaw hit the floor) Well ok then, I say to myself. Yes, go ahead SCRUB that toilet! Clean those dishes to your little hearts content... I can not do those things, I am too busy on facebook....

I wasn't joking they really did want to help clean the house...

Birthday Girl

Today was a pretty low key day. Especially after Miss Birthday Girl and I hung out until the wee hours of the morning (I can not WAIT until she is back on schedule!)

The birthday girl did get to start her day off with a chocolate chip cookie and a fun phone call from Mr. Love's mom who sang her Happy Birthday.
She loves the birthday song - we have been singing it all day.


Miss M had preschool and then had her friend Jack come over. After Miss M and Jack's 2nd lunch we went on a nature, or as Jack called it a "Major walk"
The kids enjoyed collecting leaves, sticks, acorns, twigs, dried flowers ok dead flowers and even caught a couple of lady bugs. Miss Birthday Girl found one on my shoe and tried to eat it. YUM!
It was such a beautiful fall day.
(have I mentioned October is my favorite month?)

Shots of Miss Birthday girl on her Nature/Major Walk

While Miss Birthday Girl took a nap Big sister and I headed off to the store
for cake and balloons.

When we got home, daddy helped us decorate with streamers and ribbons. Miss Birthday Girl loved all the surprises waiting for her. She even got a birthday package from Grams (in Hawaii)
and a card from Granny (in Green Bay) - thanks for making her day extra special!


And just in case you wanted to know how to eat a cake...
Let Miss Mess, I mean Birthday Girl show you how!

Happy Birthday Miss A!
We love you and all the fun things you do.

Also a Happy Birthday to our friend Kelly - who Miss A gets to share a birthday with!
Hope you had a wonderful birthday too!!

Happy Birthday Miss A

Can it be one year already since I got to hold you in my arms for the very first time!?

Miss A

not so sure about the cupcake
she wouldn't eat it either

the cats meow!

Daddy and Miss A

walking with my Dad

a year ago and now

I pick THIS pumpkin

ok these TWO pumpkins!

Chocolate? What chocolate?

We love you and are so happy to have you
as part of our family. Happy Birthday sweet girl.

*Here is the slide show I made of Miss A shortly after her birth...



Miracles from Rebekeh on Vimeo.

And we're back

Utah was beautiful! The fall colors on the trees in mountains were breath taking especially when those mountains were covered in snow....(sad that I left my camera behind for that trip.)

We had a great time but it's good to be back. I ate Cafe Rio as much as I could. I tried the salad every which way and I think my favorite is with no meat at all. Oh, just thinking about it makes me want one now... Can I possibly wait until February?

Here are a few pictures I did take.

at the pumpkin patch

(this picture was taken on a treasure hunt- it was for my nephews birthday)

WARNING ABOUT NEXT PICTURE!!!!

One of the very first things I did when I got to Utah was pass a HUGE kidney stone. And I took a picture of it to remind myself of how awful I felt for three weeks (plus) trying to pass the dumb thing!

I am sorry if this grosses you out - but really I did need to blog about it.

Better and more fun pictures to come!!! Promise - let me get through Miss A's big day tomorrow.

Somewhere Over the Mountains

We are having a GREAT time in Utah. Enjoying Cafe Rio - I had Arctic Circle for the FIRST time. Stopped in a Roberts found some REALLY cute fall decorations. Even found my way back to my moms house from the hospital after her surgery - with out getting lost (and this was my first time driving in Utah.)

Wish I had remembered to bring my camera cord so I could post pictures of our trip so far - guess we will just have to wait till we get home - there are some cute ones (if i say so myself) with Cousins and a pumpkin patch. Miss M and Miss A's first time to Chuck E Cheese. Miss A caught with a box of chocolates and even pictures of the HUGE kidney stone I passed. (picture a corn nut - not too far off from that - just a bit smaller).

Tomorrow I will FINALLY meet Ethan my Bff's brand new baby. We will also get to spend some time with Keenan's brother his wife and son!! Plus celebrate some birthdays - Brayden, Aiden and Miss A. (I need more time here in Utah - the week is going by too fast...)

I also found more videos of Keenan at the Tiki Terrace. He is singing the popular Iz song Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
(it takes a while for the video camera to finally find Keenan - but at least it still sounds good) K always sings this song for Miss M.

Also Keenan flew in tonight to join us for the weekend. Thanks Miyuki for picking him up at the airport!

Off to get me some of this...

Here

Sarah - I will eat some in honor of you! Sorry you can't be with me!!

Bouncy Balls!

My Friend had this on her blog - I had to share it too!
INCREDIBLE!
*Miss M loved the frog jumping out of the water spout

Happy Birthday!

Krazy Khania - I hope you have a fun filled day!
Happy Birthday my Beautiful Wonderful Friend!

New Love

It's like a little bite of Heaven. YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM!

usually I have to wait for Keenan to fly to Florida to get some...
but I found these at Marshalls (thanks Sarah) I like them a little better
than just the plain coconut Patty.



You can also get them HERE

They even have them for Halloween.

You Tube

This morning Keenan got a call from his nephew. "Hey Uncle you are on You tube!"
and there he was - 4 video's of Keenan playing at the Tiki Terrace (the same night his picture was taken for The Des Plaines Times news paper)

Here are his video's ENJOY!


Island Style

Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai

Three Song Medley


Pua Tuberose

A fun thing I do & a great deal

+

Bekehhttp://www.bebo.com/Rebekeh

= FUN!

My friend and I have been making Cd's-of-the-month for a little over a year. It started as just something we talked about in passing - but then I started making fun Cd's for her and she for me (and sometimes for our cute kids) now we have a CD-of-the-month-exchange plus a pretty good collection of music. Now here is where Great deal comes in.
Last month I think I made the best music mix CD EVER (OK - I think that almost every time I make one) But I owe it to Bebo. Ever heard of Bebo? I had all but forgotten my long lost friend. Blogging, Tivo, Hula and Facebook have completely taken over my life and well - Bebo who?
Lucky for me I happened to be quickly checking over my junk mail when something caught my eye. Your Free Monthly Mix on Bebo‏/congratulations/ get free songs on iTunes! (or something like that) but my point - FREE SONGS!?! So I checked it out. Even though I had no clue who or what Bebo was. BUT I am glad I checked it out. And even more amazing, I remembered my user name AND password. I Redeemed my coupon and now we are back to the fun thing I do and the GREAT September music mix I made...and guess what - I just got 10 new songs (for the month of Oct) from iTunes THANKS to my long lost friend BEBO!