We Miss You PaPa Honey

Our Papa Honey was called home to our Heavenly Father yesterday. We are all very sad and in shock that it was his time to go. The things that I will remember most about Papa Honey is his love for the outdoors, softball, and his family. Our camping trips were the highlight of the year. The menu would always consist of all in one breakfast, BBQ Spare Ribs, and Peach Cobler. He would work soo hard to make the camping trip enjoyable for everyone. He was one of the biggest supporters I had when it came to softball. He taught me a lot. He loved all the kids. Anyone that was around him has heard his Donald Duck voice. There are many memories that I have and will miss. We love you and will miss you.

Growing Up

The family went to Vegas a couple of weeks ago to watch Jared's brother Mitch play baseball for Salt Lake CC. Bronx brought his motorized spiderman car and we put Bentley on it down the hill and she was squilling. It was the funniest thing. When we left her and the car wasn't moving she would throw a fit. It was so funny. Bronx then took Bentley for a ride. He is soo sweet to her sometimes. Most of the time he doesn't want her around him when he is playing. He hides his toys so that she can't steal them. She has to be doing everything that Bronx does. Over the past couple of weeks I have noticed more than ever how fast that Bentley has grown. She has 2 bottom teeth. She is pulling herself up onto furniture and she has taught herself how to climb the stairs. She watches Bronx and wants to be as mobile as he is. It makes me sad that she isn't going to be a baby forever. Bronx himself is becoming more and more independent. He is potty trained now, who ho! He is talking more and more and we have him signed up for preschool in the fall. We will see if he lasts. Time doesn't stop so I guess I have to learn to accept the changes and move with it.

Aloha!

Thank you Jo and Phil for taking us to Hawaii. We had a blast and will have countless memories that we will treasure. We are greatful for all the love you give our children and can't wait for our next family adventure. ALOHA!

Polynesian Cultural Center

The Polynesian Cultural Center reminded me of the Epcott Center. It was really neat you can visit different islands and see how they live their life. Our favorite island that we visited was Somoa. The Cap was the presenter. He was hilarious! They had another guy climb the tree bare foot. It was the neatest thing. We went to a Luau and ate authentic Hawaiian food and later saw their show "The Ha", which means Breath of Life. Bronx was imitating the dancers. It was soo funny!

In the village of Somoa they were giving people different tattoos. Nana took Bronx over to get a tattoo and he cried because he thought it would give him an "ouwie". So, JoAnn would walk away and then Bronx would cry saying he wanted one. This repeated a few times until he finally put out his arm and got a tattoo. After he received it he thought he was hot stuff. It only lasted a day or two. He enjoyed it while it lasted.

Beaches

We did spend a couple of days at the beach. We went to Waikiki, North Shore and Sandy beach. Bronx was running up and down being chased by the waves. On Sandy beach we just put him in his camoflauge underwear. He looked soo cute. Bentley started to get more into the sand but I wouldn't let her eat any of it. We could really only spend so much time there before the kids got to hot and needed the shade. We loved the beach!!

Sea Life Park

We left Maui and headed to the main island. The first thing that we did was go to Sea Life Park. We saw a couple of shows including the dolphins, penguins and sea lions. Bronx could not keep his eyes off the dolphin show. During the sea lion show the sea lion painted a picture and they gave the picture to Bronx. He thought that was pretty cool. He even fed the sea turtles. It was a full day. My sister-in-law was going to go swim with the dolphins and they said that President Obama was there that morning and they used those dolphins for him and his entourage. That didn't make us any more of an Obama fan.

Whale Watching

One of the last activities we did in Maui was whale watching. Bronx's favorite whale is the Humpback Whale. It is really cute how he says it. We went out on the boat and within minutes we saw the first whale. Whales were going crazy for about 30 minutes and then we saw nothing for the rest of the trip. Bentley ended up falling asleep. It was really amazing seeing how these huge animals jump out of the water. I would recommend this to those that go. It is really cool to be that close to these huge mammels.