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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Homemade Rootbeer
Kaylee absolutely LOVES homemade root beer. She used to refuse to drink any soda, or carbonation of any kind...and then my little sister Brenda made Root beer (I think it was last summer) and she has loved it ever since, but she drinks it with a cup of water to help with the fizzyness in her mouth. On Sunday Brenda made Root beer for our 4th of July BBQ and Kaylee loved being able to help. It was hilarious watching her stir all the way to the bottom to make sure she got it mixed really well. I hope you enjoy watching this as much as we did.
Independence Day
I love the 4th of July. It is my favorite holiday because you come together as family, there's a BBQ, fireworks, and all sorts of fun! My family celebrated Independence Day on Monday, the 5th of July.
Our celebration started at about 3:00 with a slip n' slide water party put on by my little sister Marla. They had all sorts of fun splashing, sliding, and playing. Well, almost everyone had fun. My little dog Falkor was in on the action, but I don't think he had the word "Fun" in mind.
Roman went surfing on the Slip n' Slide, and then they moved the slip n' slide to the bottom of the playset slide to see if they could slide all the way down.
After the water party wound down and things got put away the kids helped my dad make some homemade ice cream...YUM! They were responsible for pushing the ice down into the ice cream maker machine.
To finish off our day we had a nice fireworks show put on by Paul. Paul's brother Chris and his family even came to join in our fun.
Our celebration started at about 3:00 with a slip n' slide water party put on by my little sister Marla. They had all sorts of fun splashing, sliding, and playing. Well, almost everyone had fun. My little dog Falkor was in on the action, but I don't think he had the word "Fun" in mind.
Roman went surfing on the Slip n' Slide, and then they moved the slip n' slide to the bottom of the playset slide to see if they could slide all the way down.
After the water party wound down and things got put away the kids helped my dad make some homemade ice cream...YUM! They were responsible for pushing the ice down into the ice cream maker machine.
To finish off our day we had a nice fireworks show put on by Paul. Paul's brother Chris and his family even came to join in our fun.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Weekly Review - June 27-July 3
Sunday, June 27 - We went to church for our last time in Hawaii. We had been asked to speak, and after the meeting was over the whole congregation sang "Aloha Oi" (Until We Meet Again) to us and we got handmade farewell lei's. Kaylee had several of her friends, and people she knows signs a paper with a farewell message.
Monday, June 28 - We finished cleaning up our house, had our final check-out inspection, and said good-bye to our little house in Hawaii.
Tuesday, June 29 - A few weeks ago when I went to the zoo with my friend Nicole I bought an annual zoo pass because I figured that it was a great price, and we could go a bunch of times. Then, four days after I bought my zoo pass, I found out we were moving back to Utah within just a couple of weeks. I wanted to get one more use out of my zoo pass (that I had only used once) so I went to the zoo one last time.
Wednesday, June 30 - Happy Birthday to me! For my birthday this year Paul signed the last of his paperwork to be completely out of the Navy. Paul is no longer employed by the US Navy. We hung out with my friend Nicole, she was so nice to let us invade her house. They also kicked us out of their house with their car and without our kids to go out for dinner for my birthday. It was such a sweet birthday present. After we were back from dinner Zach (Nicole's hubby) took us over to the airport for our overnight flight back to the mainland. We flew from Honolulu, HI to LA and then hurried across the airport to our next flight to Salt Lake City. We left Honolulu at 9:15 P.M.(local time) and got to Salt Lake City at 9:15 A.M. (local time). Kaylee slept for a total of 2-1/2 hours on the flights, and Gabby slept for a total of 5 hours on the flights. What a night!
Thursday, July 1 - We made it back to Utah...a lot sooner than we expected, but we were thrilled to see family again. My Mom, Wendy, and Roman picked us up from the airport and we went back to my parent's house. Wendy and Roman stayed to play pretty much all day. I was pretty out of it because I hadn't slept at all on the flight the night before, but the kids did surprisingly well on very little sleep.
Friday, July 2 - After a good night's sleep we got going on unpacking our bags. Marla, Kaylee, and Gabby had fun raiding Marla's ducky stuff. They each found a pair of ducky slippers to wear, and Gabby found a few other accessories to wear too.
Saturday, July 3 - My little sister Marla loves setting up water fun for the kids during the summer. She set up a little kiddie pool at the bottom of the playground slide, and set up a slip and slide.
Monday, June 28 - We finished cleaning up our house, had our final check-out inspection, and said good-bye to our little house in Hawaii.
Tuesday, June 29 - A few weeks ago when I went to the zoo with my friend Nicole I bought an annual zoo pass because I figured that it was a great price, and we could go a bunch of times. Then, four days after I bought my zoo pass, I found out we were moving back to Utah within just a couple of weeks. I wanted to get one more use out of my zoo pass (that I had only used once) so I went to the zoo one last time.
Wednesday, June 30 - Happy Birthday to me! For my birthday this year Paul signed the last of his paperwork to be completely out of the Navy. Paul is no longer employed by the US Navy. We hung out with my friend Nicole, she was so nice to let us invade her house. They also kicked us out of their house with their car and without our kids to go out for dinner for my birthday. It was such a sweet birthday present. After we were back from dinner Zach (Nicole's hubby) took us over to the airport for our overnight flight back to the mainland. We flew from Honolulu, HI to LA and then hurried across the airport to our next flight to Salt Lake City. We left Honolulu at 9:15 P.M.(local time) and got to Salt Lake City at 9:15 A.M. (local time). Kaylee slept for a total of 2-1/2 hours on the flights, and Gabby slept for a total of 5 hours on the flights. What a night!
Thursday, July 1 - We made it back to Utah...a lot sooner than we expected, but we were thrilled to see family again. My Mom, Wendy, and Roman picked us up from the airport and we went back to my parent's house. Wendy and Roman stayed to play pretty much all day. I was pretty out of it because I hadn't slept at all on the flight the night before, but the kids did surprisingly well on very little sleep.
Friday, July 2 - After a good night's sleep we got going on unpacking our bags. Marla, Kaylee, and Gabby had fun raiding Marla's ducky stuff. They each found a pair of ducky slippers to wear, and Gabby found a few other accessories to wear too.
Saturday, July 3 - My little sister Marla loves setting up water fun for the kids during the summer. She set up a little kiddie pool at the bottom of the playground slide, and set up a slip and slide.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Flashback Friday
Since it's the Friday before the 4th of July I found a pic from the 4th of July in 2006 at my Aunt and Uncle's house. My uncle got out the horses and let a few people go riding. My cousin (or my cousin's husband however you want to look at it) Andrew was so nice that he took Kaylee riding with him. Even 4 years later Kaylee still talks about going to Uncle Don's house and riding a horse. She loved it! (Thanks Andrew!)
Thursday, July 1, 2010
One Year = 1...2...3...4...houses and counting
This year has been an incredibly crazy year. Just within the last year we have moved around quite a bit. I think it's crazy how much we have moved...so, I thought I would do a quick recap.
A year ago we were in our house down in Spanish Fork trying to get it to sell so we could finally move over to Hawaii where Paul was already transferred to. We lived in our house in Spanish Fork for 3-1/2 years.
Finally in September of 2009 I got an okay offer on my house, but Paul was out to sea for a 6 month deployment. So, in October 2009 I moved into my sister Wendy's basement in Draper. Paul got back from his deployment but we put off moving to Hawaii so we could be in Utah for my brother's wedding, as well as a few other things that postponed our move. We lived in Wendy and Spencer's basement from mid-October through February 1 of 2010.
On February 1st we were finally on our way to Hawaii. We had to drop off my car in California to be shipped to Hawaii and then flew from there. The movers had packed up all of our belongings at Wendy's house at the end of December and it arrived bout the same time as I did. We moved into military housing. Paul discovered that he still had sleep apnea and the navy ultimately decided to process him out of the Navy. So, after being in Hawaii for less than 6 months we greeted the movers and got ready to head back to Utah. I lived in Hawaii from February 3 - June 30, 2010.
Next stop...back to the house I grew up in. Since we weren't expecting the navy to process Paul out so quickly after taking months of doing nothing about his sleep apnea. We are staying at my parent's house while we transition back from Hawaii, Paul is getting registered for school, and finding a new job. So, for now here we are. This also leaves us knowing that we have yet another move sometime in the not to distant future. (Look in the front living room window for a lovely picture of Marla pressed against the glass).
Never a dull moment around here...I will update when I add another move to my recent moves list. I NEVER imagined I would have to move so many times in such a short amount of time.
A year ago we were in our house down in Spanish Fork trying to get it to sell so we could finally move over to Hawaii where Paul was already transferred to. We lived in our house in Spanish Fork for 3-1/2 years.
Finally in September of 2009 I got an okay offer on my house, but Paul was out to sea for a 6 month deployment. So, in October 2009 I moved into my sister Wendy's basement in Draper. Paul got back from his deployment but we put off moving to Hawaii so we could be in Utah for my brother's wedding, as well as a few other things that postponed our move. We lived in Wendy and Spencer's basement from mid-October through February 1 of 2010.
On February 1st we were finally on our way to Hawaii. We had to drop off my car in California to be shipped to Hawaii and then flew from there. The movers had packed up all of our belongings at Wendy's house at the end of December and it arrived bout the same time as I did. We moved into military housing. Paul discovered that he still had sleep apnea and the navy ultimately decided to process him out of the Navy. So, after being in Hawaii for less than 6 months we greeted the movers and got ready to head back to Utah. I lived in Hawaii from February 3 - June 30, 2010.
Next stop...back to the house I grew up in. Since we weren't expecting the navy to process Paul out so quickly after taking months of doing nothing about his sleep apnea. We are staying at my parent's house while we transition back from Hawaii, Paul is getting registered for school, and finding a new job. So, for now here we are. This also leaves us knowing that we have yet another move sometime in the not to distant future. (Look in the front living room window for a lovely picture of Marla pressed against the glass).
Never a dull moment around here...I will update when I add another move to my recent moves list. I NEVER imagined I would have to move so many times in such a short amount of time.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Weekly Review - June 20 - 26
Sunday, June 20 - Paul was sitting and watching Mythbusters after church with Gabby. He turned and told me that he thought Gabby was asleep so I came over and sure enough she was catching her Sunday afternoon nap.
Monday, June 21 - Gabby discovered the joy of sliding down the stairs in a laundry basket. We quickly put a stop to that for safety concerns so Kaylee went and found a sleeping bag and was trying to slide down the stairs on that...didn't work out to well for her. She got frustrated and gave up (even after I showed her how it's done.)
Tuesday, June 22 - Kaylee and Gabby absolutely love their new puppy Falkor. Sometimes they love him a bit too much, but they are very sweet with him. They like to take care of him.
Wednesday, June 23 - While getting things ready to move and cleaning out the kitchen we found a very yummy surprise. We found a package of Grasshopper Chocolate mint cookies. Gabby thinks they would make great glasses, or eye masks, or something...
Thursday, June 24 - Moving Day (day 1) - The movers came bright and early to pack up our house. The movers were so fast packing, and these movers were excellent, and friendly. By the time they left for the day the only area they had left to pack was the kitchen and the beds. Falkor (our puppy) had a bit of a hard time finding a nice quiet place to sleep where he wasn't under the movers feet.
Friday, June 25 - Moving Day (day 2) - Kaylee and Gabby had fun checking out the piles of boxes in the garage. The movers were done packing and loading by 3:00.
Saturday, June 26 - Moving Day (day 3) - Since the movers were done packing and loading our house was completely empty. We spent the whole day cleaning. Gabby and Falkor found a nice empty kitchen cabinet to hide out in.
Monday, June 21 - Gabby discovered the joy of sliding down the stairs in a laundry basket. We quickly put a stop to that for safety concerns so Kaylee went and found a sleeping bag and was trying to slide down the stairs on that...didn't work out to well for her. She got frustrated and gave up (even after I showed her how it's done.)
Tuesday, June 22 - Kaylee and Gabby absolutely love their new puppy Falkor. Sometimes they love him a bit too much, but they are very sweet with him. They like to take care of him.
Wednesday, June 23 - While getting things ready to move and cleaning out the kitchen we found a very yummy surprise. We found a package of Grasshopper Chocolate mint cookies. Gabby thinks they would make great glasses, or eye masks, or something...
Thursday, June 24 - Moving Day (day 1) - The movers came bright and early to pack up our house. The movers were so fast packing, and these movers were excellent, and friendly. By the time they left for the day the only area they had left to pack was the kitchen and the beds. Falkor (our puppy) had a bit of a hard time finding a nice quiet place to sleep where he wasn't under the movers feet.
Friday, June 25 - Moving Day (day 2) - Kaylee and Gabby had fun checking out the piles of boxes in the garage. The movers were done packing and loading by 3:00.
Saturday, June 26 - Moving Day (day 3) - Since the movers were done packing and loading our house was completely empty. We spent the whole day cleaning. Gabby and Falkor found a nice empty kitchen cabinet to hide out in.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Still Moving!
I still have an Internet connection even though it was supposed to be shut off yesterday. So, I figured I would post a few more moving pics before I call the Internet company to see why my Internet isn't disconnected yet. The movers packed my house up in record time. It never ceases to amaze me how fast the movers can load up boxes, and then load up the truck. They loaded most of the house, as well as most of the truck yesterday. All they have left to do today is pack up the kitchen, and finish loading up the truck...Oh, and they were nice enough to leave our beds set up too, so they still have to pack those up. Here's a few more pics that I got yesterday and this morning. The pictures in the garage are this morning. Gabby said that all the boxes piled up were her castle.
Our house is empty, and everything echos (which the kids love, and my head doesn't). Just a few more days and we are gone. Everything feels so much more real now that our stuff is all packed and headed out the door.
Our house is empty, and everything echos (which the kids love, and my head doesn't). Just a few more days and we are gone. Everything feels so much more real now that our stuff is all packed and headed out the door.
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