Our Last full day in Hawaii

Today Ashley and David went back to work so we spent the day at the PCC and saw a few of the shows.


After the PCC we went to Sharks Cove and went snorkeling and it was kind of murky so we couldn't see much. When we pulled up there we could see the whales swimming around a little ways out so David and Ashley got brave and tried to get close but Craig and I were too chicken and we stayed in the cove. The water got kind of rough so we went in and waited for David and Ashley to come in. While we were waiting we saw whales jumping and watched the sunset. I couldn't decide which one to watch. Very Cool!

Hawaii

Hawaii is a beautiful place. I never thought I would make it over here and now that I am here I wonder why we never made the effort to come because it wasn't that hard to do. Having a daughter that lives here did make it easier..... plus we didn't have to stay in a hotel and spend a fortune on that. David and Ashley have been the perfect hosts and tour guides. I think that we have seen most of the important sights and done some of the funnest things like snorkeling and swimming with turtles and colorful fishes. We even got to hear the whales and we also saw them at a distance. I caught some good shots of them on my video camera but don't know how to post those yet. Today our guides took us to see a really cool banyan tree that "Lost" used in the first season. The beach near that tree has also been used a lot by "Lost". If you are a "Lost" fan then you might recognize this tree from the first season when the polar bear is chasing Kate (I think) and she hid in this banyan tree. Also you might recognize some of the beach pictures from the show.

Hawaii

Craig and I are enjoying a trip to Hawaii to visit with Ashley and David. Here are a few picture.

A quick Utah trip

Last week we drove up to Utah for Tanner's blessing. We left on Thursday and came home for a special meeting on Sunday where Craig was getting released from being bishop. We left Mindy's house about 6:15 pm on Saturday and we followed a snow/blizzard storm all the way to St. George. It took us 7 hours when normally it would only take 3 1/2 hours. It was a nail biting, white knuckle drive. We are glad to be alive. We spun out once somewhere between Beaver and Cedar City. It was terrifying but Craig pulled us out of it and we are here to talk about it. Thank goodness. I don't ever want to drive in snow again........... I believe I want to rethink that moving to Utah thing!!!!!!!!!! Here are a few pics from the trip including one that SmartAsh (Ashley) sent to us on the phone from Hawaii while driving through the blizzard. The last picture is of Ben who just came from a piano recital where he played a jazz piece. Very COOL! The blurry one is of Craig standing by the car. We tried to capture an image of the snow but it was from my phone and it didn't turn out very good. Oh well, you get the idea.

Disneyland

On February 26th my mom, Holly and I went to spend a day at Disneyland. Mom is going to be gone for a few months so we decided that we needed to spend a day together. It was a perfect day at the park. We never had to spend more than 5 minutes in a line except for Indiana Jones and that was abnormally long. We went to a lot of shows and just took our time. We visited Jessie and Ashley in Fantacy Faire where we got to visit with 5 of the Disney princesses and Holly got a butterfly painted on her face, compliments of Ashley J.

Update on "Our Hummingbird"

Well, our little hummingbird is a mother. She layed 2 little eggs but only one of them hatched. Her little baby is growing so fast. The first time I looked at it, it was smaller than the tip of my finger and now it is more than double that size. The mother spends a lot of time away from the nest looking for food. She is never too far away..... usually just across the yard looking through the palm trees for bugs. If I can get some help I will try to take a picture of the baby. We have to get a mirror and hold it over the nest to get a good look. Jarom and I had to do a little repair work since the nest was tipping over. We twisted the light strand and then stapled it so that it would turn upright. We were very careful. I hope the mother appreciates our efforts.

Ok, I just went out and stood by the back door for about 30 minutes with my arm held up over my head holding the camera as close to the nest as I could get and this is what I got. She is really fast so don't blink.