Holding Hands

I know I need to post the rest of the Hawaii pictures and I promise I will soon. I just had to share this quick story. This morning Abby decided to wear her ice cream dress. She loves dresses and basically wants to wear one everyday. She was very excited about her outfit. Then we got in the car to take Connor to preschool. He looked at her and said, "Abby you look so beautiful today! I want to hold your hand!" Then my two sweet babies held hands across their car seats. It was such a precious moment!

Aloha! First Day in Hawaii

The hotel has penguins and a turtle and koi pond. Connor and Abby had so much fun watching them feed the penguins. Then the kids got to pet a Penguin and feed the turtles and koi.

Connor tried to touch the fish!
The Beach and Lagoon

In the Swimming Pool
Dinner at Dukes

Leaving on Jet Plane!

After many months of anticipation, we finally left for Hawaii! Abby and Connor were so excited about the new rolling suitcases we got them. (In fact for the week before we left, they played vacation. They packed their suitcases with random stuff. then they rolled them all over the house. Then they would jump up on a chair or sofa and pretend it was a bus, train, or plane. Connor would pretend to load the "luggage" and then they were off. It was all very cute!) We did pretty well on the plane but it was a long trip. Abby got antsy but we made it! We are in Hawaii! Yeah!

Richard's Birthday

Connor and Abby were so ecstatic to celebrate Rich's birthday this year! They were so excited to help me pick out plates and napkins and cake making supplies. Connor was about to explode with excitement over the gift he picked out for Daddy (an automatic golf putt return contraption). Thanks to my parents, I was able to take Rich golfing with his new golf clubs. (Yes, I went golfing and it was fun and Rich said I did way better than he thought I would!) We had a lot of fun together! The kids and I also decorated a birthday sign for Rich and we made a cake. Ok, so I admit there is no future for me in cake making! But it was fun. We all went to Islands for dinner and came home for cake (which tasted yummy!). It was a happy birthday!

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Abby and Connor's Special Days

Recently, Rich and I each took one child and had a special day with them. Rich took Connor to the driving range to hit golf balls. Connor has been obsessed with golf recently ever since we took him to play miniature golf. (He really wants his own set of golf clubs and a bag!) They had a ton of fun hitting golf balls. Rich said that Connor kept wanting to go get their balls after they hit them and Rich explained that a machine would do that later. Of course, he told me all about the machine when he got home. Then, Rich and Connor went to an Angel's game together which of course they loved! (Sorry there are no pictures of Connor and Daddy's day. I had the camera!) I took Abby to Disneyland and we had a day all about Princesses! We met the Princesses and danced at the Princess fair. We also rode some of Abby's favorite rides (teacups, carousel, Alice in Wonderland...). Then we had lunch at Ariel's Grotto. We met Ariel when we came into the restaurant and then four Princesses visited us at our table while we ate. Abby was so excited! After lunch we went to the Aladdin show which was amazing. It was like going to actual theater! Then we watched the parade which has all of the princesses. Abby wore her Belle dress and red sparkly shoes from Grandma all day! She was so excited! It was a very special day!

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The Fourth of July

We had so much fun on the Fourth of July this year. We invited my family over and some friends to swim and barbeque. We also watched fireworks up on our balcony which has an amazing view. We can see all around the valley which means we could see fireworks being set off in several different cities. The kids were so excited! The only downer to the whole day was Connor was a bit under the weather. Luckily, he felt good enough to participate in most of the celebration. This is the second fourth of July he has been sick in his 4 year life. What gives?

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Grandma and Grandpa Whitlow Visit cont.

We had so much fun when Grandma and Grandpa visited. For their Anniversary, we went to eat at the Mission Inn. Connor and Abby were very excited to get dressed up and go out for a special night! Connor was dying to take Grandma and Grandpa to Disneyland, so of course we went. It was a great day! Abby was thrilled because we saw so many princesses, Ann and I were joking that "There were Princesses on a boat, Princesses on a float. There were Princesses at a Fair. There were Princesses everywhere!" We stayed late to see Fantasmic and it was amazing. I thought Connor might be a little scared but he loved it! He was just amazed! Halfway through he turned around and said very excitedly, "I am going to have to tell Makena about this!" It was very cute! Of course we also had a great time just hanging out and talking and playing (and eating way too much yummy food!). We spent a ton of time in the pool which was so much fun! It was just a perfect visit...except for the part when they left!

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