Aloha

Here are pictures highlighting my recent trip to Oahu and Maui. I am in LOVE with Hawaii! It was warm, relaxing, and beautiful- what's not to love?!

 I loved being able to just lounge around all day

Ready for the beach!

Hayden May

I am in LOOOOVE with this little girl! She is absolutely adorable. It is so fun getting to hold her and cuddle with her. Needless to say I am loving being an aunt! We were able to spend Thanksgiving at Cody and Avrey's house. We had a great time playing games, eating yummy food, shopping and relaxing.

Her first real smile caught on camera! I'm smitten!

Best Birthday Ever

This year we decided to give Courtney the best birthday ever for her 8th birthday. So, we decided to give her a surprise trip to Disneyland for three days. We told her the morning that we were going to be leaving. We didn't exactly get the reaction we expected. She didn't believe us! We thought she would be jumping up and down and screaming... instead it took half an hour to convince her we were really going. And then the jumping up and down and excitement started. This was her very first trip to Disneyland. It was a most fabulous trip! Her favorite character is Minnie Mouse. She ended up with a shirt, sweatshirt, Christmas ornament, stuffed animal, and toy- all Minnie Mouse (yes, we spoiled her and she so deserves it). Her favorite rides are Thunder Mountain, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, and Soarin'. During the parade many of the characters and dancers told her Happy Birthday. She thought that was the best thing ever- even Ariel told her Happy Birthday from way up top of the ride where she sits. Before our trip we bought a bunch of pins on e-bay. She loved trading the pins. Pin trading is not something we had ever done before and we found it was a lot of fun. It's a great way to interact with park workers. It was one of our best Disneyland trips yet! Warning: this post has a lot of pictures!