Hawaii Y'all!

We had a BLAST in Hawaii!

I must admit, it was quite stressful before we left with B-man and Boo coming up sick the week before we left. In fact, we weren't quite sure until the morning of our flight that we would in deed fly that day because Boo was still puny. But, alas we did and I'm so glad that we did!

We had so much fun and went full on for 10 days! We got back to TX yesterday and have been catching up on our sleep. Even Boo slept in until 10:15 this a.m.!

So here are some highlights. I know...it's a lot. But consider yourself lucky...I took over 200 photos!

A HUGE THANKS to Uncle A for hosting us! He was a great tour guide and made sure that we all got to do what we wanted.

Uncle A and E

Boo and I take our first steps into the Pacific Ocean at Kailua Beach.

Lighthouse...way up on the mountain.

Just beautiful!

This is the area where a lot of the LOST scenes are filmed.

Waimea Bay!

The North Shore, Baby!

Big surf in the winter; calm bay in the summer.

Is it bad that this is my FAVORITE picture??

Fun with Dad in Haleiwa!

Pearl Harbor
I got so emotional over the USS Arizona.

To think of that day and all of those men still inside the ship....I was just overcome with sadness.

It also made me so proud of B-man and Uncle A for protecting our country.

Hanauma Bay! Just breathtakingly beautiful!

B-man and I got to go snorkeling at Hanauma Bay!

Blue as blue can be!

Reindeer games!
This is E (Uncle A's son)! He lives in Australia and this is our first time meeting him and his mother.
They're both simply wonderful! E is such a happy, happy boy!

On Christmas Day they were predicting 30-40 ft waves on the North Shore.
We got up early and drove up to check them out. Look at all of the people on the beach and along the road who also came out that day. It was amazing!

These photos don't do the waves justice at all.
They were massive! So cool to see.
A new Christmas tradition???

Watching the sunset over the Pacific Ocean in Waikiki.
Does it get any better than that?

The view from our hotel room.

Playing in the sand.

B-man buried Boo in the shape of a tugboat!

My sweet boy and me!

At Kailua beach on the day we flew out of Honolulu.
Boo just loves the water...a little too much.

He wants to go way out and he doesn't want you to hold him. Oh brother!

Father and son!

Again, we had so much fun! We were tired and sick, but we didn't let that keep us down. It was great to share the adventure with Granny and Grandpa too. It was also their first time meeting E and F. We do have some unfinished business though...we didn't hike or surf, so Uncle A....we'll be back!

Tis the Season

We've been busy bees trying to finish Christmas shopping and shipping in order to get ready for our Christmas Vacation to Hawaii. Yep, that's right Hawaii!!! Uncle A is currently stationed there, so we are taking full advantage of his hospitality and are going to visit for Christmas. It will be my first Christmas away from home and I'm a little sad about that, but I'm really looking forward to being in Hawaii!!!! What's even better is Granny and Grandpa are joining us! We're also meeting our cousin E and Aunt F for the first time!! It's been soo long since Uncle A and B-man have been together for Christmas with their parents. So, it's sure to be a special time.

We took some time this weekend though, to enjoy Christmas San Antonio style. We went down to the Riverwalk last night and took a boat ride and enjoyed all of the lights they have displayed for the holidays.

We also went to see Santa! Boo did so good.
At first, he was just sitting there moving his eyes only!
But, they had some jingle bells and that's all it took to get a smile!

I know, he looks less than thrilled in the photos, but he really enjoyed pointing to the "ights" and "boots" (boats). We also enjoyed some ice cream afterwards! It was a perfect outing!
Oh yeah...haircut for Boo is today at 3:40!

This is a little ornament that Boo and I made this week. The picture isn't really that great.
He enjoyed getting his hand painted for this project. If you're interested in doing this craft, let me know and I'll post the lessons learned from our attempts last week!

I don't know if I'll post again before we leave, so if I don't, Merry Christmas Everyone!!!
Mele Kalikimaka!!!

Chuck E Cheese

Last night we went to Chuck E Cheese for our Mom's Club Fundraiser. What an easy way to make money...15% of whatever we bought goes back to the Mom's Club!
Boo had a grand ole time...too much fun to even eat. And if you know our son, you know he LOVES to eat!
B-man and I also had a grand time playing basketball, football, and skee ball.

I know, he needs a haircut. We're going to try to get that done early next week!

Thaaaaaanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! Have a great day!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to our beloved B-man today! He's a great husband and a wonderful Daddy to Lil Boo. We hope you have a great day today!

A birthday for B-man also means a birthday for Uncle A! So, here's a shout out to you in Hawaii...Hau'oli lā hānau!

Clemson Clenches Atlantic Dvision

As of this past Saturday our beloved Clemson Tigers have won the Atlantic Division of the ACC. They will now face Georgia Tech on Dec 5 to decide who will be the ACC champions this year. It will be a rematch of a game played earlier this year in which Ga Tech was the victor. That game was a HARD fought game and although we lost, we were very proud of how the Tigers pulled it out in the second half. And of course, we're hoping for a different outcome this time around.

We've been trying to get this far for years and the opportunities just slipped right out of our hands year after year. But, not this year!! We were lucky enough to watch the game here on Saturday.

Here's a video of Boo doing the Tiger Rag after a touchdown! He always points his finger...we didn't teach it that way.

Goooooo Tigers!

1-2-3-4, 1-2-3-4 C-L-E-M-S-O-N T-I-G-E-R-S!
Fight Tigers! Fight Tigers! Fight! Fight! FIGHT!