First Snow

This morning we were awakened by something exciting and new...

SNOW!!!

Lily had never seen snow. We bundled up in coats and went outside to investigate. It took some warming up to (literally) but Lily finally decided that she likes "nno! (snow)"

Goodmorning Lily

Lily woke up before me today and was playing contently in the room. I was finally awakened by her crying. When I looked to see why, I couldn't help but laugh. Good thing it's laundry day today so there weren't many clothes to mess up!

FHE

Tyson got to help Lily while Dad read scriptures to everyone. The rest of us made a Pinata for the upcoming Balling Family Reunion. And of course, there were cookies afterward.

Swing!!!

Lily loves the swings. Nancy and I took her to the park for a much needed escape from the house. Weee!

Family Temple Time

We have a tradition of doing temple work as a family. We found ourselves with a free day so we took Heidi to the SLC temple for the first time. Dad then showed us how he had worked on the re-structuring of the tabernacle, which of course, meant we had to get a picture next to the plaque.

If you give a teen a camera...

What happens if you give some teenagers an underwater camera?

We sure had fun (as usual) swimming as a family.

Final Days of Hawaii

We miss you Hawaii!!!

Today I was showing Lily these pictures as I was preparing them for the blog. I would ask:

"Who's that?"

after a very slight pause she would correctly reply:
"Na-na-na (Savanah)" or "Bi-by (Brinley)" or "Baa-by (Abby)" or "Ka (Kai)"

each accompanied by huge smiles and delight. That girl has a memory like a steel trap. It breaks my heart to know we won't be coming back. We sure miss you all. Thanks for all of these fun memories!!!

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Sept 26 - Water Park


Sept 25/26 - Hotel Room


Sept 24 - Surf Group


Sept 21 - North Shore


Sept 20 - Gina B-Day Party


Sept 20 - Aloha Oe


Sept 19 - Sean B-day Party


Sept 19 - Thunderbirds Air Show


Sept 18 - Squadron Farewell Dinner


Sept 7 - Scott Pool Labor Day


Sept 6 - Rock Band

Family Photo Shoot

Hawaii 5-year Reunion 2015

During our way fun Girl's Night Dinner, we decided we needed to have a 5-year Reunion. So here's the Official Invite: leave a comment with your contact email for 2015 and I will make sure you get the info on where and when. Can't wait to see you all again!

Lily and her baby

Lily loves to play with her baby. She also likes to wear hats and try to put clothes on herself. This day she combined the 2 and put the hat on the baby. Oh what fun!

Kauai with the Sharps

We had so much fun playing on Kauai. It is our new favorite island of Hawaii. Big enough for variety, small enough to drive around in one day.

Also pictured is some of the fun stuff we did on our home island Oahu before we flew over to Kauai.

Lily of the Day - July and Aug

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Months Fly By

We've been so busy over the last month. I finally got these pictures online, but it's probably as far as I'll get. Enjoy!


Aug 8 - Camping at Peacock Flats

Aug 4 - Sailing at Sunset

Aug 3 - PCC

July 27 - Tantalus Loop Hike

July 7 - Mauna Wili Falls Hike

July 4 - Fireworks

Lily of the Day - June 2009

Ready to GO!!!

Tyler and I are soooo excited for our kayak trip along the Napali Coast next week. We took a practice run on Pearl Harbor just for fun (and gave Lily a practice run with the babysitters). The water was super salty and merky, but the scenery was great!