Hawaii

Let me be honest with you: I hate blogging. It is tedious, and I would like to think that I have better things to do (which I don't). I do, however, like the idea of having a journal to keep memories, and the ability to share some cool things with friends/family far away. Those of you who still read this blog obviously have NOTHING better in life to do, as you are diligently checking in to read the same post over and over again. You should have abandoned this blog long ago. I imagine you out there, holding on to your 'Masonology' bookmark, like I am hanging on to all my cassette and VHS tapes. You know you'll never again receive entertainment from them, but you just can't bear to get rid of them altogether.

Well, today is different, my friends. I'm blogging. We went to Hawaii and had such a great time I wanted to document it here. Without further ado, I present to you:

OK, there will be some 'ado'. I have decided that rather than battle this awful blogging software, I will just post a series of smaller blogs. Maybe 4-5 pictures in each run. Let's get rolling...

This is Hanalei Bay, on the North Shore of Kauai. We stayed in a condo not far from here. If this looks familiar to you, perhaps that is because it is where they filmed 'South Pacific' and a few other movies. Or, maybe it looks familiar to you because you've been there, or I've already bored you with these pictures.

One of the first things I did in Hawaii was buy this boogie board. I loved that I was suddenly a guy who owned a boogie board. It kind of changed my life for a few days. Not that I rode it much at all, but just owning a boogie board made me feel really hip. When in its presence, I wanted to use words like 'bro', 'rad', 'tubular', etc. I resisted this urge, primarily because I didn't want to sound like a washed-up 80's celebrity (yes, I'm talking specifically about Charlie Sheen). I spent my last few hours in Hawaii desperately running around a Wal~Mart, trying to sell a gently used boogie board which was too big to fit in my carry-on luggage. I still miss it...

In addition to the boogie board, I also feel like I left a part of my soul in Hawaii. I miss it already. We really did have a great time.

Nine months in pictures

Ice Skating at the ice sheet.  Notice the curling targets, this is where the olympic curling took place.  They give curling lessons and have leagues, I  may be interested.

Grandpa Sorensen's Funeral.  These are my dad's brother and sisters (minus Randy who was sick in the hospital.  Now passed on with my grandma and grandpa)

 Some of the cousins and sister (no, Jamie is not nursing)

    Baby cousins:  Sammy, Garrett, Ginger, Dallin.

 Hiking with Dad

Ogden Valley and Pineview Resevoir

Back to Fallon
Weinie roast at the flats (I don't remember it being such a dirty place as a kid)  Ashley and Abbey

 The two boys:  Dallin and Garrett

 Day trip to Donner memorial:  On the way back to Reno I was so hungry the thought of eating my family didn't seem like such a bad idea.

 Donner Lake

 I couldn't keep Garrett out of the water so I finally just took off his clothes. 

Back to Ogden
We took the gondola up to the top of snow basin and did the short hike to the top of the peak with the Prisbreys

Family reunion in Heber City
Theater room/girl headquarters

 minute to win it games

 hot tub

 Wish I would have taken more pictures of the reunion, I did a horrible job in that department.

School starts

 Abbey's walk to her first day of first grade

 Mylie's in pre-school

 I ran the Top of Utah half Marathon 2hrs 12 min.  (I wish I could say those were nursing boobs, but I was done months before the race.)

 Fall Soccor.  Mylie #4

 I don't know where the camera was for Abbey's game so heres the best pic of her in her uni.

Hogle Zoo

Can you spy the Gorilla?

 Mylie wanted to learn to ride a bike without training wheels (her idea)...

 ...5 minutes later

 Garrett doing what he does best.
In the heat vent

 Obviously that child lock doesn't work

 Practicing for his career as a contortionist.  Hoping to work as a street performer in Vegas one day.

 Sweet

 Happy Birthday Garrett!
Balls out Party

Halloween

 Yoda, Dorthy and a Fairy

 Yoda wouldn't keep his hat on so for pictures we had to hold his arms down.

 Trick-or-Treat

 Jazz Game

Abbey got a hug from big T Baily

 She was also afraid of heights.  (both terrible pictures, I know, but you get the idea.)

See ya in 6 months

Happy Birthday, Mylie

Blowing out the candles on her lady bug cake.

 

Did you know that four year olds don't wear pull-ups to bed anymore, and four year olds don't bite their baby brother's cheeks anymore, four year olds also brush their own teeth, and four year olds can pick up their baby brother and walk around with him?

Mylie...

Gives the best hugs

Strong willed

Loves dresses

Compassionate

Scared

Dainty

Crazies

Do you ever think your kids do silly things?  Here are just a few those moments in our family.

This is what is called "going through the tunnell". 

Thisis what's called "putting your foot in your mouth".

This is what's called "going on a pic-nic"...

...apparently they only brought food for the ants.

This is what is called "emptying the dishwasher"  (when the girls empty the dishwasher, I have them stack the dishes that belong in the above cupboards on the counter, they think its funny to make towers out of them.)

This is what is called "sleeping". 

 Sometimes on weekends we let Abbey and Mylie have a sleepover downstairs.  They watch a movie and sleep in their sleeping bags.  This is where they chose to sleep last weekend.  I'm pretty sure there wasn't much sleeping going on.

Garrett was a little jealous of their sleepover so he had one of his own.