April Catch up

Now that I've posted Hawaii I need to go back and catch up on a few important events prior to our trip. In April, Carol, Kim and I took the kids to the Tulip Festival in Woodburn Oregon. I have never seen such beautiful flowers. I'm sorry to say I've lived here for almost six years and this is the first time I've ventured down to the Tulip Festival.

TJ practicing his tractor driving

Holland Wooden Shoe theme

Russell's favorite relaxed position

Blake and TJ right before the wild cow ride. I wanted to throw up after this bumpy adventure.

Just a quick video of the fields.

Hawaii

Trevor and I spent the last 7 days in Kauai celebrating our 10 year anniversary. Yes we were married in December, not May, but we wanted to spread out the vacation time (things get too busy in December). TJ and Russell played with Grandma Kathy, Aunt Beth and Auntie Heather while we were gone. It took a little adjusting not to worry about anyone but ourselves. We were in paradise. Everywhere in Kauai was beautiful. There is a reason why it is called the garden isle. Here are just a few pictures from our trip.

Our adventures hiking and snorkeling are caught on our disposable underwater camera which has not been developed yet (yes we did more than just golf).

A quick shot at the airport

Looking out one of the five pavilions that surrounded the resort pool

A peek at our paradise (pool and beach).

Beach access from our resort

Our hot ride for the week

A night out to dinner

The pool at our resort at night

Lagoon's Golf Course

Flowers covered the grounds of the Lagoon golf course

Roosters everywhere

Waimea Canyon

Na Pau Cliffs

Spouting Horn

Our view outside The Beach House right before sunset

Fabulous Crab Cakes at The Beach House

Prince Course on the north end of the island

The world's best shave ice from Jo Jo's (ice cream bottom, shave ice, flavor, and sweetened cream on the top).

Loading up two suit cases and two golf cases into our Mustang convertible to catch our red eye back to Seattle

A video taken at The Beach House restaurant

Playing Catch up

It's no fun to get behind blogging. Every time I go to my blog I'm reminded of all the events that I have not posted yet. Here are a few March pictures with cousin Savannah and Grandma Russell. Christian, Heather, Trevor and I all love this local dinner called Carole's Corner. We took a few pictures of the kids sharing our favorite breakfasts with Grandma.

That pancake is 10 inches

Great Grandma Russell and Savannah Russell

Can someone get me a tall milk please?

YUMMY FRENCH TOAST!

Notice the portion size...half is on Christians plate, the other half is in the box

Grandma Russell and I in my living room

Heather and I spent some time outside in the sun with the kids. Any time it shines here in Washington you just have to get out. The kids tried to soak up as much vitamin D as possible.