An update on our family!

Well Jimmy is now a little over half- way done with is final internship! He has about 3 1/2 weeks left. Then we'll have about a week and a half left here to just enjoy ourselves, relax and see all the sites we've been wanting to... it'll be our little vacation before we head back to Utah and Jimmy starts hitting the books hard studying for the boards. It's crazy to think there is finally an end in sight with Jimmy's schooling, not only is it in sight we've nearly crossed the finish line! And with that comes so many feelings, we're excited, nervous, relieved, anxious all at the same time. Jimmy has really been stressing out and feeling the pressure lately because yes, school is almost over but now he has to find a job. He's been feeling really overwhelmed and under qualified lately, but i know he can do it. He is very smart and knows his stuff, even if he doesn't think so. He also is very good with people which is an important quality in his field. I know he'll do great but if you all could send up a few prayers for him we would greatly appreciate it!!
In other news; i am now 24 weeks pregnant but feel like I'm 34. The aches and pains have started early with this one but I'm happy! I'm feeling a lot better now, i only get a little nauseous in the evenings sometimes. And the baby seems to be doing just fine too. He's constantly moving around doing flips and such. It's kind of funny and annoying but if Taylor wakes up crying in the middle of the night (we sleep in the same room right now) he hears her and wakes up too but usually she goes back to sleep before he does which means I'm up for awhile too! But I'm grateful to feel those movements!
Taylor is doing great, she's getting so big in size and personality! We've had a few struggles lately trying to figure out the best way to discipline her. You know before you have kids you think you have it all figured out, "this is how we will handle everything" but then you very quickly find out after having kids that you have nothing figured out! Each child is different and they really do come with their own personalities. Discipline tactics that work on one won't necessarily work on another! So that's where we are right now trying to figure out what will work with this very active, very strong willed but loving, sweet and silly little girl of ours! I know we'll figure it out, but sometimes it does try your patience!


Well enough rambleing now to the stuff that Grandmas LOVE......PICTURES!!!


This ones kind of blurry but i thought it was funny! she
was using the pie tins as shoes!


we went to Turtle Bay, Taylor kept trying to get Jimmy
to take her to the "ball" that's on the left. It was a bouy telling
how deep the water is.


I love her face in this picture! She's so silly!

This is our new time out strategy! What do you think? ;)

She played so hard at the beach!

Jimmy just turned 30! Taylor was "helping" me make his

cake!

we were singing happy birthday to daddy and Taylor thought

it was for her! she was soo happy!

She tried to grab the fire. Takes after Uncle Travis i guess!

Apparently she watches too much "Handy Manny"!


She really is a little monkey!

She LOVES tomatoes! She calls the matoes

Jimmy snorkleing

She's growning up so fast!

Everyday i am amazed at how fast Taylor is growing up, sometimes i just want it to slow down, but i do enjoy watching her learn and discover new things and watching her little personality continue to develop. She is 16 months old now, she keeps us on our toes and laughing! The other day she opened a cupboard where there are some drinks and pulled out a rootbeer (she has only ever had a few sips of soda before) she looked at me and said "I want". I told her she didn't need that, and she kept insisting that she wanted it! Luckily i was able to distract her with something else! She has always been a "jabber box" but lately she has been saying a lot of actual words. Everyday she says to me "side" "beets" which is her asking me to take her outside and to the beach. Anytime she hears an airplane or helicopter she says "gook" "aipane". And now because she is learning to say so many words Jimmy trys to teach her new words and phrases everyday! The other day we were in the car and a Black Eyed Peas song came on the radio (Hawaii doesn't have very many good radio stations so you take what you can get) in this song it repeats the words i'mma be, i'mma be (mom that's supposed to be i'm gonna be) Jimmy has now taught Taylor that part of the song so she repeats "i be, i be". Such a fun stage!

Taylor watching "Melmo" (elmo)

Nana gave Taylor this dress. Taylor is such a girl she loves

clothes and necklaces and anything girly. On sunday she

grabbed onto my dress and said "peety"

She LOVES to just get out and run!

"gook, aipane"

she loves flowers anytime she sees on, real or fake, she says

"fowie" which is flower and smells them!

we bought this dress for her at the swap meet, it's actually

suppose to cover her chest ;) but she prefers to wear it this way!!!

She's such a ham!

Uncle David came for a visit!

Jimmy's youngest brother David came for a visit over his spring break. We've really enjoyed having him here although it may not have been the vacation he was expecting! Taylor loves her Uncle David and rarely let him out of her sight. While he was here we went to the beach a few times, on saturday we went to the swap meet (which is the place to go for great inexpensive souveniers), later on that afternoon we went to the north shore to Sunset Beach, this time of year that's where the best surfing is! The waves were great, Jimmy and David took the boogie boards and had a blast! By the end of the day we were all completely worn out. On monday me, David and Taylor (Jimmy had to work)went to the Dole Plantation, we rode the pineapple express and had a very yummy Dole Whip (pineapple icecream). On Tuesday we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center, which is just across the street from where we are staying, we took a tour, went to a luau and to an amazing show later that evening (the fire dancers where the best!) Anyway here are a few pictures from the week, i wish i would have taken more especially at the PCC but it's kind of difficult when you have a toddler who is tired and cranky (Taylor has actually done really well concidering her entire schedule has been disrupted this whole week!)


These next few pictures are at Sunset Beach



Jimmy and David posing before hitting the waves! They're sooo hard core! ;)




They had so much fun with the boogie boards, it was like watching two little boys!


Jimmy chasing after Taylor as she takes off for the water!



Taylor had so much fun! She would laugh and squeal when the waves would come up and soak her! There was a group of chinese people that thought she was so cute! One of them asked if he could get a picture with her!

My camera doesn't do it justice, but this is why it's called Sunset Beach!

I love this picture! We went to eat after the beach at a place called Shark Cove Grill (i don't recommend it!) Taylor and Uncle David are buds!


Awww brothers! Shaka!

A visit to the Temple

Apparently I turned into a whale since we've been here!

Waiting for the Pineapple Express

Riding the Pineapple Express

These next few are of us at the Luau at the PCC, i tried to get pictures of the show later that night but they didn't allow flash photography, so no luck, sorry!


This was a mango smoothie, Taylor loved it! She left a little for me too!




Taylor trying to eat my shaka!

So here's the latest

So the other day Anita (the lady we are staying with) informed me that there are little lizards living in the house (they think that the fake plants are real and that's where they hang out mostly) and every now and then we might see one. And sure enough, the other night there was one just chillin' in front of the t.v., I haven't seen him since but i did take a couple of pictures of the little guy and i've decided to name him "Charlie"!


Isn't he just the cutest little thing?!

Well we've been here in Hawaii for a whole week now and we are loving it! Taylor can't get enough of being outside, every morning as soon as she wakes up the first thing she says is "side" which is Taylor talk for "i want to go outside". Since we have been here it's been pretty windy and so we haven't spent much time on the beach, but Saturday was a beautiful day! The ocean was nice and calm, so we decided to take Taylor down to play on the beach. It didn't take her long to dig right into the sand and then head to the water! The past few times we've gone down and stood on the beach she has just clung to us as tight as she can and cried, i think it was because the wind was blowing so hard and the waves would crash on shore and it was loud. But Saturday, we couldn't keep her out of the water! So here are a few pictures of my beach baby!










Yes... this is MY husband... He was trying to pull off the mermaid look!


On Sunday we decided to take a little walk on the beach after dinner, it was a nice day we found a few shells but mostly we were trying to keep Taylor out of the water. In the end she was drenched. A small wave (probably to her knees) came up and knocked her right on to her little bottom! She loved it!






I wish i had a better camera, i don't know how well you can see this but these are Taylor's foot prints in the sand! I thought it was so cute!