Merry Christmas..now on to the next thing

Well December can be quite an adventure for us, only because both kids have their birthdays way to close to Christmas. Kya had a nice birthday the day I came home from California with Collai. I made him a Chocolate Cherry Coke cake, he ate the cherry off the top and made a wish since mommy forgot the candle. It was a nice intimate night, just how we like it. Since then we have been enjoying our guests too. Jeremy's sister Keri and her boyfriend Jeff. They are really Hawaiian enthusiast's and love just being in the nice weather, relaxing on the beach, and scuba diving. The kids are enjoying not going to school and they are just wanting to play at home all day long. We also found out first centipede.........digusting little creatures and after we admired it's grossness we killed it with raid so it wouldn't bite anyone. Because I have had that experience before and it hurt.
Then we had Christmas morning...........it seemed a little chaotic but the kids were very excited to open presents. Later Jeremy went to the beach with his sister and boyfriend. I stayed home so the kids could play with toys and friends. I also took the Christmas stuff down pretty much because I had nothing else to do for three + hours. Besides we have to get ready for my baby turning five tomorrow. Yikes!
Enjoy the pictures!

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A Bitter Sweet Day

I want to tell my sister that Im so thankful for taking such wonderful care of our dogs for the past four months. Dogs are such funny little creatures that tug on all kinds of emotions. Today we had to say goodbye to Koda, indeed not a easy task. It's hard to talk about, although Amy and I are both sure that it was the best thing to do. The lady who adopted him, seems to be willing to open up her mind and heart to understand his corky personanlity. Collai on the other hand has adjusted well to Hawaii. I never want to let her go she is my little sweetie. Again, thank you again to the Collins family. you rock

A Wonderful Time of The Year

I really do love this time of year. Christmas is my very favorite followed closely by 4Th of July. Our military community has embraced the holiday with lights everywhere. It's really nice to be in a neighborhood that does that. I made a batch of sugar cookies, although I have a love affair with eggnog, so I changed out some ingredients to satisfy my eggnog desires. It turned out really well, the cookies are great. But eggnog is really only one reason why I love this time of year. There is truly a spirit of the Savior that floods every city in the world, as people do what the Savior always did, Love, give and give some more. Charity is the true love of Christ and when we give it radiates and grows. So many people give in so many ways this time of year. Whether its treats to the neighbors, or cards to friends and family to say Merry Christmas, volunteering to help those less fortunate, and every ones favorite "giving gifts". Though this time has a special feeling in the air because of all love going around. Some do not feel it, they are lonely and for what ever reason they have heavy hearts. My prayers go out to them to find peace within. love to all- Oh and here is some pictures from our Christmas's long long ago. Enjoy

Tom The Turkey was Terrific

Well I did it.....I prepared my first real Thanksgiving dinner. I don't think it was exactly how I imagined. I would have liked to have had some family there to partake as well. But despite that the turkey cooked wonderfully and the yams were great. Lucy (no surprise) only ate olives. Kya was in love with the food that was cute. Our friend Melissa joined us for dinner so that was nice to have someone else to share dinner with.
Okay that was that....just when I was so proud of myself. We went to a friends house for another Thanksgiving dinner tonight. She was an amazing cook....yes she blew me out of the water. Her yams consisted of three different colored yams that I didn't even know existed, and they were divine. So was everything else. The one thing that made me still feel good in a weird way was that Lucy didn't eat any of her dinner either. So I had something goind for me. It was a nice evening eating and getting to know new friends better.
Well my body wants me to shut down now...ta ta

I thought it was a great movie

Well today a friend of ours ask me to go see Twilight with her. I knew nothing about this movie, just that it really had a bunch of hype everywhere...TV, radio etc. But I have to say it was really well done and very intriguing. I wish Jeremy could have seen it too because he would have really liked it. It was a great love story and Iam completely hooked, now whether or not I actually read the books is one thing. I can't remember the last time I read a book (other then maybe the Book of Mormon). But I'm definitely going to see the next movie. So go see it everyone...it was good. Now I can't wait till "Australia" comes out next week.

Why can't they always be this sweet!

I love my children, but man sometimes they really wear me out. I don't understand....it's not like there are ten of them. Anyways, on Sunday night we like to walk down to the waters edge by our house and enjoy the peacefulness. I was able to take some fun picture of the kids too.

We also found some clue treasures that washed up on the beach....of course unfortunately none of it was going to make us rich. But Kya was excited to find a coconut and a few other really neat shells that we didn't see while we were in Monterey.

Well Wishes From Grassy

I had to show everyone this cute moment in our house. Of course we see Geckos running around alot here. Although they usually are so fast there is no way anyone can catch them. But apparently the little tiny ones don't move as fast. Kya was able to grab it easily, then Lucy had a turn and named it "Grassy". They wanted to keep it, although I just couldn't do that he was so cute so we let him go in the backyard.
The pictures aren't the best but you can still see the little guy.
I suppose we might have a special place for geckos in our hearts. Mine and Lucy's middle name "Cecile" means lizard.

Talk about being thrown off course

Okay, so we had a great fun trip to California and now we are back home trying to get back in the swing of things. I still feel unorganized here at the house. Im still trying to figure out what should go where so that I dont have to look at clutter everyday. So by now you are probably wondering where Im going with all this. Well I needed to go do some errands today around 12:15.....drove right by the elementary school and thought "hummm weird that the school bus if there so early". But I just continued on my way. Then about an hour later I returned home and as I was driving into my court I saw Lucy. She was sitting in the neighbors garage playing with the other kids. Then I saw Kya...I was way confused. They weren't suppose to be home until 2:30. Well long story short, it was a half day and they went home and found I wasn't there. I guess they hung out there for a little bit then decided to go to our neighbors house. I was so thankful to her for taking care of them for me. I felt horrible and a little stupid that I didn't know they had a half day. (would explain the bus I saw early at the school)
So tonight I got organized even more, so that these retarded things don't happen again. We are also going to go over a telephone lesson tomorrow so the kids can call me when this happens.

The First Official Trip Back Home

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Well I wasnt sure how long I would wait till we ventured back to California for a visit. Although we went to the AMC terminal and actually was able to get a flight on a medivac military plane. It was actually a great trip on the plane we had a lot of things to watch, as the crew was doing training routines. Even a crash landing event. The kids thought it was pretty cool, and I think they even liked the ear plugs....well I know Lucy did. Kya insisted that it wasn't loud and he didn't need them.
We went to Auntie Amy's house to discover that Collai was in heat and Koda could care less that we were there, she was all he wanted. We could'nt allow anything to happen between them, so we ended up boarding Koda (poor guy). But other then that event, it was so fun to be with all of them in Yuba City again. It was beautiful weather....very crisp fall air that felt so good on my skin. All the trees were changing as well. We were trying to make a choice between taking the kids to HSM three or the pumpkin patch. I'm afraid I was a bit selfish because I really wanted to go to the patch. It was wonderful and the kids loved being together so much. I would have to also add that staying at Amy's house is exhausting.....I don't know how she takes care of kids all day and be pregnant. I included a picture in the slide show where all the kids were finially sitting down at the same time (thanks to tinkerbell).
I had some unexpected difficulities with flying back home. I really did want to spend Halloween in Hawaii with Jeremy. So mom was so nice to help us do that. We went to Fairfield and were able to visit Auntie Stacey, Kieanna, and Jenae. They have a nice new home and Kya and Lucy had a blast with their cousins. They also thought it was cool to sleep in Mema's living room.
We made it back home and were able to go to our church and enjoy a Trunk or Treat. Although we didn't use our trunks do to rain. Jeremy wore my favorite custume on him, which is a snow beanie with hair attached. It fooled alot of people in the ward. Some even thought he was my brother ( like kind of grossed me out ). The missionaries looked pretty excited too, until they found out it was actually Jeremy. They had some really fun games for the kids, Lucy was a belly dancer and Kya was Indiana Jones. Check out some of the treats I found in their candy bags, only in Hawaii.

I can't believe the "Shooka van" is gone

The insurance company is calling the van a total loss because the damage done exceeds the worth of the vechicle. This van was bought brand new in 2000 by Amy and Bryan. They have so many memories in this car.......so many children came home from the hospital in this van, rode trips taken for birthdays, holidays and graduations. It hit a few bumps in the mechanical department but it was strong and pulled through. I don't know why I call the van Shooka, besides the fact it looks kind of like a killer whale. Amy and Bryan sold this van to us over two years ago. And it was such a blessing for us, unfortunatly we never were able to pay them in full before transmission went out. But I will pay you back.......I promise. We always felt that we needed to keep it going....so we did all necessary repairs to do so. I feel horrible that the legacy of Shooka is over. And yes it's a just a van.......but to me everything that passes in my life deserves a proper eulogy. Goodnight

A Little Mainland sick

I haven't figured out why in a place so beautiful I can feel so lost. I watch my children going through the same thing. I see my daughter go outside and stand right in front of a group of new faces and be completely ignored. I watch her come back home with tears welling in her eyes. Everything is so different then what she is use to. I can tell she misses her nerdy little friends that she made in Monterey. It can break my heart because I want it to be different for her. Then I feel like it is my fault. What kind of mom am I....I read other blogs and sometimes I just feel worse about my mothering. Im not sure what to change....my first step will be trying to get back to church. It sounds easy but it's really not.
Kya is adjusting too, luckily for him he can read and loves video games so that is his escape. I think Lucy's escape from loneliness is her new little art station that we made for her. She loves it. Always creating, of course everything is very abstract....but sweet all the same............
I can't wait for tomorrow because we get to explore the island and forget about any problems for a moment, plus the air conditioner is broken, even more reason to get out of here.

Everything but the Dogs

Today is the day that we received the rest of our household goods. I think because I have not completely accepted the fact that this is now home.....I didn't have a whole lot of excitement. I was use to living with the basics and rotating through the same five shirts. Then Bamm all of a sudden I have a house full of stuff. Now some of it is important to me, although most of it just sits around and collects dust. Ok enough about that, highlights of today was that really nothing was broken just a few minor things. The other thing was the hamburger that i found in one of Lucy's toy boxes.....yuck. We really miss the dogs....it's interesting to unpack and find their hair on things or toys they love. I can't wait to have them join us here. I'm so thankful Amy and Bryan are taking such amazing care of them for us. We owe you guys!
Alright it was a long day time to hit the hay!

Do you ever feel like your dreaming?

I have very much felt like I have been dreaming since we arrived in Hawaii. Im not exactly sure why or what it is that makes me feel like this. I like it here, Im not sad that Im here although I do miss everyone and the thought that I can't just get in the car and drive to visit anyone is hard for me. So it's been a month.. that we arrived here on the island. Slowly but surely we are trying to rebuild our daily routine. It will really help when we get our furniture and other personnal belongings this Friday. I was so happy today when we pick up our van from the ship yard, it was like seeing an old friend. It felt good driving it and being able to put on High school musical for Lucy. I think I might have woke up from a dream for a minute.
Then all I remember next is Jeremy sayng " I can't believe that just happened!",
I looked in the rear veiw mirror and said "Oh my gosh did we just get hit?" Jeremy said "UH Yeah". All I saw was the broken glass. I was driving on the hignway in the commute traffic and at the time of impact I was pretty much stopped. I think I suffered a pretty good case of wip flash.....judging by the conversation. Luckily besides high blood pressure and a little pain in our necks we are all fine. Maybe the next time I wake up from my dream it wont be so dramatic.


The man that hit us was in his work truck, I feel bad for him he probably will loose his job. With the way the economy is, I can't imagine what he is going through tonight.

Some Fun at Kaneohe Bay

Well here is my first official slide show in Hawaii. There is a picture of our new house too, plus the car we are trying to buy still. Today we went to the Marine Base with some people Jeremy knew from Monterey. It was fun, I would have to say the the waves were a little bigger then what I like (although Im a ocean wimp). Jeremy was loving it, he was catching some great waves that were big and carried him for a long time. Lucy actually played in the waves for the first time, she loved it and it was fun to watch. I love watching the kids just laugh and play in the water. Kya actually will lay down and let the waves throw him all around. We were all such sandy messes when we left there to go home but it was worth it.

Wow this was a long day for me

The only reason it was really a long day was because I didn't have anything to do. We still dont have our belongings with us, which really makes it difficult to keep yourself busy. Yesterday I did what chores I could find to do....laundry, dishes, a little vacuming, bathrooms. So that left pretty much nothing for me to do today. Needless to say I was excited to go to the bus stop at 2:10pm to get the kids. Although I see the bus coming and then my phone rings, and the school calls to tell me that Lucy has missed the bus again. Sure enough the bus pulls up and I see Kya in there mouthing the words " Mommy the bus left without Lucy again ". He is such an observant brother. It turns out that the sister of Lucy's bus buddy was late picking them up from the class room.
I have know attempted to talk to Kya and see if he can take the responsibility of picking up Lucy and going to the bus together. We will be experimenting with this tomorrow. I dont understand why Lucy can't say something like .........hey teacher I know where the bus is can I go. She can be quite perplexing child.

It's About Time To Write

I spend everyday on the Internet reading blogs from others. I read stories that impress me so much and in many ways, keep my emotions in check. Hawaii is suppose to be a breath of fresh air and new start. Those who are close to us know that we have really struggled to try to keep afloat financially. We foreclosed on our two houses in Colorado this summer.......but it is far from over. The debts are too much for us to bear and we see nasty alternatives to rectify them. Where is the manual on life that you can open up and tells you what exactly you should do next so we dont have to make what seems like mistake number 100. I know our faith can help us, so right now I try to say as intune with my inner self to seek guidance.
This is where all those other blogs come in......my trials seem much less painful to those I have read about. A friend lost her mother (something too trerribly painful to imagine), another young mom lost two legs, an arm and went blind while giving birth, and another young mom my age is in critical condition suffering burns 80% of her body, and another young mother who surprisingly is pregnant with her fifth child despite the stress of money and the financial responsibility of having children (how do you grow to love something that you didnt expect to happen).
Perhaps that is the biggest lesson of all............how do we learn to love or at least deal with what we dont expect to happen.
Maybe its true what they say in the church, burdens are easier to deal with when you let the savior share them with you. His light and love has saved me out of some pretty dark moments in my life. So that is my pledge to myself in Hawaii. The new fresh start will have nothing to do with money (like I thought it would) rather it will be a much closer relationship with the Savior. Let the courts take what they want, they can never take the greatest gift of all which is my testimony and love for my savior, family and close friends.

Our Last Few Days in Monterey

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Yes, the movers will be here tomorrow to start packing. And for the most part I think we are ready. We have been trying to keep ourselves busy and not stressed out. Jeremy past all of his tests with great scores and will be speaking at his graduation. He will also be up for the prestigious commandant's award. I'm very proud of him. He also left his mark here by starting up a safe driving program for people who drink a little too much and need rides. That has been going for about two months, and since that time there has been no drunk driving incidents for the Navy.
We also went to Laguna Seca raceway with Jeremy's Grandmother and watched some old fashion cars race(1940's-1950's). Then we had dinner at a famous seafood restaurant in Moss Landing. When we walked on the beach there we could see why it was called Moss Landing.
My cute daughter is so in love with the puppy that we had to bring it to preschool. The children were so happy. And Lucy was like a proud mama, on the way home her eyes welled up with tears and told me that she didn't want to move because then she would have to say goodbye to the puppy. But I told her that she would just have to say "see you later" not "goodbye". Auntie Amy is keeping all the puppy and will love it all the same.
This past week we also drove to Oakland and wished our car bon voyage, then we took the kids to the Oakland Temple. They were really impressed. We even accidentally went out the emergency door at the visitors center and set the alarm off. I wanted to stay and make sure everything was going to be ok, but Jeremy said we should make a run for it.......well not run but just go. Then we went to the mausoleum where my deceased Grandparents and Late Uncle are resting. I think the kids were creeped out by it all. Although I was filled with a flood of memories from when I was kid. It was a huge place, my mom was on the phone guiding us through what seem to be a maze. She did a great job. Although I was glad I finially made it there, I also felt a little guilty that it's been so long since I was there.
Our last final event of that day was Jeremy's class graduation party. So on our way home we stopped by that. Well I think this is long enough. I feel time is short for me these days, but I had a chance this morning to catch up.

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A Fun Night at The Fair

Tonight was military appreciation night at the Monterey County Fair. So I forced everyone to go! We got in for free, then the unlimited ride passes which are normally $25 were on sale for $10.
So we were pretty excited about the instant savings. It was so pretty, it had to be one of the best looking fairs I have ever been. There was green grass that the rides were sitting on, and not only that it was a really big fair. They had an entire kids carnival which was completely different from the adult carnival.
The kids had a fun time riding all the rides, and they are so different. Infact they did not go on a single ride together, Lucy plays it safe and Kya has no fear at all. The faster the better. The highlight was when he went on the lightening ride (which is way fast) he had to go without one of us because we did not have bracelets. Although as soon as he sat in his seat a cute little brown hair girl walked right up to him and asked to sit with him. My first thought was "oh no she should be sitting on the inside so Kya doesnt smash her to death" but then again, she probably weighs more then him anyway. The pictures of the ride say it all.




There were also a ton of really cute animals to look at. I dont know why I think I have time to blog, although I have to stop for right now and take care of business YUCK

Mr Puppy has finially come

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We call him "Chancey" (short for chance). We were never intentially trying to get Collai pregnant, although there was always a chance it would happen when she was so young. This morning at 5:00am her water broke in our bed of course....
She labored quietly for about an hour then got up all of a sudden like she was going to poop and out came some little legs. Yes it was breech! I was so afraid right then expecting the worse. Although she managed to push him out then she left him lying there still attached. Jeremy had to pull the placenta out, and then about a half hour later she finially cleaned up the baby and fed it. But she had me worried for a moment. Right now they are doing great, we are all adjusting to the new guy being here. Im just so thankful it's alive, healthy and that it came today and not right when the movers come.

Momma always wins!

Well last night I was trying to put my slide shoe on the blog, and I was having troubles with my music player (like always). This time I thought I would ask Jeremy to help me, although he just ended up deleting my template completely. So tonight I was just trying to find something that I liked. I'm not sure I really like the one I chose....just bare with the indecisiveness.
So my biggest event of the day went almost exactly how I was hoping it would'nt go but it did! I had to take Lucy and Kya to the lab to get blood drawn. You would think Kya with his anxiety disorder that he would be a wreck. Oh no, he did great....a little nervous although had it under control. Lucy on the other hand went into fit mode before she has to go to the room. She ran behind the lobby chairs and just started to cry, shout at me, and scream how she was not going anywhere but home. I was really frustrated, and Im a very stubborn person, Lucy was not going to win this fight. So ten minutes of brivery was failing I had one more thing that popped in my mind to do. I looked at the nurse and told her to get ready in the room. Then I told Lucy "that's it, we are going home." She quickly came out from behind the chairs and I grabbed her. I told her that I wanted to walk around the corner and look at something. I had her trust......so I started to walk away from the lab, then turned quickly around carrying her back into the lab room. Lucy was getting upset, so I told her that I wanted to talk to the nurse about her hair color! (I know it was random, but it was the first thing that came to my mind). I casually started to talk to the nurse about her hair then sat down on the table wrapped my leg around her legs.......and they did what they needed. She was screaming but at least we got it done and when she needs to get into school, she can! I told her later that I was sorry for lying to her, and she told me that it was ok. Like I always tell Kya, I told her I will always win!

A Trip to Lake Solano......sort of

Well we had a great time taking a spontaneous trip to Fairfield this weekend. The plan was to go to Lake Solano to have a nice picnic and just let the kids all romp around together. Stacey did a awesome job preparing the whole food portion.....oh and Amy brought brownies. And as for me and my family we did a great job at basically spoiling the initial plans. We had to bring our dogs because Collai is due to have her puppy any day. We drove the 20 minute winding rode all the way to the lake......to get there and find out that there are no dogs aloud. I'm not sure why nothing ever goes right for Jeremy and I ...........but I felt bad because we ended up just going to a random park in Vacaville. But the park was beautiful.....and the kids did have fun together, the dogs did too. The slide show tells the rest of the story. I will get that soon. Dont worry Stacey I didnt put the pictures of you bending over picking up all the napkins that were blowing off the picnic table.

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Well they went back to school today

Right now Im sitting at home, wondering how the kids are both doing at school. It's weird to drop them off and then walk away, hoping they will be ok. Kya was happy this morning and really excited to get to class. He actually got to sit assigned right next to a girl he knows from his kindergarten class. Although she is the most busiest little girl ever, I think it made him feel good to have a familiar face next him. He was already making friends when I went to say goodbye. I tried to kiss him and tell him that he had toothpaste on his face....but he was like get away. Lucy seemed excited more nervous....although she was already jumping back into routine. She hit the paint area painted a quick masterpiece then headed off to the table for breakfast when I left. I will miss them a little bit today.....tomorrow will be better for me. :)

Getting ready for the Puppies step one

I just thought I would blog this very important mile stone for Collai..... She is pregnant and should be having puppies in the next couple of weeks. As most of you know we are moving in about 4 weeks, so this is just great timing. Although I feel everything happens for a reason. I think it will be really neat for the whole family to have a part with this puppy experience. Koda and Collai will not be leaving to Hawaii at the same time as us because we cannot see putting them in Quarintine for 3 months...not to mention it cost over 2 thousand dollars. So our wonderful family is making a joint sacrifice and take care of not only Koda and Collai but her puppies as well. So absolutely wonderful. Anyways, I wont write to much about this. But her are some pictures of her in her welping box (she seems to like it) Lucy gave her one of her pillows and blanket (shes very nuturing). I took a picture of her belly....she looks really huge in the picture.

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Last week of summer break

Well I can't believe it's the last week before school starts. I have so many thoughts and feelings in my head it's crazy. Im excited for the kids to go back to school, I will miss them a little. Although my days will be filled with packing and getting ready to move once again. My own blog page makes my choke up with emotion. I have loved my life the last couple years being so close to my family and making new beautiful memories. Hawaii is a nice place to get to live for a time, but it cannot completely fill the whole in my heart that comes after I leave the mainland. That is why I hope everyone will come to visit us!
Anyways, everyday is filled with something new that sometimes seems to want to try and bring me down. But I try not to let it. Example.....my left hip is out, I lost my wedding ring, yesterday Lucy scared the day lights out of me choking on a piece of hard candy, Kya is experiencing alot of anxiety right now and completely exhausts me with his energy. This is making it very diffucult to get things done, taking him any where is almost impossible. Yesterday I had to go to DMV (that alone sounds yucky) but I Kya couldn't handle being there at all. I waited about a half hour with my number but then I was forced to leave. I just hope school is a different experience for him....(but I would be lieing if I said I wasnt worried about it)
On a lighter note, I still wake up everyday and start fresh. Dwelling on yesterday does me no good. Im trying to embrace all the good here in Monterey before we leave. Well I vented I feel better, now i must get ready for today!
love you all

My little rock star

I had my guitar out yesterday, and that always seems to spark some new ideas for the kids. So here it is Lucy being a rock star in the back yard. Check out the mic! She did have chairs set up for the audience on the other side....which were filled with fluffy friends. Too Sweet

My kids are growing so fast

This past week I decided to go and see everyone up north. Of course I missed Stacey and the girls, although we did see Mema and Amy's family. While we were in Yuba City Amy's friend Lindsey was so nice to take some pictures of Kya and Lucy for me. She does such a great job, I have always loved the photos she has taken of the Collins Clan. I wish I could discribe the atmosphere upon which these pictures were taken, then her talent of photography would be worth a million dollars. Another words she does a great job. Enjoy the p

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A Fool's Trip For The Fourth of July

Ok, so why am I calling it that. It's because I tried to plan a vacation to Lake Tahoe in hopes to see one of the best Fire works show west of the Mississippi. But I think it flopped, next time I will leave the planning to the travel agent. I know it's difficult to plan a trip to a place you have not been too before (or at least alone) but I really wanted to try. Despite all the crazy obstacles that seemed to cross our paths we did make some fun memories of our own. Jeremy's grandma joined us and really seemed to be a trooper, she never complained and just enjoyed being with us. We love her so much and are glad she came with us. We stayed in a nice condo in Incline Village, and really despite the people stomping upstairs it was comfortable. The kids loved it and probably wished we could have spent more time in it. I love this holiday, and no matter what happens I always catch me tearing up during the fireworks. I can't put it into words why I do, I just do.

Gilroy Gardens!

We found out that Gilroy Gardens is letting active duty military in for free, and the rest of the family half off. We decided to take advantage of the discount, and the fact we both had the day off to go. It's an interesting place, basically a amusement park designed for children. The weather was nice, and there was no crowd which was even better. The kids got to ride on merry-go-rounds, a ferris wheel, and they even went on their first real roller coaster. Im not sure that was the best idea for the day. I didnt think it would be scarey considering everything was designed for kids! Lucy was barely tall enough to ride. But we did it, we rode in the front cart of the coaster. It was good for the first thirty seconds. Then we went over the first peak and they speed picked up pretty good. I turned around to see how Lucy was and she freaked me out. She was complerely purple.....like she was having a heart attack. Kya was loving it, although Lucy was just screaming she couldnt breathe. I think she could breathe, although she might have that wind taken out her feeling. Either that or she really did have a heart attack. We survived.....although she was a mess after we got off. I felt so bad. But then we went on some other kiddie rides, and I think she forgave me and had a good time. We didnt stay too long, because we ran out of money pretty fast. The drinks were 3.50....yikes.
This weekend for the 4th we are going to Lake Tahoe for one of the best fire work shows west of the mississippi (thats what they say)

Well we have Orders

Well Jeremy came home from work today and annouced that we have received orders to Hawaii. This is somewhat of a relief to us, only because we thought it would be Japan. Since we have lived there before I feel pretty relaxed about things. It will still be a little crazy with all the changes, although exciting at the same time. I think the kids are excited about it as well. Although Lucy just isnt looking forward to being hot! Me neither, although at least we will beable to swim in the water and not freeze like in Monterey. Oh, and I do expect company now that we will only be in the middle of the ocean rather then on the other side of the world. :)

Sprinkler Fun

Last week the kids and I took a quick trip to Yuba City to visit cousins. It was so hot up there, we had to turn on the sprinklers to keep cool. I brought the dogs, and even Koda surprised us how much he loved the water. Brody too, he was all about being in the middle of the sprinkler. I love visiting up there, I wish that i didnt have to work so much because I would stay longer then two days. Enjoy the fun pictures

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Kung-Fu Mama

Oh and speaking of Kung Fu from a previous posting, apparently no-one including myself realized I had a little martial art strength. Today I was cooking in the kitchen and a bottle of sauce fell out of the cubbard and I went to catch it before it smashed and broke all over. But what happened was that my arm actually got caught between a coke glass cup and the bottle of sauce. I saw glass and thought the sauce broke and my efforts were a failure. Then I looked a little closer and the glass was from the coke cup, which was broken by the bone in my arm. So yes I broke the glass with the back side of my forearm. Pretty crazy! Just call me PO....

Happy Fathers Day

To our Daddy, we love you so much. Thank you for playing, bathing, feeding, taking us to Kung Fu, reading to us, hugging, holding, listening and just being a awesome Daddy to us.
Kya had a little friend who asked what he gave his Dad for Father's Day. Kya responded " We didnt really give him anything, although we had a big family group hug this morning. Then later Daddy bought each of us our own box of cereal". Oh yes, what Jeremy wouldnt do for his kids. jk So what really happened was that we did have the group hug, then we took Daddy to his favorite restaurant, then we had to go to the grocery store and that is where Daddy let the kids pick out a box of cereal each. Here is a picture of Lucy spending time with daddy (yes doing a craft)

Summer is Here!

Well there are good things about summer and bad. One good thing is I dont have to get up and drag children out of bed for school. We can be a little more lazier in the morning. The bad thing is that this might be our last summer being so close to family and we can't really even afford to go anywhere. This last weekend Amy and her family came to see us for our 32 birthday...... but really it was a excuse to be together again, I dont know too many people who throw big birthday bashes after 30 ;) Monterey is not a big place at all, and there isn't a whole lot to do once you have done the tourest things a few times. Although I would have to say our highlights were doing out usual 20 minute freeze at the beach for Amy and the girls, going to see Kung Fu Panda, and riding the Trolley through Monterey to go have lunch on Cannery Row. I love when they come to see us, and we miss them when they leave.

Another great thing this visit from Amy and the clan was that she was able to go to Lucy's last day of her preschool. Here is a cute picture of them two eating lunch together.

A Memorial Day Get Together

Sunday we traveled to Fairfield to be with family for Memorial Day Weekend. This holiday means alot to me, I love driving around here on Fort Ord and seeing all the yellow ribbons tied around the poles. Im grateful for the military and all that they do. I really do feel it is a blessing for our family to be apart of it again. We went to my moms house and visited with my Aunt Sandy and Uncle Terry (Dad's sister). The kids love seeing their family. Then Memorial Day we actually stayed around home and it was pretty low key. I tried to go on a walk while the kids rode their bikes although ended up carrying Kya's bike most of the way because he can't peddle up the hills. Lucy on the other hand......refused any help and did the hills all by her self. Funny how my boy wimps out and my girl keeps going. :) I know someday Kya's muscles will be strong enough to ride any hill......

A cute moment to not forget

I just have to write this prayer down that Kya said tonight. He said " he was thankful for our cars, and he was thankful for batteries and electricity so we can have our cars." I dont know where he gets these random thoughts, but it was definetly worth writing down.

Lets Get Serious

Wow twice in one day, is very good for me. Anyways, I wanted to share a couple of new photos I have taken. Im quite proud of myself, I have been able to sit down and really read and learn my new Canon Rebel. I went to a Relief Society Homemaking night....that's probably not even what it's called anymore oops. But anyways, a lady in our ward spoke about taking pictures. It wasnt a technical lesson, probably the most inspiring thing she said was that she only had three photo albums in her whole house. All three of them were here kids mission pictures. When she captures that moment perfectly on camera it goes to her kids or on the wall. It just made me want to really understand picture taking better.....the real in and outs to try to capture that magic she talked about. Plus my wonderful hubby paid alot of money for my camera that if I dont learn how to use he might not ever forget it. So it will take time and practice but I think I can eventually get some right.

Sudden Outburst

Well I can't believe it's been a month since I typed on here. Ok, sudden outburst, this phrase probably should have been Kya's middle name. His whole six years of his life have been a up hill climb. Although he continues to evolve and change every year there are things that never seem to change. Kya has been taking medicine for anxiety since he was three, although recently we have taken the steps to take him off the meds and see what lies beneath. It's too early to say exactly how he is doing although he is pretty comical to be with. Part of Anxiety is the expression of dissappointment or excitement.
Yesterday Jeremy and the kids participated in a organization that the church is involved with to feed the homeless. Jeremy told me Kya bursted out to everyone "Hey Daddy the poor people are here!" when the homeless started to arrive. Jeremy was really embrassed and did have to have a talk with Kya. Then today we were a little late for church and we missed part of the sacrament. Kya was devastated and right there in the foyer, he said "OH NO...........we missed the Sacrament, we dont get any bread" he was crying and completely upset. We did get some water, then he thought the bread was coming although I did not have the heart to tell him that we would not be getting the bread (basically to avoid another emotional breakdown). Ok, enought of all that, I just hope he can pull it together eventually because I dont want to have to medicate him again.

We started Kung FU

Well I have heard that Kung Fu helps children (well any martial arts) with ADHD. Last night we took Kya and Lucy to a class for the first time. It was very fun for them. Kya is definietly made for Kung Fu, he had great stances. Although his little constant debateing is what gets him pushups. Lucy was actually doing really well, Im very protective of her, especially because she can be very sensitive. In Kung Fu when you do a move you are suppose to make a noise (usually) "I". Lucy needs to work on that part, she is really quiet. I was also impressed with a little girl in the class we has one finger and one toe on each of her hands and feet. She was amazing to watch. They will go every Tuesday and Thursday I think it's going to be a positive thing especially for Kya.

Oh I have one more thing to add to this. Im very proud of Lucy, she has not made a real friend in her preschool the whole year. Im not sure why, I think it could be lanuage barrier mixed with the fact some of the little girls are kind of mean. Although this week a new little girl came into her class, she has MS. But even though her movements look a little weird because of the MS......Lucy has been able to look past that and she is her new best friend in class. They eat together they sit together in circle time and everytime I pick her up she is playing outside with her. I dont think Lucy understands fully what is wrong with her friend, but she is nice and that is why Lucy loves her.

I should be asleep

Well this week I have made it my personnal goal to work on my sewing. I love to sew clothes, unfortunately I dont think it will make us rich.....but maybe eventually it will pay for something really special for the family to do....like disneyland etc. Im quite proud of the fact that I figured out how to put a link to my store on my blog....nifty. Apparently my clothes I make are hard to find in Austrailia which is where I get alot of traffic from. So I've considered relocation......just kidding the only place we are relocationg to is Hawaii (close enough).
Well other things going on for me.....I have had a couple of ah-ha's this week. One is dieting doesnt work for me anymore....Im getting old! Although I have done the research and here is my plan......walk walk walk.......Im going green. Two ways, first more green stuff in the pocket because Im not using gas, and second good for the enviroment. Third, which by the way has nothing to do with green, is I helping my rear end look not so much like a saggy elephant when I wear my swim suit.
I did have a second ah-ha......although it's late and I will let thesuppense foster a bit. Tomorrow it is suppose to be 82 in Monterey we might beable to go to the beach and not freeze.

This is the Begining

I just thought I would try this blog thing since everyone seems to be doing it.