Collin just fell asleep next to me and Darrell. How can that possibly be comfortable enough to fall asleep?
Thursday, June 26, 2008
How Does He Do That?
Collin just fell asleep next to me and Darrell. How can that possibly be comfortable enough to fall asleep?
Tricked!
So I just bought the card game "War" for Collin. It's a very simple game you play with face cards, I just bought him kid friendly cards. Both players lay down a card and whoever has the higher card takes both card. This game goes back and forth and drags on forever until one person has all or most of the cards. It's pretty fun to play with Collin because I know he knows the number values and that makes me think he is the smartest 4 year old that I know. :)
Anyway Collin wanted to play War with me and I have so much to do today, but I said I would play for a little while. He got the cards ready and then I came over to play. As we are playing I notice I don't have a single card higher than a 5. Finally I play a King, obviously an oversight, and won like a few hands until he got an Ace out and took my only hope away. Collin had rigged the cards! What a cheater! I had one face card and one 8 and everything was like 5 and under. Can you believe him?? Needless to say, he won.
Anyone up for a game of War?
Anyway Collin wanted to play War with me and I have so much to do today, but I said I would play for a little while. He got the cards ready and then I came over to play. As we are playing I notice I don't have a single card higher than a 5. Finally I play a King, obviously an oversight, and won like a few hands until he got an Ace out and took my only hope away. Collin had rigged the cards! What a cheater! I had one face card and one 8 and everything was like 5 and under. Can you believe him?? Needless to say, he won.
Anyone up for a game of War?
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Maui
I was talking to Amber, my sister in law, on the phone the other day. She is so funny. I know I make her crazy every time I call and talk too long about weird stuff, but oh well. She puts up with me. My family is hopefully going to move from Maui pretty soon. Amber asked me what my favorite part of Maui was.
I have not been crazy about living here and so all these negative things came to my mind right away. I kept thinking about that though. I have been here almost 5 months, there has to be something good about this place. So here are some of my favorite parts of Maui, the place I can't wait to leave:
-Whale watching. Honestly it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. The beach is only about a block from my condo and we would walk there in the evenings and go watch the whales. You could see them from the shore, but we also bought some binoculars. We also went on a boat ride out to see them. It almost makes me want to be a marine biologist. Almost. The animals are amazing and I learned a lot about them. They are in Maui from about October to April.
-Haleakala, the huge dormant volcano on Maui. We went from sea level to 10,000 feet in a little less than 2 hours. That means almost straight up a cliff. The ride was scary, but the views were breathtaking. When we got to the top we were freezing! The temp change took us by surprise. We were literally above the clouds and it was amazing.
-Learning to chill out. I got used to having less, meaning less of everything. Less space, less stuff, less going out. But you know what, I am just fine. I have a great family and that really is all that matters. I got my priorities in check.
-The coastal drive. Darrell gets to drive along the coast every day for his commute. I have only driven over to Lahaina about 10 times, maybe, and the views are just stunning. You can see two other islands in the distance. All the beautiful rocky cliffs near the shore line are amazing. There are lots of people at the beaches and it's fun to watch the surfers.
-The bishop in our ward. He got out the cattle prod and got us doing what we are supposed to be doing. Darrell got his priesthood and we are going to be sealed in the temple in August?!? Not sure of the date, but that is the plan for now.
-Being able to find babysitting work. Everything is expensive in Maui and I wanted to do what I could to help out with the bills, but I still wanted to stay home with the kids. I was able to charge between $6 and $10 per hour and stay home with my babies. In Utah the going rate is about $2.50 per hour, hardly worth it. A couple weeks there I made over $200 for doing what I would normally be doing with my own kids. Very cool!
I guess that is about all of my favorite parts of Maui. Don't get me started on all the things I don't like. It is a beautiful place to go on vacation and leave the kids home. I would definitely come back with no kids or when the kids are older.
I have not been crazy about living here and so all these negative things came to my mind right away. I kept thinking about that though. I have been here almost 5 months, there has to be something good about this place. So here are some of my favorite parts of Maui, the place I can't wait to leave:
-Whale watching. Honestly it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. The beach is only about a block from my condo and we would walk there in the evenings and go watch the whales. You could see them from the shore, but we also bought some binoculars. We also went on a boat ride out to see them. It almost makes me want to be a marine biologist. Almost. The animals are amazing and I learned a lot about them. They are in Maui from about October to April.
-Haleakala, the huge dormant volcano on Maui. We went from sea level to 10,000 feet in a little less than 2 hours. That means almost straight up a cliff. The ride was scary, but the views were breathtaking. When we got to the top we were freezing! The temp change took us by surprise. We were literally above the clouds and it was amazing.
-Learning to chill out. I got used to having less, meaning less of everything. Less space, less stuff, less going out. But you know what, I am just fine. I have a great family and that really is all that matters. I got my priorities in check.
-The coastal drive. Darrell gets to drive along the coast every day for his commute. I have only driven over to Lahaina about 10 times, maybe, and the views are just stunning. You can see two other islands in the distance. All the beautiful rocky cliffs near the shore line are amazing. There are lots of people at the beaches and it's fun to watch the surfers.
-The bishop in our ward. He got out the cattle prod and got us doing what we are supposed to be doing. Darrell got his priesthood and we are going to be sealed in the temple in August?!? Not sure of the date, but that is the plan for now.
-Being able to find babysitting work. Everything is expensive in Maui and I wanted to do what I could to help out with the bills, but I still wanted to stay home with the kids. I was able to charge between $6 and $10 per hour and stay home with my babies. In Utah the going rate is about $2.50 per hour, hardly worth it. A couple weeks there I made over $200 for doing what I would normally be doing with my own kids. Very cool!
I guess that is about all of my favorite parts of Maui. Don't get me started on all the things I don't like. It is a beautiful place to go on vacation and leave the kids home. I would definitely come back with no kids or when the kids are older.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
More Wedding Pictures
Yesterday I was trying to download all these wedding pictures and it wouldn't let me. Don't know what Blogger's deal was. Anyway here they are!
Alicia before the wedding. We were just hanging out inside the nice cool air conditioned house.
Audra and her daughter Arien. Arien just turned 2 last month.
The Ward brothers! Can't even tell they are related. Jeff looks like my mom and Corley looks like my dad.
Tiffany and her parents. They are just the nicest people in the whole world!
The groom being a goof ball. Whats new?
My mom with Audra's baby, Kymberly. She is about 2 1/2 months old.
The three handsome Ward men.
Here is my whole family. It's the only picture that my photographer got for me. Oh well. Beware who you hand your camera to! Just kidding.
Tiff walking out to get pictures taken. She was barefoot the whole time. The grass was moist so my high heels were sinking in all the way until I had flats on. :) I guess she was having the same problem.
Alicia before the wedding. We were just hanging out inside the nice cool air conditioned house.
Audra and her daughter Arien. Arien just turned 2 last month.
The Ward brothers! Can't even tell they are related. Jeff looks like my mom and Corley looks like my dad.
Tiffany and her parents. They are just the nicest people in the whole world!
The groom being a goof ball. Whats new?
My mom with Audra's baby, Kymberly. She is about 2 1/2 months old.
The three handsome Ward men.
Here is my whole family. It's the only picture that my photographer got for me. Oh well. Beware who you hand your camera to! Just kidding.
Tiff walking out to get pictures taken. She was barefoot the whole time. The grass was moist so my high heels were sinking in all the way until I had flats on. :) I guess she was having the same problem.
Monday, June 16, 2008
My Benz
I rented a Mercedes Benz this weekend for the wedding. It was really fun to have a fantasy car for a few days. I got a super deal on it so I just went for it. Gotta live, right?
The Wedding Pics
Blogger is not letting me load more pics right now! Check back later for about 50 more pics from the wedding.
All the siblings together. I wonder what we are all looking at. ????
Announcing - Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ward
All the siblings together. I wonder what we are all looking at. ????
Announcing - Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Ward
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