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This past week Dustin took Jeff out for another day of skiing. He said the most fun they had was when they rode the lift up the mountain and Dustin held Jeff as they went down the hill. I don't know about you, but that sounds pretty wild (crazy) to me! Dustin said Jeff loved it! Dustin is excited to get to take Henry out again soon before the season is over. I am glad that the boys are loving Dad's sport so much because it takes the heat off me. Skiing is not my thing. It should be no surprise to anyone who reads this blog that anything involving the snow gets a big thumbs down from me! I'm just glad they can have this time together. Now, come summer you can bet we'll be at the pool again everyday for lessons and taking part in something mom loves to do!

It snowed.

rain...

It's raining, it's pouring!

Shannon is adoring..

the fact that it's NOT snowing!

I cannot remember the last time it rained here! Now, it'll probably turn into snow as the night cools off but for right now it's rain and I am LOVING IT! You can take a girl out of Portland, but you can't take Portland out of a girl!

A Few Photos from Hawaii

Here I am on Waikiki Beach.

My mom and I at a scenic overlook on the way to Diamond Head. That's Coco Head in the background.

This is my Dad and I on our Whale Watching Excursion.

Me on the boat.

This is a hammerhead shark fin. We saw it on our whale watching trip. It was pretty cool.

We all had a great time in Hawaii. I am glad my parents finally got to go. We did all the touristy things. We went to the Polynesian Cultural Center, which I think was the highlight. We went to the Dole Pineapple Plantation. We sunbathed on Waikiki Beach. We saw Dolphins, Humpback whales, and our shark. I went snorkelling. We visited Pearl Harbor. My mom's celebrated her birthday in Hawaii. For her birthday, I researched the location of where Magnum P.I. was filmed. Magnum is her absolute favorite show. We tease her that it's not real. But Robin's Nest, the house where Robin and Magnum lived is real and it's on Oahu. We had to get there by the beach. It's run down but it's still there. Even the lagoon made of rocks where Magnum swam laps is there. I thought it was pretty cool to find. My parents took the majority of the pictures so when I get copies of theirs I may post more and I haven't developed my underwater camera yet, either. Anyways, it was a fun trip. I can't wait to go back and spend a week doing absolutely nothing but lying on the beach!

Where has a whole month gone?

I can hardly believe that a whole month has gone by since our last post. I have lots and lots of excuses though! Here's the list....

-I went home to Portland to see my family!
-I acted as tour guide for my parents on a winter holiday in Hawaii!
-My two lovely boys are both battling the lovely childhood illness of Chicken Pox! (Yes, they were vaccinated!)
-As my mom calls it, I am sick (sick!sick!sick!) with the Egyptian Flu. Meaning I am going to be a "mummy" again!

Yep, baby number 4 is on the way. Dustin tells everyone he talks to so I thought I may as well post it here, too. We are just 9 weeks along. It seems like it's been at least 30! The baby's due date is October 6th. This is it as far as I am concerned. In that light, Dustin is praying for twins. He agrees we're getting too old for this but still would like to get 5 kids in the process! :)

I hope everyone is doing great. I'll be sure to get some new photos posted soon. I just have to find the energy to get unpacked first!