I was kind of bummed not to be able to do this with him. It was one of my favorite things to do!

Watching the sun set ON Sunset Beach, doesn’t get much better than this.

If you’ve never seen how a pineapple grows, it’s quite amazing. We went on a tour of Mr. Dole’s plantation and learned a lot. I also learned that my parents really must have hated me when they suggested that I work on a pineapple plantation. Did you know they plant each BY HAND and harvest each BY HAND, and they must be fully clothed from head to toe and wear gloves??? After I got over the shock that I must have been a really bad kid, we enjoyed delicious pineapple icecream.

This is a gorgeous hike that I went on when I lived in Hawaii and knew Geoff would love. It was so beautiful and so fun to be walking around in such lush tropical forest. Geoff climbed to the top and jumped off, and then hiked back up to the top and went down several natural waterslides that lead to the falls. I didn’t think climbing up the slippery rock was such a good idea in my “condition” however,.

We made it back safely and I’m so happy that it’s nice and warm here in Utah so I’m not going through serious withdrawls. Our trip was amazing, and we coveted each day we had there. Here are a picture of my feet in the sand at Sunset Beach. I post this picture in honor of my feet in their previoius form…the 6 hour flight in the plane to Vegas, and then 5 hour drive home in the car did a number on them. I never got swollen feet with Isaac, but you should see mine right now, or rather last night when I attempted to waddle out of the car. I am not kidding when I say that I seriously could be a hobbit foot model for the next Lord of the Rings. It is riduculous, and disgusting. Speaking of, I need to go put them up. I’ll post more pictures soon.

See you all in a week! I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures, soak up lots of sun, eat lots of pineapple, oh yes, and enjoy a week without a child (who will be sorely missed, but is in very good hands).

And here is my little brother, Luke. Are you dying? He’s quite the character. This is his most recent hairdo. He’s been growing those greasy locks for quite some time and recently turned them into dreds, which turned into a mohawk of sorts, which will all be shaved off this week! He’s preparing for his mission, and this was something he always wanted to do. So props to you brother, and thanks be praised you’ll be entering the world of normalcy soon.

By the way, the first picture of him smiling was a total fluke. He refused to make any sort of normal face (as you can see by the other two). You should see the other ones I took!

Here’s a belly picture for all of you asking for it!

Happy Easter everyone! Although I was wishing for yesterday’s weather, Easter turned out lovely. I cooked up a ham, cheesy potatoes, orange bunny buns, veggies, and fresh pineapple, followed by a tasty chocolate/whipcream cake topped with Peeps of course! Phew, that’s a lot of cooking. It was so fun to have Geoff’s sister’s family over, as well as his brother Steve and his girlfriend Megan, and my little brother Luke. It’s so nice to have family close by. Isaac and his cousins all enjoyed the Easter egg hunt tremendously. And for the record, he DID have a basket, but his father sent him out with a plastic bag! His favorite part of the day (I’m guessing) was opening his present from the Easter Bunny…a Curious George DVD. Boy does this kid love monkeys!

I wrote earlier that Isaac’s surgery was on Thursday, I meant Wednesday, today. He did great, and aside from a real long and annoying wait at the hospital, it all went just as planned. We hope this will do the trick!