Friday, November 25, 2011

Maui



Beach Babes

Ashy playing in the waves with her Mammy

 Little Surfer Girls



Look at that follow through :)
The beauty of Maui




The beautiful blue christmas tree


Ashley loved the ocean
And both girls couldn't get enough of playing in the sand
Napili Beach




Ashy and her beloved tube :)
Baby Beach



What real surfers look like :)



Some fun playing in the passing rain storm
Ashley's first coconut

Baby model...she seriously did all of these poses without being prompted...uh-oh! 

Ashley with her uncle Bill
Sister love!

The girls with their Mammy and Boppy

Putting practice with Uncle Bill



Uncle Eddie always makes Ashy smile!
Uncle Eddie and Auntie Chrissy
Pina colada anyone?

How about four!
The Luau...this was a great night!

 The Black Rock torch lighting ceremony
My attempt at the Hula





We spent ten wonderful relaxing days in Maui with my family and could not have had a better vacation. There were sixteen of us total at one point including my parents, brother and sister-in-law, aunts and uncles and great family friends. The girls had the time of their lives, every day was spent at the beach digging in the sand and jumping and playing in the water. When we weren't at the beach we were at the pool where Ella was practicing her swimming. We had great weather, 85 degrees almost every day except for a few rain showers that quickly came and went it was just perfect. Bernie golfed, I read books on the beach and the kids played until they were completely exhausted every night. I went snorkeling with my brother which was a lot of fun and Bernie and I got a date night at a Luau where I was taught the hula on stage :) Since we have been home Ella has asked every day when we are going back to Maui and I have to say I have been thinking the same thing. Coming back to a high of 38 degrees with possible snow in the forecast is a little hard to adjust to. This will always be a vacation to remember, the time we were able to spend with my family meant so much to us and I know the memories of all of the fun we had will stay with the girls forever!


Monday, November 21, 2011

Friends Thanksgiving






Bernie and I hosted our fifth annual friends thanksgiving with my best girlfriends from college and their families. This year was extra fun (and a little chaotic) because we included all of the kids. It is always fun to get together with this group :)

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Husky Days!

We have had another great year of Husky football and great times with great friends. Here are a few pics of the last few games!










Closing out Husky Stadium in Style!

Friday, November 4, 2011

Happy Halloween

The cute caterpillar and the beautiful butterfly. 
This was actually Ella's costume idea since in her preschool class last year they had caterpillars and watched them transform and then let them go once they were butterflies. So when I asked her what she wanted to be for halloween she said, "I will be a beautiful butterfly and Ashley will be just a caterpillar!" We got a good laugh but were impressed with her creativity so I decided I better sew up some matching costumes.
There was a group of about eight neighbor kids that all trick or treated together and they literally ran the whole way...Ashley in typical fashion did her best to keep up but made it to about a third of the houses as the rest of the kiddos.


Our house was the last stop for trick or treating!