Merry Christmas!

Hey everyone....I know I am way behind on my blog, but I thought I'd throw in a tid bit of news! Merry Christmas to us! Baby #5 (and the VERY last one!) will be here at Christmas time! I'm due December 21st (nice timing huh?) All is well, I went to the doctor a couple of days ago for the first time and heard the heartbeat, and everything looks good. I told the girls tonight (travis is gone with Randy to a diamondbacks game) and taylor said in this very confused look, "mom, did you TELL dad yet?" Megan said, oh man Travis is going to be ticked! (he is the one that is so proud to say he will never have to share a room, etc.) Megan is SO excited, she has asked me a million questions already about the baby, I'm waiting for the how are babies made mom? Heaven help me!Thanks for all the well wishes, we are excited!

Day 4 in Hawaii.....Mother's Day!

Some people might think it's odd to spend Mother's Day away from your kids, but it truly was the most relaxing day I've ever had. Isn't it normally true that your kids are the worst behaved on Mothers Day? Well in my mind, my kids were perfect on Mothers Day! We slept in and went to Sacrament Meeting. It was so nice to sit by myself with just randy. I don't even know the last time I sat through a sacrament meeting and listened to all the speakers. Since Randy is in the Bishopric, it was a nice treat to have him sit by me also. After the sacrament they had all the men (including visitors) come to the front of the chapel and sing "Love at Home" while the youth of the ward handed out long stemmed roses. It was really neat.

When we got home we took a 3 hour nap and then Randy prepared the greatest mothers day meal for his mom and I. He had gone to Costco the night before and bought everything he needed. He made Pork Tenderloin, scalloped potatoes, spinach salad, shrimp cocktail, and roasted garlic bread. For dessert we had long stemmed chocolate covered strawberries. So DELICIOUS and I didn't have to do one thing!

After dinner we played cards and just relaxed....it was a wonderful day. I am so grateful for my own mom and the wonderful things she has taught me, I know I owe so much to her and I appreciate everything she has done for me. I'm also very grateful to have a wonderful mother in law that I got to spend Mothers Day with in Hawaii....we have such a great relationship and I'm so lucky to have her in my life.....I honestly couldn't ask for a better mother in law......Thanks for my wonderful mom and mother in law for all their help love and support and helping me become the person I am today!

Last but not least I am so grateful to be a mom....I love my kids so much and am so grateful for each one of them...they teach me so much and I love being with them. I've missed them so much while I've been gone, but I know they are well taken care of. Travis, Taylor, Megan and Anney, mom loves you and loves being with you...thanks for choosing me to be your mom, I know i'm not perfect but I try hard everyday! XOXOXOXOX

Day 3-Wiamea Canyon

I just wanted to put a few pictures from Wiamea Canyon. It kinda reminded me of the grand canyon, so beautiful! We drove 8 miles up a windy road and got to see this beautiful piece of scenery. I can't believe how beautiful everything in Hawaii is.....I never thought I was much of a "scenery" type person until I"ve come to Hawaii...I can't believe how breathtaking everything is.....

Day 3-NA PALI COAST

what a beautiful place! We left early in the morning and headed out on a Catamaran Boat. We saw cliffs, waterfalls and sea caves. We also got the opportunity to see the porpoises and dolphins in the water. One of my favorite parts was snorkeling. I've never snorkeled before, so it was quite a treat. On the way out the water was calm and great and on the way back it was REALLY rough......I got sea sick coming back, but it was still worth it! If you've never done this trip, it's incredible and well worth the money.

Randy snorkeling......he still says snorkeling in the Philippians is better, but he still had a great time!

Day 2 in Hawaii

Today was our day to make our plans for the week and just relax. We started the morning having breakfast by the pool and learning about different activities we could sign up to do. We signed up for the Napoli Coast Tour and a Zipline. After breakfast we went to costco and then dropped the guys off to play golf. Randy LOVES to play golf and hasn't played in a while so he was in heaven. The course was beautiful and they had a great time together. Diana and I went shopping while the guys were playing golf and went and got smoothies also.

Getting some instruction before they go....

After we picked the guys up we went to dinner at Bullshed and Randy ordered this monster prime rib.....He loved it ate pretty much all of it. We have had a great time so far and are loving being here.......

ALOHA!

ALOHA! We are finally in Hawaii! We had a great flight and were so glad to finally be here...Randy and I have planned and dreamed about coming to Hawaii for years and we are so excited to finally be here. We met Randy's parents at the airport and Diana presented me with a lei. I was so excited! We are staying with them in Kauai in their timeshare and then heading to Honolulu.........

We were starving when we landed so we went to bubba's (a hamburger place). It was really good.

Randy and Larry ordering......I love going and seeing the locals and their restaurants...

stay tuned for more.......

Travis receives his Arrow of Light!

Travis and 2 of his best friends all received their Arrow of Light. What a neat honor for them...The Arrow of Light is the highest award a cub scout can receive and I'm so proud of travis for all the hard work and dedication he put into this. I'm also so grateful for wonderful leaders who push him and make sure all this gets done, they are amazing! They had the Arrow of Order come present his award to him and they made it so special. Here are some fun pictures of the evening.

Travis, Cameron and Colton

Mom Getting ready to pin the Arrow on his shirt

give your mom a hug buddy! I'm so proud of you!

Checking out his arrow

thanks so much Grandpa and Grandma Leavitt for coming and supporting Travis. They said it had been 40+ years since they had been to a pack meeting.

You gotta love when you go through your pictures and you find something like this!

Congrats boys....Keep up the great work