Aloha Hawaii!

So I know I say this a lot, but I seriously have the BEST FAMILY EVER!  This year my family headed to Hawaii!  We got in really late, but Maci and I woke up super early and had to check out the beach before anyone was awake.  Hawaii is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.  It was so nice to spend it with my family!

Spending time with my crazy family is so much fun.  We saw most of the big island, tried tons of different foods and enjoyed the warm (but stupid rainy) weather.

 

We took a helicopter ride over the island!  It was awesome, except for poor Maci...  This is the only picture that I have of her, after this the barf bag had to be held to her face the whole ride!  We saw volcano's pouring into the ocean and so much of that beautiful island!

 

We couldn't have asked for a better trip (a little less rain would have been nice, but beggars can't be choosers), but the best part was spending the time with my family.  I'm one lucky girl!



Bieber Fever

Gosh even 5 months later it is still so hard to believe that my baby girl is 6 YEARS OLD!  This year we HAD to have a Justin Bieber birthday party!  I almost know every word to "Boyfriend", and that really isn't something I'm proud of... but since my girls loves him, I had to oblige. 

 The sweet crew who came to celebrate with her!

 Maci and her BFF from school!  These girls were inseparable this year!  Lauren even bought Maci a BFF necklace!

 During the party, we had probably the worst snow storm we had all winter... The kids had so much fun having snowball fights, building snowmen and just raising cain!  Even some of the adults got into the snow action and snuck a few snowballs down a few shirts (MOM!), but I got her back.  Since everyone was so busy running around, I got not one single picture of the outdoor fun.

 

We were so thankful that so many people came to celebrate with the terrible weather.  I felt horrible when some people had to leave their cars here and hitch a ride home since the roads were so bad, but Maci and I both appreciated it so much!  Hopefully next year won't be so bad.  Wish we had July birthdays!

 

 

Halloween 2012

October 2012 (only took me 7 months to download these pictures...)  Maci was going to be a pirate, but as soon as she saw Strawberry Shortcake, it was over.  Maybe in this year I'll get a little pirate!

 

 Maci's sweet friends (cousins as she calls them) Michael and Madi went trick or treating with her this year!  She had the best time with them.  Thank God for my friends' kids since Maci thinks it's so unfair that she doesn't have brothers or sisters!  They really do treat her like a little sister! 

Hmmm where to start??

Lordy... I'm just a bit behind on this blog...  It took me a minute to remember how to even post a blog.  Everything is going to be somewhat random so excuse the old holiday ones!

 

So last summer (or was it fall?) our dear friends from Phoenix came down to visit.  We always LOVE spending time with the Pruetz' family!  Every time our trips are over, Maci cries for hours because she doesn't want to leave the girls.  I wish Phoenix was closer so these trips could be more often.

 

We took a trip to the pumpkin patch, rode on a trailer pulled by a tractor, and picked our own pumpkins that the girls carved later that night!  They turned out so cute!

The finished pumpkins!