Friday, December 30, 2016

Celebrating Christmas in Hawaii!


We were lucky enough to celebrate our Christmas somewhere warm this year!   It has always been a dream for us to visit Hawaii and Chris had been there a few times on business.   It was nice to be given a chance to see what he always described as beyond gorgeous!    

While the weather didn’t completely cooperate, we learned that Hawaii, much like our days in Florida can have tropical rains.   Most mornings the heavens opened up while we were there but this did not put a damper on our adventures or morning runs.  

Ritz Carlton in Lahaina, Maui

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The paths along the water were breath taking…
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And the brave at heart did a little cliff jumping…
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There was a lot of time to relax… and soak up the much needed vitamin D we all needed after leaving the cloudy skies of Boston.
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Christmas eve dinner we broke away from the hotel and had some amazing Chinese food!
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We spent some time exploring the island…
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and it’s beaches…
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We even got to experience the islands mountain/volcano from a zip lining course!
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It was a perfect way to celebrate the holiday … as a family! Looking forward to kicking off 2017!
With some great memories stored in 2016…
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Sunday, December 18, 2016

Garrett is 12!


 So much to celebrate and I am shouting out a huge happy birthday to my incredible love Garrett!  His laughter is absolutely contagious and will make you laugh right out loud just listening to it…  I am so blessed to have him in my world and lucky enough to have him call me Mom!!

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Saturday, December 17, 2016

December ... So much to celebrate!

There is so much preparation for Christmas and now I have such an appreciation for what my parents did to prepare. This year we decided to travel for the holiday and spend our Christmas in Maui, Hawaii. Traveling for the holiday seemed like a great idea, until I realized I had to leave my Bella behind…

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We are busy making teachers gifts:

DIY Lavender Bath Salts with custom label (made my Ayden/Mom)

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Christmas “Crack”

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Bella monitoring bus pick up and waiting on a friend…

 

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Benny is Bella’s best friend… and he comes to play most mornings.

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He even tolerates her “humping” his head… perhaps a little gender confusion. Seems as though she may have missed the lesson on anatomy.

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Later in the day, we head down to walk Jordan home from the bus.

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But the best way to spend the afternoon is snuggling in and reading…

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Rough life…

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Jordan is 14!! Stop time!


Just shouting out a Happy Birthday to my Jordan... This girl kicked off my career as Mom and changed my world the moment I laid eyes on her. Today she is 14 -- and I am blessed each day having her in my world!!!

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Thursday, December 01, 2016

Bella Turns 1 !


One year ago today my Bella was born…. I waited a long time for her and love her more then words can say. She brings us all such joy…

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