Wednesday, July 15, 2009

What a 4th!


For the 4th of July Jason had a work meeting at 7am after which, he came home and we decided to enjoy some much needed sleeping in. Once we got up and got going we headed to the beach to soak up some sun then met up with some friends & family (the Bullocks, Holladays and Johnsons) to go spear fishing. Afterward we headed home to get ready and met up with some friends from our ward to go to dinner for Aushras Birthday. It was a great time & the food was delicious. 

The Robins & us then met up with the Bullocks & Holladays, we played Wii and headed out to cause some trouble with our own fireworks show since we all had just barely missed the show at Turtle Bay. 

So,  Josh & Hayley Wilbur, thank you for your "flowers"!


Jason & David Robins. 
Watching Jason box on the Wii is one of the most entertaining things anyone has ever witnessed.  

What a bunch of Kooks!

Yes, that is lit and yes, it is in Taras mouth.






For some reason I knew this 4th was going to be different & since we missed having a BBQ and all the typical 4th of july foods, the following Monday I decided we couldn't miss out on it and we enjoyed it for dinner-complete with homemade potato salad, watermelon, chips and hot dogs. It definitely felt more complete. And yes,all in all we had a great 4th this year! 

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Michelle Graduates!

Michelle graduated about a month ago to the day.  I have failed to post about her graduation until now.  Michelle graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Pre-Professional Biology and has the desire to return to school soon.  She worked so hard and I am very proud of her !!!!  WAY TO GO!
 






Saturday, July 4, 2009

"One Year Older and Wiser Too..."



For Jasons birthday this year, we celebrated by sleeping in a little then having a delicious breakfast followed by something neither of us had ever done- Kendilyn joined us and we all went and hiked a new hike, Maunawilies. It was beautiful! 

 
right as he was about to jump the camera went dead. =(


Just He and I, dinner at Haliewa Eats; Jasons favorite. 
Followed by...

An arousing game of "Yali"  (thanks Wilburs!)
(look at the strategic planning)


Beautiful (& delicious) Edible bouquet from Trevor and Lauren.

Cheesecake, And
 
  "Happy Birthday to you..." 
[Anyone who knows Jason knows he has amazing lung capacity---except to blow out trick candles. Just look at how exhausted he is. haha.]
And ending the day with the Simpsons.


Happy Birthday Jay!

Thursday, July 2, 2009

OK OK HERE THEY ARE!!!

So we were not going to post pics of my lovely wife 
growing at the seams but......... 
due to popular demand 
 5 months along
(About 20 weeks)

Just this last Sunday 6-28-09
(6 Months aka 24 weeks)

On our hike for Jason's birthday, June 30th 
(Jason 26 years along)

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Family



So these last couple of weeks have been filled with many visitors from Michelle's family.  It all started when Noel came out to run the IRON MAN on the big island with her boyfriend David.  Noel aka Nicole aka Nikki did really well and finished in just over 7 hours.  the next to fly in was.....I think Kendi followed by the rest Natalie, Justin, Kent(M's Dad), Maralyn (M's Mom),  and Josh.  They all stayed at a condo at Turtle bay (they had the nicest neighbors in the world...  "He who can do this can do anything").  When the whole fam had arrived 
We did not waist anytime, we knew there was one place to go in Hawaii ....any guesses?  If you said the beach you were way off.  It was Gucci and Nike town... Hello!!  After shopping we hit up "Dukes" for dinner on the beach.  We all went to the beach the next day and the day after and the day after that.  Friday we spent the entire day at the PCC.  Josh was pulled out of the crowd to drink coconut milk.
  
On Saturday we put the beach on hold until a little later because two very special Ladies Graduated. The First was Mi Corazon Michelle!!!! and the second our sister-in-law Lauren. CONGRATULATIONS!  (more on graduation) 

After Graduation and 3 million photos later we had a BBQ on the beach!!  It was so good not only the food but, a BBQ on the beach with Family and Friends in Hawaii was amazing. 

The rest of the trip was full of adventure.  Thank you all for coming out it was a lot of fun!
        

No more Wilbur shells on da beach!!!!!!

Hawaii lost two and a half amazing people this last month!  Josh and Hayley moved back to Cali =( .  Josh will start up his graduate program.  We have become really really good friends. (LTF) you can try and figure that out Ba ha ha!  We have traveled, Island hopped, made candy apples, surfed, ate, dressed up for Halloween, beached it up, Sunday dinners, sleep overs, talked story, dreamed, planned Disney land vacation, beached it up #2, Ted's, Matsumotos, Haleiwa eats, Keikies, Castles, Easter eggs, Turkey, Baby showered....together, and much much more.  

We Love and Miss you both     

  


  

Friday, June 19, 2009

Devan & Leah!

It has been quite a busy past few weeks here! So one update at a time...

Memorial Day weekend Devan & Leah came to visit us.  They definitely did a lot in a short amount of time.  They hit up the must see's and the must do's.  From cruising waikiki on scooters to tasting the rainbow hawaiian ice at Motsomotos.  I even did something for the first time the honolulu zoo. A few highlights from the weekend included..

 Sunsets on the beach,


 The Honolulu Zoo.
Renting scooters and touring Waikiki.
And the Lantern Floating Festival in Town.
We're so glad you guys came to visit!! 

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Turning off the Alarm Clock


A few weekends ago we had the most annoying visitor, only to be heard not seen. 
Friday morning Jason & I woke suddenly at 4:45am to the sound of a rooster. It drove us nuts  until after 8am. Even throwing pillows over our heads and turning on our loud fan couldn't drown out the noise. Saturday morning we heard him yet again. Once again Sunday morning came with us waking up to him. We couldnt take it anymore!

Sunday afternoon Jason discovered that he was right outside our back window and planned for an attack...He was going to walk around him and chase him down the street and away from our apartment. 

The rooster ended up scaring Jason and running the opposite direction. Haha. 
Needless to say, we got a nice nights sleep without the "Alarm clock" the next morning. 

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

"That aint no etch a schetch, this is one doodle that can't be undid"


It's a....BOY !!!


We had known for some time now that Michelle was pregnant, but have been keeping it quiet for a while. Yesterday Michelle and I went for her ultrasound & found out that we are going to have a boy in October. We are very excited for that day to come. Right now Michelle is just a little more than 4 and a half months along (almost 19 weeks). She has had some sick times, but it seems to have leveled off for the most part. She has not stopped slowing down as she has been working 2 jobs and keeping busy with Relief Society.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

2 Date Nights in 1 week?!


Last Monday after work, I called Jason to meet up and walk home with him. He said he already left the library about 5 mins ago, so just meet him at home. When I got home he was veggin on the couch after a long day of studying for the DAT. He asked if I wanted to go grab dinner at Taco bell so we didnt have to worry about cooking.  I asked if I needed a jacket & if we were eating there. He said dont worry about a jacket and yah, we'd eat there. We got there and ordered and he asked them to make it to go. I looked at him very confused.  

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Little did I know he had planned to have dinner and watch a movie at the beach. He grabbed his backpack from the car and we walked down a bit to the beach. From his backpack he pulled out a blanket and jackets for the both of us. He pulled out the laptop and our feature presentation..."The Little Mermaid". 

It was my favorite Disney movie growing up & had been recently leant to me by a friend. Watching it on the beach made for perfect surround sound. It was a great way to end the day...with a good dinner (where we didnt have to do dishes), great movie and an even better date.



Friday was my night off work & Jason didnt have to job shadow so we decided to make it a day together. After working in the morning, then going grocery shopping, we made lunch then headed to our favorite beach, Keikis. The sun was shining and the water was perfect! 
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We spent a few hours there then decided we wanted to get out and do something we'd never done here for date night. We decided on ice skating. The last time either of us had ever been was about 10 years ago, during our days in young womens/mens. This was going to be entertaining, to say the least.  There were a ton of teenagers & younger kids there and minus the parents of kids there, Jason & I were pretty sure we were the oldest. 


Warming up with some hot chocolate. 



Jason claims I did better then he thought I was going to do. I only fell once. And that was quite the story.  Jason & I had been holding hands, so I would get the hang of it, I was doing pretty good so he decided to skate ahead and lap me. Which was perfectly fine, until this kid came and cut me off. To prevent myself from falling, my first reaction was grabbing on to the kids hoodie. I was pulling on it for a bit then just let go and finally fell. His friend came over and helped me up. Jason said he hadnt even got half way across & when he looked back I was sitting on the ice, laughing. I thought it was hilarious. Thank heavens it wasnt a hard fall. And it makes for a funny memory.

It was such a fun night and made for another perfect date night. Thanks Jay!

NEW CAR.... well new to us =)


Jason & I have been married for a little over 2 1/2 years and have never owned a car...until now.  We got married & shortly after moved out here to Hawaii. With it being a small town, we've never really felt it neccesary to have a car; we have our bikes and legs for transportation.
 
With only about 8 months left here in Hawaii, we decided to invest in one.  
And Thanks to Adam & Stacey Cottle, we got this beauty. 

She's not new, but is new to us. Its a '99 Saturn. Lovely huh? 
We have really enjoyed having a car; it has been great for running into 'town' (Honolulu) for  taste of reality (and trips to Costco & Target), perfect for just getting away up to the North Shore for those perfect beach days, hassel free for Jason to go job shadowing, and makes it easier to get away for date nights. 
We are very grateful for this recent purchase and pray that it will be as good to us as it was for the Cottles. =]