Spooner Farms

About a week ago we headed to Spooner farms for some Fall fun!
We looked around at all the cool pupmkins and decorations and went through a fantastic Alice in Wonderland inspired corn maze.

Me and the kids

The kids just venturing into the tunnel that starts the maze.

Norah LOVED the corn maze and was really into it!
Nolan was distracted by the corn stalks and decorations and didn't really care about making it through the maze.

He did like this miniature door, super cute!

I just loved this picture of hops that Casey took!

They have this cute cow when you first enter the farm and it's a great spot for pictures!

Here's my favorite of the whole bunch....LOVE them!

I ♥ Maui

Maui rundown.....

The pool and a our view from the Westin grounds,
they are so pretty!

This is the beach just in front of our condo,
we spent A LOT of time here soaking up the sun, and just plain old relaxing.

We snorkeled a lot too. It was amazing to see all the sea life,
literally just a few steps into the ocean.

One morning 5 of us girls got up bright and early(3am!) and head to watch sunrise at Haleakala! It was pretty beautiful, I just wish someone would have told me it was going to be 42 degrees up there. It was CHILLY!!!

Here's all of us girls, minus Jo :(
There were 11 of us from work that made the trip!
11 crazy girls is sure to = a great time.

This is Black rock.
Jessica & I got brave and jumped off this thing.
We weren't quite brave enough to go to the very top, but we got pretty close.

This guy was just plain AMAZING! We snorkeled at Black Rock where we saw this very large sea turtle and 2 of his friends.

Swimming with the sea turtles was definitely one of the neatest experiences I have ever had!

We also spent a day at Makena Beach.
It was really pretty and there were no hotels, buildings, ect
just the beach.

And this beach had much bigger waves than the ones by our condo.
Pretty impressive!

Finally sunset, so pretty.
I actually took this picture while floating in the water ;)

All in all, such a great trip!!!! I still didn't enjoy the plane ride even with Valium on board, but it was bearable! I missed Casey and the kids like crazy, but we where able to video chat via our new iPhone 4's which made being away from them a lot easier. I came home relaxed and refreshed and loving my little fam even more! I also came home to a nice bottle of wine and a clean house, thanks babe for always supporting me!!!!

Maui Bound

In less than 72 hours I will be boarding a plane to one of the most beautiful places around with an amazing group of girls, but even as I am typing this my heart rate is speeding up and a bit of anxiety is creeping over me. I don't really know where this is coming from, I'm NOT an anxious person and I AM really excited and grateful to be going. I do know a few of things though; I WILL have a great time once I am there, I am pretty terrified of the plane ride and am hoping to get some relief from that with either a few Zanax from my doc or a couple shots of vodka prior to boarding the plane ;), I can't wait to be sitting on the beach, relaxing with friends and soaking it all in, and I will MISS my husband and kids more than I am anticipating!

This week has been a roller coaster of emotions, and it's only Tuesday. When Casey got home yesterday he probably wanted to run for the door. I was a MESS, to say the least. He is so great though, and as I was sobbing so hard I could barley talk about nothing really at all, he was exactly the comfort I needed! I LOVE him, and am reassured that I will be leaving my kids with a VERY capable daddy.

Ok, so this post was more just for me to vent a bit, nothing really interesting but nice to get it out! I REALLY am excited to be going, it's my 1st ever trip to Hawaii! My next post will most likely be when I return, and it will be all about how great of a trip it was :)

Can't get enough of these smiles....

.....and I've been seeing a lot of them lately!
We've had a VERY nice couple of days around here. Yesterday we skipped the gym and headed down to the Puyallup River(thanks to the Newgards for the tip on the spot) we had a great time just the 4 of us. After we played we had pizza and headed home past the kiddos bed time, oops! It's ok though cause Norah doesn't have school today or tomorrow so I'm enjoying it. Today the kids and I played, did some shopping, decorated for Halloween, made some animal inspired crafts and enjoyed a "show" put on by Norah, it was a good one! They are growing up SO fast and I remind myself almost daily that this is a once in a life time chance to enjoy them at this stage in their lives!

Jack keeps getting better!

Jack Johnson that is! This past Saturday we headed to the Gorge for our 3rd Jack Johnson concert there! We had the best time and both Casey and I thought it was his best show yet! He played all of our faves and some cool covers, he is amazing ;) I definitely will be there anytime he plays the Gorge!

Me, Kimberly and Tiffany heading to the show

Here's some of the guys
Kory, Brandon & Casey

Me and my bestie!

Brandon and Kimberly were so awesome to let us all stay at their condo in Crescent Bar. So glad we could, they are a blast. Thanks guys!

So glad Holly, her husband Rick and their friends Mark and Kari could make the show as well! We love these guys!

I seriously love this guy, couldn't ask for a better hubby!

Me, Rick & Kari enjoying the show!

Here's a little collage of some pictures of the concert, we only brought along our little point and shoot. I don't think it did too bad, but I think we're gonna try to sneak in the Nikon next time ;)

Random stuff

I grew this.....from a seed!
I planted 6 of them last May and here is the end result!
I love them, and they are taller than my little one story house!

So I guess she can't be good at everything ;)
Casey loves to let her dress herself on the weekends that I work.
This is what I woke up to one Sunday afternoon.
And yes, she did go out in public mismatched socks and all!
I sure do love her ♥

Teeny Toddler Sports anyone?
Nolan and mommy have been participating in this class at the Y on Friday mornings while Norah is at school. It's fun and short and is helping Nolan to be a better listener and have fun doing it. Will he be the next hockey superstar, I doubt it. He might have used it like a baseball bat or golf club more than a hockey stick but it was cute to watch! So far he liked basketball most of all, good thing because he is one tall 2 year old. He has also been developing quite the sense of humor, I think we might have a class clown on our hands :) He will do anything to get a laugh out of us, and he is truly good at it!

Our 1st time hosting a sleepover! Norah's bestie Alissa came over after soccer practice last friday for a sleepover and they all had a blast! It was nearly 11 by the time the 3 of them fell asleep(3 hours past N&N's normal bedtime, yikes)! They still were all wide awake and ready to go the next morning by 7, gotta love a kids' energy. I made them chocolate chip pancakes and they played outside in the yard before I took Alissa home. It was a fun adventure and I see many more to come in the future!