Tag....New game

I've been tagged to play along with this game...Here are the rules:
1) Go to your documents/pictures file on your computer
2) Go to your 6th file
3) Go to your 6th picture
4) Post and blog about it
5) Tag 6 people to do the same
6) Smile





Like Jamie, I was afraid of what picture I would find. This one was taken at Jim and Junes house. We went there for Maia's baby shower and I wanted to get some family pictures outside before we went in. We had just finished and these three were going to see Molly's grave....see Molly had died suddenly the night before and Joe had buried her out at his parents place. It was a happy and a sad day! I just thought the three of them looked so sweet walking away.

I tag anyone who wants to do it bacause everyone I know has already been tagged.

Aloha

Hey everyone!! I am sad to say that we are back from Hawaii. We had an awsome time, and only came back because we missed our kids so much....we even thought about shipping them there!! We spent a lot of time walking, drinking and just sitting around. Things move really slow in Hawaii....nobody is in a hurry to get anywhere. During our time there we went on a tour of the Island, went on a dinner cruise and a Luau. Other than that we spent our days on the beach.

Below, Joe and I are posing in Becky and Wades room after several drinks, waiting to go eat!!!




We went snorkling one day....it was called Captain Bobs Snorkle picnic. They pick us up and take us out to a sand bar....this is where you get your snorkling gear and practice....for those of you who have never been snorkling....Practice is very important!!! I had such a hard time putting my face in the water and not hyperventilating. After a bit we all got the hang of it and joined in the volleyball game they set up on the sand bar...except Joe of course....he was just a little fish out there....since there was nothing but sand in that area he finally got bored and joined the game. After volleyball, we had burgers on the boat and then they took us out to a coral reef. Once there they wanted me to jump in with all those fish, and I couldn't even touch!!!!!!

Needless to say there was lots of screaming and freaking out. Once I got away from the area where they were feeding the fish and there weren't so many I calmed down and had a really great time!!! Again, Joe was a little fish and of course was the first one in the water and the last one out. He says that snorkling was his favorite thing that we did while in Hawaii.
Joe and I are below after snorkling.

The sunsets in Hawaii are just to beautiful for words and a picture just doesn't do it justice. I put one in anyway just to give you an idea.....I came home with lots of pictures of the sunset and also a lot of pictures of the views, it is just amazing!!

View from Dukes bar...one of our favorite places to hang out!!

And of course we had happy hour a few of the nights. Below is Joe and I after several happy hours!!!

Christmas 2008

Dawson Just Chillin' in his new chair

Mom and Dad with all the grandkids

Where's the love?

Morgan in Christmas dress....her baby had a matching one, she was so excited!!

Mason, Morgan, and Dawson (wow....they are all looking at the camera)

We had a great Christmas this year.....Christmas Eve we spent at mom and Dads. We had supper and the kids opened gifts....it was great to see the excitement on their faces with each gift. Christmas morning we opened gifts with the kids and had our traditional family christmas breakfast...which Joe cooks!!! In the afternoon on Christmas day we went to Jim and Junes and opened gifts with them as well.....the kids were all christmased out by the time we were done with all our christmas celebrations. It took me days to get the house put back together and get all the new stuff put away. Hope everyone else had a happy holiday!!!

Catching Up!!

Mason Before his first school Christmas concert.

Below, Dawson holding his baby cousin Maia.....she stayed with us for the whole weekend....wow....what an adjustment....especially for "OUR" baby....Dawson didn't really like having a baby around!!

Mason and Morgan telling Santa what they want for Christmas!!

All the grandkids before the Lensing Thanksgiving/Christmas....we were so thankful this year to be able to spend the holidays with My grandpa Lensing.

Morgan on a hayride in November

Halloween

Mason the pumpkin

Morgan the princess

Dawson the Chicken

Mason, Morgan and I on our traditional walk in Camden....we go every year in early October for Grandpa Kors birthday

Birthday and Chucky Cheese

The above pictures are of Dawson's 2nd birthday. When it came time to open presents, he opened the first one and it was cars, he refused to put them down to open the next present. Needless to say he ended up sitting on Great Grandma Marilyn's lap to open all presents and we had to eventually pry the cars out of his hands so he could open each present. He got LOTS of cars, trucks, tractors, and trailers and has had a blast playing with them ever since.(Note: Rylie is in the dragon costume, she found it during the party and wore it the rest of the time)

October 11th was Dawson's 2nd birthday, so we took the kids to Sioux Falls and did family pictures and Chucky Cheese. Family pictures took way longer than we thought they would and the kids were getting VERY crabby, as well as Joe!!! Despite the long wait at pictures the kids were excited to get to Chucky Cheese. Above they are waiting for our pizza to come. Mason told me to stop taking pictures because we just did them!!

Dawson was fascinated with the mouse on the wall, he kept going up to it and putting his face right up next to it.
As I have said before, Dawson LOVES Cars and Trucks. There were a few of them that he spent lots of time in. This particular car had a man sitting in it and he was just loving him up!!! He would sit in the cars and I just kept putting coins in, he got really upset when other kids wanted to have a turn as well.

Needless to say the kids were worn out by the end of the day. Dawson was out in less than 3 minutes, and Morgan made it about 5 minutes!!