Presidents Club Excursion

Because Regan's numbers were so high for the Hawaii Trip, he qualified for the Presidents Club. American Family flew us to Honolulu, took us to Pearl Harbor to the USS Missouri. We walked down the red carpet--I totally felt like a celebrity! We had the most amazing dinner on this huge ship, and then the guest speaker was Collin Powell-President Bush's Secretary of State! It was a night to be rememered. It was all possible for me to come with Regan because of my amazing friend Bobbi! She told me, not asked me, but told me she was going to take Emery so I could enjoy this special evening with Regan! She is an amazing friend! I am so proud of Regan-he does a great job at what he does!

Oh how I love Hawaii!

                                        My favorite drink of all time now: lava Flow!

       Our favorite place to eat on the whole Trip! Huli Sues!

  

                                                     Kona Temple

                                  How cool is this tree?

Regan won this Hawaii Trip to the Big Island and it was pure bliss! If I could have a say in the perfect vacation, it would be this trip for sure! We did a lot of relaxing, a lot of reading, a lot of adventure! I think I could live here because the weather is just perfect! I snorkeled for my first time, and at first, I was NOT a fan. I couldn't regulate my breathing, I got ocean water in my mouth, and I was afraid that the fish were & coral were going to touch me! Just as I was headed in and ready to swear off snorkeling, I saw a huge turtle, so I got behind it and followed it for a long time! It was so cool! So I guess I am a fan now, but I just don't want anything to touch me! AHHH--I already miss Hawaii!!! Now this was the LIFE!

Hawaii=Paradise!

                                        Hiking in a rain forest to see some beautiful water falls!

 The little blue speck you see on top is Regan jumping about 60 feet into the water! He saw a local Hawaiian do it, and had to do it himself even though we all told him not to do it! He is one brave guy!

 Okay, these donut like desserts are called Malasadas and they are delicious! They are stuffed with fruit filling or cream. We had to go back 3 times because Regan loved them so much! His favorite was Guava and Bavarian Cream! YUM! We went 2 out of the 3 times with our friends the Hartmans!

                          Emery actually loved being in the snuggly as we hiked all around!

                                                     More Malasadas!

                                   All of the agents in Regan's district who made the Hawaii Trip!

     This place is called 2 step because it is so easy to just get into the water and snorkel. It was pretty much the most amazing thing I saw on the whole trip! I seriously felt like once I put my eyes in the water, I saw the movie Finding Nemo! Everything was So crystal clear and bright! I saw the most amazing things here!

                                             Me & my little guy at our aweomse Hotel

                                          The Waikaloa Hilton

                                        The Waikaloa Marriot {Where we stayed}

elle's mishap!

On Sunday, July 3rd, we went to Sundance to hike around as a family. We hiked up to the ampitheater, and Sunny & Elle wanted to play around on the stage. The next thing we know, Elle is screaming and Sunny says that she has a blister. I ran up to her on the stage and immediatly told Regan we needed to go to the ER! Turns out, the stage was so hot because it was painted black that it burned her skin to a 2nd degree burn! I have a picture on my phone, but I will spare you! It was aweful and so painful for this sweet little girl. They had to cut the dead skin off and scrub the burned skin! AHHH--she got her foot wrapped up in a pink bandage and kept on telling Regan and I to pick her up and relocate her whenever she wanted to do something and would say, "I can't walk!" It was super sad, but it healed in a week, so that was good!

4th of July

We had a great 4th of July! All of our family was out of town pretty much, so we decided to go to my parents cabin at Vivian Park {The VIV}. We somehow managed to take a a bike ride from the cabin to Magelby's which was about a 13 mile bike ride! Riley was a champ and made it the whole way on his own bike, and Regan was awesome to bike with 3 kids in the trailer. Elle & Emery were sitting in the 2 seats, and Sunny sat in the very back where you usually put cargo. We love going to Bridal Veil Falls, and riding all the way down to the riverwoods, so this was a great family activity. Our reward was delicious french toast at magelby's. Later that day, we went to the Riverwoods shopping center and the kids had a blast running through the fountains. Elle had her own idea and got drenched in the water! She is so adorable! We experienced our first J DAWG in Provo and watched the stadium of fire fireworks at a park in provo! It was a great 4th with just our little family!

2 month old Emery

 Emery's room is an owl theme, and I have had some great friends help me out on the decor! Ashley, my sister made the 2 cute brown owls, my friend Karen gave me the cute blue owl, and my friend Michelle made the cute owl blanket!! Not pictured, but equally as important is that my friend Manon painted the owls on the walls in Emery's room! I have some great friends!

                                           Snuggling up to dad over the 4th of July

                                           Watching Fireworks on the 4th of July

Time flies when you are not pregnant! That is a direct quote by Andrea M. Fackrell!!! I swear it felt like I was pregnant for 2 years, but now that our little guy is here, time has flown by and he is already 2 months old!!! He is seriously the CUTEST little guy EVER!!! Not only does he have the cuteness factor going for him, but he also is the BEST BABY EVER!!!  AHHH--I just love this little fellow so much!!!

We took Emery with us to Hawaii and he was AMAZING! From LA to Hawaii, the flight was 6 hours and when we landed in Hawaii, the guy sitting in front of us looked at Emery and said, "I had no idea you guys had a baby with you!!!" That is how good he was!!! We took him to pretty much everything we did and every time, we were amazed at how good he was!