Sorry!

I have been so bad and not posted for nearly 4 months!! So bear with me as I try to back track....and I will be posting backwards, so make sure you go back from here :)

Aloha!!

We just got back from Maui after being there for nearly 10 days. We were very sad and not quite ready to leave but it sure does feel good to be home.
We have been going to Maui (with Tav's parents and the Eisners) for the past few years now and every time we stay at the same condo complex - Puamana. We keep going back to the same place because it is right on the ocean with an awesome surf spot right off the beach there and yet its close enough to the town of Lahaina for the days we feel like doing something. There are several condos in the complex and we always end up in a different one. This time we had an oceanfront condo that was exactly where the guys get in and surf at. We completely lucked out! The guys were able to walk right off our lanai and into the ocean to surf, and we could just sit around the lanai and yard and watch them - it was absolutely perfect.










The kids had a really good time too. We bought a small kiddie pool for them to play in off our lanai and they had a huge span of grass to run around and be crazy. I think Davin had the most fun in the kiddie pool, he was so relaxed in it that he even pooped twice! Hahahaha!! It freaked Kyndle out each time, but as soon as we cleaned it all up she was right back in there.
There was a large pool that Kyndle spent a lot of time in practicing her swimming and learning to snorkel - which she finally got to do in the ocean during their last days there!! Yay Kyndle!!


Davin & Daddy


He proceeded to get into the pool with a regular diaper on....and this is what happened :P


Colby loved the pool too!


Yay!


The guys trying to be crafty with the palm leaf that fell - Hahaha!

We only went to the beach twice during the 10 days we were there - crazy I know. But when we have such a great little condo on the ocean, why would we leave?? And we only went out to eat once as a group, and then Tav and I had a fun night out with just the two of us :)

Beach day #1




Beach day #2






Don't mind the blurriness - Davin decided to take my camera into the pool with him. I guess it was dirty.


The trip really could not have been any better. Davin was SO good and it was just the kind of relaxation we needed before summer gets all crazy on us. We already want to go back....next year I hope!
Just a few more of my favorite pictures from the trip....Enjoy!


The Eisner Family


One of many beautiful sunsets!


Kyndle surfing with daddy


We did scuba off our condo!


Sunscreen hair!

Just ridin :)


Swinging on the swingset Daddy and Uncle Mitch built!

Happy Easter!!

This year we actually celebrated Easter with Davin and it was really fun. The day before we took him the giant Easter Egg Hunt at the McKinleyville Shopping Center, and he wasn't to sure about it at first. He was doing okay while we held him, waiting for them to say "go!". But as soon as we set him down to run and get some eggs he completely spazzed out and started crying. It was too funny!









It only took a few short minutes and he was over the crying bit and was off running to find eggs. It was pretty crazy really, there were little plastic blow bubble containers and chocolate eggs all over the place! With Davin only having a few teeth we decided he did not need to stock up on chocolate, so we cut him off pretty early. Actually the older kids knew exactly what they were doing and snatched up the eggs so fast! We had to sort of find a little section and guard it from others just so Davin would have something to get! Ha! It was cute though and once he got the hang of it he just wanted to keep going....good thing we had more eggs delivered to our house on Sunday :)

Sunday morning we woke up and found that the Easter bunny had come and left little eggs all over the living room! As soon as Davin woke up we took him in the living room and gave him a little box to collect his eggs in. The Easter bunny was very smart and put little goldfish crackers in some eggs, and yogurt melts in others - two of Dav's favorite snacks! Once he had all the eggs collected, we sent him on a search for his basket. He was so excited when he found it, started clapping and smiling it was too cute. And it certainly didn't take too long for him to completely empty the basket of all its goodies! Not to mention as soon as he figured out there was food in the eggs, he proceeded to open all of them and eat everything. So much for eating in moderation! ;-)











After all that hunting we headed down to Tasha and Kennys for brunch. My family all came as well as Tav's family and Grandpa. As usual the food was delicious - homemade quiche, potatoes, bacon, sausage, cinnamon rolls, and fruit salad...oh and bloody marys and mimosas. Perfect! And as if having a huge breakfast wasn't enough we had an early dinner up at our house with all the same people! No complaints here though, out family loves good food and good company! Oh I almost forgot to mention, it started snowing during brunch and snowed all day long - it was our first white Easter!!

A day in the life of Davin

Help mommy put the dishes away....


Get a scarf and purse and head out the door....


Can't forget our shoes....


Well...maybe these shoes instead. They look better with my bike....


Play in the dirt....




Take a bath with a best friend....

First tooth - I mean TEETH!!

Davin finally got his first TEETH in! Woohoo!! Now hopefully soon he can start eating more solid food like a big boy. I cannot believe he is just now getting his teeth though. I have been waiting and waiting for this moment and now that it is here I want all the teeth to come in at once...but I know that is not going to happen. Wishful thinking :)
He is a little backwards though with this whole teeth thing - it is his TOP front teeth making the first appearance. Wonder when the rest will come....

A bit blurry, but you can certainly see them - they are HUGE!!!

And Arizona too!!

After we went to Disneyland we headed over to Arizona. It was a lot of driving but we luckily we were able to break the entire trip up from home to Disneyland to Arizona and back. We were gone for about two weeks, which was just long enough to have a lot of fun yet be ready to come home after that. The Cains' took their motorhome, and we and the Eisner's took our fifth wheels. And I tell you what - having our home on wheels is sooo nice with kids! It makes everything easier, making lunch, stopping for pottie breaks, playtime, nap time...etc. We are so spoiled :)

Our first stop in Arizona was the quaint little town called Quartzsite. And when I say quaint I mean there is really nothing there but a gas station, a small market, maybe a restaurant, and one HUGE swap-meet/flea-market. Seriously. It was pretty amazing really, and for the desert the scenery was nice too. The main reasons we went there were for the giant market and to ride. We took our quads and rhinos and headed for the hills.


The cool way to camp in Quartzsite is to just got out in the middle of the desert and park. No hookups, nothing. Just park and settle in. It sounds pretty crazy I know, and it was, but it was actually really fun. We chose a spot that was close to other people, but not so close that you worry a sneeze will bother them if its after 10pm ;)









We stayed out there for a few days and got some good rides in, then headed out to a another small town just outside of Phoenix, called Goodyear. The park there was really nice and had a very warm swimming pool, which was great for the kids.



The Phoenix Zoo was about 30 minutes away from where we stayed so we took the kids there for the day. Kyndle really had a good time and Davin just wasn't sure about most of it. He is still a bit young to grasp what he is seeing, but he was a good little trooper and seemed to enjoy himself.











Our last stop in Arizona was Lake Alamo. I thought we were in the middle of nowhere in Quartzsite, and I was wrong! Lake Alamo is really out in the desert, but at least it had a state park with rv sites...but that was it!



This place however was the best for riding and the guys went out several times a day. They had a blast!





Even Davin and Kyndle got to get a little riding in too!







The kids had a blast here because they could run around all over the place and be crazy. It was great!