Happy Birthday Tanner!

Happy Birthday Tanner!
We can't believe that you are twelve today!
We love you and wish you the best birthday ever!

I think Logan likes my new guitar. 

Baby Plavsity

Just in case you didn't know...

December Snow.

Brett and I went for a walk in the snow on December 16th.

Brett with Santa 

All dressed up...

Here we are at Charlie's company Christmas Party on Dec 3rd.

Whats up with those candy canes? 

Look at how big Tyler is getting! 

Libby and Brett made Christmas sugar cookies with Grammy Candy. Here they are putting on the icing. 

Libby and Brett on the trampoline. 

Merry Christmas! Check out the guitar that Santa brought for Brett! 

It's bedtime, get those teeth brushed! Goodnight! luv those jammies! 

Here is Sammy hanging out in the foyer... Charlie spend a good four hours sanding and burnishing today. I think it looks great! 

Brett got some sledding in today. The snow is like a sheet of ice out there! 

Check out my new creamy yellow venetian plaster foyer.... and Brett eating melted chocoloate off the spoon. 

Happy 33rd! 

It's Chuckie's Birthday!!! 

Buca di Beppo

http://www.bucadibeppo.com/

The Rest of the Trip

Our last photo gallery is online: http://iluvpics.smugmug.com/gallery/994908
We went to Bellows Air Force Station and stayed in a "cabin" on the beach. It rained, but we all swam anyway. We stayed there two nights... on th second evening we decided to go to Outback for dinner. The food was ok, but he service was horrible. We probably had the worst waiter in the world. Eddie... you know who you are...

On Thursday we enjoyed a very nice Thanksgiving Dinner that Stephanie prepared. On Friday, we took it easy and went back to the beach on base for a little while. We then went to dinner at Buca di Beppo's Italian restaurant. The food was awesome, great service, incredible atmosphere! There is one in Gaithersburg... so, I'm sure that we will go there again!

Sunday in Hawaii

On Sunday we went to the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor:
http://iluvpics.smugmug.com/gallery/984221
We then went to Chili's and pigged out on big hamburgers. After that we went to the flea market that is set up around the Aloha Stadium.

Saturday in Hawaii

On Saturday we toured the entire Island. First we drive through the Pineapple fields and stopped at the Dole Pineapple Plantation:
http://iluvpics.smugmug.com/gallery/980614
We then went on to North Beach:
http://iluvpics.smugmug.com/gallery/980621
We then stopped at one of the Beaches that is known for the sea turtles. We did not see any though...
http://iluvpics.smugmug.com/gallery/980638
We continued to drive on and went to a nature park for a few minutes.. We stopped for a fresh coconut, then went to a small place that sold Macadamia nuts. We then we went on to the beach at Fort Bellows:
http://iluvpics.smugmug.com/gallery/980656
We will be going back the beach on Ft. Bellows on Tuesday for overnight camping.

Friday Night... Waikiki

We went to Waikiki... Got see some very interesting sites including the building where Magnum PI worked or lived. We went to the Hale Koa military hotel bar out back. We got to see fire works and put our feet in the water. We then walked along the back sides of hotels. We went to the Hilton Hawaiin Gardens where we saw Pink Flamingos, some other bird and Pengquins.. and a Black Swan! We had fun just roaming around the grounds of the hotels.
To see pics from last night go to:
http://iluvpics.smugmug.com/gallery/978412

Beach on Base

Today Jim and Steph and to work and the kids were in school, so Charlie, Brett and I went to the base beach. Check out our pics...
http://iluvpics.smugmug.com/gallery/976662

We are in Honolulu!

We got up at 5am. Left the house at 6am. Parked in long term parking A at 7am. Took the shuttle to the Northwest Counter at 7:15. Checked in, went to security and made to our gate by 7:45. We boarded the first plan leaving BWI to Minneapolis at 8:30. Take off at 8:45..... one layover in the twin cities... the next layover in Los Angeles... then the final flight to Hawaii was a long 5 hours and 41 minutes. Total elapsed time was 18 hours! OMG! It actually was not too bad.. we all got a few naps in along the way. Bottom line is we made it!

3 More Days

Brett has been counting down the days till we leave for Hawaii. Only three more days now!

Cassie Cat.... 

Brett... silly.... 

Lisa sent me this picture that she took of Mark and I in New York. Welcome to the blog Mark!!! And... thanks again for letting me stay with you and for showing me around the city. I had a awesome time! 

Mom and Dick at Halloween! Too Funny! 

Isn't Sammy cute? 

Brett wanted to go roller blading on Saturday, so we went down to Mail Rd and here he is. We went to Cardinal Drive and then turned around. He wore the roller blades all the way down our driveway then down the gravel road to the black top then all the way back. Next time we will ride the four wheeler to the black top. 

Brett roller blading on Mail Rd. 

What a beautiful day!