Just for Tawni!!

Today while feeding Branson the lunch of his choice all I could think about was my friend Tawni.. Who I think hates hot dogs more than anyone in this world.. So I had to take a picture of Branson eating a Raw hot dog just for U!! Love ya girl!!! 

Fun Weekend....

This last weekend we were so lucky to have Steven Jr. and Tamatoa Falatea with us.  We had so much fun and hope to do it again real soon...

We went to the Kaneohe mall and ate at Taco Del Mar. 

Steven and Brandon ate the HUGE Burrito!

Braxdon and Tamatoa shared a enchilada, and Braydon and Branson had tacos!

We made home made Root Beer!

And chilled in the hot tub!

Just Cuz...

This year was my year to plan Valentines, so we went on a dinner cruise with some friends.. We had such a great time... But I gave Brandon a hard time because it has been "many" years since he has gotten me flowers for Valentines day... He was a good sport about it...  Then he left for a few days to go back east. But when he returned home he did not come empty handed!! He brought me 36 Roses.... 12 White, 12 Red and 12 Intuition (pink and red mix)  And he made sure I knew they were not for Valentines, but they were just because.... What a great husband!!!!! Thank you so much, I love waking up to them every morning!!!!

Visitor Center

As you know when we have visitors there is a list of places we take them and so lucky you get to see the spots over and over..  haha... Today being Sunday we took the girls to the Temple Visitor center. Most of you know that the Temple is closed for 18 months for repair and remodeling. But we were still able to go in the visitor center and see a few short movies on families.. It reminds me how lucky I am to have such a great family.  

My THREE STUDS!!!

Before getting out of the car I reminded the boys that this is the temple grounds and we are at the house of the Lord, so please use quiet voices, no running, screaming, or fighting...

Braxdon not running or jumping.....

Braydon not running or jumping.....

And of course Branson not doing everything his two older brothers do!!!

They did a great job at listening don't you think.. hahaha.. Gotta love kids!!!

Honolulu ZOO

This week was the boys school field trip to the Honolulu Zoo! Brandon was voted to ride the bus with dozens of screaming kids, while I took Branson, Courtney and Morgan in my car peacefully watching Toy Story the whole way there... But we had a great time! So amazing to me that I have two Boys old enough to be on field trips together...

Here is Braxdon and Braydon visiting a few of our Relatives. 

(I wont mention which side they are on....)

Branson was so in love with this baby elephant statue. 

He just wanted to stand and hug it all day.. Repeating "my baby elephant"

 Braydon was so happy to be on his first Field Trip! 

Seal

She came back to sun bath on our beach, so I could not resist another great picture......

Hiking!!

Most morning Solo and I run to PCC and back, round trip I think it is just over 4 miles. But the other day we decided to hike up the mountain just behind the house!  We have Courtney and Morgan Adams visiting from Australia, so we thought this would be so fun!! Which it was!!!  It took about 30 min to get to the top, but the look out was amazing, we sat and watched Dolphins jumping and twirling out of the water!!  What a great way to start the DAY!

While mom and dad were gone

While we were in Vegas the boys stayed with Aunty Solo... She did so many fun things with them... And we are blessed she captured them on camera.... 

Thanks Solo for taking care of our boys!!! We love you!!!

Fireworks at PCC

Ice Palace with Friends

Samoan Culture night Practice

McDonalds

And of course Church....

Hope you guys know how much your Aunty Solo loves you!!!

Seal

We have a monk seal that shows up on the beach across the street from the house every once in awhile, and this week we got lucky because she came to visit!!! 

So Branson and I ran over to check her out!!

Las Vegas

This last weekend Brandon and I went to Las Vegas for the UFC fight with some Friends (who's names cannot be mentioned due to the Privacy Act!) We had a great time, shopping, laughing, playing and most of all EATING!! As you know we do not have Krispy Kream over here in Oahu so when we found them in Vegas it was as if we hit the Jackpot!!  

A big Thank you to our friends for such a great weekend, and a HUGE Thank you to my Sister Solo for taking such good care of our boys!!!!

Here are only a few pictures because you know what they say....

"WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS!!"

Can you believe it will be 10 years Feb 28th

We stayed at the Bellaigo, here is the view from our room!

Family weekend Getaway!

BIG ISLAND HAWAII

(dont forget to click for all the pics)

This last weekend we went over to Big Island as a family.  We stayed at a beach home that Brandon's cousins from Utah, and California rented. Then On Saturday we went to the Hilton for one night. While we were there we got to go see the stars, went to a sea horse farm, Brandon and I went diving (well he dove and I snorkeled).  

Thanks to all the Jacobsmeyer family for such a fun family vacation.......

This is on our way up to see the stars at Mauna Kea.  Big Island is still growing with the active volcanoes. It was amazing to see all the lava rock.

Then the next day we went to a Sea Horse farm. It was very interesting to see how they grow. Also did you know the male is the one to carry the eggs and give birth... Yippy!!!!! 

Braxdon

Braydon

Branson 

(the rules are they have to be 5 and older to hold a sea horse, but the lady could not resist branson saying ME HOLD HORSE PLEASE over and over!!)

small little tide pool where the boys got to hold and touch everything!

HILTON:

After we left the beach house we stayed at the Big Island Hilton. It was so beautiful, there were many pools, dolphins, and so much to do...

Here are the boys at the beach pool!

We had such a fun time we will defiantly do this vacation again!!!

Clouds

The other day I was in the Laundry room and I could hear the kids playing with dad on the trampoline.  They were playing Monster... Laughing and screaming.. Then it got very quiet, so I peeked out the window and could not resist taking a picture of them discussing what each cloud looked like! What fun!!!  The pictures might look a lot alike, but each one captures a different expression.. I love it!!

Beach DAY!!!

KAHANA BEACH!!(click for picture album)

So after months of rain we finally have had a few beautiful sunny days. So Saturday we loaded up the jet skis and went to the beach.  We had a great day in the water and playing in the sand.  

The boys boogie boarded most of the time with their friends.

Braxdon can ride any wave all the way into the sand

And Braydon can surf any thing in the water

Aunty Solo and the kids found a coconut and cracked it open to see if it was sweet inside.. Nope!

Then she got real creative and made a game for the kids. She split them into teams and they had to run to the middle and grab the stick before the other team! 

The beach always seems to wear this little guy out. He was asleep before we even pulled away from the beach.

Branson

This little spice of life keeps us on our toes at all times.  His favorite time of the day is Bath time. I am sure you can see why...... Relaxing with his goggles on!! 

Branson point of View

Branson got a hold of my camera and here are the pictures he captured!! Good Job buddy!

I have always wondered what the world looks like from the eyes of a 2 yr old.

His own finger along with Braydon's legs

Dryer

Branson and Braydon hiding in the laundry

Braydon climbing the "coconut tree" in the house!