A fun tradition!

We love the Hale Center Theater plays! Every other month we meet up with Mark's brothers, sisters, and parents and go to lunch and then the play that is currently showing. We love this tradition and are so grateful to Mom and Dad Taylor for such a wonderful Christmas gift! Saturday we saw The Curious Savage and it was so much fun... one of our favorites!

More Pics from Hawaii!

Our Hawaiian Paradise!

What an amazing vacation! We spent eight days in Hawaii and had the time of our lives! We did everything we could have possibly wanted and so much more. Here we are in the LAX airport anxiously awaiting our flight to our beautiful paradise.






































We had the most amazing beach out our front door! We got to see the most beautiful sunrises, but we had to be quick or we would miss it, the sun is up in about 5 minutes.




































































We went to Pearl Harbor and it was such a neat experience. We got our picture taken with this cute little old man. He is one of the last living survivors from the attack on Pearl Harbor. We took the boat out to the Arizona Memorial and it was such a humbling experience to see the oil still coming up from the ship, think of all the men how lost their lives, and pay our respects to them.

We couldn't take pictures of our other adventure, but it was AMAZING! Mark's brother is in the Navy and works on a fast attack submarine. We got to go on a tour of a submarine (not something the Navy allows very often) that is getting ready to deploy in a few months. It was amazing to see the technology that is used in our defense system, and it gave Mark and I such a greater appreciation for what the military does on a daily basis to protect us as citizens of this great nation. What an awesome opportunity!






















































Our niece Rosy (second from right) was in her school's talent show, so we got to watch her perform. Great job Rosy, we loved your singing! We tried a Korean BBQ place in downtown Honolulu, and let's just say it opened our palets to a whole new array of foods and flavors. A good experience, but probably not one we will try again :)


































We went to the Dole Plantation where they grow, harvest, and sell Dole pineapples. It was so fun to see the production of pineapples, along with many other fruits. They also had beautiful gardens to walk through. Our favorite part was probably the cold, tangy, pineapple sorbet we had at the end of our tour. Yum!










































We stayed at the Bellows Air Force Station in a cabin/beach house and this was the beach we had right out our front door! It was absolutely beautiful and felt like our own private beach.
What a beautiful place!


























Don't worry... there is still more to come!

We are HERE!

We made it to PARADISE! We got into Hawaii at 9:30 last night (1:30 Utah time) and are here at Mark's brother's place in Pearl City. We are just chillin and trying to get adjusted to the time change. We are so excited to be in this beautiful place and will share pictures and all of our fun adventures when we get back. So stay tuned....

Off Roading in Providence Canyon

I am the LUCKIEST girl in the world!

Breakfast in bed, beautiful flowers, Diet Coke on ice, 27 dresses, an afternoon nap, Early Bird Special at Hamilton's, miniature golfing with friends, and a freeze at Casper's... what more could I ask for? I am the luckiest girl in the world... thanks sweetie for making my birthday so wonderful! Love you!











Oh... and a kitchenaid too! My first batch of bread and I love this machine! What a great gift!

Only One More Week!

Hawaii here we come!

What a beautiful baby!

Introducing Jaycee Layne. My sister had her baby on Tuesday and she is adorable! We were able to go down four hours after she was born and hold her, snuggle her, and love her. We even got to be there for her first bath. She is so adorable and we are so excited to have such an adorable addition to our family. We love you Jaycee!

Happy Birthday Babe!

Happy Birthday! This year I stretched out Mark's birthday over three days! It started on Thursday and ended on Saturday. He got a surprise visit at work on Thursday from me with birthday balloons (notice how it is a train balloon, Honks was not so reliable this time.) Friday was breakfast in bed, opening birthday gifts, lunch at the Braza Grill, and chillin at home watchin the Jazz game. Go Jazz!!!

Saturday the boys went golfing. I was Mark's designated golf cart driver. We had so much fun! Mark is quite the golfer these days... watch out Tiger :) I had so much fun spending time with my dad and the birthday boys!















Some of my favorite things about my birthday boy!
- he treats me like an angel and has the most patience of anyone I know
- he is extremely smart and can fix just about anything
- he is always ready and willing to try new things
- he is a hard worker and gives 110% to everything he does
- my students LOVE him!
- he is the best snuggler!
- he does the dishes
- he has the greatest parents
- he knows so much about the church and answers all my simple questions
- he fits right in with my family and they LOVE him
- he is so great with kids of any age
- people are drawn to him in any setting and he is accepting of everyone
- he is CUTE
-he goes on walks with me, even when he doesn't want to
- he is a great golfer, gamer, sports fan, driver, and husband!
- he is determined, motivated, positive, kind, efficient, and so much more
- I love him more than words can say and I am so glad he is mine!

Let the Birthday Countdown Begin!

Bub's is getting a little older... Only two more days until his Happy Birthday.