Maui for Platinum Club!!

 

David earned Platinum Club at Microsoft this year and the reward was a trip to Maui! The little boys split their time between their grandparents' houses in Camas while David and I got away for some sun and relaxation. 

{Cocktails by the pool}

{Yes, that is David swimming out in the ocean behind the signs warning of strong current and dangerous short break!}

 

{Private Keith Urban performance for the Microsoft group} 

{Waterfall hike through the rainforest - Lots of recent rain meant very muddy trails and bigger than usual waterfalls for David to jump off}

 

 

{Beautiful trail from our hotel along the ocean}

 

 

{Can you find the little lizard?}

{Lahaina Banyan Tree}

 

And while their parents were away, the kids kept busy with... 

 {tractors...}

 

{sticks...}

 

{more tractors...}

 

{fun with great grandma...}

 

{just plain cuteness...}

 

{and sleepovers in the same bedroom - apparently when they woke up each morning they reached out and gave each other high-fives} 

{Good and tuckered out for the drive back home!}

Victoria, BC

{Tea at The Empress Hotel}

 

Sarah and I took our mom on a trip to Victoria, BC to celebrate her retirement and it was a fantastic girls trip! The weather was beautiful, the food was delicious, and it was really wonderful to just spend some quality uninterrupted time together. We did a lot of walking around the city and the harbor it sits on, of course we had tea at The Empress Hotel, and we even took a tour of the surrounding area via a double-decker bus that the kids would have gone crazy for. Here are a few pictures (mostly taken by our resident photographer, Sarah), if you'd like to see....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

{Double-decker bus tour of the city}

 

{Craigdarroch Castle}

 

{Feeding the harbor seals}

 

  

 

 

 

 

An amazing time celebrating this amazing lady!

First Day of School - 2015!

 

Parker had his first day of PreK at Little Red Wagon Preschool with Ms. Eve and Ms. Carrington. In case you can't read the sign he's holding, he said his favorite food is bell peppers and cupcakes (I'm assuming eaten separately) and that when he grows up he wants to deliver flowers to people. Where does he come up with this delightful stuff?! 

 

Conway also started his first school experience at Lily Pad Preschool for a couple of hours two mornings a week. He isn't holding a sign because he can't yet form full sentences in order to answer the questions on it and all he really wants to do with paper is rip it up and crumple it. Good luck Ms. Kippy and Ms. Sandra!

 

 

 

{Greeting Finn with a hug upon arriving at school}