Saturday, October 22, 2011

Hawaii {Part 6} The Beach House

My parents rented a gorgeous beach house for us all to stay in, which Jaden & Kennedy now believe is Grandma's house. Lol. We had so much fun just hanging around the house during the downtime! The kids love, love, love their aunties, uncles & grandma & grandpa!

Jaden, Kennedy & Kenz




no place is too good for playing a little angry birds during some quiet time!
especially when you have people to cheer you on!

Monday, October 17, 2011

Hawaii {Part 5} Polynesian Cultural Center

We went one night to the show at the Polynesian Cultural Center. We all got handed lei's as we entered...


the whole fam... minus me :)

brett, heather & brookston

grandpa & sissy being silly together
the girls
grandpa ritchie & grandma judy
brett & brookston
mom & dad

Monday, October 10, 2011

Hawaii {Part 4} Taylor & Morgan's Reception

I didn't take many pictures at the reception... we were too busy eating/talking/laughing/dancing and just overall partying :) But here are the highlights...

the reception was in a courtyard somewhere on the BYU-Hawaii campus. It was outdoor, and rain threatened all evening, and eventually the tables got moved under the sidewalk shelter. It was still just as beautiful though. Their colors were yellow/gray & white. Loved their cake...
how cute are they? :)


when it first started to rain, Heather & I ended up being sister wives with our napkins protecting our hair from getting wet... super classy/sexy :)
the night was filled with hawaiian style entertainment, including Taylor doing the Hawka (no clue how to spell that, but that's how it sounds when people say it) lots of hawaiian dancing/singing. jade fell asleep on the ground holding the battery powered/pretend light up candle (why can't I think of how to describe those) with a pile of napkins as his pillows/blankets.

when the show was over, we woke jade up and we danced the night away and loved every minute of it.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Hawaii {Part 3} 1st Beach Day

These pictures are taking me forever to post, because there are so many I love. This was seriously such an amazing trip!

The first time we went to the beach the kids were SO excited!
we built sandcastles and swam all afternoon. it was perfect.










while cam & i swam the kids stayed on the beach with Grandpa & Uncle Pete making & protecting the fort! They kept screaming every time waves came in yelling "WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE FORT!!!" it was legendary.









jade & grandpa spent the last part of the afternoon yelling/jumping/laughing as the waves came in. it makes me so happy to watch my parents with my babes. this was such a sweet moment between grandpa & jade.