kawelo quotes

since we've been getting over the flu and/or colds, i check on the kids' status every so often.

me to kawelo:  how are you feeling?

kawelo:  fine.

me:  how does your head feel?

kawelo:  good.  it's not too heavy!

me:  that's good news.  (said while snickering.)

i just love these kids and their senses of humor (sense of humors?) - especially when it's unintentional!

good eats

one of our first stops when we arrived in vegas was in 'n out burger!  don't the boys looked psyched to be there?  we've also hit krispy kreme (the glaze waterfall is fascinating and a little disgusting....) and we visited a local chocolate factory that has a cactus garden and.......  wait for it.......... free samples!

bowling green is supposed to have the most restaurants per capita, but vegas must be a close second.  there are eateries EVERYWHERE.  there's everything from german bakeries to taco trucks to ethiopian cafes.  we haven't been too adventurous, yet, since the kiddos are a tad cautious, but once we find a good sitter, james and i are going to be testing our palates - can't wait!

monster truck and windshield photos

moving was a whole bunch of no fun.

i never did get a shot of the moving truck completely full, but trust me when i say that we could not have fit one more thing into that 26 foot truck.  all i can say is that uhaul is a bunch of liars - the description of the truck says it's for a 4+ bedroom home - we had 3 bedrooms and still had to leave some things behind - so maybe they don't include garage/shed stuff?  the good news is, all the important things made it onto the truck, and we didn't have any broken items at the other end - woohoo!

we saw just about every type of landscape in this great nation - plains, mountains, desert.  unfortunately, we didn't get to see the ocean (why do we keep living in landlocked states?!), but we did drive thru a few severe thunderstorms, saw a fire on a mountain (see picture), and drove past a cattle ranch that made me not want to eat beef any more (when it comes to food processing/preparation - i prefer ignorance).

i'm so glad the hard part's over!

now, when we move into a house, i picture it being a leisurely, non-stressful event covering several weeks....  (please, leave me to my illusions - remember, i prefer ignorance.)  :)!

our old kentucky home

it was so hard to say goodbye to our fabulous friends in kentucky - especially after they threw us a fun going away party!  (kawelo really had a fascination for the goats - combined with a healthy dose of fear - i have several shots of him running away from them.)  :)

we're happy to have our house sold and the big part of the move behind us, but we sure miss our loved ones in kentucky.  can't wait to have a house here so they can visit!  :)!

words for today :)

‎"I come to you tonight with a plea that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. ... I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment virtue and effort. ... What I am suggesting is that you turn from the negativism that so permeates our modern society and look for the remarkable good among those with whom you associate, that we speak of one another's virtues more than we speak of one another's faults, that optimism replace pessimism, that our faith exceed our fears. When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my wise father would say: 'Cynics do not contribute. Skeptics do not create. Doubters do not achieve.'"

~ Gordon B. Hinckley

house for sale!

we're officially on the market!  you can click here to see the listing.  :)  wish us luck!

(mini) marathon man

he did it again!

james ran a half-marathon on saturday and shaved 13 minutes off of his time!

way to go, james!

the kids and i tried to catch him along the route (the police had the roads blocked off), but missed him.

however, the people that were still running seemed to appreciate the kids' encouragement.

(don't worry - i made sure they were all showing "thumbs up" when people ran by - koa is our little mr. joker in this photo.) :)

p.s. kalei's school finally rescheduled the 'locks of love' event for may 4th.

her hair is ready!!!