Quotable Kids

Ben has a few words that I love  that I have to jot down before he grows up and forgets how to say things right (right for a mom who loves things like this).

He calls sneezes "bless you" as in "Mom, I just blessed you and I have buggers."

His big toe and his thumb are called his "thumbs up."

And, lets not forget Luke and his "tellybutton" instead of bellybutton.

Or Ava and her pus (purse), baby (baby), and bebe (blankey). She likes to carry all of these things around at once, and gets very mad and her baby and bebe that don't always want to stay in her arms.

Double Digits

Hard to beleive we have a 10 year old. We love this kid so much.

10 of our favorite things about Isaac
1. Whatever he is "into" he is really "into" currently it is Legos, Legos, Legos
2. He is a kind a patient big brother
3. He has a kind spirit
4. He's a great friend to others, expically to his little brothers
5. He loves to read
6. He loves history
7. He loves his aunt Jill ( who told me to write this)
8. He would rather go to Rome, Tokyo, or any other "world travel" destination than Hawaii any day
9. He pratices piano without complaining
10. He made me a mom ten years ago

Hawaii

We took our family to Hawaii during Christmas Break. It was a trip full of suprizes, shocks, silliness, and a lot of fun!

Surprises
Getting to our "free condo for the week" to find out that it is already occupied! One of Bryces friends had offered us their condo, but come to find out there was some major scheduling problems. Fortunately, there was a beautiful JW Mariott just a few blocks away and somehow we got the "local" rate.

Shocks
Luke ear drum burst just after landing in Hawaii. So much pain for that little guy! He toughed it out for a few days, but the pain was still pretty intense so Bryces brother Sid ( a surgeon in Hawaii) called us in an antibiotic. A few hours after getting started on the medicine Luke is covered in hives, and spends the next 24 hours throwing up! We felt so bad for him -but in usual Luke style he handled this all quite well.

Silliness
With these kids around, when is life not a little bit silly? One favorite silly moment was Bryce buried in sand with a crab bikini top, a la the masterful sand work of Isaac and Luke.

Fun
Sun, Beach, Sand, Surfing, Shopping, Warm, Water, Luau, Fire Dancer, Pearl Harbor, Great Hikes, Seeing Whales spout, Spending time with Sid, Alison and kids, Early Birthday for Isaac, Lego Store, Sand Castles, Virgin Drinks in Pineapples, Shave Ice  -- and not being in 15 degree Utah!

Christmas Time

Grandpa Johnson did his famous "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" rendition at our ward party this year. He was a huge hit. One of our sunbeams, however, was so scared that the "Grinch" would be at church on Sunday, he had to be bribed to come. The boys loved having Gordon there, Ava on the other hand did not. She could hear Grandpa's voice, but only see this grinchy, green guy.

Our Blog

So, tonight we were looking at cousins blogs in a vain attempt to kill time. Luke says "THEY have a web site, why don't we? Isaac says, "Yeah Mom, you NEVER do ANYTHING for us!" So, just to prove them wrong. This ONE time, I decided to do something for them and finally start our blog!