So we had the our Christmas pool jump and this time 4 wanted to take the challenge but only 3 actually did it.
Trevor was first and he got a free wii game of his choice. Ryan was 2nd and got a $25 Game Stop gift card. Erik chickened out so Nick was the last. It took him forever to finally jump. He only got $15.
Such a drama queen. Wonder where he gets it?
We brought back a ukulele for Trevor from Hawaii. To our surprise, Nana learned how to play one in college and Pop Pop can play a little as well. The two of the helped Trevor and he played some Christmas songs for us to sing to.
The boys waiting to dig into presents.
Pop pop put a lot of hard work into the boys presents this Christmas . Trevor received a " Harry Potter" wand and a wooden carved knife with leather sheath. ALL handmade with loving care by Pop pop. 
Erik and Ryan got wooden knifes in leather sheaths as well, and already have their own wands that he made earlier.
You know it's Christmas time when the school singing program pops it's ugly head again. This year was not as long or as bad as years pass. You know you must really love your kids to sit thru 2 1/2 hours of that!
So I have been extremely remiss on this blogging thing, as well as other aspects in my life. So let me catch up. Our baby turned 7 on Dec. 10th. We had a small family party plus Melody and Alene. (The boys think Mel is their sister anyway. 
) We made him his favorite dinner, orange chicken and sticky rice. He got a special webkin from Melody and a DS game from us. We do have plans to take him and some of the younger kids to Bounce U at the end of the month. He wanted to wait until Melody got her cast off so she could go!!
Today we kayaked down the Wailua River and hiked to Secret Falls. The adventure was fun but very tiring. We had to kayaked 2 miles, then hike 1.5 miles to the "secret falls" with 100 other tourist! Then hike back to the kayaks and paddle back the 2 miles. Jason and Nick kicked our butts going back in the kayaks. We then went to lunch for Pizza and Dogs at Costco. You just can't beat the prices (same as the mainland and a bargain on this island) and the views are the best anywhere. Tomorrow is a sight seeing tour to the Koke e State Park. The Hawaiian "Grand Canyon". Pictures to come.
Today was adrenaline junkie day. Zip lining high in the tree tops and jumping off 25 ft. water falls! What a day to remember!! It is Jason's 16th Birthday today and we wanted to make it a great one. I think we succeeded. We started off zip lining on 7 zips. Nick and Jason were pros. We then headed over to Kipu Falls. We had to trek through 1 mile of brush but it was well worth it. It is gorgeous! Just what you think of when you picture Hawaii to look like. We all jumped off the falls and did the swing rope, even Nana. Cole and I realized today that we are not as young as we were. He hurt his knee and I almost tumbled down the water fall trying to keep up with the teenagers.
Well here we are on the beautiful island of Kauai with Nana and Pop Pop. We settled into our condo and got a great view! We drove around and saw the sites. We also got to have a puka hot dog. We had seen it on the food channel and had to go. It was soooo good.
My mom was going thru some pictures I had sent to
my Grandma and found these little gems. Brought
back some good memories.
This is our first family Christmas
picture. Man we look young!
This is Jason at the hospital
with a IV in his head. He was exposed
to Step B during my labor. We called
it his unicorn stage. He is so cute.
Just thought I would share them.
I love cupcakes! (Who doesn't?) My good friend Leslie, whom we bond in all things unhealthy, found a little gem of a bakery. It is "Let Them Eat Cake". Awesome bakery and well named. We ventured out into scary Phoenixville to buy all the cupcakes we could get our hands on. Among them was a Celeb of the Month cupcake. Yes, MJ was honored. It was a white vanilla cake with chocolate filling, white frosting, black jimmies around the side, and a sparkly glove on top! I am not making this up. Besides being supper yummy, it made for a great photo op as well.
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