Hawaii here we come!

We're leaving on Tuesday morning for HAWAII!!!! Wahoo, i'm so excited to go, I can't wait!

Last time we were in Hawaii.....







We are staying for 2 weeks, we will have family out there, mom and dad, grandparents, uncle and aunt and michelle and todd!!!

I just can't wait to jump in the ocean and relax on the beach.

Top 10 things we will do in Hawaii:
(No particular order- excited about all 10:)

1. Ocean and Beach - by far the most exciting part :)

2. Snorkeling


3. Jump off the rock at Waimea (Rob)


4. Build a sand castle (Breanna) - no pics b/c i haven't done that yet :)
5. Watch the sunset

6. Play in the WARM rain (no flooding :)

7. Surf (Rob)

8. Hike to a waterfall

9. Go to the temple

10.Visit the PCC

Breanna's first movie

I love summertime because there are so many family friendly and free activities. Here in Washington and in Colorado there are free children's movies at 11AM on a weekday. While visiting in Colorado the grandparents brought Breanna (and cousins) to a movie.

It was her first movie in a theater and I believe she did pretty well for her first time! She only lasted about 40 minutes, but that was pretty great! She only sat still for about 15 minutes and then walked back and forth between the 6 of us the rest of the 25 minutes she lasted. Then I took her out in the hallway and let her run wild for the next 40 minutes or so.

Fun times! I was impressed, they even had booster seats for the little ones so that they could see the movie better.

As you can see in the pic, Breanna's favorite part of the movie was her new favorite snack....Popcorn! Now the bag is almost as big as her, but that didn't stop her from chowing down!

Glass Museum

First of all thanks to EVERYONE for the great advice and encouraging words from my last post. Here's my update....this is the 4th day we've gone WITHOUT a bottle!!! Wahoo!! Now, it's been way harder for me then for her to give it up....wierd right?

The first night was the hardest, 45 minutes of crying, but after that it's been no more then 10 minutes and sometimes no crying. So now, I'm glad I'm doing it, but glad I waited this long also b/c I really don't think she was ready at 1 year. She was sick and teething for 2 months and I couldn't have handled anything else at that point :)

My only worry is that she has not drank ANY milk in 4 days. She will not drink it if it's not in a bottle. Any suggestions would be very welcomed, b/c I feel like she needs those calories and the hydration. I've tried a 4 different types of sippy cups, ones with straws and also just drinking it out of a cup (which is how she prefers water). I even tried chocolate milk today (a mom in my ward suggested this :) but she wouldn't even taste it!! So, I would love more help b/c she needs milk and she loved it in the bottle, but is on strike b/c I won't give it to her in a bottle.

Here are some pics of when Breanna and I went on a day trip to Tacoma. There was a ship festival and on the walk there we passed over a bridge that connects to the Glass Museum. We didn't go in, but these are pics of all the glass you could see in the bridge on display. It was an awesome bridge! Also, fyi, this was a SUMMER day, notice the clouds and Breanna in her warm clothes. Today is 90 degrees, finally, but man alive, it just does not get hot here!