I know I'm bragging but just look at him . . .he's the cutest thing EVER! :) Life the last couple weeks has been busy. Miles is working hard in school becoming even more of a genius and I'm extremely involved in work right now. I didn't even get a chance to blog last week . . .sorry family! This weekend, however, we had the opportunity to step away from it all and enjoy. Even sleep in. . .WHAT??? Yesterday I awoke and sneakily made my way to our kitchen and surprised M. with pancakes. I haven't had an opportunity to do this in a long time so this gesture was overdue. After overindulging in carbs we decided to walk it off and made our way into Hilo. Right along the coast line there are the cutest little shops and we found some we still have yet to explore. One of them, most notably was a cute little produce shop . . .The Locavore Shop. |
This place had an excellent collection of organic and natural goods, along with some types of bananas and mangoes we've never seen before. We got one mango in particular, just one, that perfumed our whole entire home. It tasted to the equivalent of a Mango Lassi. Yum!
It was quite a muggy and hot day so we decided to run over to Richardson's Beach Park and take a dip before the baby shower we were asked to assist with started. I took off snorkeling and M. hit some waves on the boogie board. He got a few good ones but I think I won with the amount of large Hawaiian Parrot Fish I found. THEY WERE HUGE!
M. was able to experience his first baby shower yesterday . . .let's just say he was a trooper. A co-ed baby shower, my friend went above and beyond when it came to games, decorations, food, etc. It was such a cute shower! For one of the games they had couples come up and one spoon-fed as the other ate quickly and guessed the flavor. This was REAL baby food guys. Upon receiving the jar I gave it a sniff and knew exactly what it was. . .M.'s favorite (NOT). . .Sweet Potato. I don't have to say much more. . .the rest you can see from the photos below.
M. was able to experience his first baby shower yesterday . . .let's just say he was a trooper. A co-ed baby shower, my friend went above and beyond when it came to games, decorations, food, etc. It was such a cute shower! For one of the games they had couples come up and one spoon-fed as the other ate quickly and guessed the flavor. This was REAL baby food guys. Upon receiving the jar I gave it a sniff and knew exactly what it was. . .M.'s favorite (NOT). . .Sweet Potato. I don't have to say much more. . .the rest you can see from the photos below.
M. was a trooper! :)
After the baby shower we attended the Saturday session of Stake Conference and then headed over to Zippy's with some friends for a late night dinner. As we were waiting for our food a group from down south (North Carolina area) approached us and asked if we were indeed LDS. Super surprised we asked them how they knew and they said "We could just tell". Perhaps it was our church clothes that gave it away but irregardless it was a good reminder to me that people are always watching and to be an example always.
After the baby shower we attended the Saturday session of Stake Conference and then headed over to Zippy's with some friends for a late night dinner. As we were waiting for our food a group from down south (North Carolina area) approached us and asked if we were indeed LDS. Super surprised we asked them how they knew and they said "We could just tell". Perhaps it was our church clothes that gave it away but irregardless it was a good reminder to me that people are always watching and to be an example always.
After the Sunday session of Stake Conference I decided to try my hand at Gluten-Free soft pretzels. A feat I have attempted once before with no luck. This time I made sure to add the correct amount of baking soda to the "salt bath" and use an egg wash prior to baking. The outcome = let's just they are almost gone!
Sometimes living here feels like a dream. We are so grateful for the Lord's hand in our lives and the answering of so many prayers. This world is a beautiful, beautiful place and we are so thankful to live in one of the most amazing places on this Earth.
In conjunction with my title for this post, I'm grateful for M. and the cutie he is. I couldn't have asked for a more amazing guy!
We miss you Utah. . .but we've Gone Surfing!
In conjunction with my title for this post, I'm grateful for M. and the cutie he is. I couldn't have asked for a more amazing guy!
We miss you Utah. . .but we've Gone Surfing!