Under the sea... Under the sea...

We just got the film developed from our underwater cameras that we took while on our trip to Hawaii. The quality isn't the greatest... not only were these pictures taken with a disposable camera, but I had to scan them onto my computer as well. However, I am very glad that we had these cameras with us while we were snorkeling. On the big island, we encountered lots and lots of pretty fish. These angel fish were my favorite. Chad and I also took pictures underwater while we were snorkeling with the dolphins. Looking at the pictures, I can't believe how close we were!! I wish we could've touched them, but our guide was very adamant (did I spell that right?) that it is not respectful to touch them and our oils in our hands could harm these wild dolphins. Instead, our tour followed these dolphin pods in the boat until they rested. Then our guide, "China Mike" would yell for us to quickly get on our snorkel masks and fins and get in the water. As soon as we got in and ducked under, we could usually hear the dolphin's calls and see them swimming by us. They would eventually swim out of sight and China would whistle for us to get back in the boat, were we would find another pod and do it all over again. The swim lasted 4 hours and we had four different opportunities to get in the water. It was well worth the money, beacause as you can see, we saw alot of dolphin! This is Chad swimming right above the dolphins. Hee hee, just kidding! It is our guide, "China Mike". He was so knowledgeable about dolphins, and really knew what he was doing. A few other people on the tour kept asking him about the possibility of seeing sharks on our swim, and he shook it off saying that he swims with them all the time too, like it wasn't a big deal!! Thankfully, we had a very peaceful dive and no shark sightings. I had expected to see a lot of coral and fish on our dolphin swim. But, for the most part the bottom was very bare and I didn't see a single animal other than the dolphin and the turtle above! Weird, huh!

We Are Jumpin' Fools!

My boys' favorite new place to play... Jumpin' Jacks. It is a big building filled with blow up toys and slides for the little ones to run around on. Or in other words, the perfect place to take your kids on those cold winter days to get all those wiggles out. We have been a couple times and I expect to go quite a few more before spring is here. Lucky for us, my friend Sidni and her kids Tanner, Eden and Maddix have gone with us and added in the fun.
Not quite old enough, Maddix and Emmi spent most of the time sitting together in a stroller, sharing toys and romantic glances, hee hee! There is one particular slide that reaches all the way up to the ceiling and boasts a BIG drop off halway down. Below, you can see that each of my boys went down it, though Keaton is probably the only one that will go again! Sam was just a little freaked out, (as you can tell), and tried to hold on for dear life.
Despite my warnings, Keaton and Tanner kept going down the slides together. Above is the two turkeys in mid-slide, their faces say it all! It is a miracle that no one was hurt.

Have a good digital camera?

Now as I have really gotten addicted to blogging, I am thinking of upgrading my digital camera. My little camera hasn't done too bad, but I can tell a difference in the quality, and it is very annoying to have to correct the majority of my pictures! I have had my tiny pentax optio for 3 or 4 years, so I think it is time for a change. I have spent a few hours online reading reviews and trying to decide what I want, but it all sounds the same to me. I was hoping that you, my readers could tell me if you have a camera that you really like and would like to reccommend (or ones to avoid). That should steer me in the right direction and pick out a goody! Thanks for your help!!

TAG- I'm It!

(Thanks Sidni for tagging me). I've read a few of these now and thought it looked like a good one, so here we go...

My Hubby
What is his name? Chad Kirk Hunsaker, but I usually call him Chaddy or Sweetie
How long have you been together? 7 years and about 4 months
How long did you date? We dated 4 months until we got engaged, then it was another 4 till we tied the knot.
Who eats more? I think it is pretty safe to say that Chad does!
Who said I love you first? Sadly, neither one of us remembers! Sorry!
Who is taller? Chad and I like it that way!
Who has more speeding tickets? Chad- I've never had one before (not that I don't deserve it hee hee hee)
Who is smarter? Chad thinks I am, but I beg to differ. I think we're pretty much on the same level.
Who is more sensitive? Me of course, although Chad cries at ALOT more movies than I do, and I tease him about it as often as I can!!
When there is a fight who usually wins? Thankfully Chad and I rarely have an argument, but when we do, I think I usually win.
Who does the laundry? Unfortunately me, but he will help if I ask him.
Who does the dishes? Me, but again he will help me if I ask.
Who sleeps on the right? Me. Closest to the door, so therefore, closest to the kids. Hmm.. I think I need to switch that!
Who pays the bills? Chad, he is keeper of the gate!
Who mows the lawn? Chad. (A funny story about this, my mother in law told me never to mow the lawn or he will make me always do it. It works for her and it is working for me!!!)
Who cooks dinner? Me, although when we first got married Chad had more cooking "skills" than I did and he basically taught me how.
Who drives when you are together? Chad
Who is more stubborn? Chad and he agrees with me!!
Who kissed who first? Chad.
Who asked who out first? Chad. However, I initiated by showing up on his doorstep with Orange Julius first and then he asked me out for the following day.
Who proposed? Chad, isn't that the way it is supposed to be!
Who has more siblings? Chad. He has 4 siblings and I have 3.
Who wears the pants? Chad- although he tries to deny it!

I tag Erin, Rachel, Candace, Michelle, Tori, Holly and Daisie!!

Aloha!

Chad and I just returned from our trip to Hawaii! Most of you out there know that Chad's boss takes his employees and their spouses to Hawaii every January (as long as it was a good year for the company). We have had to bow out the last 2 times because I was pregnant with my boys at the time, but this year we hit it just right!! (I don't know, I was so anxious about the trip that I almost wanted to get pregnant so I could stay home! ha ha). Well, Chad and I had such a great time and were not too anxious to return home to all the snow. A HUGE thankyou to my parents and big brother who watched my kids all week and consequently, did not get a whole lot of sleep!! One of the best parts of the trip was that we got to go with Chad's parents, because his father, Kirk, works for the same company. The picture above is the four of us on our hike up to Diamond Head on Oahu.
This one is the view of Honolulu and Waikiki once we got to the top. The hike up was quite the trip but the view was well worth the climb! I know, not another temple picture! Chad and I have visited 4 different temples the last 2 months, which is quite the record for us. While we were in Hawaii, we got to visit 2 of the islands, the big island and Oahu and lucky for us each island has a temple. This temple the Kona Hawaii which is on the big island Chad gave in and let me shell out the money to go swim with the dolphins. I was a little bummed that we didn't get to actually touch them, but the boat took us out in the ocean where we got off and snorkeled in the middle of some wild dolphin pods. These pics are ones that I actually took while we were on the boat. I can't wait to see the ones I took with our underwater camera, I got pretty close to them!

More Hawaii..

We couldn't visit Hawaii, and not visit Pearl Harbor (or USS Arizona) Memorial, it wouldn't be patriotic! It was a very touching experience, and I think every American should see it. This is oil that is still coming up from the Arizona after all these years.

Very eerie, I think. Kirk and Kim took us up to the North Shore of Oahu, to see the beautiful views of Turtle Bay. I guess the company has stayed there in the past, unfortuately not this year, we stayed on busy Waikiki Beach. On Oahu we also took a day to see the Laie Temple, BYU Hawaii campus and the Polynesian Culture Center. At the PCC we got to take a canoe ride through the lush villages and had a yummy luau that night. Even after all we saw through the week, we ran out of things by the last day and needed to kill like 8 hours before we made the red-eye home. Chad and I hopped in the Jeep with the top off and drove and drove. We ended up at the Dole Pineapple Plantation, which we weren't dying to see, but again, were bored. It was actually really cool. We walked around the gardens and saw the pineapple plants, like the one above. Maybe it's just me, but I thought that pineapples grew in trees! But they don't, they sprout at top of these spikey plants. This little pineapple was still tiny, about the palm of my hand! Huh, who knew!!