Baby J met his aunties and uncles.
Spending quality time with Grandma and Grandpa W.
Towel folding
Uncle Jeffy.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Cruise Hawaii
Baby J met his aunties and uncles.
Spending quality time with Grandma and Grandpa W.
Towel folding
Uncle Jeffy.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
New Zealand-Kia Ora!
The 3 of us just returned from a short trip to New Zealand. New Zealand is the most beautiful place. It's no wonder that's why they filmed LOTR there.
This is us on the South Island on a little hike to a light house. Seriously, the pictures don't do the country justice!
This is us on the South Island on a little hike to a light house. Seriously, the pictures don't do the country justice!
The whole purpose for us going to NZ was I got to speak at a conference called CLESOL. I gave a workshop on teaching vocabulary with games. My session was packed! People were sitting on the floor in the front and standing along the walls. They probably just wanted to hear my American accent.
We did a little site seeing including driving up the coast a little to explore these spherical rocks. This one has cracked opened and Dave climbed inside.
Baby J discovered the horn just a second before I snapped this picture. Notice which side of the car the steering wheel is.
I want to post more pictures but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make Picassa upload more than 4 pictures even when I've selected 15. (Can anyone help with that?)
Baby J handled the flight really well and even got his own little bed in bulk head seating. We ate so much Kiwi chocolate that we didn't hardly fit back into the airline seats on the return trip. It was nice to fly from Hawaii because it was only a 9 hour trip and not the 15 or whatever that it would be from the Mainland. Now we just need to go again because we need to see Queensland and the Fjords and Rotorua (NZ's "Yellowstone")
I want to post more pictures but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make Picassa upload more than 4 pictures even when I've selected 15. (Can anyone help with that?)
Baby J handled the flight really well and even got his own little bed in bulk head seating. We ate so much Kiwi chocolate that we didn't hardly fit back into the airline seats on the return trip. It was nice to fly from Hawaii because it was only a 9 hour trip and not the 15 or whatever that it would be from the Mainland. Now we just need to go again because we need to see Queensland and the Fjords and Rotorua (NZ's "Yellowstone")
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Two Years
Last month
Lunch at Lei Lei's at Turtle Bay
Last year
Dinner at Wendy's-everything closes early in PriceTwo years ago
Happy wedding day!Last month
Breakfast at Hukilau Cafe Last year
Lunch at Banyan Tree2 years ago
Moved to Hawaii
Monday, August 23, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Can't Wait!
I'm so excited because my one and only sister is coming to visit in a few days! We're going to have a great time!
This is her main reason for coming:
We went to South Korea together in 2006.
Our mom made us deliver neighbors gifts one Christmas. We thought we were funny by wearing lit up necklaces.
This was last summer by Lion Geyser in Yellowstone.
This is her main reason for coming:
She came last year to Hawaii, too.
We went to South Korea together in 2006.
Our mom made us deliver neighbors gifts one Christmas. We thought we were funny by wearing lit up necklaces.
This was last summer by Lion Geyser in Yellowstone.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
No More School or Books!
Yesterday was the last day of Dave's Spring Term. If you didn't know, he has been taking online classes through Utah Valley University's Aviation Administration program since we moved here.
He's doing great in his classes and learning a lot. It's not always easy to get on the computer and do homework when you're distracted by a new iPod, sunny beaches, a cute baby and a fun, awesome, really cool, fantastic, amazing wife.
Dave is going to take the next short summer term off so he can relax (when he's not at work) and help me get back into the swing of full time work on campus.
So now there's going to be a lot less of this:
And a lot MORE of this:
If you're still interested in our life, continue reading for a little funny story about school.
So there was this Aviation Business class that required the writing and submission of a Business Plan.
I admit that I help Dave with some of his essays because as an English language teacher I can say, "Hey, you need a topic sentence right here." Or I can say, "You forgot to italicize the title of the source in the references page." etc. Or I can even correct the all-too-common their, there and they're mistakes.
But when it came to the Business Plan, I was no use!
So a few days before Business Plan is due, Mr. Dave starts working on it. It was frustrating for me to watch him write it because he didn't know what he was doing and I couldn't help this time. I even had to leave the house a couple time cuz it was frustrating even me.
Dave figured that all he needed to pass the class was a 50% on the Plan. Usually he sets his standards a little higher than that... but this was a special case. I told him that as long as he submitted ANYTHING he'd probably get at least 50%! (I know how these online teacher work.) He wasn't so sure though!
So the due date comes along and he's got 4 pages of BS. The requirement is for a minimum of 8 pages. Even I'm started to get worried about if he's got even a 50% quality of BS!!
And then our friend, Neha, showed up and helped Dave "beef it up" just a little bit. Dave didn't even care by this point and ended up submitting it like 45 minutes before the deadline.
My favorite part is that he got his grades back today and the teacher gave him like an 87% on the Business Plan!! And all he was hoping for was 50%!! He got an A overall in the class when he was thinking he'd have to retake the class!
And maybe, just maybe, I've been a little more lenient today as I've been grading my own Internet students' quizzes. I think it's called Karma :o)
He's doing great in his classes and learning a lot. It's not always easy to get on the computer and do homework when you're distracted by a new iPod, sunny beaches, a cute baby and a fun, awesome, really cool, fantastic, amazing wife.
Dave is going to take the next short summer term off so he can relax (when he's not at work) and help me get back into the swing of full time work on campus.
So now there's going to be a lot less of this:
And a lot MORE of this:
If you're still interested in our life, continue reading for a little funny story about school.
So there was this Aviation Business class that required the writing and submission of a Business Plan.
I admit that I help Dave with some of his essays because as an English language teacher I can say, "Hey, you need a topic sentence right here." Or I can say, "You forgot to italicize the title of the source in the references page." etc. Or I can even correct the all-too-common their, there and they're mistakes.
But when it came to the Business Plan, I was no use!
So a few days before Business Plan is due, Mr. Dave starts working on it. It was frustrating for me to watch him write it because he didn't know what he was doing and I couldn't help this time. I even had to leave the house a couple time cuz it was frustrating even me.
Dave figured that all he needed to pass the class was a 50% on the Plan. Usually he sets his standards a little higher than that... but this was a special case. I told him that as long as he submitted ANYTHING he'd probably get at least 50%! (I know how these online teacher work.) He wasn't so sure though!
So the due date comes along and he's got 4 pages of BS. The requirement is for a minimum of 8 pages. Even I'm started to get worried about if he's got even a 50% quality of BS!!
And then our friend, Neha, showed up and helped Dave "beef it up" just a little bit. Dave didn't even care by this point and ended up submitting it like 45 minutes before the deadline.
My favorite part is that he got his grades back today and the teacher gave him like an 87% on the Business Plan!! And all he was hoping for was 50%!! He got an A overall in the class when he was thinking he'd have to retake the class!
And maybe, just maybe, I've been a little more lenient today as I've been grading my own Internet students' quizzes. I think it's called Karma :o)
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Recently
Aloha everyone (who still reads our blog)!
Here's a few things we've been up to lately:
1. Baby J rolls over (front to back)
2. Dave works afternoons 4 days a week and enjoys his new job.
3. Wendy still teaches a Distance Ed class and is trying to find time to finish the development of another Distance Ed class.
4. We play Glass Tower and Sudoku on our new iPods.
5. Feels like we're BOTH taking Aviation classes some days.
6. We take our multivitamins every evening before we go to bed.
7. Our laundry situation hasn't changed since Baby J arrived: it still gets washed and then sits in a pile on our bedroom floor until we pick it up to wear it.
8. We're gettin' the hang of the parenting thing... for now.
9. Feels like we're BOTH serving in the Young Women's program some days.
10. Contrary to popular belief, we have NOT been to the beach since March.
11. We learned that Costco has to be closed on Memorial Day and after 6pm on Saturdays.
Cute, smiling boy in his new pack'n'play bed from Aunty Britney and Uncle Richard. His Lion shirt matches the lions on the thing.
Found this Aloha shirt in a bag of used baby clothes that someone mysteriously left on our doorstep.
Daddy gives Baby J a bath ONCE and we take pictures. I give him a bath every other day and it's just another daily chore to be done.
Here's a few things we've been up to lately:
1. Baby J rolls over (front to back)
2. Dave works afternoons 4 days a week and enjoys his new job.
3. Wendy still teaches a Distance Ed class and is trying to find time to finish the development of another Distance Ed class.
4. We play Glass Tower and Sudoku on our new iPods.
5. Feels like we're BOTH taking Aviation classes some days.
6. We take our multivitamins every evening before we go to bed.
7. Our laundry situation hasn't changed since Baby J arrived: it still gets washed and then sits in a pile on our bedroom floor until we pick it up to wear it.
8. We're gettin' the hang of the parenting thing... for now.
9. Feels like we're BOTH serving in the Young Women's program some days.
10. Contrary to popular belief, we have NOT been to the beach since March.
11. We learned that Costco has to be closed on Memorial Day and after 6pm on Saturdays.
Cute, smiling boy in his new pack'n'play bed from Aunty Britney and Uncle Richard. His Lion shirt matches the lions on the thing.
Found this Aloha shirt in a bag of used baby clothes that someone mysteriously left on our doorstep.
Daddy gives Baby J a bath ONCE and we take pictures. I give him a bath every other day and it's just another daily chore to be done.
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