Yes, it's true..I updated our blog!

Where to begin??? I guess I'll just summarize our recent happenings by month and try to give you a quick overview of what we've been up to the last few months.

NOVEMBER: Hmmmm, I can't remember too much of this month. My 25th birthday was on the 17th. We celebrated Thanksgiving with a big group of friends all of which had no family on the island and weren't going home to celebrate. I think there were almost 30 of us there. It was hosted by our friends Kellie and Darrick who live in a high rise with a big room they can reserve for parties, etc.so that's where it was held. It was a lot of fun. Looks like I can't remember too much more of this month. Oh ya, Nate's brother Jeff that had been staying with us since August went back to Idaho and my friend Sadie came and visited. Lots and lots of fun!
DECEMBER: This was a busy month as I'm sure you can all imagine. Although I don't have many pictures from the holidays because my camera decided to break on Christmas EVE!!! Yes, I was quite upset..but we did get a few picture from our disposable camera we got that night. This was our 1st Christmas we've celebrated totally on our own. (Oh, and our anniversary was on the 23rd) We just hung out on Christmas Eve for the most part and had a BBQ on the beach (Magic Island) with the Garner Family. Steak, shrimp, fruits and veggies, salad..Mmmmm. That night Nate and I had a blast getting the house and gifts/stockings ready for Zak. Christmas morning was so much fun watching Zak realize that all the boxes that had been under the tree had fun things inside of them! For quite awhile after Christmas he'd bring me random things asking me to open them...things that don't open. I think he just thought everything had fun surprises in them after Christmas. We all got spoiled and had a nice relaxing day. Until Nate and I fell asleep for a mid-morning nap when there was a knock at our door with our neighbor telling us Zak was out playing in the parking lot! SCARY! Woops! Anyway, he was safe, don't worry. =) We had dinner with our friends Dan and Ann and had lamb and mashed potatoes and rolls and salad and had AMAZING bread pudding for dessert. Although we missed our families, we had a great time with just our little family on our first Christmas alone.
JANUARY: There's a couple we know from Idaho who are living on the North Shore in a beautiful 4 bedroom 4 bathroom house right on the beach. They were in Idaho for the holidays and their son's wedding and let us stay at their house over New Years. Nate and I went up on Dec. 30th and then Dan and Ann and their son Teague, came up the 31st to help us ring in the New Year. It was so relaxing getting out of Honolulu and just having a real kitchen and yard and our own beach to chill at. We snorkeled and laid out and then had a fun time watching all the crazy fireworks that were going off, off all the different shores that we could see. Zak's 2nd birthday was Jan. 6th. We threw him a little party at Chuck E. Cheese and he loved it. He got spoiled by friends and family and probably just a tiny bit by us. I made him this snake/caterpillar/creature cake and he was not impressed at all. Apparently he's only interested in chocolate cake b/c he got a free slice of chocolate cake from Chuck E. Cheese and he was all about it and it didn't even look like a cute little snake thing! Oh well I guess...I tried. Grandma and Roger vacationed on Maui and then, lucky for us, came to Oahu! They took Zak and I out to lunch one day and we went for a scenic drive while Nate was at school. Then, their last night here, they took Nate and I to dinner and on a little shopping trip! It was so much fun to see them and spend some time with them and get spoiled by them! =)I can't remember if anything else happened this month...
FEBRUARY (as of yet..): Nate's birthday was on the 4th. He turned the big 2-7! We made him bacon, eggs, and toast for breakfast. Then, he worked and schooled most of the day. Then we went and got him some sa-weet snorkeling gear. Then we went to eat at Buca di Beppo with Brint and Brea while our awesome friends Olya and Heber watched Zak. Then we came home and had an awesome ice cream cake (made by me)with Heber, Olya and Stephanie. We're horrible planners...so sorry for other friends we didn't have come celebrate with us..it was all very last minute. Promise. =) My friend Brea colored my hair caramel brown. Um, and I think we're now current. WOOOOHOOOOOO! Sorry I didn't write in a very interesting way... I was just trying to hurry and bring us current without getting into major details and typing 4 million pages. So now for the pictures!
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