More maui pictures

tim and i had the most AMAZING dinner. we ate at mama's fish house. since we went with friends, we swapped babysitting so that we could have a quiet dinner to ourselves. it was by far one of the best meals we've ever had. the setting was just beautiful and the food to die for. i would highly recommend it if you ever find yourself on maui.

Maui

if you've been wondering where we were, we just returned from an amazing trip to maui. tim, kate, and i went to the island with our good friends the jensens. we decided to leave melia at home with grammie and grampa since she was starting to scoot, needs her naps, and would probably spend most of the time eating sand. it was fun to have a little break from the schedule, but she decided that she would learn to crawl while we were away (she also learned a very loud, high pitched scream that could blow your ear drums). anyway, we had a great time and we thinkg kate loved having mommy and daddy all to herself. she loved picking the beautiful flowers, wading in the pools and even went down the slide with me (we had to bribe her with ice cream:) we were ready to come home, but think that this was one of our best trips ever. we can't wait to go back!

backpacking

tim had the chance to go backpacking with some guys from church this last weekend. it was a fun time for him to get away & have boy time, while i spent the weekend "relaxing" with the girls up in napa at tim's parent's house. of all people, tim definitely deserves to get away every once in a while.

pumpkin patch

on friday, shelly, christy and i went to the pumpkin patch with our kids. it was fun to be there and the weather actually felt like fall, which was a fun change. i'll include a picture of kate "talking" on her phone, which she did almost the whole time we were there. (thankfully i DON'T like talking on the phone, so she hasn't learned it from me:)

House projects

it's hard to believe that we are 7 months into our house project(s). we are really starting to see that the end is in sight but still have the hardwood floors to redo as well as the finish work throughout the house (baseboard, crown moulding, etc.) we are both SO ready to have this behind us and can't wait to see the final result. i am at least back to cooking in the kitchen and the bathroom is totally usable (amen to having 2 bathrooms again:) here are some pictures.