Photo update.

Sorry it has taken me so long to blog about anything at all....i suppose its because life just moves sooo fast! Hope you are all doing well and know that we love you!

To hack or not?

This morning Dave decided that Jack's sideburns were too long so what did he do you wonder...he cut them so blunt that he looks like a big (little) nerd. So today I am seeking opinions. Should I take the leap and give Jack his first hair cut or should I suck it up and wait until a more appropriate age to due "the first hair cut." I dont care what anyone says I am NOT counting this as Jacks first hair cut. I refuse! I swear its worse than I could capture with my little wiggle one.

Justified.

Today I realized that I have been in Hawaii for about two months now and havent even thought about blogging since I got here! School and life are moving so fast my friends...but I wouldnt have it any other way. Life here is so great.

Aside from all that, the reason I thought I should get to typin today is because I had a fantastic lesson in one of my classes on self-justification or in other words the dissodence theory.

Its the theory of the slippery slope of why we find it ok to do little bad things. In essence its why we find it ok to do things claiming, "its ok because I am different...that doesnt really apply to me." make sense?

So the more I thought and the longer the teacher spoke, I realized that whether I am embezzling money or justifying the judgement I pass on others everyday, it doesnt matter the bottom line is they are both wrong.

I find myself justifying because I assume the other person doesnt either A. understand me or B. because we're just different.

But is that really the case?? Arent they just sitting over there thinking the same things about me??

The point of the class was to urge us to try and see our own things in life that we justify and try to correct them or atleast start with recognizing that we do it.

He closed with the story of Buddha who was a prince and left the palace to see and understand the rest of the world, and when people met him they would ask "are you a god?" and he replied "no I am awake".

Aside from my deep thoughts We have been photoboothing lately and I thought the two were so funny and then I realized I should post a normal one too...so here you go.

Movers and Shakers

He we go!!!! On Monday we fly out to Hawaii to spend the next four months in complete disarray! I am going to be a full time student at BYUH and Dave is going to do a full time internship at PCC. Our lives are about to go CRAZY! Wish us luck my friends and book your vacations! Pray for my brain to operate at full capacity and that is about all I can ask for now. But needless to say...we are so excited to be spending the next four months in Laie, Hi. :)

ALOHA!

(Photos from the last time we lived there. So excited for new memories!)

My Father in law...

Dave's dad recently wrote an awesome book. Why I havent blogged about yet I'm not sure. I read it a while ago and it is sooo good. I can honestly say that it is such a well written political thriller because I am an avid reader (I read A LOT). :) Check it out if you are into a good easy page turner. You can find it on Amazon and its called The Jefferson Project by Thor Duffin. Enjoy my friends!

Weekend friends

This weekend our friends from Hawaii, Jordan and Rachele Larsen, came and stayed with us, so fun!! We went to the beach and worked on a stop motion video for fun. (Its the first one we've ever done)

Jack my happy boy.

The boys surfed...I paddled out and floated :) Good times. Dave is standing behind me annoyed that I am posting a pic with him with a long board because he says he isn't a "long boarder". Funny husband. He short boards but today was definitely a long board day.

After the beach we ate at Wahoo's Fish Taco's in Huntington, it was so delish! But it was sooo crowded because it was the US open for surfing.

Bath time!!

Jack's 1st Birthday Party

Happy first birthday Jack!! We had a beach theme party for him (clearly limited budget) which translates to few decorations but a rad surfboard (no not a football or space ship) cake. This cake took so long to make but turned our so good and tasty!! Such a great day!!