Baby in a Bag

Why can't we, women or mothers, be this creative? What is it about men that instinctively makes them see bags, laundry hampers, or even book shelves as places to hide small children and animals? They keep us young and on our toes. Without them we'd be ol' sticks in the mud that forgot what fun was!

Baby in a Bag VIDEO

Leave it to Luke to come up with creative ways to entertain Porter. No, who are we kidding? To entertain himself :) He's always making me laugh. And Porter loves it too!

Our Big Hawaiian Vacation!

As some of you know, our little family took a much-needed-trip to Hawaii. Luke and I went on our honeymoon cruise to Hawaii back in 2004 and were able to see 4 of the islands so we had a pretty good taste of each one. Luke was scheduled to fly to Oahu for work so we turned it into a family vacation. We stayed at Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, a few yards away from the U.S.S. Utah. Porter was a champ! The flights I was so worried about went smoothly, and he adjusted to new sleeping environments pretty well. He even cut two teeth while we were there. My sister, Daphne, flew in the last week of our vacation to give us an extra rotational babysitter and time without baby. Through much trial and error, we feel like we got a good grasp on places to go, things to see, and what to do so that next time we'll be prepared. We can't wait! The hiking and scenery were breath-taking, the beaches were relaxing, seafood was amazing, and snorkeling was even better! I would have amazing snorkeling pictures but...well...we won't get into that :) It was my fault. (sigh) It was so difficult to choose which photos to post. If you can believe it, they are whittled down to the bare minimum!Enjoy!


Our entertainment


Porter's sleeping arrangements for the first 3 nights! Ha!


Diamond Head



WWII era runway, tower, and old station



U.S.S. Utah...the one less visited


The Bowfin

U.S.S Arizona and Missouri


Handsome Hubby

Pali Lookout Point






Hiking up near Pali


Porter's beach tent


Hanauma Bay


Waikiki

Perfect way to end our visit

Porter NOT Napping

He thinks he's soooooooooooooo funny! He was supposed to be napping :)

Play Pen

Porter has SO much fun in his play pen! I love it because it keeps him safe while he does what he loves to do...walk around. He holds on to the sides while walking around the perimeter of it and will often times, just hang out in one spot for an hour just to check out what's going on outside the pen. Luke and I came into the living room one day, and Porter was smooshing his face against the netting. We were hysterical. We started taking turns doing it back and forth and now it has become one of his favorite games!

Trip to the Beach

These were actually taken a month ago but I forgot to post them. They were taken at the Coronado Dog Beach when Porter's cousin came to visit.

Discovery of the door stop

Playing with Dad

Can you spot the puppy?

Caught with Mom's Water Bottle

VIDEO

Adventures at Sea World

We had a blast at Sea World! We saw Baluga whales, penguins, turtles, walruses, you name it. We also saw the Shamu show...though I think Porter was more interested in the people than the exhibits! Oh well, we had fun!

Sitting By Himself Now

Today he's been extremely fussy and trying my patience (I think he's about to show some more teeth). So I had a little laugh at his expense.

J.T.'s Wedding in Bountiful

One of my friends suggested I put some pictures of someone other than our cute little buddy, on this site. I guess she's right, ha! I didn't really realize this had become solely a tribute to Porter! These pictures were taken up at my brother's wedding in Bountiful, Utah. The one on the bottom is of our entire family, the one on top, of us, siblings, and the one on the right is of myself and Luke.