Aloha!

May 1st through the 7th we had the amazing opportunity to vacation in Maui!! Matt's employer has a recognition program called the President's Club and when someone reaches that level they get a free trip to an unnamed location. Well Matt achieved the President's Club status and got the trip!! This time it was to beautiful Maui, Hawaii. We were stoked!! What an awesome surprise! We had a blast and we were even more excited about the location because our great friend Timara lives in Honolulu so she was able to visit us for a few days as well! 


So not only did we get this incredible vacation for free but we stayed the the Four Seasons..... it was sooooo luxurious! This is the Serenity Pool that overlooks the beach and mountains. 

 Getting ready to go snorkeling!

 beautiful sunsets

 one of the pools at the resort

Matt with his coworker Rob

Awesome Luau!

Timara!!

We spent a day in Lahaina and did a little shopping... 

This is the popular Banyan Tree...it sprawls about 1 or two blocks along the Lahaina coast

Timara and her boyfriend Nate, aren't they a cute couple? :)

And lastly this is part of a huuuuge lava field we visited on the last day... it was very impressive. This would be a blow hole in which the ocean water shoots through and looks like a whales blow hole. 

It was such an amazing trip and I'm so thankful to my husband for doing such an amazing job so that we could enjoy this amazing vacation!! AND thanks to our family for taking care of Owen while we were gone... we obviously couldn't have done it without them!!

Birthday time!

I don't think I've been this excited for a birthday in a loooooong time. I know Owen has no clue what a birthday even is but I still wanted to make sure it was a fun and special one. On Friday April 1st (his actual birthday) we spent the day as a family and had so much fun! I fed Owen his usual oatmeal for breakfast then he opened the presents we got him. He LOVED them!! I was so happy he had such a great time opening them and playing with them!

Here's the birthday boy sitting down for breakfast.... little does he know the fun he's about the have... ;)

 It's present time!!!

 Loves the first present! Fridge Phonics!

 Next up, a choo choo train!

So cute... he also loves to just push it around the house. After playing with his new toys for a bit the birthday boy was getting sleepy so we put him down for a nap and started preparing for the party! Once Owen woke up we decided it was such a beautiful day outside so let's go to the zoo! It was PERFECT too. Not too crowded and not too cold. Owen had a blast, he loved the wolf exhibit because they were 'doggies' or 'ga-gees' as he calls them, and the polar bear exhibit is always a blast, and and the petting zoo was a hit as well!

We had the best day!! Saturday was Owen's birthday party and it was such a blast. So many people came to celebrate the little guy I was truly touched by how many people love and care for this little guy! So without further ado, here's pics of the party!

Such a fun birthday! I hope to hold on to these memories forever..... :)

this little guy

is turning one on Friday...

It feels like yesterday that I was holding him in the hospital like this.