Trip to Kauai, Hawaii

We just got back last weekend from Hawaii. We went with our good friends Chris and Rebecca Gleason and had a great time. The weather was great while we were there as was all of the food.

A couple of highlights:
We stayed at the Grand Hyatt on the island which was absolutely gorgeous. They have some unbelievable manicured grounds with lagoons, pools, and some of the best restaurants on the island.

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We went to a official laui at the hotel which was actually really good. I thought it would be cheesey, and it started out that way. But the food was great and they did a lot of traditional dances from the area - so we had a great time.

Next day we went on a snorkel, sunset dinner catamaran up the Na Pali coast. We got to see some great coastline - with some of the most dramatic coastline you will ever see. Downside - it was really choppy! So much so that we couldn't stop to snorkel - also there were some tiger sharks in the water, as evidenced by the sea turtles beaching. Jason was the only one that took full advantage of the all you can eat and drink option on the boat, as everyone else stayed near the back and close to the rail.

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We spent at least of couple of days exploring the islands. We had a great hike to some waterfalls in Wiamea Canyon, drove around to the north side of the island and hit some beaches, and viewed the numerous waterfalls on the island.

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The girls took a whole day and hit the spa toward the end of the week and Chris and I played golf on a great course at Poipu.

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Of course, we spent alot of time hanging at the pools, sleeping on the hammocks, reading and relaxing. The hotel even had a great waterslide that we probably collectively hit about 78 times.

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Here is a slide show of some of my favorite pictures:

Landry "bouncing" Ian - literally

This one just makes me laugh.

Nothing new just some pics

I haven't posted in a while so here is a slideshow of some recent pics . . .

PPROA Inaguration

In May I was selected as the new Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owner Association (PPROA) president. They just issued a nice newsletter that highlights it all. Also, a nice picture of the family on the first page.

Artist -> Princess

Landry told us today (while outside painting with Mommy) that God had made her into an artist. We agreed that God had, in fact, made her quite artistic. She then told us, "Yeah, but pretty soon God will make me back into a princess." Also true.

Cow Creek Adventure 2008

Our entire family went up to Cow Creek this past weekend and spent time fly fishing, horseback riding, shooting skeet, and telling stories around the campfire. It was a great time - and a great chance to spend time together. Cow Creek is in New Mexico just north of Santa Fe near the Pecos Wilderness.

Instead of posting pictures, I will post this videa that my brother David put together. He did a great job editing on this one . . . you can check out the link to his blog here .

Landry's 3rd Brithday Party

Landry had her 3rd brithday on May 25th. We had a big party at our house.

Link-to-Cell Bluetooth Phone System

I bought this set sweet phone set for the house. I am super impressed by the panasonic KX-TH1211. Here is the review I wrote up for Amazon . . .

The KX-TH1212 is a great product. As far as phone features it has everything that I was looking for and needed:
1.) DECT 6.0 - my previous 2.8 gHz was interfering with the baby monitor and wi-fi.
2.) Call Waiting, Caller ID, Phone book, Intercoms
3.) Speakerphone
4.) Expandable (we needed 4 handsets for the house)
5.) Phones just need a plug

We did not need or want an answering machine. We use the Call Notes feature on our phone so an answering machine was unnecessary and bulky.

I LOVE the cell phone feature. I always leave my cell phone (usually by accident) on vibrate or in my jean pocket, or placed in the bathroom etc. Now once I am home, the home phone rings when I get a call on my cell. I set it up for a different ring tone so that I know it is coming from my cell.

The other bonus I hadn't thought about when I bought this is that the base unit can sit on its own. All of the handsets are independent. So I actually stuck the base unit in my computer area plugged into the land line. The phone units are spread around the house with only their charger nearby.

This is perfect to use at the ranch because we don't have a landline there, only cell service.

Very powerful service

This was from a service at our church a few weeks ago. Choked me up when I saw it live and did it agin when I watched this back.

Color of Ian's Eyes

Hmmm. After much debate over the little man's 7 months of life, We still don't really know. Sometimes they are green, sometimes hazel, sometimes grey. You be the judge!