Brig doing a little cliff diving.
The beautiful Hawaii temple
Can't beat fresh coconut milk!
We decided we don't even need the beach for this kid,
we just need a sandbox. He spent most of his time on the shore!
Friday, July 30, 2010
More Hawaii Pics
Brig doing a little cliff diving.
The beautiful Hawaii temple
Can't beat fresh coconut milk!We decided we don't even need the beach for this kid,
Summer 2010 - Next Stop - Hawaii
We flew Space-A (a military hop for free) to Hawaii. The cargo jet was a C-17. It was pretty cushy for a 5 hour flight. The only problem we had was getting Max to wear earplugs because it is so loud. (If you military folks need some info on how to do take a hop, we are happy to share traveling tips. It is so worth the free cost.)
She zonked and didn't mind the earplugs one bit.
The food was awesome. Brig felt like he was in Japan again with all the Japanese people and restaurants. We tried several dishes that were among his favorites while on his mission. We ate all the fresh fruit we could, and when we couldn't eat anymore, we had fruit smoothies. Our hotel had an awesome view of Wikiki and as expected, the weather was perfect. With the free flight, it was quite an inexpensive little vacation for us.
She zonked and didn't mind the earplugs one bit.
The food was awesome. Brig felt like he was in Japan again with all the Japanese people and restaurants. We tried several dishes that were among his favorites while on his mission. We ate all the fresh fruit we could, and when we couldn't eat anymore, we had fruit smoothies. Our hotel had an awesome view of Wikiki and as expected, the weather was perfect. With the free flight, it was quite an inexpensive little vacation for us. Monday, July 26, 2010
Max's Words and more
I am catching up on journals tonight while the rest of the house sleeps. I thought I would write down a few of Max's newest phrases and such. He just cracks us up. Maybe he will crack you up too. I still promise an Avalon post. I just don't have the pictures on this computer tonight.
As I helped him pick up his cars, "Good job, Mama. There you go. You got it." He had asked me to help but quit after the first one to cheer me on."
"I don't want to take a nap! I just want to play with my toys. OK, Mama?" Then he goes over to Brig and says, "Daddy-o, I don't have to take a nap, right?" He's already figured out how to ask the other one if one says NO! You can imagine whose become his best friend lately. Not mine.
He will randomly tell people, "My dad went to Iraq to fight the bad guys." He is a boy and is already doing the one-up thing.
Ever since we left Aunt Chelsie's and Grandpa Wray's, he adds Wray to everyone's name - thinking it is some cool thing to do. It really is Madden Wray and it really is Grandpa Wray but it isn't Daddy-o WrayWray or Peanut Wray Wray.
"Mama, if you don't come outside and play with me, you will have to go to time-out RIGHT NOW!"
"Peanut, stop looking at me, just suck your thumb!"
He finally started saying that he has a new house and doesn't live in Lawton, OK but he still asks to go play with Gabe and Caleb. For a whole month when we would ask him where we were going to get him excited about the day's events, he would say, "To Caleb's house to eat pancakes!!!" or "To Gabe's house to play with his bus!!!" It took us awhile to learn to stop asking. It was too sad.
He is digressing in his progress since vacation. He has forgotten his ABC's and after T says O-M then continues on and when counting he always leaves 4 out. He will only do 'homework' if I use Skittles or Swedish Fish in the lesson.
He sings about every song we do. Brig has him dancing around the house rapping, "It's my Swagger wagon... It's my Swagger wagon. Where my kids at? Where my kids at?" We will have to video this.
If you ask him a question that begins with why, he looks at you and says, "because".
We has given the whole family several alter egos. After a movie, we all take on new characters. We have about 10 sets of names. After watching Monsters, Inc., he became Sully. Brig is Mike. I am Randall and Avalon is Boo. We are the DragonTales, Sesame Street monsters, scripture names, Cars cars, Bob the Builder people, and Toy Story characters. Throughout the day, he will call me "Wendy" for instance and I am suppose to refer back to him as "Bob." The problem is, I can't keep up and Brig and I are constantly sitting there trying to remember his name with that certain set. If Buzz asks me for a cracker and I give it to him, I will always get, "Thanks, Rex." And he corrects us when we mess it up. I think my favorite is when we calls Avalon "Hamm." Tonight, he was Nephi, I was Laman, and Brig was King Laban. I am always the BAD GUY so I was just glad Brig was worse for once.
He will pout if he can't say every prayer. We had to stop letting him because he says the same three sentences and when we try to pipe in and tell him something else to say, he looks up at us with a big grin and speeds up and ends it as to not allow anything else between it. He knows he says the shortest prayers and wants to keep it that way. The other day, he did add a few other things. He blessed his lion bite and Daddy's snake bite. (He got a mosquito bite that he told us is a lion bite.)
He is a buster sometimes, but we love this age!
As I helped him pick up his cars, "Good job, Mama. There you go. You got it." He had asked me to help but quit after the first one to cheer me on."
"I don't want to take a nap! I just want to play with my toys. OK, Mama?" Then he goes over to Brig and says, "Daddy-o, I don't have to take a nap, right?" He's already figured out how to ask the other one if one says NO! You can imagine whose become his best friend lately. Not mine.
He will randomly tell people, "My dad went to Iraq to fight the bad guys." He is a boy and is already doing the one-up thing.
Ever since we left Aunt Chelsie's and Grandpa Wray's, he adds Wray to everyone's name - thinking it is some cool thing to do. It really is Madden Wray and it really is Grandpa Wray but it isn't Daddy-o WrayWray or Peanut Wray Wray.
"Mama, if you don't come outside and play with me, you will have to go to time-out RIGHT NOW!"
"Peanut, stop looking at me, just suck your thumb!"
He finally started saying that he has a new house and doesn't live in Lawton, OK but he still asks to go play with Gabe and Caleb. For a whole month when we would ask him where we were going to get him excited about the day's events, he would say, "To Caleb's house to eat pancakes!!!" or "To Gabe's house to play with his bus!!!" It took us awhile to learn to stop asking. It was too sad.
He is digressing in his progress since vacation. He has forgotten his ABC's and after T says O-M then continues on and when counting he always leaves 4 out. He will only do 'homework' if I use Skittles or Swedish Fish in the lesson.
He sings about every song we do. Brig has him dancing around the house rapping, "It's my Swagger wagon... It's my Swagger wagon. Where my kids at? Where my kids at?" We will have to video this.
If you ask him a question that begins with why, he looks at you and says, "because".
We has given the whole family several alter egos. After a movie, we all take on new characters. We have about 10 sets of names. After watching Monsters, Inc., he became Sully. Brig is Mike. I am Randall and Avalon is Boo. We are the DragonTales, Sesame Street monsters, scripture names, Cars cars, Bob the Builder people, and Toy Story characters. Throughout the day, he will call me "Wendy" for instance and I am suppose to refer back to him as "Bob." The problem is, I can't keep up and Brig and I are constantly sitting there trying to remember his name with that certain set. If Buzz asks me for a cracker and I give it to him, I will always get, "Thanks, Rex." And he corrects us when we mess it up. I think my favorite is when we calls Avalon "Hamm." Tonight, he was Nephi, I was Laman, and Brig was King Laban. I am always the BAD GUY so I was just glad Brig was worse for once.
He will pout if he can't say every prayer. We had to stop letting him because he says the same three sentences and when we try to pipe in and tell him something else to say, he looks up at us with a big grin and speeds up and ends it as to not allow anything else between it. He knows he says the shortest prayers and wants to keep it that way. The other day, he did add a few other things. He blessed his lion bite and Daddy's snake bite. (He got a mosquito bite that he told us is a lion bite.)
He is a buster sometimes, but we love this age!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Second Stop - San Francisco - Mile Marker 1878
I might mention that we haven't forgotten that we have another child. It was cold and windy during our stay here and Avie was often in the car or bundled in the stroller. She is getting quite cute but is still so quiet and reserved compared to her crazy brother. I will find more pictures of her in the posts to come.
"Uhh Mom, I have an idea! I could eat a red Elmo cupcake too since I only had a blue one."
Chinatown - We couldn't pass up the yummy Boba drinks!
He is only allowed girlfriends that don't move. It was love at first sight when he saw she loved reading books too. Nerds!
Life’s pretty good, and why wouldn’t it be? I’m a pirate, after all.
Umm, random. But if you zoom in you will see what years of no sunscreen will do to your skin. She could make a nice couch. (I'm throwing this in for Brig who is a sunscreen freak! A plug from him - wear sunscreen if you are going to soak up the sun!)
Beautiful place to see (but couldn't live there)
"Uhh Mom, I have an idea! I could eat a red Elmo cupcake too since I only had a blue one."
Chinatown - We couldn't pass up the yummy Boba drinks!
He is only allowed girlfriends that don't move. It was love at first sight when he saw she loved reading books too. Nerds!
Life’s pretty good, and why wouldn’t it be? I’m a pirate, after all.
Umm, random. But if you zoom in you will see what years of no sunscreen will do to your skin. She could make a nice couch. (I'm throwing this in for Brig who is a sunscreen freak! A plug from him - wear sunscreen if you are going to soak up the sun!)
Beautiful place to see (but couldn't live there)Summer 2010 First Stop - Mile Marker 1099
Our total travels in the mini-van this summer hit over 8,000 miles. After leaving Lawton, we headed to Provo, moved our stuff into storage, and made it to Midway for the Udall family reunion. It was a blast. The best part was the food. The Udalls know how to cook and they know how to eat!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Uncle Tord Rolls into Town
It's really bad when my 19-year old brother, Corde, makes a comment about how it's been years since I've posted. I didn't even know he looked at any blogs, let alone ours. I thought he deserved a few pictures. We'll work our way backwards since this post was this week. The past 3 months have been so hectic. We moved to Utah and then traveled to California to catch a free hop to Hawaii (just milking it to the last minute with Army benefits) and from Cali to D.C. We made it to both family reunions and will be getting settled into our new place soon. We have spare bedrooms and welcome visitors!
This is the big rig Uncle Corde drives for some famous cowboy. I had no idea that he had such a sweet set-up. He called us "poor college students" and paid for lunch. I guess we'll take what we can get. The inside is equipped with a complete kitchen, leather furniture, and a queen size bed.
Max was dying to get on the horse. He kept holding his hat and saying "Howdy Partner, I'm Cowboy Max!" Freckles, the horse, took a better picture than Max. Brig said this horse costs more than his soul.
What little boy doesn't want the driver's seat of a BIG TRUCK! Corde gave him everything but the key.
Thanks Uncle Tord for treating us and showing us a day in the life. I think it made my husband a little jealous. He is thinking about finding another Hollywood cowboy to drive around as long as they will put up the whole fam as well. Forget law school!
Max was dying to get on the horse. He kept holding his hat and saying "Howdy Partner, I'm Cowboy Max!" Freckles, the horse, took a better picture than Max. Brig said this horse costs more than his soul. 
What little boy doesn't want the driver's seat of a BIG TRUCK! Corde gave him everything but the key.
Thanks Uncle Tord for treating us and showing us a day in the life. I think it made my husband a little jealous. He is thinking about finding another Hollywood cowboy to drive around as long as they will put up the whole fam as well. Forget law school!
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