Last year's big birthday celebration is tough to beat, but then this whole year happened and I'm pretty damn happy. I guess THIS is how it's supposed to be! I won't dig into that, or get all sentimental about it. This is just the best. We decided to hit the road for this birthday, and had a little fun down in Jackpot. Here's to another amazing trip around the sun!
These two.....still dressing up and having fun, which makes my mama heart quite happy. I turned Kendall loose on the decorating this year, and she did such a great job.
Let me tell you....getting updated pics of these two is a circus every year. They turn into complete monkeys for 30 minutes and act like they haven't grown up with a camera in their faces. Sheesh!
Happy 1-7 to this incredible young man. Carter is focused, driven, hilarious, and a mega sports fan. He is the sports Google of the family - just ask! He is a great student, beyond responsible, and I could not ask for a better son. Here's to 17, bud - I hope it's an amazing year for you! I love you!
Happiest of birthdays to Addie! A most beautiful, amazing, hard-working, and authentic young lady, who is full of sass, grit, love, and determination. I hope year 15 is the absolute best - love you so much!
Oh, the Road to Hana. We went back and forth on whether we wanted to do this drive. We heard mixed reviews, but ultimately decided to give it a go. And boy are we glad we did! It was a hoot of a drive...and you have to laugh, otherwise it's too stressful to manage! It's a very narrow road, filled with more twists and turns to count, many one-lane bridges, and lots of squeezing off the shoulder of the road IF YOU CAN to get by other cars. We didn't make all of the stops along the Road, but we did several that were really cool.
The first stop was at the Garden of Eden, which was just impeccably manicured and landscaped, and had so many different types of flowers, plants, and trees. There were also several peacocks there, so we had to grab some pictures for Kendall!
Lots of other stops along the Road.
We stopped at a waterfall my dad jumped into 30+ years ago, and so, of course, Randy had to do the same.
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We also stopped at Ho'okipa Beach to watch some incredible surfing. The waves here are monster waves, and the surfers are incredible!
