Weight Watchers weigh in

So after 2 weeks off the wagon with Jason's dad here and then in Hawaii I only managed to gain .8 pounds! I'm back on today though with full force. (I get to keep my gold star though cause the gain put me back to an even 10 pound loss to date.)

How many points do I get for doing 3 tons of laundry?

Home sweet home

I am sooooooo happy to be home! Tired and yet still on Hawaii time so I can't sleep. I am heartbroken I left my favorite hoody on the plane from SFO to SLC. I called the United lost & found and hopefully I can get it back, but I am not counting on it. It is way too cute and I'm sure whoever finds in from the cleaning crew will keep it. :( Let's all cry and have a moment of silence for my favorite sweater.

Anyway, Will was a horrible monster on the flight from Honolulu to SFO. But he slept most of the way from SFO to SLC so that was better. He was great in the airport too. SFO is the best airport to have a 3 hour layover in because A. there is great food, and B. they have private nursing rooms for mothers. A nice peaceful place in a crowded airport -- bless those liberal le leche league women in San Fran!

Will's still on Hawaii time so lets see how he sleeps tonite. Man I am tired! I'll post more pics in the morning.

Our last night in Hawaii

Uncle Peter hosted a family dinner at his house Sunday night....these are all the "adult" cousins and uncles and aunts that were there


These are all the kid cousins and Michaels two sons Connor & Cash who are so cute!

Grandmother and Grandfather (who says we should come visit every two year....so he has something to look forward to and can keep living). I noticed Jason and Will both have Grandfather's perfect frown...it's so cute I HAVE to get a picture of it sometime.

Uncle Peter took us to the private military beach on Sunday. It was so pretty the water was soooo blue green & warm!

Jason and cousin Peter Jr. took out a kayak and got flipped over by a wave.

Tonight is our last night here. :( We had dinner with the family EVERY night except one....and that one time we were so tired we slept from 4pm till the next morning at 6. (Sure was nice on the budget though, all those free meals!) We had so much fun hanging out with all the relatives & meeting new cousins & in-laws we haven't met yet. I hate to go home, but it will be nice to be back in a peaceful routine again. As long as we survive that looooong flight home tomorrow.....

More from Hawaii

Unce Peter invited us to use his pool. This is the view from his house...

And his awesome pool...

And here are Will & Daddy learning to swim...

Thank you Uncle Peter, that was sooooo much fun!!!

Hawaii Day 2

So Will was cranky & jet lagged and cried for 3 hours...



Will and great-grandma...

Cousins Lori & Peter Jr. are almost 13 now!

We went to Buca di Beppo for dinner with all the family.

Cousin Angie & baby Will.

More to come!

Aloha from Hawaii!!

The flight was great...Will was a doll. There was this other 1 or 2 year old I wanted to kill though. Dad thought it was a good idea to let him run out his excess energy in the back of the plane in the galley section. Well we were in the very last row, so this kid is back there running and jumping and SCREAMING while Will was sleeping. I was suprised he slept through it...but he did. Anywhere....here are the pics so far.

All you ever wanted to know (and more) about....

...getting a brazilian wax.

Okay so first off, it was NOT that painful. I was expecting soooo much worse. But on a scale of one to ten probably only a six. The lady that did it, Debra, was really awesome and so professional. She's been doing it for 9 years and usually does about 8 a day so I'm sure she's seen it all before (if you know what I mean).

Basically she has you undress from the waste down and you are on this leather reclining chair/table (like when you get a facial). You put your heals together and pull your knees up, like you are getting a cathetar (sp?). She moves your hands around and tells you where to put them to hold the skin taunt, then she spreads on the wax with the popsicle stick looking thing and RIPS it off with muslin cloth. At the end you get on all fours (except it's three cause you alternate with each arm holding your butt cheek apart) and she waxes back there. Sounds mortifying right? But it sooooo wasn't that is the odd thing!

She's just chatting away the whole time talking about boyfriends and kids and travel and all kinds of stuff. She was so professional and fast. The whole thing took about 15 minutes. I am definately going back in 4 weeks. I wish I had done this years ago because the results are so nice and I won't have to worry about shaving in Hawaii at all!

Anyway, I highly recommend Debra's Waxing at 5818 S 900 E in Murray. (801) 755-1735 or (801) 262-2766.

My first Mothers Day as a mother....(Updated)

So Will gave me the BEST present ever!!! I put him down at 7:30 (and for the second night in a row he didn't even cry), and he slept till 12:20 & woke up to eat. THEN HE SLEPT TILL 7:15am!!! It was soooooooooo nice! I am a heavy advocate of Babywise. If you know anyone that is pregnant, or you need a shower gift, get them that book!

I also bought myself Stephanie Meyer's new book The Host, and I have a hair appointment this week. Jason made me two pieces of bacon and got my some baby white daisies & a card from Will (since he can't read or "wright" yet according to the card said). Lara also sent me a bouquet of daisies, but they arrived a day late (hopefully she got a refund for that cause she doesn't need to be spending her money on me now that she is unemployed!) Lara is officially out of the Navy now after 7 years of service and will be attending the U of U. She has a cute apartment in the Avenues and they will even let her have a dog there.

Update--The Host is sooooooooo good! I've been reading every free moment I have. And Will slept through the night again on Sunday! I think we are on a roll.....