Another day with nothing to do

Another little peak into our Hawaii trip!

Grandpa Roger relaxing on the beach



The family at sunset on our balcony


Little man chilllin' in a cabana by the pool




Our little family relaxing at the Westlunds' before dinner.

Mele Kalikimaka

Aloha from Maui! Yes, we made it. We were able to unpack just enough to be able to pack for a week-long vacacation in Maui with the Roberts and Westlunds. The weather is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S and I'm already sunburned.

We got off to a rocky start since Chris and I were still getting over being sick and Carter was the sadest little sick guy yesterday. It almost made me cry to look at my poor baby last night with his running nose and dazed look. He woke this morning looking completely refreshed so, we are hoping to all stay healthy the rest of the trip!

Mele Kalikimaka and we'll see you all soon!

Views from our room:




Little man in his cabana on the beach:



Little man with Grandma J:

A message from Santa!!!

Message from Santa

Allllll aboard!

This past Sunday the Roberts took a much needed break from boxes to join the Bonners on the Polar Express!

There were cookies and hot cocoa served by Polar Express chefs



The book was read aloud (Carter and Will wanted to turn the pages themselves)



And they really liked the conductor punching their tickets although, Carter was a bit perplexed when he got his ticket back with all those holes!



Carter was very excited to see Santa - from a distance. He loved to watch him with other kids, but what you don't see in the video is that when Santa looked up at Carter and said "hello" Carter shook his head back and forth faster and stronger than we'd seen before! He let Santa hold him, but only for a moment so that he could take the silver bell that Santa so kindly gave him and through it on the floor.



He really enjoyed the North Pole

Fake Laugh

What you are about to see is a re-enactment of an event that happened just moments before mommy could get the camera out. Every time daddy would make the spoon move, Carter would bust out laughing! We would then laugh at his laugh. So, I ran to get the camera and our little ham performed for us - laughing for the camera, but you can tell he doesn't even think the spoon is funny any more!!

Slight problem

Carter has adjusted to the move to our new home very easily. He sleeps in his crib just as his did in our last place and already knows that the playroom is just a baby jail - just like he figured us out at the last house with the living room. The only problem we are having is with the arrangement of the furniture in his room. He's figured out how to open his nursery door and turn the light on and off so, when I go to get him from his nap, the door is always wide open and light is either on or being turned on and off repeatedly.

A little break

After unpacking the 110th box today I realized.. the boxes aren't going anywhere! So, I took a break from unpacking and found the box specially marked "Christmas Presents" and grabbed the wrapping paper that he been tossed on the "office" floor and settled in to a 15 minute break from unpacking to wrap presents.



Not a terribly relaxing break, but at this point, I'll take it!