Lisa's Blog

I just had to show you some of Sage's other fairy photos. Robin Johnson made it so magical for each girl. It was as if they were in an enchanted forest or garden.

This is a closeup of the flower scene!

Well I'm off for a week of Spring Break. We'll be in Maui. If you're there, please find me and say hi.

Hope Spring is here soon. It snowed in my neck of the woods today!

Lisa

By the way, loved all your opinions about the fairy photo collage. Thanks! You all are the best!

I'm finally back for a while! Life has been pretty hectic but I finally feel like I can breath! So--Maui was really one of the best vacations we've ever had. (I know! I know! I say that about all of them.) Okay--it was one of the most relaxing trips I've ever had. Our condominium looked right out over the beach and ocean and the only thing we had to worry about was eating, sleeping, having fun, eating, sleeping, having fun!

Here are our top 10:

1. Steve and I have never been big snorkelers. We've tried it several times and he gets claustrophobic and I get nauseous. But--we were determined to show our kids the fine art of snorkeling so we tried it again. And--it actually was kinda fun! We saw lots of cool stuff under the water and some strange looking creatures above the water. (Oh--that's us!) Brecken loved it the most of all of us!

4. Sage's favorite part were the trees--perfect for climbing!

10. While Steve and I loved every minute of our trip, our hearts were a little empty without Kade. We took this picture for him while we were there. When he saw the picture he wrote: "I'm jealous that you all were in Hawaii. But, there's nowhere I'd rather be than in North Carolina for the next two years. I look forward to going with the family in two years!" Yep--we miss the guy but wouldn't want him to be anywhere else either.

So that is our trip in a nutshell. If you go to Maui, let me know. I'll tell you all our favorite places to eat and things to see and do.

I'll write again soon--promise.

Sincerely,

Lisa

Sorry about the long delay in posting. We are in the middle of "building" a new site and this is our interim release. Sorry about my blog being down for a few days--hopefully all the kinks have been worked out.

This week has been a little tough. On Monday morning, I got the sad news that Gabe DeBois, the adorable 8-year-old boy you all sent dollar bills and cards to in December, passed away. The journal entry to his final hours on earth are written beautifully by his step dad. You can go here to read it. God be with you 'til we meet again, Gabe!

I've also been going through some severe health problems with some close friends--so I've been a little down about all that.

Then, holy cow, there's the awful weather here in Utah. It's been snowing and freezing for almost a week! Does this really happen in May?

In the middle of all of this, Sage came running in the house one day and said, "Mom, Mom! The daffodil I planted last September came up and it has yellow flowers on it! I immediately went outside and checked it out. Yes--Sage's lone flower was blossoming amid the freezing temperatures.

There is a huge, man-made waterfall in one part of the gardens. Nestled on one of the "cliffs" was this owl (her wingspan is four feet!) sitting and protecting her new babies!

And 650 runners who showed up at the crack of dawn for the race. I trained for it thinking it was a 5K. When I found out it was a 13-mile half marathon, I threw in the towel and said "forget it!" I still want to run a 5K someday.

And here's to the three girls who won the female portion of the race! They did it in around 1 1/2 hours. Go girls! We are going to make this an annual event, so start training now!