Twenty-one? Already?

"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest."   ;)

For my birthday on August 20th, Ky took me on a hike to the Kanarraville Falls.  We tried it before the summer with my Mom and little sister, Rozy.  Lets just say that with MUCH lower water levels and a bearable water temperature, it was an AWESOME  hike with BEAUTIFUL slot canyons.  I would recommend it to anyone in the area.  But be prepared to get more than just your feet wet!

Entering the mouth of the beast...

We found a little friend who has seen better days!  I was surprised that he just crawled onto my hand.  

 

The wettest waterfall of them all :) this one you have to climb up the water fall using randomly placed logs (slippery when wet...which is all the time) and some repelling ropes that someone kindly bolted into the rock wall.  Prepare to get pretty damp

This is a slide that is smooth from the moss and water.  It looked like a lot of fun and there were quite a few people going down it.  Ky decided to take a try at it, unfortunately.  The poor guy landed right on top of a huge flat rock...with his tail bone.  Needless to say, I drove home. :(

We ran into some guys on our hike back that were carrying bundles of 1" 2x4 pieces.  They said they were bringing them to patch up this ladder.  How nice of them!

All in all (aside from the tailbone catastrophe) an excellent day out with my sweet Hubby :D

Chickens! These were born on July 4th, 2011 :)

These little guys are Kyles pride and joy.  They are almost like his children :)

This is the FIRST egg that our hen 'Herbert' ever layed :)  Ky was so excited that he didn't even shower before we documented the momentous occasion.

This is Herbert, our hen.  We originally thought her to be of the male sorts, but after she laid that first egg our mistake became obvious.  But, you can't just go around changing names, can you? She was born sometime in March or April.

Egg :)

Araucana Chick

This is 'Bloomers'.  He/She is an 'exotic chick' that they sent for free with our order of chicks.  We think it could possibly be a White Cochin.  Maybe...see below.

Partridge Cochin Bantams

 Light Brahma Bantams

“The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'.”  :D

Kyle and I were able to take a FABULOUS trip to Hawaii to see my sister Shonee and her husband Aaron while they are there for his school rotations.  It was so much fun!!

 We hiked up to a beautiful waterfall, called something that I can't remember...hmm...but it WAS gorgeous! ;)

We spotted this chameleon on a tree root.  I think the poor little guy was freaked out by us taking pictures!  I accidently let the flash go off and he completely froze up.  Oh, did I mention his 360 degree eye swivels?

Some beautiful scenery overlooking Honolulu :)

My stud of a husband rockin' his shades and the amazing plumeria leis (super fragrant) and the ribbon leis that Shon made for us. So thoughtful!!

The Laie Hawaiian Temple over at North Shore.  Amazing grounds and building.

Ohh! So you are saying that we are NOT supposed to pick the fruit....gottcha.

 Hmmmm..... :)

  It's really an amazing process.  18-22 months to grow ONE pineapple. Is it worth it. Uh, yeah!

 Of course all of these pineapples come from visiting the Dole Plantation.

Fields upon fields upon FIELDS of Pinapples!!! YUMM!

We took a gorgeous drive called Tantalus Loop.  It brings to mind one of the first things you imagine when thinking of Hawaii.  It's a whole different world!