Laie Temple Open House

On October 22, 2010 we headed out to Laie Hawaii to see the temple. It was the open house and I wanted to make sure my children had the opportunity to go inside and see the temple and all it's beauty. We are not able to take pictures inside but we had a great time taking pictures outside. My good friend Chelsea and her children joined us for the day.

These first few pictures were taken right after we came out of the temple. The kids are in swimsuits because we
were heading to the beach right afterward.

The day was sunny and the temple was beautiful who can resist taking some spectacular photos.



Here is a cute picture of the girls,
and of course us mom's had to follow suit. :-)





We had a lot of fun down by the reflecting pool that is out in front of the visitor's center. The kids were running around having an enjoyable time.

The funny look on Kellen's face is because there was a bee in the water...so they moved to the other side.

And yes it started with hands, then feet, and then Kellen was standing in the reflecting pool. The last picture Edward and Brennan were going to join him in standing in the water. That is when we thought it might be time to head out before we get in trouble.

But as the bigger kids were running around playing Teagan found a lot of enjoyment in the water bottle that we got after exiting the temple along with a cookie. As you can see he already finished off the cookie so all he had left was the water.

I think in this last picture he was pointing at the big kids and trying to tell on them. ha ha :-)

October Head Start Field Trips!

Kellen is in Head Start again this year. We had a few fun field trips back in October. So here are a few pictures from them.

First up was Waimea Falls. Unfortunately only 2 kiddos showed up but they still did the field trip for us.
They were able to make natural pesticide out of lemongrass,
dig for bugs in the compost pile, and plant a few seeds in the garden.

"Uncle" was so much fun and the kids really enjoyed him helping them plant the seeds.
Then they were able to go around and water all the plants.

Since there was only 2 kids we had time to walk all the way up to the waterfall.
Next up was the HMR Fire Station...Kellen's favorite I am sure.

He had so much fun being able to walk around to look at the Fire Engines and also being able to climb on them and pretend to be a firefighter.

Madison's Baptism

On September 4, 2010 our sweet daughter made the choice to be baptized. It was part of a Stake baptism but it was still just as special.

Here she is after she got in her jumpsuit. I love the smile on her face.

Of course we have to have the picture with Dad. It was so nice to have Dad here to baptize her.

The baptism was wonderful and we were able to share it with a few friends. One of the friends that was able to make it was her lovely 2nd grade teacher (who is a member). It was so nice to have Mrs. Mederios there to enjoy the day with us.

We are so thankful to be living in Hawaii and the lovely greenery around us. So we took advantage of this and took these pictures right outside the church.

I LOVE HAWAII!

I just have to write a blog about how much I love Hawaii. I think I was meant to live here...after all I was born here. I am so grateful for the chance I have to be here and to be here at this time. I have met some wonderful people here and I love the island. I am glad that we are here for a few more years and I don't know what I will do when it is eventually time to leave this incredibly beautiful place. Here are some pictures showing how much I love it here!!




Ok so those pictures only show some cute kids having fun on the beach...here are a few scenery pictures to enjoy for those that don't live on the island.

Yes, and if you look closely on that second picture...that is the Black Pearl from the Pirates of the Caribeean movies. Just another reason to love being in Hawaii.

Really Bad at this Blog thing...

Well as you can see it has been 4 months since my last post. That is AWFUL!!! The bad thing is that so much has happened so I guess I will have to start catching up on it all. Some day I will aspire to be as wonderful as all you bloggers out there, but for now I will just try to figure it all out. :-)

Teagan's First Birthday!

The month of May brought us a last and a first. It was our baby's first birthday but the last one of our kids to celebrate a first birthday! :-) Since Teagan's birthday fell on a Sunday we just had a small party at home after church.

I thought I could be creative and make a birthday cake and I was actually really happy about how it turned out. (I won't take all the credit I did find a recipe for it.)

So we stripped him down and sang Happy Birthday!

He wasn't too sure what to think of birthday cake though. First of all he isn't into sweets much. He has certain things that he likes. So as you can see by his face he didn't know what to do with the cake at first
.
Then he started to get the hang of it but he never really picked up the cupcake and ate it. He more just pushed it around his tray making a really nice mess. :-)

So as you can see he didn't eat any of the cupcake. But this is a face of a child that had some good quality fun.

After we were done with cake, it was time for a bath and then back down to open presents. I think all the older kids were more excited about the presents then Teagan.

Just like most kiddos his age he was more interested in the wrapping paper and all the fun strings.

And the last picture of him with his loot. :-)

The Monster in the Broach House!

Well we have a monster who lives in our house. You might not believe me but it is true. This particular monster is extremely cute and cuddly, but a monster none the less. If you have the courage to see the monster you can keep on reading, but I warn you....the images might be a little disturbing (ok not really but it sounded good).

This is our little monster...aka Teagan Price Broach.

I know that he doesn't look scary but look at that face.
Deception and deviousness written all over it.

Here is where the story gets crazy.
Once he became mobile nothing was sacred anymore.

First it started small he decided to climb on things.



Then started to climb higher on things.


Then into things.

Through things.


Up and out of things.
(Yes that is on top of the highchair tray!)


This particular moment I walked away for a second to get him food, and came back to see
him sitting on top of the tray!!! The next day the straps were put back into the highchair.

As you can see this little crazy kid keeps our house hopping all the time.
If things get quiet then you better start wondering where Teagan is.
I don't even have a picture of him climbing the stairs yet, only because every time he does
I am so scared that I run to get behind him instead of grabbing the camera.

So if you want to see a real live monster just come to the Broach house.
He is real!!!