Wedding Bliss

Things have been great for Cam and I since we got married. I've been spending more time cooking (which I love!), not to mention assuming a healthier lifestyle. After the past year we both have agreed that we would like to eat at home and eat more whole and organic foods. Here are a few pictures of the types of meals we've been eating:

We use this rice cooker all the time! Best invention ever! 

Dinner outside! 

(Baked cornish game hens...yum!)

(Grilled corn and onion potatoes)

(Chocolate cupcakes with homemade frosting and a blueberry on top!)

We also got a new pup! Our great friend asked us if we wanted him and of course we said, YES! He's such a sweet guy and we adore having him and so does our other dog (his new bff). He's a two year old male King Cavalier Spaniel whose name is Blu :) We're considering breeding him if you know of someone with a little lady doggy like him!

(How could you resist this sweet little face?)

(He's not a fan of baths :(

(Relaxing with my boys Rigby and Blu)

It's been really fun organizing and using our wedding gifts but we realized very quickly that we don't have room for everything. Thank goodness my husband has skills! He and our good friend Jay took a day and built this amazing cabinet for our porch!

(They did a great job!)

(It didn't take long to fill up!)

When I get the chance I'll be posting more pictures of our little house. It's really very cute!

We're Back!

Well the truth is we got back to the house yesterday afternoon and are still unpacking. We thought we'd share with you some pictures of Mr. & Mrs. Snowman who joined us on the trip. They, too, had a fun time, ate out, went to the beach, and more!

(The start of their journey)

(So excited for the plane leaving for Hawaii the next day!)

(Checking in)

(Awe! We are finally here! Let's celebrate with a bottle of champagne!)

(Making new friends)

(Such a romantic sunset!)

(Yum! Gelato!)

(Talking with the local fishermen)

(Snow woman even got a henna tattoo!)

(They loved the food in Hawaii!)

(Walking on the beach)

(Riding on a limo! - Just Mauied!)

(Staying active: surfing, biking, and climbing the banyan tree)

(Getting ready to go fishing!)

As you can tell Cam and I weren't the only ones who enjoyed themselves on the trip to Maui! These two lovebirds had the time of their lives!

:)

Tuesday July 27th, 2010

Today we spent a lot of time enjoying the natural beauty of Maui. We started at Napili Bay for some snorkeling and although hestitant at first I followed Camron around to a secluded area close to a peninsula.

Over the duration of our trip it seemed like we would indefinitely find turtles wherever we went. This time we found lots! We swam with about 8-10 different turtles the entire time! Here are some pictures and a video :)

(In the second to last photograph there was a lot of debris or plankton, but the picture turned out kind of cool)

While we were snorkeling we saw some pretty neat fish! Here are a few of them :)

(We're not sure what these are)

(White Spotted Puffer Fish)

(Moorish Idol Fish)

(Snowflake Moray Eel)

(Spiny Puffer)

(Crab)

While we were snorkeling we noticed some locals jumping off of the rocks. Here is a picture of someone in mid air and a few of the scenery around us.

Another fun part of snorkeling today was diving down to find treasures! Since Napili Bay is right next to a golf course there were quite a few balls in some of the underwater plants.

We also found some pretty neat shells! We were told to not take shells and rocks from the beach but I couldn't leave this one!

One of the best things about Maui is it's beautiful trees, plants, and flowers! Here are some snaps of gorgeous flowers!

(Camron really wanted to climb a coconut tree! I said no!)

(Coconuts!)

We headed back to Lahaina for dinner again tonight :) Here are a few pictures we took while waiting for our buzzer.

(This guy was blowing fire and twirling fire on this little beach)

Dinner was great!

After dinner Camron was being really silly...or maybe he just had too many mai tais!

Well tomorrow we leave Maui at 1:00 and we'll be in Oregon by evening! We are both ready although we had a blast here! We've called the airlines a few times to ask about bringing things back. If all goes well we'll make it home with these babies to share!

(Seriously the best pineapple we've ever had! We're also bringing home some coconuts!)

Miss you all and we'll see you soooooooooon!!!