Reindeer RUN FUN...

Every year we run the REINDEER RUN in Downtown Charleston, it's so much fun. This year Cooper and I raced against each other. We haven't been running much, so a 9 minute mile wasn't bad for us with a stroller. I've been limping around the last few days because I did run hard to keep up with my boys!

LONG TIME NO BLOG....a few years perhaps!

Sanden loves uses his tiny fingers for any sort of grasping motion..here he is playing with the pebbles in manay (grammy) and papaw's driveway.

Sanden Joseph TWO MONTHS

I'm Two Months Old!

Stand Up Paddleboard....

Even Hoku Todd's dog loves the it! I've never done it before, it's definitely harder than it looks!

Terri and I both love watching da guyz...

Look at that pretty gal with her brand new Christmas North Face jacket courtesy of her hubby.

GQ magazine tryouts...I mean surfer mag...Who da hotty?

I just had to get a closeup of my baby....wooooohooooooooo HOT!

Todd..............

Look at that form!

We luv Da Waves Bra....

Cooper caught a few good ones that day!

That's going to leave a mark.....

That's Todd! Ouch! Something no feel CORRECT tomorrow.

Surfahs.....

Here are the guys surfing...they would wake up early every morning and do an hour of "surfwatch" before finding the "perfect" wave. It's so beautiful everywhere in Hawaii that it was torture to have to go on these surf watches with them. I was being teased by the beauty, only to return to the truck to check out another surf watch. All I wanted to do was run, hike, or just hand on the beach. After the first day, I understood what all this meant. It was fun to watch them catch some waves! Here is my baby........Cooper, riding one!

This is St. Raphael's church rectory (there is a new church on the side of it) the building remains from the 1840's. This is Kauai's oldest Catholic church. I knew my sister would love this one!

Cooper is doing a surf watch in this one. I managed to get a coconut tree in this one while he checks the surf.

That's me looking at the sea turtle we saw trying to swim ashore. We watched him for over 20 minutes and we were contemplating whether to try to snorkel and find him! The picture of the pot is of "Malasadas" which are Hawaiian desserts that Terri introduced me to. It's similar to a doughnut, but 100 times better....it was warm, soft, and DELICIOUS! I just don't want to know the calorie count on those babies. We had cinammon and the sugar kind. We brought them back to the boys after hours of surfing and they loved them! Thanks Terri!

Honeymoon on the South Side...Poipu....

Spouting Horn: This natural wonder occurs water rushes under a lava shelf and bursts through a small opening at the surface.Cooper decided to take me there at night when we couldn't see one thing and the sound was like a raging monster. It was a bit scary to say the least. The next day, we ran there and experienced it's beauty during the day time. It was awesome and we stood right next to it.

We did an amazing hike and saw these sand dunes that looked like caves...it was spectacular!

How do you spell the name of Hawaii's Garden Island?

K-A-U-A-I. I've spelled the island's name so many different combinations with U's first and many A's. Now, I think the correct spelling is imbedded in my head. Everywhere you turn these are the type of views that you get in Kauai. Cooper and I left on December 23rd...have our real honeymoon and to visit with his brother Todd and our new sister in law Terri. I've been to many places and would have to say that Switzerland and Kauai are my top two most beautiful places in the world. Some parts of the island remind me of Kerala, India where I was born. The coconut trees, the fruit, the lush vegetation, the kind people....

Sorry it's taken so long to update the blog...starting in November with my birthday, the business of the holidays and finishing up the photog season, means little to no time for me.

North Carolina....Brooke's B-day Fun

Before we headed out for a hike, Brooke opened her presents...


Georgeous view overlooking the NC mountains and Bear Lake!  

Goodbye...Cruel World...

Cooper and Jeremy found a rope swing and had a blast throwing themselves in the freezing cold water.  

Here is Jer..

And the Cooper Myster.......Check out that form!
No you didn't............

Bear Lake Reserve...Yurts....

Jer and Brooker.....

Ever  heard of a yurt? This is where we stayed and it even had hard wood floors!  These things are so amazing.....The view is of Bear Lake.... 

Plontoon boat..we took the boat out and the boys decided to jump in the freezing cold water.  Brooke and I were the smart ones and stayed behind....

Fun in Asheville , North Carolina

We visited Jeremy and Brooke in Asheville a few weekends ago and had the best time ever.  Jeremy just brought a gorgeous house and we felt honored to stay there!  Thanks Jer! 

MS Auction

I'm not sure why this font is being underlined....but whatever.  A few weeks ago I did a long bike ride with Brye and Dennis who are my buddies that always have fun adventures and are always up to helping a good cause.  Well, they just had an "auction" to help raise money for the MS society.  They will be biking hundreds of miles next weekend for this cause.  My brother and I went to the auction since Coop had to study and we had the best time while helping others....

Here's Brye with her bag of Jello Shots, looks like she's straight out of New York!  By the way, Brye and Dennis just got engaged.  THey are such a good looking couple!  Congrats you two!

My brother always has a good time and ended up bidding for a lot of items..some that he didn't really mean to bid on!  Ha!
Up for grabs was my own donation..a Josie Photography photo session and an 8 x 10!  A cute couple that will soon have a baby picked it up.  I look forward to doing the baby session!
These are identical hats that my bro and I won...mine goes to Coop!  Next year, I want to bring everyone I know and I want to ride it too!  Unfortunately, I have a wedding on the same date as the ride this year, but I really want to do it next year!

Gianna meets new friends!

Our neighbor Renee couldn't get enough of her!

Mama Tricia was about to eat her up!
Mama Ryckie was in love...Gianna loved her polka-dot shirt! 

I love this shot of the stinker with her "praying hands."