Cirque Hawaii

This past weekend Ben and I went to the Hawaii Cirque du Soleil with our friends Karl and Amanada. It was AMAZING! We had a blast but didn't get any good pictures so I had to steal some off their website to give you the full effect!



We all had such a good time but our stomachs were all in knots by the time we left. It can be pretty intenst watching them dangle off each other from ropes clear up in the air! I was a little worried that it might just send me into labor! It was awesome!!!

A face only a mother could love!

Two weeks ago I went in to have an ultrasound done and the technician told me that Kai didn't have a big enough belly and I wasn't feeding him enough. She told me my homework was to go home and eat a cheeseburger and a milkshake! Every pregnant women's dream! The bad thing is that I have no appetite which is the cause of the small belly so I had to go into force mode the past two weeks and eat everything I could force in me! I went back for another ultrasound yesterday and I did awesome on my homework. Not only did my belly grow, but Kai's grew also! When she took the measurement she said, "Oh my gosh!!! Let me measure that again and make sure it's right!" He had gained a little over a pound in those two weeks! Good job Kai! She sent me home and told me to continue eating! Rough life huh!

These pictures always kind of crack me up because unless you have the technician explain what everything is, they are hard to figure out! It's almost like on of those optical allusion pictures!

"Is it a horse....or an old woman?"

In this picture...if you can figure it out...you can see Kai's chunky little cheeks. Apparently he wants to take ofter Cash!

Here is a random picture of Kai's cute little foot! Oh so adorable!

I can't wait to tickle those cute little toes!

Favorite Vacation Pics

Here are some of my favorite pictures from my recent trip to see my family and friends!

My friends threw a surprise baby shower for me and it was SO fun!

Totally cute puppy set!
Thanks Chari...way cute!
Nalani, mom and me...just missing Maile!
The cute little chunker Cash...believe it or not he is just a few days old in this pic!
Awww...proud grandpa!
My snuggle time with Cash!

Uncle Cody!
Grandma flew in a few days early so she wouldn't miss out on anything!
I gave Melissa some sewing lessons...

She is a born natural!

Last night we took Hayli, Chelsi, Austin, and a friend Mitch to The Training Table for dinner. They each took turns putting their hands on Nalani's stomach and poking it because Cash was moving and kicking all through dinner. We had a fun time but I think everyone's favorite part of dinner was feeling Cash kick and squirm.

BOYS...BOYS...AND MORE BOYS...IT'S A BOY!

HE WAS PROUDLY SHOWING HIS "PLUMBING" FOR US TO SEE! BEN WAS SO PROUD!

HERE IS A CUTE LITTLE PROFILE OF HIS FACE AND CHEST!

Yesterday Ben had the day off so we went to the Pali Highway Lookout. When my parents were here they kept telling us we needed to go because it was so beautiful. I took a picture of the historical description because I thought it was cool...especially the last paragraph!

The lookout point was definitely beautiful!!!

GARAGE SALES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Last weekend was "baby day" in our neighborhood and everyone was selling their old baby stuff. The neighborhood didn't plan it that way but somehow it turned out to be the best garage sale day ever! My neighbor came knocking on my door Saturday morning and told me I needed to get my booty out of bed and get shopping. I begged and begged Ben to get in the car with me and drive around the neighborhood. After much resistance he agreed to drive me around and listen to me freak out at each garage sale we came to. Here is all the stuff we scored!!!

Baby swing
Ben practing fatherhood in our new umbrella stoller.
My FAVORITE purchase! This bassinet is like 5 things in one! It's a bassinet, changing table, rocker, it plays music, and vibrates. The lady who owned it still had all the new stickers on it along with the instruction manual and all!
Barely used car seat for Ben's car
Stroller / Carseat combo
Butterfly play mat....I bought this with Carrie in mind! Maybe I'll sacrifice this one and mail it to her!

As you can tell...I am a true Bell at heart. I just kept thinking how proud Aunt Barb would be of me and all my good deals! When we got back home Ben said to me, "I'm sure glad your not one of those girls that has to have brand new everything!" I'm all about a good deal! I also scored a highchair and a playpen. Here is the real kicker...I got all of this for about $100!!!

Merry Christmas Dad and Mom! This year Ben and I surprised my mom and dad with matching baby bibs to let them know that a new member to our family is on it's way! I am 3 months along and we are expecting a new baby around the 7th of July! Yea!!! The secret is finally out!!!

WARD CHRISTMAS PARTY IN HAWAII

Our ward Christmas party had a talent show and these are pics from the show.

BEN & LANDON

Everyone took a turn trying to get Landon to sleep. Ben had him for 5 seconds and he passed out. A dad in the making.

Last weekend my friend Amanda and I participated in a local craft fair. This is us in our booth modeling and showing off some of the stuff we were selling.
I made a bunch of receiving blankets bundled with matching burp clothes.
I also made some funky half aprons for cooking or crafting.
This is one of the wreaths that my friend Amanda made.
It was kind of a weird craft fair so we didn't sell very many items but we still had fun doing it. At least my mom took pitty on me and bought a bunch of the blankets off me to give away as baby presents.

I have had these window panes sitting in my parents garage and my apartment for the past 4 years or so. When our stuff arrived in Hawaii Ben took one look at those windows and said, "You seriously moved those windows here!" I responded, "YES, I seriously did!" They came out of Grandpa and Grandma Bell's house when they replaced them all and I thought they were way cool! So I finally hung them on the wall in our new place and I LOVE them!

Koa and Landon are new BFFs! Landon tugs and pulls on Koa, and Koa fights back by licking Landon to death! It's pretty entertaining to watch! Landon belongs to Karl and Amanda that we met when we first got to Hawaii. We now live right down the street from each other and do everything together. We even trade of making dinner every other night! It's awesome not to have to make dinner every night!
We are trying to make Landon learn how to crawl. Amanda and I make him practice everyday! He's getting close but he still hasn't figured out the whole coordination thing!

Here are three very good reasons why I have not updated my blog lately...

Reason Number 1:

We moved into our new place and boxes are everywhere! Take note of the snowboard...who goes snowboarding in Hawaii???

Reason Number 2:

This is our very hyper new addition to the family! He is a 4 month old Chihuahua / Fox Terrier mix will all the energy in the world!

Reason Number 3:

Our new cat that thinks he rules the house! Who are we trying to fool...he does rule the house! If he does get what he wants he bawls like a baby until he does!
So I know by know you all think we are crazy for getting a dog and a cat but I had to promise Ben he could get a cat if he would let me have a dog! It's all about compromise!!!

Saturday night we went Cosmic Bowling with some friend that are staying in the same hotel as us. There is a big bowling alley on base and our friends love to bowl so we have taken up a new hobby! BOWLING!!!

Here's Ben's showing us his awesome moves!
My new BFF Amanda and her cutie Landon!
I had a hard time focusing on the game for some strange reason? Landon is soooooo distracting!

Landon and his daddy...Karl.
Here we have a lovely picture of Ben rolling his eyes at me while I attempt to take the 50millionth picture of him!