The Life of Riley

Well, we are doing it! We are packing up our stuff and our two boys and taking them to paradise!! Most of you know that we have always loved Hawaii and dreamed about living there someday.  Now that dream is becoming a reality! Chad got a job offer we couldn't resist and we listed our house and went into escrow within a couple days! God has swung the doors wide open for us, and we are so grateful for his faithful hand guiding us into this awesome adventure!  Our boys are already barefoot, shirtless wanderers so we know they will fit right in on the Big Island.  As most of you know our parents live there so we will be staying with them for a short time as we look for a home.  We will be on the Kona side of the Island, hopefully in a town called Waimea/Kamuela which is "paniolo" or "cowboy" country.  It looks like something out of Montana, with rolling hills and open pastures, horses and cows and lots and lots of land for our kids to run around wild and free. ...

Oh how I love my little Lijey.  He is such an angel, an angel with sass I should say.  I can't believe my baby is 18 months old.  Where does the time go?! He is such a joy to Chad and I.  So easy going and laid back and loves to be dirty and messy.  He will literally find the 1% chance anywhere he is to get messy and go for it.  I love it, he is definitely all boy.  He keeps us all on our toes.  He is an eater, and although he can be picky at times he is pretty good about eating a well rounded healthy meal.  He enjoys so much just being outside, whether we are at the park, beach or in our own backyard.  We can't wait to go camping again soon because he just loves being wild and free and running around with his bro enjoying nature.  He just got his first haircut because the top of his hair is so straight and was in his eyes causing him to run into things.  Poor boy, we waited as long as possible to see if it would curl like br...