Aloha Day 3

We kicked day 3 off at the beach. Conner is such a fish and he was so fun to watch. Zack gets in the waves a bit but is pretty cautious with how far he goes out. He and Mason were perfectly happy just playing in the sand all morning. We were able to find some boogie boards the day before while we were out shopping and we ALL had a wonderful time giving them a whirl in waves. Krista and Conner had a blast! They were little kids at Christmas, so much fun to watch.

The little ones called their boogie boards "surf boards".

After lunch we drove over to Lahina and hit some shops and played in fun trees in the park. I was a little disappointed in what we found in the shops, or lack there of rather. But, we found a yummy ice cream shop and all was well!

We would watch the whales from our balcony every evening. There was always so many around dinner time. The boys and I loved it. So much fun to see mother nature first hand and for them to develop a love and respect for our environment.

My camera shutter was slow so I always only caught a small amount of water from the blow hole each time.

Maui Day 2

Hi my name is Allison and I like walks on the beach and time with friends. ha ha We had connecting rooms with my parents and after I would get the kids to bed me and Krista would take off for a little Mommy free time.

We would have a great time every night exploring the grounds and just chilaxing with no kids.

I swear we weren't holding hands as we strolled the beach at night. ;)


On all of our trips to Hawaii the Geckos take center stage. Conner and my mom always have a competition as to who can find the most. I have always told Conner if you catch one and they get really scared they will detach their tail. Well I finally proved him right!

Conner caught this little guy and he detached his tail right away. We felt bad, but I guess it grows back. The gross part though, after the tail came off it kept flopping around like a dead snake!
As I mentioned in the first post, the right were the beautiful garden grounds of our hotel. . . . .

And to the left was a stunning ocean view. We had lots of fun whale watching in the evenings from our lanai.

We spent most of the day shopping. We later got ready for our luau. My Mom and Dad had a dinner event for their conference so it was just our little lesbian family for luau. We took some time to snap a few fun shots before the party got started.

Love this picture of Krista!

Then it was off to the luau at our hotel. It was a good one, we enjoyed it, but it wasn't the best luau I have ever been to. The boys got up on stage and did the hula before the luau got started. They were so cute!!!!! A little girl in green stood right in front of them ruing my prime photo op. :( Guess we will just to do it again someday!
Who doesn't love a fire dancer?

Wish I could shake it like these girls. I am a white girl with no rhythm.

Aloha- Day 1

Victor and I had booked a fun family trip to Maui in December. A few weeks before we were supposed to leave he told me he wasn't going. Hummm, the idea of taking three kids to Hawaii by myself didn't sound to appealing nor did the idea of informing and devastating the kids we wouldn't be going either.

So, what is a girl to do? Well make the best of the situation! I gave my best bud in the whole world a call and she took his ticket! What would I ever do without Krista?!?! She was a life saver! She not only took care of my kids but also helped eased a mind that could not help to think about Victor's unadmirable decisions and behaviors with his new found friend. We had many great laughs and I am sure it was not easy to leave her own children at home and take a trip with mine. In fact when I called to fill her in on my life and asked her to go I said, "Would you mind looking like my lesbian lover with our adopted children and take a trip to Maui with me?"

I put on my best face forward for my kiddos and saved the tears for when they were in bed. We had fun despite the circumstances and the kids beg every day to go back!

We left Boise and flew to meet Gram, Poppa, and Krista in the SLC airport and were off (Gram & Poppa go for a conference and meetings, but we go for play)! The kids actually travel fantastic!

On the trip over we were still all recovering from some strange bug. Mason threw up all over himself on our way to hotel! We stayed at the Grand Wailia. It was fabulous! They filmed the new movie Just Go With It with Adam Sandler there and the grounds were beautiful!

Finally there and checking into our hotel! Look at Mason's arm-yummy!

The first day all the kids wanted to do was hit the beach! We literally stayed at the beach and pool ALL day! The kids were in heaven.

We all worked up an appetite, got cleaned up and headed out to find a restaurant from my travel book, Stella Blues. My food and a couple of the others was great. But a few members of our party were not so lucky. Wonderful first day!
Mason loves his Poppa more than anything. I am extremely thankful that he is someone my boys can look up to as a positive male role model.
This is how I spent almost all of the trip. Both little ones either on my lap at the same time, or one on each hip. Love those boys!
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New Blog

I believe in the sanctity of marriage. I believe it is about ups and downs but you have a commitment to each other, and your children, to do all you can to make it work. I hold very strong to my values of honesty, integrity, and being faithful to your spouse. I am extremely heartbroken that my husband does not share any of these beliefs with me.

With tears in my eyes and a heavy heart I am letting you all know there will be changes to our blog. It will no longer be "Life With Our Boys" but rather "Life With MY Boys".

It is an extremely difficult time for me and my boys as Victor has chosen a path we do not understand. Thanks sooooo much to all of you for your love,support, and understnading. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have all of you in my life. The boys and I are blessed to have you.

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Happy Birthday Zack!

My sweet little Zachary just turned 4. We start the month of January out with three family birthdays in a row, my niece Isabella, Poppa, then Zack's. He knows the birthdays and after Christmas kept saying, "It going be Bella's birthday, then Poppa's birthday, thennnnnn going be MY birthday!"

Zack has a heart of gold. He is the sweetest kid. He will always come up to me and hug my legs and tell me, "My love you soooo much! You are the bestest Mommy ev-ah (ever)!" and then kisses me.

He is always sharing with and looking out for Mason. They are so funny to listen to when they talk and we are out of the room. He even let Mason help him open his birthday presents!

Zachary is super smart and he has the memory of an elephant. He can remember anything. He is learning how to read right now and we have been practicing site words, he only has to look at it once and he will forever remember it. He remembers all of the small details from family vacations too, ones we took forever ago and Victor and I can't even remember!

He loves Conner too. Naturally when you have an older sibling they are your idol. He loves playing sports and just being around his cool big brother.

He is also very shy and selective. He takes a while to warm up to people or give them any attention, but when he does Zack is your loyal bud for life.

A few of his favorite things right now are the Wii, puzzles, books, and cooking with Mom.

If you are a follower of our blog then you know Zack is our little gamer. He loves all things Mario. He was very excited about his birthday cake I made him, so much that he didn't want to eat it!

We did a few of Zack's favorite things and took him out to eat to his favorite restaurant. Later that night we had a small little party for him with Victor's sister Maudi and cousin Casey. Zack was thrilled and had a wonderful time on his special day.

Thanks everyone for cards, phone calls, presents, money, and well wishes.

Happy Birthday my little Zack-a-roo! We love you soooooooo much!

New Year 2011

After my and Victor's Park City escape we headed back to my parent's house to ring in the New Year with family. My sister Camillie and brother Jake and their families came up to make it a real party!

The cousins played and played and had a wonderful time! Lots of games and running around.

Like always, we had wonderful food!!! Then we all had to recover from all of the wonderful food we ate. (Diet starts January 1st right?). Millie and Chad taking a breather.

Ringing in the New Year with a few of those who matter most in our lives. Isn't Camille's baby belly so cute?!?!

Bear is always in heaven when my dad is around. He loves him more than anything.

It is pretty nice when your kids can't tell time (well Zack and Mace anyway). We rang in the New Year with the little ones around 9 pm. They had so much fun with their hats, whistle blowers, pops, and mini fireworks.

The adults stayed up to play some fun games Victor and I got for Christmas and to watch a movie that miraculously got over at 11:58 pm! As soon as the movie was over Victor tuned in to watch the ball drop. What timing!

All of the cousins had their sparkling cider and were ready for their New Year's toast. However, it was quickly forgotten when all of the pops and whistles were pulled out. So much fun to be a kid!
Thanks to everyone for such a great time and fabulous food! Happy New Year!