D.C. Pics

The second Sunday we got here, Doug and I went with our friends Rob and Jessie to go site-seeing in D.C. After getting on the wrong metro train, we finally stepped off into our nation's capitol to find that it was pouring down rain, and didn't calm down anytime soon. So we dashed into the National Air and Space Museum and watched an IMAX on Jet fighter pilots - guys choice, but it was really cool. We then bought ponchos and umbrellas and made our way to the Museum of natural history. The rain didn't stop us. We had a blast and even ended the day running through the metro stop up and down the stairs to try to catch our train home so we didn't have to wait another 20 minutes. Jessie and I were running after the boys laughing and yelling that there was no way we were going to make it...and we didn't. It just proves yet again, that patience truly is a virtue. But really it added to the hilarity of the entire day.

Wedding Pics

I realized that Doug and I never posted any picture of our wedding since we started this months after, so I decided better late then never...actually its quite typical for our style, we are quite the procrastinators. So here are a few of our favorite wedding photos. To see the whole bunch of them you can go to: www.weddingimagesonline.com, type Cassie Baze into Search Box. Then type in weddings into the login. Yep that's it. Tada!

Doug's Kite Surfing Day

Oh what a day this was. This was such sweet vindication to me that Doug was not automatically perfect at everything he attempted to do...that even for him, some things take practice to get right. I think the pictures pretty much paint a picture, but just to give you a little background, Doug asked his friend to let him borrow his kite and surf board to go kite surfing. He asked his friends to give him some pointers since this was his first time, but was convinced he'd catch on pretty quickly -like always. Well here is the way it actually went down: Doug got all harnessed up, watched his friend fly the kite, then he got behind it, a woman walked awkwardly around the kite strings almost tripping over them, which distracted Doug and led to him flying the huge kite into a tree! When the kite was retrieved, there was a huge tear down the center of the kite. It was funny but sad at the same time, funny for me, but sad because you could tell he was embarrassed that he ripped his friends kite and disappointed that he didn't even get out to the water. All in all it was still a fun day, and provided for a good story if nothing else!

My Brother's Hawaii Vacation

Last week, my brother, Gable came out to visit Doug and I in Hawaii for his Spring Break. It was an action packed week. He got in on Friday, and we took most of that day to relax, eat, get Hawaii necessities (snorkel, air mattress, groceries, fishing wire, etc.). Saturday morning we went snorkeling, and then took the afternoon to go surfing, My brother has been once in Santa Cruz, and I have never been, so to say the least, it was an entertaining afternoon for Doug to teach us. Sunday morning we left at 5 am to make it at the Shark Dive by 5:30. Gable really enjoyed that, and we are still waiting on our underwater camera pictures for that and surfing. Later that afternoon we went hiking at Maunawili Falls, which is like hiking through a jungle to end up at waterfall with multiple different cliffs to jump off of. Monday we went on another, easier waterfall hike in Waimea Valley, and finished the day at the beach Waimea, where Doug and Gable jumped off the Waimea rock. Tuesday morning, Doug and Gable went surfing and spear fishing, took a boys day away from me. And finally on Wednesday, we finished off the vacation with another full day of surfing, since that was Gabe's number 1 objective for his vacation. Anyways, we all had a blast and took lots of pictures to document all of the fun times.

Utah

Last week, Doug and I had the opportunity to spend the week in Utah while he did some pre-season sells for Platinum Alarms. We had such a fun time, we got to stay at his sister's, Camille's house, and hang out with all her children. Despite the eldest, Mackenzie breaking her wrist on our watch, we all had a blast. She was a trooper though, she didn't even cry and seemed more concerned about what activities she would be unable to participate in for a month instead of the pain. Along with hanging out with our nieces and nephews, we also went to dinner at Sundance with some of Doug's co-workers, which was fun, beautiful, and delicious. We did all of this and more, and still the only pictures we managed to take were of us on the way to and in the airport at our connecting flight in Las Vegas gambling a dollar each on the nickle slots. So typical, we actually had our camera with us the whole trip, but we just kept forgetting to take pictures until our trip was over. Oh well, I guess that is a memory in and of itself.

Christian and Stephanie's Wedding

Christian and Stephanie had such a beautiful wedding this past weekend. It was a busy event filled weekend, and it was so fun to have the whole family together. It was so great to catch up with old friends and family, and a we had a particular fun time playing with our nieces and nephews. Can't wait to see everyone again! Congratulations Christian and Stephanie!

New Bloggers!

Due to the fact that most our friends and family have started blogs, Doug and I finally decided to join the band wagon. It has taken us a while, but we finally got enough pictures together to get started. Since we've been in Hawaii for a while now, I put together a slideshow of our year so far. It's been fun, so let the good times roll!