Laura's 19th Birthday

Laura had her 19th Birthday while we were in Hawaii. We celebrated her there and when we got home. Laura had a great last year. She got through some hard classes at BYU, made some great new friends, received her endowment, and got her mission call. I was so proud of her for learning how to cook and live on her own. And for making the decision to serve a mission. She still loves Costa Vida and Dr. Pepper and being with her friends and is everyone's best friend in our family. We love Laura and can't imagine life without her!

Hawaii Part 3

We rounded out the trip with more beach time, a Lua, and a helicopter ride. We tried to keep the helicopter ride a surprise for the kids (I think we held out until the night before). They were so excited! And other than the fact that it made me really nauseous, it was amazing! We had such a great time in Kauai! I didn't want to go home. I was so grateful we got to go with our whole family before Laura left. 

Hawaii Part 2

The waterfall hike (where Josh discovered if he hiked fast it was actually way better than hiking slow because you get the hike over with faster--so therefore we didn't see him most of the hike), zip lining, playing at the beach, getting cleaned up for dinner every night, and the beautiful overlooks were all amazing!