Maui - Day 6

Yesterday we went snorkeling and saw some cool fish. We hung out on the beach and got sunburned too. We saw some sea turtles and Micah even got to touch one! We got a cool picture of the turtle as it same straight for Micah. We camped on the beach at a place called Olawalu. There were a lot of people there but it was really quiet. We drove back to Honolua Bay but the surf was pretty small so Micah didn't go in. We went to the only brewery on the island, Maui Brewing Company. The food was great and the beer was OK (says Micah, Jaime had a good virgin drink made by the bartender). We met some cool people at the brewpub. After the first couple of days on the trip, we have only been meeting really nice people. We met a couple in Hana that we keep running into. We went snorkeling with them and we camped at the same place as them. They are from one of the San Juan Islands. One guy we met at the brew pub was a displacee from huricane Katrina. Today we packed up camp and went to South Maui. We went to a nature preserve that is the last lava flow on Maui. We went snorkeling there and it was even more incredible than the day before. We saw even cooler fish and a sea turtle. The reef there was healthier looking and more diverse. Tonight we are staying with our friend Elizabeth and tomorrow we will fly over to Oahu.

Maui - Day 5

Yesterday we drove to the west end of the island along the north coast. This section of road is really narrow and winding. The scenery was beautiful and worth the drive. We drove along the ocean above the cliffs. The water is so amazingly blue. We found a really nice art gallery along the way. We stopped and swam in a rock pool on the coast. The surf crashes right up to the pool and spills in. The pool is probably 8 feet deep and full of tropical fish. It was like swimming in an aquarium. We found some really nice surf at Honolua Bay. There was a ton of people out surfing but there were enough waves for everyone. Micah caught a really nice wave! I watched from the cliffs above and could have gotten a really good picture but the camera battery died :(

We are staying in a really nice guest house called The Guesthouse in Lahina. It's away from the main part of town so it is quiet here. The house is beautiful, the rooms are awesome with a hot tub in the room (one where we can change the temp. so I can get in). The provide a yummy breakfast and full access to the kitchen, laundry, etc. It's a really sweet deal! We are debating staying another night. Today we'll go snorkeling and look for more waves tonight.

http://www.mauiguesthouse.com/

Maui - Day 4

Aloha from Maui! We've been in Maui for 4 days. It is beautiful here! We visited our friend Elizabeth the first day, drove the road to Hana on the second day. We camped at a black sand beach which was pretty sweet, then followed the road around the bottom of the island then up to the Volcano the next day. We camped at about 7000 feet last night in the national park. Today we picked up a surf board so we are now off to find Micah some surf and have some chill time on the beach. I'll update with some pics when we get home.

It's a Party!

We're planning a baby shower/BBQ


It will be at our house hosted by my friend Kira on September 19th at 4 p.m.


Invitations should be on their way. We hope you can make it. It won't be a traditional shower and we are inviting everyone, guys and girls. It should be fun and we'll have some good food too!

Registries can be found at Babies R Us

http://www.toysrus.com/ControllerServlet?target=viewDetails&operation=authenticate_user&registryNumber=41786445&from=registrySearch

and Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/registry.html?ie=UTF8&type=baby&id=27I3PE2PLEH07

24 Weeks

My work field season has come to an end. So I won't have to camp out for work anymore this summer. I returned to home to be greeted by a heat wave. Rocord temperatures of 100+ degrees. Micah had one day off between his two terms of spanish class so we took advantage of our free day and headed to the coast. We went to the beach and ate some good food. Then we headed back inland and went swimming in the Alsea river. We all enjoyed getting out of the heat, even Benny!

22 weeks

OK, so I am 22 weeks pregnant and just starting this blog. I thought it would be a good way to share pregnancy and baby news with everyone. Hopefully after the baby comes we will keep up on this and be able to share pictures with everyone.

So we learned we were pregnant on March 8, 2009 with an expected due date of November 15, 2009. We had our big ultrasound on June 26th and found out it is a boy and they reconfirmed the due date as November 15th.

I'm still working in the field and camping and hiking a lot. I should be finished with that at the end of July, just in time for the 3rd trimester. Things are a bit crazy around here with me being gone and Micah is taking an intensive spanish course and remodeling the upstairs of the house. We are looking forward to a little vacation time at the end of August.

Here are some pics and video from the ultrasound and a picture of me at 20 weeks pregnant.

jaime