Adventures in the Lord

We had such a beautiful Christmas today. It has been such a blessing to have my sister here, it made this day so special, I only wish more of you (Family and friends alike) could have been here. This is a quick slide show I put together of our afternoon hike on the North Shore. The day was so beautiful and we were able to get some amazing shots with my new digital SLR my wife gave me. I hope you enjoy!

Venture back with me, if you will, to the weekend after Thanksgiving.... Saturday morning Nick and I  had waffles for breakfast with cranberry sauce on top, then started out to run some errands. As the day unfolds, it becomes rainy and a little cooler temperature-wise - colder than usual. It actually felt a little more like Christmas time!! So we got very excited and decided to go get our first real Christmas Tree!  The pine trees get shipped over here from the mainland and we heard that they sell very quickly. A friend of mine sent me a message saying that she heard there was a farm here on the island that sells real trees. So we went there to check it out. We were a bit dissapointed to find out that these are not like "mainland" pine trees, they are more the Charlie Brown kind :) But we had fun walking around and taking pictures. This is our favorite tree: Nope, it did not smell pine-like.  I had to wear my beanie and scarf just to say I wore them while at a tree farm. Afte...

About 15 minutes ago the rain finally stopped - So I  took a quick break from work, grabbed camera and rain boots, and headed outside to walk to the beach and see if there was still flooding. Well, to my surprise and a bit shocked, I found more than just flooding. I walked down our street to see one house with all their plants knocked over as I continued to pass the house I looked and saw this tree!! The little boy there standing in front of the tree with two others said it was his house and his trampoline that was being crushed :( It was a good thing he and his family were okay.  It is really hard to put together the fact that some wind uprooted this huge tree.  Here is a little boy playing in the flood water. Pretty crazy! I feel like a small town reporter! Thank you Lord that we are safe and those little kids are too!

Hi everyone! We are having a big rain storm here on Oahu today. The severity of it should pass before noon today, but it is incredible home much damage rain and wind can make. Nick has been out on the boat for the last few days - they go out into the open water to make sure everything is working properly before they leave for their next patrol on January 3rd. He will come home tonight :) Since our husbands' were gone last night, I went to my friend's house for dinner (whose husband is also on the Jarvis). We knew we were going to get some bad weather, so I planned to stay the night. This morning I left to head home and realized it was going to take me a lot longer than expected! There are all kinds of road closures all over the island because of flooding. The rain pours really hard here, and since it had been pouring since the night before many regular streets and bridges are flooding! I saw at least 7-10 tow trucks helping cars that had gotten stuck in the water or had spun o...

The finished product. How amazing are those flowers! Nick found them on a nearby tree and knew they would go perfectly on our table. We were blessed to have people come over to our house for Thanksgiving. Two guys who work on the Jarvis with Nick and a girl I met at church with her two roommates. 7 people around our table and 7 sides to complement the turkey :) Shelly - I am so thankful that you gave me your Sweet Potato recipe! Aunt Lisa that Pecan Pie was the perfect dessert! And Grandma Hargrove saved the day with the gravy :D it came out perfectly! Our Thanksgiving was wonderful. We had lots and lots of food - I have already frozen some of the turkey because we have so much left over! We love you all so, so much. ...next post...Christmas tree adventures! PS: Thanksgiving leftovers that we have eaten so far: 1) turkey quesadillas 2) Creamy turkey and rice soup 3) Mashed potato pancakes, a Hargrove creation and Nick's favorite - SO yummy!

We are so blessed and so thankful! Nick and I were able to go to Maui this past weekend. We had such a great weekend away from home and we wanted to share some pictures! This is the view from our hotel room (we got upgraded to one with a slight ocean view!!) We drove up to the top of the volcano, Haleakala, and were 10,023 feet above the sea. It was 56 degrees up there and I was cold! Maui is the only island that has a Krisy Kreme! So Nick bought two boxes to take back with us to Oahu (He took them to the guys who were working on the Jarvis that night :) By the time we finished the 2 hour drive up and down the volcano, you would have thought we would have hit something with all these "warning" signs! The cattle and Nene have their freedom :) YES He is!!

Today Becky and I had a blast at the water park just down the road from our house. It seems sort of funny spending a day there when you have some of the world best beaches in your back yard. Never the less admission was free for military members, so what the heck!!! We originally planned to stay only a few hours and then bail for the beach, but we were having so much fun we ended up staying the whole day. The fun ride! The not so fun ride!