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What a Whirlwind!!!

Oh my goodness...what an amazingly wonderful 18 days we have had!

Hawaii with Andy was just what the doctor ordered! I loved my time with him and no one else! I also enjoyed my alone time while he was speaking at the convention! The weather was beautiful and the time with my hubby was much needed (and overdue)! Unfortunately, I have ZERO pictures from our time. I can't believe it. Oh well.

Tulsa was great. It was fun for everything to be so new for Tiki. The kids were wonderful on the drive. We loved our time with BeBe and PaPa. . .although it was much too short!

SWING JUMPING:





Branson was great! It was weird being a guest in my parents' home for the first time ever. It was weird being the "visitor" to the town that was my home for 35 years. Seeing my Gran'ma and my parents was the best ever! Being the guest definitely has its perks. . .undivided attention for four days! My parents didn't even go to work!!! It was wonderful! One night we had all of our friends over. Tiki loved meeting everyone! It was tough on the kids to see all of their friends for just a couple of hours and then know that we were leaving, but the time was good! I'd give it a perfect TEN!












LA was a blur. We had so much fun spending the day with Uncle Brady! Literally, I think all of my kids think he is the greatest thing since the Wii! They fought over who could hold his hand and there were real tears shed by Gabby when her turn was over! He took us to Downtown Disney and to lunch and then we got to hang out at his apartment. Jen was in Disney training all day, but I got to hug her neck for a quick second before we headed to the airport!




The Philippines was indescribable! It was beautiful and fun and relaxing and the best trip ever! I loved having the Kivu people with us! It was so much fun to share a place I love so much with our extended Kivu family! I loved spending time with the campers and their parents! I'm already counting down the days until next year! (More El Nido pictures on Facebook. . . if you're a camper looking for photos with you in it!)



















That is the quick recap of our March so far. Enjoy the pictures! And please pray for Andy. He is in the Middle East for the next two weeks and he is still in a ton of pain from his fall off of the roof!

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