Crazyness...

Hey everyone! Well this past week has been crazy! We finally moved! It's such a long process, but we're glad we are done! haha! for now, in a few months we will be moving to a bigger home on base, shouldn't be too hard of a move, but still stressful. We are in a two bedroom right now, and with M-I-L's and baby coming it's going to get crowded,  but they won't let us move to a three bedroom until I'm in my third trimester. So we've got a ways to go. But we are grateful to be back on base, everything is so much closer. No more traffic YAY!! So a little less crazyness on that end. Which gives us more time to be together. :)
Tonight we had a BBQ and invited some friends over, and we all  hung out and played games and things. Totally did the Dance Dance Revolution game! haha! Haven't done that in forever, but it was great fun!
Today was kind of a hard day, I'm starting to feel more and more pregnant as I start to get the sick. Bleh, no fun, but I'm glad it's not too bad. I was reading in some of the pregnancy books today that some women go through morning sickness the entire nine months!!! Bless their hearts! That's rough stuff. So it gave me some perspective. :)
Anyways just thought I'd update, since I promised I would try to be better hehe. Love you all! Miss you tons!! Can't wait to visit soon!

Video :)

Hello everyone! Just decided to post this video of Lillie. If you listen closely she'll say "oh man" haha I was trying to catch it on video. Here you go! Enjoy hehe!

FINALLY!!! :) I posted.

Hello everyone, I know I know, I've been a bad blogger. But today I made a goal that I would try to update atleast once a week. So you might get some random just thoughts in the future so just bare with me. :)

Well the updates since last blog....hmmm well we are moving once again. So that's been on my mind. We're hoping to get into a three bedroom apt on base again. We aren't saving any money (which we thought we would) they actually bumped up the prices here in Kapolei. :( So we're sad to leave the ward. But we'll probably be in the same ward as before, so atleast we'll know some people hehe. Anyway, so I've just been slowly getting things packed to make it easier, I've done some priming on the walls and am so sad that I have to paint over the lovely green walls. I don't know if I will paint again in our next place, I'll just be decorating the walls. I'll put pics once we get all settled.
Lillie has been growing up so fast, just these past few months she's so different. We're just trying to soak her all up each moment. ;) She's just now getting to saying a few words, like "ball, dog, daddy, mama, Jesus, car...and all her other jibberish hehe. If it's quiet in the house I know she's getting into something. Just the other day I was washing dishes and in the middle (noticing it was oddly quiet) of it I turned around and she was on the table just standing there!!! Gave me a little heart attack. She's just climbing everywhere. Luckily we have some gates up to keep her out of a lot of stuff, but they won't last much longer. But she's been doing so great and she's so stinking funny. I'll have to post some pics of her silly faces. (I know I'm totally bragging by the way..Shhh she's my life so deal. :))
Daniel has been back and forth from travels, so we cherish all the time we have together. I'm sometimes so jealous he gets to go all around the world. Someday we'll get to travel and explore together. It's one of my dreams. Anyway he's been doing very well.
I'm doing pretty good. Just ready to be settled in where ever we're going to be at. :) Hopefully a three bedroom soon. (needing a little space at times) :) But it's good, and I'm so happy with what we have. So if you haven't heard.....we are expecting our second baby hehe!!! Yay!! We're so excited!! Should be due around May. Haven't seen the doc yet. So I'll let you all know on a due date when I can.
Well that's bascially the news up to now. Life's good, we miss you all and wish we could be closer. Someday someday. :)

Lillie comin' with us on our date night. Smiling for the camera.

Hats....

She finally let me put her hair up and kept it in for me to take pics.

Daniel surprised me for our anniversary, I just got home from Utah and he took me straight to waikiki. It was so nice to act like a tourist and just play. :)

We're bad at taking pics, but every now and again we'll get a couple in. Waikiki

Took Lillie to her first Carnival and there was a bright rainbow! It was gorgeous. The pic doesn't do it justice

Daniel was able to go to Austrailia! Beautiful Sydney Opera House.

And he got to fly home with some Dolphins. So sweet. :) We all went to visit them once they were settled from their travels.

Love you all!!

Pictures pictures pictures!!!

ALOHA!!! I'm finally posting some pictures! We went to the pool today with some ward member friends! It was a lot of fun!

The Lowe's and Sister Jones by the pool. It's separated with a little wall and the brown side has little pebbles in the bottom, almost like sand but nicer because it doesn't stick all over you. And it's great when you have little ones wanting to swim. :)

Here's Lil in her new swim suit! I love it! Thanks nana! :)

Love this one!

Lillie is up and about walking and everything getting into all sorts of stuff. :) She's pretty good about not eating things though, she'll usually give it to me. But still have to keep a pretty close eye on her. Such a sweetie I can't even handle it! She's got this new thing where she hates anything on her feet or her hands. She loves it when we wash hands hehe. We just had her first year doctors appointment and she's in the top percentile of everything, she's heavy, she's tall, and she's got a big head hehe. I'm just glad she's happy and healthy. I feel like I'm connecting with her more and more as she gets older, she's just starting to react to me more and she talks in her own language. It makes me want to know what she's thinking. Anyday she'll start talking. :) We go to the park now. She is such an explorer and is fearless. (scares me at times how fearless she is.) Not sure if that's a good sign hehe. Ok so that's Lillie's update for you all. We miss you and love you too much! Hope to be with you soon! Come and visit this summer if ya want! We'll take care of ya! Promise! :)

I'm still here!

Hey everyone! So sorry it's been soo long since I've posted. I love you all so much! Life has been busy. Lillie and I went out to Utah for about three weeks and had a lovely time. We enjoyed every minute with friends and family. :) Love you nana and grandpa! Thanks for taking good care of us.
While we were in Utah my mom took some awesome pictures of Lillie! She posted some already on her blog. I still have to upload them to this computer. But i will get them on here, I promise. :) (I really will do it.)
And now Lillie is one year old! I can't believe it. The year has gone by way to fast. She walking and starting to say little things like mama and dada and nana. :) I love listening to her. Sometimes she'll be looking at one of her books and start talking, like she's reading its so cute, (sometimes the book will even be upside down she's so talented hehe) Lillie is so hilarious! She makes us all laugh everyday.
So I'm really excited! I'm starting the Jillian michaels 30 day shred! It kicked my butt today. Felt so awesome! I've realized I've been totally lazy in exercise it's already been a year! Where has the time gone? So I'm just getting things back on track. Watching what I eat and hopefully helping the family out a little more too. :) I just love life and love being here in Hawaii. I can't get enough of it.
Daniel just got promoted Staff Sergeant! He's done such a great job in being on top of things and working hard. He's serious about his work and we are so excited for this accomplishment! Go Daniel!! :)
Alright that's the update for now. Get pictures posted soon! love you all!!

Ohhh the Holidays!!

Hey everyone!! I'm soo sorry it's taken me so long to post something. Just been pretty busy with the holidays and everything. But then I look and see everyone else has posted something hehe. Well Daniel and Lillie and I are in Indiana at the moment. We spent Christmas with his family, I was able to finally get some pictures, but I'll have to wait until I get home to post them. We don't have our computer. So those will be up soon. Lillie is having such a ball with all her cousins and getting used to the screaming hehe, she has one cousin and they are two weeks apart and they are so sweet and funny together and are both learning each others little tricks. :) It's been lots of fun. We are ready to get back to the warm weather though, it's been soooo stinking cold!! I'm not used to it anymore. :) Lillie loves it though, every time we get her out of the car she smiles and laughs at how cold it is. She's got quite a personality. I know I say this on every blog, but I love her sooo much. :) Anyway I just wanted to say hello!! Miss you all!! Wish we could be in Utah too for this Christmas!! Love you!!! And have a happy Holidays!!! :)

Love,
Daniel, Katie, and Lillie

Thankful List!

Well it's the holidays again! I love this time of year! Being able to be with family and friends and just enjoying time together. It seems like the pace of life slows just a bit for us to enjoy all that is around us. I have been given sooo much in my life. Lately I've been kind of sad about many different things and it's been hard with Daniel's work and the stresses of being a new mom, but I have come to realize even more that I need Christ on my side, and that having him and Heavenly Father in my life, and in my family's life we will be happy no matter the circumstances. I'm just so thankful for everything I have, but to name a few things to start out my list (which is such a good idea, from other bloggers :) )....

1. I love my Hubby: He is so much a part of me. When we are apart I feel somehow not completly myself, and then when he returns home its like I have my whole heart back. He has shown so much support for me and my craziness (Callie our men are wonderful hehe). I am def. a crier too! But he's so wonderful and sooo incredibly patient with me. I don't know how he does it. He makes me laugh whenever I need it. I love you soo much Daniel.

2. I love my Lillie bug! Lillie is my world. She is so hilarious and so sweet. Always so happy. There's seriously not enough words to express how much I love her. And that I'm so happy she is in my life. I get to be with her everyday. :) And I miss her when she goes down for her naps during the day. I have so many hopes and dreams for her. I love you my sweetie! :)

3. I love being in Hawaii!!! Hawaii is seriously sooo amazing! It's beautiful everyday! :) (even though I miss the snow at times, especially now) I love being able to go to the beach whenever I want. Just to walk outside and feel the humidity on my skin. Love it!! Whoo!

4. I love my friends and family, I miss the ones back at home sooo much! And wish we weren't so far away. And I love that I have some family here, it's so nice to get away and go up to North shore to hang with Chad and Melissa and Kaiya. :) Love you guys!

5. I love and am so grateful for my sisters!....I miss you so much I wish I was there with you.

6. I'm grateful for being a mother and a wife and all the fun and challenges that come with it, it has made me a better person and has really helped me find myself. Life is so wonderful!

Hopefully I can stay caught up with this list thing. :) I will try! Love you all! Miss you!!