Hawaii part two.

The view from the house we stayed at.

Shaved ice. When they say large they mean large!

Sea turtle

Hawaii part two Continued.

Jeff"s oldest brother Robert, his wife Lisa and their two kids, Jake and Lauren. We miss you guys!

The brothers

Dolphin show at the Hilton. Such a beautiful Place. We plan on staying there next time. Of course with his brothers discount.

We tried to go to the Temple, but the one day we could go it was closed. Next time for sure.

Black Sands Beach

Hawaii part one

So it has been a long time since my last blog, but I have had a lot going on. I had mentioned that I was going to Hawaii but yet I have not posted any pictures. I promise as soon as my husband transfers them on my computer I will post them. Anyways Hawaii wasn't what I expected it to be but in the long run it was great to be with family. Jeff was able to meet up with his brothers again. It had been over ten years since he had seen his one brother and over 5 years since he had seen his other brother. He wasn't able to grow up with them, so instead they acted like little boys when we were there. It was so cute. They played football together, went boating, site seeing and most of all they laughed together. Now Jeff thinks he needs to go to Hawaii once a year. I am not so sure about that. Beside the money, plane rides scare me. I am thinking they need to come and visit here.

Well the wedding was beautiful and it was quite relaxing when it was over. Weddings can be so stressful. I am glad we were able to go. Again, I will post pictures soon!

Perfect Timing!

So awhile back I posted stating that Jeff would be going away for 2 months... Well he just left today, but he is supposed to be gone for only 2 weeks. I am totally fine with that, except for the fact that we are moving on the 24th. It looks like I will be moving on my own. I am so excited about moving back that it doesn't bother me if I have to do it all by myself. Anyways I haven't posted for awhile and I am sure it will be a long while before I post again. I just wanted to let everyone know I am still here. I will probably post again after we move. Well... my girls decided to get sick the same day there dad left so my next couple of weeks will be eventful, Because I am sure the boys will get it next. I will talk with everyone after the big move. Yea!

Is it like this everyday?

Well, let see. I started my day of by walking the 3 kids to school. When I got back I called Riverside Preparatory to see if I would be able to get the kids in or not. I was told that it was a lotto, even though the day before I was told it wouldn't be a problem. So feeling a little upset I then took Taylor to Walmart to get her prescription, because she might have strep throat. By the time we got back I rushed up to the school to pick up Autumn and Evelyn and then came back home. When we got home I made the girls some lunch and did homework with Autumn. Then Michelle called me and asked if I could grab Emily, because her work needed her to stay late. That was fine by me because my neighbor had already told me the day before that she would get the boys for me. Well to my surprise as I was walking out the door I got a phone call from the school stating that my boys were in the office. My neighbor was walking up at the same time and realized when she saw me that she had forgotten the boys. It was just a mix up. Anyways I then had to rush and get the boys and then go grab Emily. When we finally got home I had to do homework with the boys and make dinner. It is now 6pm and I am serving dinner to my kids. During this time I put four of the children in time out at least a total of 10 times. At one point Autumn said, "mommy put me in time out". What do you Do?

So by this time the kids all needed a bath. In the midst of all this Jeff had called me and told me he was going on a flight and that he wouldn't be home until late. So finally at 8pm everyone was in bed and I was having time to myself. I got on my treadmill and turned on 90210. I soooooooo look forward to this time. But........ Surprise we had a power outage! So much for peace. My girls were already asleep but the boys weren't. So they were a little freaked out. All of the neighbors were outside and there were a lot of kids running around. I managed to find a flashlight and about 10pm my boys finally fell asleep. Jeff walked in the door at 10:30 and I was still sitting in the dark, but again it wasn't peaceful because someone wasn't watching their kids. We had our windows opened because it was hot, but we are use to having fans on to drown out the noise. About 11:30 I heard some people in the spa (which is right across from us) they were REALLY LOUD! I decided to yell out my door GO TO BED! So about 12am we finally went to sleep. What a crazy night. Anyways I am soooo sorry for the long story, but I just wanted to make sure it is normal to be this crazy.

To top it all of. The next morning Taylor had a fire down the street from her school. She called me to come and get her but the school was on lock down. When I went to pick her up me and 5 children parked way down a hill thinking Taylor would be able to walk to us. NOPE! A lady came to my window and informed me that I needed to walk up the hill to get her. I had Autumn, Summer, Evelyn, Erik and Brandon and NO stroller. Not to mention it was about 90 degres out. Well we are all safely home and I hope for a better day tomorrow.

So tell me, is your day like this?

Another Dineyland trip!

So yesterday I decided at the last minute, (like I always do) to go to Disneyland with just the little girls. I have been watching the little girl upstairs and she is sooooo good. She loves playing with Autumn and Summer and she is right in between their ages. She hadn't been to Disneyland yet, so I decided I would take her with us. She was very daring and wanted to go on everything, except she wasn't tall enough . Of course the girls were all really good and I enjoyed every minute of it. The weather was great and it wasn't crowded.
Being that I paid for a ticket, I wanted to make sure I got my moneys worth. We only spent 4 hours there and managed to ride 11 rides, meet the princesses and take a picture with Mickey. It was well worth it. The girls were really happy. I am going to miss Evelyn (a.k.a. Dora). She is like one of my own.

Going back Home

Well it's official! We are moving back to the High Desert. Most people wouldn't think that was all that great, being that we live by the beach, but for our family the High Desert is great. We plan on being there by November first. I am so excited because I feel like I am in a foreign country down here. Even though it is beautiful and I actually was getting a little more comfortable we decided that the best thing for our family would be to move back. Jeff is still in Santa Ana but he work out a deal with his boss so that his drive wouldn't be so crazy. I can't wait to be back in a home with a backyard, minus the $1000.00 more a month for our little 3 bedroom apartment. Wow! It is amazing how much more you pay just because the name of the city.

Look out the Smeltz are back!

Oh yea as far as Jeff being gone, well, he is still here. He is still going away for a couple of months but we are not sure when. It could be tomorrow, next week, next month. Who Knows? It makes me crazy. But again I am very thankful for his job.