Sunday, December 5, 2010

hawaii highlights...

star noodle... if you go to maui... PLEASE GO HERE! if you know us, you know that we are foodies... and we loved this place! star noodle makes their own noodles in house and everything we had was delicious!!!

our order:
brussel sprouts...
lahaina fried soup...
singapore noodles...
malasadas for dessert...

[we shared all this and it was perfect!! the brussel sprouts were cooked in kim chee and bacon... the lahaina fried soup was the best... huge fat noodles cooked with pork and bean sprouts... and the singapore noodles were vermicelli cooked with chicken, shrimp and vegtables... everything was so full of flavor and amazing... our dessert was good... but the malasadas in waikiki are WAY better... leonards should open up on maui too!]
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november 5th 2010...
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"the nakalele blow hole"
we went on a few hikes... our first was to this blow hole... it is so crazy... i am not even that close so you cant tell how big it is... but depending on the time of day and the tides it will shoot 70 feet or more into the air...
next is one of my favorites of our trip...
we also hiked to the olivine pools... because of the way the the lava cooled in this particular area, it created some pools of water that are right at the edge of the ocean... they are a calm pool of water while the ocean on the other side is always very turbulent because of the wind on this side of the island... olivine = greenish colors... the water is all sorts of green hues... it was beautiful!
it was crazy the formations made from the lava craters... there were parts in the pools that were a foot deep and then there were parts 10+ feet deep...
november 6th 2010...
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our last day we went to another amazing food find... cane & taro... it was quoted to be "the best breakfast in maui"... we had to try it seeing that my favorite is breakfast... we were not let down! SO YUMMY!
these arent the greatest pictures... brent is not praying here... he was pretty done with picture taking after our road to hana day (that post is next... too big to include in this post) but i had to include them to remember how much i loved that breakfast... visit them here for better pictures and to see how awesome of an ambiance it was... we sat at the table in the right corner of the table picture... yeah... it was beautiful...

i ate...

STUFFED FRENCH TOAST SERVED WITH COCONUT SYRUP

THICK HAWAIIAN SWEET BREAD, STUFFED WITH FRESH FRUIT CREAM CHEESE, DEEP FRIED WITH MACADAMIA NUT CRUST. SERVED WITH BERRY COMPOTE, WHIPPED COCONUT CREAM & FRESH BERRIES


brent ate...

HUEVOS RANCHEROS CANE & TARO STYLE

On crispy Corn Tortilla, house-made refried Black Bean & Portuguese Sausage Rancheros Salsa with two eggs any style Topped with melted Cheese, Sour Cream & Pico de Gallo

(look for pictures #3 & #4 in the photo gallery)

...then we went SUPing right there on the beach... stand. up. paddle. boarding.
too bad i was way better than brent... so out of the 4 hours we rented the board... i used it for about 3 of them... i was in heaven... couldnt ask for a better last day... while brent was SUPing i would snorkel around him and i was so lucky to swim with giant sea turtle... sounds cheesy - i know... but i was so happy that the sea turtle let me hold his fin while we swam together... it was amazing!!! i also saw so many cool fish and eels...
brent...
me... in heaven...
november 8th 2010...

hawaii was wonderful...

brent and i were lucky enough to go to hawaii...
just us...
it was amazing... and i could go there a million more times...
why is hawaii one of the best places on the earth?
[the banyan tree : november 4th : happy 6th anniversary to us]

halloween par-ty...

we went to an awesome halloween party...
shauna made bones, apple dracula teeth, carrot fingers and bloody meatballs...
"cheese"
dont make fun of my dracula teeth... i know they need braces...
october 31st 2010...

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

how many times can one jones trick or treat...

7 to be exact...

#1
brick-or-treat : legoland with the martindales
october 9th 2010
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#2
brick-or-treat : legoland with the clarks
october 16th 2010
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#3
brick-or-treat : legoland : jones.errin.brent
october 23rd 2010
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#4
trick-or-treat party at disneyland : jones.errin.brent
october 26th 2010
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#5
trunk-or-treat : hollobaughs
october 29th 2010
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#6
tricks for treats : surf ride
october 30th 2010
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#7
trunk-or-treat : o1 ward
october 3oth 2010
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Sunday, November 7, 2010

pumpkins...

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bates nut farm isnt just famous for their nuts... but their pumpkins too...
we werent in search for a pumpkin this year because we grew one in our garden... but it was a fun trip to go and discover what bates nut farm is...


jones had no fear and we just walk straight up to any animal and start feeing them...


we did the bails of hay maze...


a pony ride...


a hayride...


even wheelbarrow rides...


then.... this is what we brought home... lots of nuts... yum yum...


this is what shauna brought home... a GIANT pumpkin.... dont worry that next year we will either skip growing our own pumpkin or we will have two because this was the most amazing jack-o-lantern ever!!!!
see here...

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our home garden grown pumpkin...
.... with brent....
.... with me....
.... with mummy jones....
....october 27th 2010....

Saturday, November 6, 2010

par-ty...

we took jones to the trick-or-treat party at disneyland...
so fun!!!

skeleton jones...


there was crazy mist everywhere there was water....


...and.... SO much candy... we had two of these bags and filled them both...

lucky for us we found a good thing to do with the candy... i like to call it : "paying it forward"... we donated some of the candy to a friend that was doing a service project and sending the candy to the troops... it meant so much to me when people would think of them while brent was there... whether it was family, friend or a random person... it was amazing the out-pour of support and love many demonstrated...


"candy!"

and then - to end the night... amazing fireworks with a disney villain theme and show... then mickeys costume parade... jones could not look happier... he loved seeing all of his favorites... mickey... donald... goofy... pluto... woody... jessie and so many more...
...october 26th 2010...