Thanks MOM AND DAD for the great CHRISTMAS PACKAGE! We loved all the GOODIES and PRESENTS! It was way more than you NEEDED to do. And THANK YOU Jeremy and Jenn for the GIFT CARD...we LOVE Costco! We HOPE you all had a GREAT CHRISTMAS! We LOVED ALL the christmas cards from you all. THANKS AGAIN! We LOVE you!

Christmas in Washington!

Nate and I headed to Washington to celebrate Christmas and a wedding with his family! The area had record snow so we were a bit nervous that we wouldn't make it but it all worked out perfectly. Although everyone wasn't thrilled to have snow I was very excited to have a white Christmas, it just doesn't feel like the holidays to me without the snow. It was a cold couple days especially since we had no winter clothes! We left all our sweaters and coats in Salt Lake when we moved so we had to survive by layering! It was a busy couple days, we were on the move the minute our plane landed but it was so fun being able to spend time with everyone! It is always a good time with lots of laughs when all the Danner's get together! Here are some pictures of Christmas morning! Kinnick and Amrie were definitely the highlight of the morning! They were so excited!

On Saturday, Jeff and Brenda were married in the Seattle temple! It was a rainy day so it was hard to get photos but the ceremony was beautiful. The reception was held at the church, which we spent many hours decorating the night before! And it turned out to be very elegant. They are so perfect for each other and we are so excited for them. Congratulation Jeff and Brenda!

The happy couple coming out of the temple!



The Danner clan!

Reception Fun!

Amazing!

How amazing is that cobweb! I know its kinda gross but at the same time its like art! We noticed this the other day in out front yard and I had to take a picture of it. I have never seen one so big and detailed, it reminded me of Charlotte's web, I was waiting for a message the next day when I went outside! We also have one on the deck of our house, which I really want to get rid of but we feel kinda bad destroying it. It must of been a lot of work for that spider!

This is why Nate and I have been putting on the pounds since we moved here! We decided to check out this local cafe here called Da Kitchen. While it was super tasty, we decided next time we would just get one and share! If you can't tell the one on the left has three more layers underneath of more katsu chicken. The serving size is huge! Time to get a gym membership!

Jacob, we challenge you to eating the Luau plate they serve here, its huge but we think you can do it!

A bitter sweet thanksgiving

It was a bitter sweet Thanksgiving this year! With this being our first Thanksgiving away from family, we had a few episodes of feeling homesick! We were both quite excited to make our own little turkey dinner though. We made all the preparations and with a few tips from my mom we were ready to spend the day in the kitchen making all the yummy treats! We were feeling very ambitious and even made some of my grandma's homemade cinnamon rolls, which are so tasty, as well as a homemade cherry pie! It all turned out quite well, if I do say so myself! And it was so fun to see Nate get so excited to see his pie turn out so well! But as the night came to a close and we called home and could hear all the commotion in the back ground we were wishing we were there sitting in the family room sharing a few laughs with everybody. Although we are very grateful for our friends here in Maui who have made this feel like home there is just nothing that can replace the warmth of your own family! So we are missing you all, and love ya. Can't wait to see ya all real soon!

UNWANTED HOUSE PETS!

Before moving here I was informed by many of the bugs that would probably be living in my house when I arrived. So far I have been very lucky and have only seen one cockroach in the house! But we do have some lovely lizards or geckos that enjoy spending there nights on the walls of our house. We don't mind our guests too much except for the lovely gift they leave behind for us.......there droppings! We are constantly picking up their poop from the floor or whatever else it happens to land on! Nate has caught a few with our plastic container that is now our lizard and just recently mouse catcher that stays outside until we need it for another catch! Now all you lizard lovers out there, don't worry we only go after them when they are in our room. Who wants one of those climbing on ya while you are trying to get some sleep.....not me! And we let them run free as soon as we take them outside so no harm is done!

It's been awhile!

So I'm definitely not very good at keeping up with my posts, as you all know I haven't posted anything since I started this thing! But I am going to try and keep it up from now on....we'll see how it goes! Two weeks ago we decided to spend the weekend in Ka'anapali and spent one night at the Sheraton Hotel. The place was amazing! It had a great swimming pool, which was kinda like the wading pool at Lagoon but didn't have a current. It was nice swimming in some fresh water for a change! But we didn't spend too much time there, with the beach right there we couldn't pass up playing in the waves! There was also a nice cliff that you could jump off. It wasn't terribly high but enough to loose your stomach a little bit while jumping off! I recommend wearing a one piece swimming suit or tank top over your suit! Its a far enough fall that your top definitely comes up as you hit the water! I think I gave some people a show that were close by but I have learned my lesson!

Later that night we saw our first sunset at the beach since we moved here. Since we live upcountry in the mountains we are rarely close to the beach at night to watch the sunset we just see it from the balcony of our house. I don't know why but watching the sunset with the ocean right there makes it that much more amazing. We will have to do that more often!

In the hotel rooms at the Sheraton they provide a

complementary bottle of Champain! Too bad it wasn't sparkling cyder!

The last two pictures were taken on the grounds at the hotel.