Catching up

The last couple of weeks have been busy and we have been without our internet. The kids and I have moved from Hawaii and are now living in California until the end of September with my parents.

So here is what has been going on with the Hays family:

Our mini church threw us a surprise going away potluck. We have been meeting weekly with this group for years and it was hard to say goodbye. They gave us a beautiful clock and frame with a picture of all of us that were both made out of Koa wood.

My best girlfriends in Hawaii took me out for a special goodbye dinner to Mariposa. The food was delicious and the view was spectacular. They made a scrapbook for me with a picture of each one and a special note. They took turns during the dinner reading their note to me and talking about our friendship.

The boys had end of the year celebrations at school. Micah's class celebrated with food and the kindergarten had a waterplay day.

Micah ended the year with receiving his 2nd Super GLO Star award. In order to receive this award and trophy he had to be a GLO star all year. Darrick was able to attend the assembly for the first time and Micah was so glad to have him there.

One weekend Darrick took Micah and Jacob on the cub scout campout. Micah entered as a wolf but left as a bear. They made cool sculptures in the sand and had fun just hanging out together.

Before we knew it the movers were coming and packing up all our stuff. We stayed in our place a few days sleeping on air mattresses.

After our inspection and we handed back the keys, Darrick took 2 days of leave and we went to the Pacific Beach Hotel. After we checked in, we walked downtown and the got some dinner to go and ate it at the park. The hotel has a cool aquarium and we were able to watch the diver go in the tank and feed the fish. In the morning we ate at the buffet and got to sit right by the fish.

The Thursday morning Bible Study that I attend threw a mexican food potluck on the day that was my last time there. Everyone brought their best dish and it was great!

After all our tear filled goodbyes the kids and I boarded a plane a flew to Los Angeles. My parents, brother Dave, his wife Laura and their kids Elijah and Natalie picked us up at the airport. It was so great to see my family. From the airport we drove to Dave and Laura's, since they live in LA. They loved getting to meet Naomi and she had a blast playing with her cousins. After a yummy dinner we left and then drove to my parents house.

There is nothing like California strawberries and my parents surprised us with 3 baskets of beautiful field ripe berries.

Yesterday we got to hang out with my Dad's side of the family-the Gutierrez family. We got together to celebrate my cousin Amber graduating from college. When we got there she surprised us by telling us all that she is engaged! It was awesome to see my extended family and they all loved meeting Naomi!