Special-----

 I am a little hesitant to post this...but....

While returning to Takhmao to do splits they enjoyed some "special meat"!

 Also a highlight of getting to return to his former area, a visit with his favorite person--Benyin!

Brent says it's official,he comes home on December 14, we don't have his itinerary yet, but he needed to know which airport to fly into.  He and Kyle decided Ontario, Kyle finishes finals on Dec 14th also, the plan is to fly Kyle into Ontario before Brent so he can meet Brent at the gate.  We'll see if it will work!  I said, "No fair, mom was promised first hug!"  I've been promised first hug down the escalator.

Powell

Brad

Kyle--I can't believe how much he looks like his dad in this pic!

Dengue Fever

Well since my last post about the party for Brent in Battambang he has had some excitement.  I am not sure he wold use the word "excitement" though.  He arrived in Phnom Penh to be a zone leader in the south zone on a Friday, he had been a little ill when he arrived, but on Monday when he stopped by the mission home he told the President he was almost 100%, that night he got very sick and was in the hospital with dengue fever.

 Dengue is also known as breakbone fever, because that's what it feels like, every bone in your body is breaking.  The mission president's wife, Sister Moon had been leaving messages for me with updates all week on our answering machine, however I cancelled Verizon voicemail a few years ago and have never been able to get our answering machine to work.  You get our recording to leave a message, which I couldn't turn off, but neither could I retrieve any messages.  No worries, I didn't really care, most people call us on our
cells anyway.  On Friday I picked up the phone and it was Sister Moon callling to update me again on Brent, I was completely stunned, what!, Brent's been in the hospital all week?!  He was in the hospital for a week and spent another week recuperating at the mission home.  He is back to work and looking good.  He had an emergency transfer to be a zone leader in another area, it seems the previous set of missionaries apparently had death threats so they were transferred and Brent was sent to that area.  He's happy about the transfer, he got a new comp that he really likes.  Oh and the problem with my answering machine, I find out.....Verizon cancelled my service as I requested, by not letting me retrieve calls, but was still intercepting my private voice mail with their service and my old message!  I finally, after three hours of convincing the tech guy this is a tech issue, not a billing issue, I got him to turn off the voicemail, problem solved!

Party!

last night i and my family with a person who live near my house come to join a small party for elder wright at my house. because it the last time.now he move to phnom penh.

One of the families that loves Brent very much sent me this picture and comment.  

Mom, I'm the only one at the door......

School year 2012-2013

1st day of school 2012, Brad is a junior at RHS, Kyle will be a freshman at UCD, he doesn't start until the end of September and we just got Brent's applications for winter 2013 done.

Transfer

Brent goes back to Phnom Penh on Friday to be the zone leader of the south area (I think I got that right).  I will update with some pictures soon.  He is excited to finish back in the city.

Hawaii 2012

 On the boat to the USS Arizona

Our first night was in Honolulu so we made Pearl Harbor our very first stop.  As always it is very moving to visit.

 Pali Overlook-It is usually very very windy here, it wasn't too windy when we were there.

 Most people just enjoy the incredible view, but...

my boys had to get the very, very best view.

 Hiking at the Pali Overlook.

We rented a condo on the North Shore and headed out there after the Pali hike.

The number 1 thing Brad wanted to do was to go waterfall jumping, rope swinging.  I know a place in Kauai, but not Oahu, after a little research we decided to hike Waimano Falls.  It's not a long hike but don't let it fool you, the bottom part gets a little steep.

 We all jumped, I had to stand up there until my legs started shaking before I would jump, but I have to admit it was pretty fun.  We mostly have videos from here so I will see if I can get them to load.

 Jumping seemed to be the theme of the trip, Brent told the boys he backflipped off Waimea Rock at midnight, they couldn't top that but for sure jumping Waimea Rock was on the list too!  Here's Kyle and Brad getting ready to jump.

 Swimming at Waimea Bay

 Catamaran snorkeling trip

We bought an underwater camera before we left, good investment!  The snorkeling trip was a lot of fun.

 We cruised past the Black Pearl, that's really her!

The one thing I really wanted to do on this trip was stand up paddle boarding, I was also up for a surf lesson but the boys have promised to take me to Old Man's and teach me to surf.

 The boys are getting ready to go surfing, the waves weren't so great, but they had a good time.

 They should have gone stand up paddle boarding with us (yep we really did stand up!!).  It was fun and something I look forward to doing again.

 Shaved ice at Matsumoto's

We went to the Polynesian Cultural Center

 The village of Samoa was everyone's favorite show, this guy was very funny.

 We took the tram tour of Laie

Brenny look what we found!

 Dole Pineapple Plantation

Plate lunch at the Rainbow Drive-In and then it was time to return the car, and come home!