Michael and Peggy Taylor Family: December 2008

Heidi at the Memphis Zoo, we were looking at Polar Bears, Black Bears and Bald Eagles when we found this canoe...

Ben standing by the Mississippi River. Big barges were running the river while we were there, Heidi was rolling down the grassy levi and I was looking for bugs under rocks. Very fun!

Our schedule has been jam packed and the girls have been super stars!! There is alot of energy in the house at all times!!

Ben and Shauna are the best, patient, loving and able to keep up with everyone and everything. Gramma is struggling a little bit, she's pooped by bedtime...(which is about 6pm!)

Aloooha!

We had the opportunity to visit Elissa and David in Laie, Oahu. David is going to school at BYU there and Elissa is there to support him in all his studies and extra-curricular activities, such as snorkling, spear fishing, surfing, tanning, belly boarding, shopping, etc. It was so great seeing Elissa and being able to spend a whole week with them, talking to them everyday and seeing what they do on this far away island.

We loved being there even though it was humid and the temperature never varied, it was always about 85 degrees night or day. Being able to swim in the ocean and be warm was so nice and swimming in the ocean with a snorkle, goggles and fins was akin to swimming in the hugest aquarium imaginable.

This was an experience that we will treasure forever!