Cody & Eliza visit Perth, Australia for job interview (August, 2011)

Cody has been interviewing with Rio Tinto to get on with their iron ore mining group based out of Perth, Australia and they were kind enough to fly both of us out for an interview.

Trip to Maui, Hawaii with Cody's family

Cody's parents took all of us to Maui, Hawaii last week. It was so much fun! Romeros went too, so we had 24 people in all (9 kids younger than 8 years old) so it was a little crazy. We went on a snorkeling trip and even though it's scary being out in the open ocean, Sawyer and Ryder both did it (which meant there was no way I was getting out of it!) It was a huge deal for Sawyer because she was terrified. There was no was I was going, but in the end that's the only way Sawyer would do it. So we conquered our fears together (even if that meant we were only out there for 5 minutes!) Ryder turned into a snorkeling pro this trip. He went with Cody and Grandpa Scott a few times and then on the snorkeling trip. He really amazed us. He was so fearless and he was actually really good!

We spent alot of time at the pool so the kids all got so much better at swimming. Sawyer, Ryder, and Nash all tried their hand at boogey boarding in the ocean too. It was so fun watching them! They loved it!