Hilton Waikoloa and Dolphin Fun!

Josh and I are home now from a wonderful 3 days on the other side of the island. We stayed at the Hilton Waikoloa which was like a dream! The resort covers 66 acres of land and is just so much fun! There are a couple different pools with water slides, hot tubs, and water falls. It is right on the water over looking the beautiful Kona waters... I just LOVE it there! We had a really great time just relaxing and getting some sun. We started off our little vacation with some wonderful malasadas on the way ( they are donut like pastries with fillings inside and are warm... so yummy for breaksfast! ) , then we went to my favorite beach , Mauna Kea Beach, and then went and checked into our hotel. The rest of the time we were there we lazed about hanging out at the pool and just relaxing. I did however, get to swim with the dolphins! They have a little beach that you can watch them just playing and swimming around, its so neat. There was a baby too! I got to play with 3 of the 8 dolphins there.... Helea ( the baby , 10 months old), Kona ( the mama), and Lono ( the father of 6 of the dolphins). I learned so much about dolphins and wish i could be a dolphin trainer! It was so neat just getting to play with them and swim with them, they are such amazing creatures! This experience was one I will certainly never forget and was a dream come true! We had a great time and are blessed by the opportunities we have.

Vacation

So Josh has 2 days of vacation that he had to use before October, so we are going to the other side of the island on Thursday and are going to be staying at the Hilton Waikoloa! I am so excited! Josh and I had dinner there once at one of the restarants, but we have never stayed there.... We are looking forward to relaxing by the pool, playing some tennis, possibly playing with the dolphins( they have dolphin quest there, its the only place on the whole island that you can actually swim with dolphins... as much as I want to swim with them, its expensive, so I am content to just watch! ), eat some good food and HOPEFULLY get to go to the beaches over there! They have had the beaches over in Kona shut down, because of Tiger Shark sightings.... kind of scary I guess, but I figure they are always there, no need to close the beaches, but any way, we are looking forward to a nice LONG weekend of relaxation and some fun! Pictures will come after our trip!

New Job

So I now have another job.... I am babysitting on my day off once a week. His name is Mason and he is 15 months old. I wanted to babysit, because I missed it. I used to be a nanny and I had so much fun and the kids were so cute. I thought it would be a piece of cake. I am used to running errands and having babies with me and taking care of them. Well, little did I know just how hard it would be to manage a 35-40 hour per week job, worship practice, church on sunday, dance class, and grocery shopping , laundry, cleaning, and a baby! Holy Cow I am tired!!!! I did it before but that was my only job! After a couple weeks, I have finally gotten it down. When grocery shopping put baby in big part of cart so he can still stand up and not get hurt also give food or a toy while shopping, lay beside baby when he takes a nap so he does not wake up, take baby swimming, to the beach, to the park in the morning so you tire him out and he sleeps in the afternoon! Wow I have learned all this in two weeks, I can't imagine what I am going to learn when I am actually a mom! It's been hard and I can't wait til Saturday... its my first real day off in 2 weeks .I am so excited! I am learning a lot though, and its fun having a baby around to play with!

Recipe for the Week

So this week we are mostly doing stuff on the grill for dinner.... steak, pork chops, etc.... the 2 recipes that I have are for home made strombolli and pesto chicken ....

Strombolli :

1 package pillsbury pizza dough
1 can pizza sauce
1 package mozzarella cheese
2 tbsp olive oil
any fillings u like ( pepperoni, onion, green pepper, etc)

roll dough out and fill with cheese and toppings roll up so all corners are tucked in and brush with olive oil. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 min or until dough is slightly brown. Delish!!!!

Pesto Chicken:

1 lb boneless chicken breasts
5T pesto
2T sour cream
2T mayo
2T parmesan
2T pine nuts

Combine pesto sour cream and mayo and brush on chicken then take parm, and pine nuts and sprinkle on top. Arrange in a single layer pan . 450 degrees for 20 min. Serve with pasta tossed with a little bit more pesto.