Wonderful Moments

It has been way too long since I have posted some updates and pics of the recent "happenings" of the Ingles' household. Last night we fed Jackson rice cereal for the first time! It was hilarious! We're still not sure if he liked it since half the time he had his mouth open like a little bird hoping for more, and the other half of the time he was crying. We caught some video of his first bite, but it's a little hard to watch since we are both laughing so hard at his expression and the camera is shaking. He is getting so big, we just can't believe it! We are so lucky to have this little angel in our home. We can't imagine life without him! We are also excited because this month Matt applies to the Business program at BYU. We're hoping for the best! Enjoy these fun pictures!

"Look at me, I'm such a big boy!" Gettin' ready for some "real" food.

Open wide...

This face cracks me up! He is not sure what he thinks...

One of the new tricks he has learned during "tummy time".

Bath time! Isn't this face adorable???

He LOVES to put his toes under the running water and spread them out. Cute little guy. :)

Sitting up in the bath! (With a little bit of help from Mom...)

"Maui" Christmas 2009!

We were SO incredibly lucky to get the opportunity to celebrate Christmas 2009 in Maui! BIG thanks to my amazing parents who made it possible! My parents, 4 siblings, & brother-in-law were all able to come! Total we had 10 people (including baby Jackson). Here are some pics of the trip. We spent 10 days traveling up and down Maui. What a trip!!! It was most of the group's first time in Hawaii.

Jackson's 1st plane ride! He did awesome! Slept during take-off and landing--even during our layover in LAX. Only had to change outfits once-ha ha ha!

The 3 bedroom 3 bathroom condo we stayed in--right on the beach! It was incredible! We only had 2 cockroaches and 1 baby lizard in the house the entire trip.

The sign in front of the condo. We stayed in Kahana, Maui.

Our deck. We were on the main level of the building/house.

View from our deck/living room.

Some beautiful plants & flowers all around the condo.

A lemon tree!!! We also saw lots of papaya trees, pineapple fields, apple-bananas, and orange trees.

A giant snail I found outside the condo. I found another one stuck to someone's house, ha ha!

Jackson's first time in the swimming pool! Lucky baby--first time he goes swimming it's in Maui! The pool was ice cold though- he didn't like it too much.

Maui Beach & Sunset Pics

Here are a bunch of random pics of different beaches, sunsets, and "Jackson's firsts". We wish we lived closer to such beautiful tropical scenery! :)

First day in Maui--off to the beach!

Toes in the sand for the first time.

Toes in the water for the first time.

Sitting on the beach in front of the Maui Marriott.

Amy & I decided to build a "sand man" instead of a snow man.

Our "sand man" quickly became a hula girl...ha ha ha!

Beautiful night shot of the Marriott beach.

This is the beach where the group saw an octopus and sea snakes while snorkeling--no thank you!

So excited to be on Maui!!!

My wonderful & adorable boys.

Jackson's footprints in the sand-so cute!

Nice shot Matt! Check out these phenomenal colors!!!

All the siblings.

My fam--and the amazing parents who planned the whole trip and made it possible for us to go!

Surfers we saw right before leaving for the airport.

Haleakala

These pics are from on top of a very massive volcano called Haleakala. It was so cold there, and reminded us way too much of desert barren Utah. We did get to see some wild pigs on the drive up the volcano, though.

Over TEN THOUSAND feet!!! Crazy!

Yes, those are clouds. We felt we were flying.

Ok. This is a "silver sword" plant. One of the few plants at the top of the volcano. This pic doesn't capture it, but the plant looks like it is cut out of steel. It's even shiny like metal, and looks like it might stab you, but in actuality it is very soft. It is beautiful!

On the way back down--we can finally see the coast through the clouds! :)