look who is in Hawaii...CODY!!!!!!

Anyone who knows my friend Cody also knows that he is never in the same place for very long. for the last year or so he has just been traveling all over the world. one week he is in Geece and the next he is somewhere in South America. what a life!!!! so I arrived back in hawaii for school on monday and I thought to give Cody a call and see where in the world he was(literally!!). when he answered he informed me that he was in Hawaii. I couldnt believe it. after months of not knowing where the heck he was from one given day to another, we were finally in the same place. he is actually here dropping his cousin off at BYU since she is a freshman...well thats his excuse. he is thinking about moving back here but he is still not sure.

So today we hit the beach and I couldnt help but snatch these pictures of him drinking his mountain dew. he is always ready for the camera to take his picture!

It was also very entertaining watching Cody play tricks on the sand crabs. they were all over the place and he would talk to them. he would try and cover up the hole they came out of before they could go back in. and he would be cheering them on as they had little battles over each others holes. he was pretty enthrawled witht he little critters. simple things for simple minds...ha ha ha!!

This is infront of the Polynesian Cultural Center. Cody informed me that the tiki men behind me were not made of real wood. he likes to share useless pieces of trivia with me all the time. it makes him feel smart.

The Baby has arrived!!!!!!

Just a quick update on Janea and the baby! She was due Sept 14th but went in for a check up on Tuesday. her blood preassure had sky-rocketed so the doctor decided to induce her that day. Janea called me that morning on her way to the hospital freaking out. she was in tears and her voice was shaky. my mom took off from Santa Rosa and headed down to her house (2 hour drive) to be her birthing coach. well janea ended up being in labor for about 24 hours when the doctors decided that she was not progressing fast enough. so early on Wendsday (August 27th) morning they schedualed her for a C Section. her C section went well and out came a beautiful healthy baby boy. he was 8 lbs 8 oz and 20 in long. they hadnt officially picked out a first name for him until today. So his name is Taylor Patrick Greene. I have only seen pictures sent by cell phone but he looks like the cutest thing. Janea is recovering well. Taylor seems to be a very calm baby. Janea and Jared are so excited to start their new journey off as father and mother. I will post pictures of taylor soon...but for now I am happy to be called auntie!!!!!

Trip to Manteca!

Janea and her husband have moved down to manteca. they have a great little apartment and have settled in very well. My mom, nanny, Kathy, and I all drove down to see Janea and spend some time with her before I left for Hawaii. It was a very nice visit. Nanny had made her some blankets and things for the baby. it was just good to sit and visit and catch up. janea is going to be a great mom.


There is never a dull moment with janea! she had us all rolling with laughter with her funny stories about being pregnant. good times!

Janea's suprise baby shower!

Janea's aunt put on a suprise baby shower for her. I was so excited that it just happened to fall on the week that I was home in between Utah and hawaii. so I didnt tell Janea that I was back in town. so it was a compleat suprise when she showed up to the shower. not only was she suprised that there was a shower but when she saw me peak my head around the corner I thought she was going to go into labor. she was so excited to see me. we exchanged a huge hug and a few tears. I was so good to see her.


she is ALL BABY!!!! Wow girl!

the 8 hour lay over!

So one of my District Leaders had the wonderful opportunity to go to China for the Olympics. he just so happened to have an 8 hour lay over in San Fransico. So Jeremiah and I went down, picked him up and took him on a little tour of the city. we started out with breakfast and then headed to the temple. then we made our way back across the bay bridge and stopped at the embarcadero to walk around. it was a good time. and Ellis was happy he wasnt having to sit at the airport forever waiting for his flight to leave.

Home for Two Weeks!!!!

I went home to California for about two weeks before leaving for Hawaii. I spent the two weeks hanging out with friends and packing. It was fun to reunite with friends I hadnt seen in a while. sunday nights are never a dull moment around the Ginn house.

Saying goodbye to Utah!!!!!

The dreaded time finally arrived in which I had to face the fact that it was time to leave Utah. It sucked! I really enjoyed my time in Utah for the summer. It was hard to leave all my friends and family, but I also knew that it was time to move on.


this was my last meal at Cafe Rio! it was a sad sad day! we dont have cafe rio here in Hawaii.


One of the hardest parts of leaving was saying goodbye to Becky, Chris and the kids. I love those kids so much!