Diamond Head and Some Cruisin': Hawaii Day 5

We hiked Diamond Head! It was about a mile to the edge of the crater's rim. We walked to the trail, ascended 74 steps, went through the 225-foot tunnel and then up another steep 99 steps. Finall we climbed the narrow spiral staircase to the observation deck for some spectacular views! We also got to witness a helicopter rescue off the top of the mountain.

Friday night was our Catamaran dinner Cruise. The food wasn’t impressive and we were really packed together for the dinner but after we ate we spent the rest of the cruise on the upper decks and the view was awesome!

The Harbor: Hawaii Day 4

We visited Pearl Harbor. What an amazing place! So many artifacts and stories! I loved the museum but was so enthralled with everything that I forgot to take pictures. Better than any movie or text book! Then we went on the submarine. I don't know how those men did it. I would've been so claustrophobic and hot. The Arizona was something special...seeing those lists of names really make you grateful for those who serve in the armed forces!

Swapping and Beaching: Hawaii Day 3!

Wednesday-Kody and I are always suckers for free stuff so we signed up for a “Presentation” to get a free Catamaran Dinner Cruise. It wasn’t as bad as I expected and we didn’t sign up for anything so I guess it was worth it. Next we headed to the Swap Meet at Aloha Stadium. We picked up some souvenirs and even did a little haggling:)

We bought the girls some t-shirts, a wooden frog that croaks, necklaces, and some little Hawaiian dresses and lei’s for the girls’ dolls.

We ended the day with some swimming at the Beach. Didn't really take any pictures so I'll just include one I tried to take of us relaxing down at the beach after dinner!

Dole and Poly! Hawaii Day 2

We headed up to the Dole Plantation. We took the train ride learning all about growing pineapples and got some DELICIOUS pineapple ice cream. Then we headed up to Laie. We walked around the temple grounds before heading to the Polynesian cultural Center. We loved the presentations by the different islands…I loved Tahiti and Tonga but Samoa had me laughing so hard I was crying! The canoe parade was awesome and we loved the buffet!

Aroha! Hawaii Day 1

Kody and I met in college. We married and spent the next 3 years finishing our education. After graduation we took 1 week off before Kody started his job at his current company. Our 10 year anniversary is in August and we (I) decided it was time for a REAL VACATION.

The end of the summer can get pretty hectic with Kylie and Tessa's birthday as well as preschool preparations so we decided to vacation in June.

Our first day in Hawaii we spent at Hanauma Bay. We rented some snorkel gear and snorkeled over the low lying reef. There isn’t a lot of coral left on the reef but there were fish everywhere! AND we saw a SEA TURTLE!!! I didn’t think I would like snorkeling that much but I LOVED it!

Catching Up...May

May was a very busy month for us...these are just a few things we did:

Cabin-No month is complete without a trip to the cabin. We even got some guests to join us! Being lazy, playing on the computer, making bracelets, playing at the park, and "Passing the Pigs" were just a few of the good times we enjoyed!

Soccer-we had Kylie's last soccer game. She loved being a "Sprite" and playing with her friends. They were a scrappy, happy team and improved to win a few games this season. Kylie loved her Coach Eric who was so patient coaching them. He always made sure they had fun!



T-Ball- Kylie also had her last T-ball game. She loved t-ball too and improved so most of the time she was hitting the coach pitched balls. She loved to hustle after the ball and often made friends with the opposing team members as they waited on base.




Cousins-Our cousins came over for a 4 day sleepover. 7 girls...what fun! We enojoyed watching movies, getting ice cream, and eating on the veranda (aka patio). I was pretty pleased with myself that I got all 7 dressed and hair done for 9:00 church. How did my mom do it?

Kody's Birthday-Kody turned 32 in May. We got him a chocolate football cake. What do you get the guy who has everything...clothes for our upcoming vacation. I joke that Kody only has "work clothes"...clothes to go to work in and clothes he wears when he works in the yard. So the clothes I bought I declared "being seen outside of work" clothes.

Preschool Graduation-Every year I get more and more prepared for preschool graduation, but it still is quite a hectic time. Printing the diplomas, making the video yearbook, and this year I even made the refreshments. It is always a bitter-sweet time for me. I miss my little cuties but am excited to spend more time with the girls

Memorial Day-Surprise, surprise, Memorial Day was cold! so we decided it was the perfect time to put in the sprinkler system and grass seed at the cabin.



Kylie's LAST Day of School-Kylie had her last day of 1st grade. I decided to take a picture so I could see how much she had grown and changed over the school year!