"Mama, I'm too small for the ocean!"
-- Shari Brooke
21 January 2015
19 January 2015
Aloha!
We covered a lot of ground on our first day!
We outgrew hotel rooms a few years ago. So we rented this lovely place near the conference hotel in Hapuna Beach. It sits on a couple of acres, giving us lots of room to roam and explore. It's perfect!
The kids all wanted to use the cameras on this trip. I love to see what they choose for subjects. For Grant, it's cool leaves. For Nicole, it's flowers. For Scotty, it's anything that gives him a reason to turn the camera on.
A kid-friendly hike to Akaka Falls. We figured if the tour bus full of 80-year-olds could do it, so could Max and Shari.
The kids all wanted to drink the coconut water. We stopped at a roadside stand and picked up coconut, bananas, sugar cane, and ...
... Rambutans!
Scotty loves the coconut flesh. Max buys a new bushel of baby bananas at every stop, and Grant devoured nine of our ten rambutans by the end of the day.
On top of a volcano in the national park.
We made our way around the island with our last stop being the black sand beach.
We saw a wave rescue a stranded sea turtle that was overturned on a rock.
And, of course, we played, too! Max wouldn't go in the water deeper than his toes. Every time a wave rolled in, he ran away and said, "Beach scare me, Mama!"
Family Plane Ride
Nicole carefully selected a book just for this trip. (Rereading Fablehaven.)
Scotty, Max and I shared a row.
An aerial view of an Alaskan glacier. Usually I'm too sick to enjoy the view. This time, I saw what I've been missing out on all these years!
Grant took this picture of the ocean and clouds ... and space?!
Lazy Morning
Clint attended conference this morning. The rest of us took advantage of some island time by playing croquet.
17 January 2015
Overheard at the Airport
Grant, upon seeing a police officer walk nearby: "Is that what a real, live police officer looks like up close?"
*****
Scotty, who is a little nervous about the flight: "I don't want to hear the word 'airplane' anymore!"
Grant: "AIRPLANE!"
*****
You ought to see all the looks we get as we walk through the airport! :)
Overheard at the Airport
Grant, upon seeing a police officer walk nearby: "Is that what a real, live police officer looks like up close?"
*****
Scotty, who is a little nervous about the flight: "I don't want to hear the word 'airplane' anymore!"
Grant: "AIRPLANE!"
*****
You ought to see all the looks we get as we walk through the airport! :)
15 January 2015
Max Is Particular about His Wardrobe
We are packing for our trip today, and we had to try on our new gear.
Max didn't like it, though. He said, "Mama, no want soups."
