packing it in

sandy panty hose
the line up, out the door

connoiseur
sister missionary placing a flower in idas hair, she LOVED it



maternity



playing with flowers


BYU-Hawaii
Ha - the show

we are still waking bright and early at 6:00 am every morning. this is working to our advantage as we have been packing so much into each day. for example yesterday...

our first stop was the beach in front of our hotel. we lathered ourselves up with sunscreen, swam, played in the sand and layed in the sun. ida doesn't like to walk on the sand, but will sit and dig and occasionally lick it. by about 11:00 we were done, so we cleaned up and decided to drive to the north end of the island. we stopped in haleiwa for lunch and shaved ice at matsumoto's {north end of the island = ehhh, matsumoto's shave ice = ehh}. we continued on until we hit the temple. hooray! we walked all around the grounds and thought it was just lovely. it is currently being renovated, so i am sure that it will be super duper when it is re-dedicated and back in action. one of the sister missionaries suggested that we see the new show "Ha" at the polynesian cultural center, then come back another day to see the rest of the park. it was a good idea. we got to the park and ended up eating right before the show in the most expensive/nasty buffet dinner EVER. it was a cross between a ward potluck and a bathroom at a truck stop. the show "Ha" made up for the lousy grub and we left happy. we saw a lot of fire, hula hips, chest slapping, spears chucking, yelling, sweaty muscular guys who could dance! dance? dance!, long flowing hair and grass skirts. we are going to go back on monday to experience the rest of the center as you have 3 days to use your ticket. what a bargain. when we got out it was late and we were whipped. the hour drive back was long, but the kids slept and we made it.

speaking of the kids, they have been so good and have seemed to enjoy everything. occasionally as we are in the car for a while, eli wonders why we aren't swimming in the pool back at the hotel, but in general they have been troopers. eli keeps us on our toes thinking of the next meal and novelty drink and ida just keeps her eyes peeled for birds or a rock to hold.