sabbath

detail of mosaic

ida collecting some type of pod and sporting a very full diaper

bronze horse {looked like it was made of driftwood}

contemporary museum honolulu, ida in the air
eli in the gardens

a little history, read up

c.j. flying off the ledge
blowing in the wind. do you see ida? she was asleep in c.j.'s hoodie...
as legend goes, the chief ended up jumping off the cliff but was brought back up by the wind. i believe it. it was so whippy windy.

looking down into kaneohe bay from the nu'uanu pali lookout

eli on waikiki
sunset on waikiki

isn't sunday a great day?

yesterday we decided to attended the tongan ward just for the heck of it but when we got there the time listed on LDS.org for sacrament meeting was incorrect and we had missed it. so we decided to head down to the place we really wanted to attend, the Honolulu Stake Tabernacle building {no times were listed on the website for that building}. as luck would have it, we could hear them singing the sacrament hymn as we walked up so we popped in just in nick of time. what a deal. the building was gorgeous. we had driven by it earlier in the week and were excited to get to check it out. the mosaic of christ on the exterior glitters especially at night with a beautiful gold sheen. i loved it.

the rest of the afternoon we decided to spend some time at the contemporary museum honolulu. the art was so-so and the exhibit was small, but the grounds were amazing. the museum sits high above honolulu in a residential area. it was fun to drive up the windy streets and discover this gem.

after the museum, we had a little bit of time before supper so we drove up to the nu'uanu pali lookout. it was also well worth the venture. when we parked and got out the car we thought it was windy, we soon learn that that was only a taste of the wind. by the time we walked to the cliff edge/lookout, about 200 yards from the car, we were almost blown off our feet. i was worried about my sunglasses, then i turned around and this old lady was almost losing her wig. it was misty and windy and slightly eerie. but very fun to experience. when we finished up we headed back into honolulu, ate supper on the beach and watched the sun go down. i couldn't believe how fast it goes, just sinks into the ocean, big and gold. very cool. great way to end the day.