Water Slide Time

Today was spent at a water park in Hawaii. It was so much fun and thanks to a dear friend we were able to go in for a great price. It was perfect because it was the middle of the week so it wasn't busy at all. Stefan wasn't tall enough for very many of the slides but they had a great children's area.
One of the big slides that the kids and adults had a great time going down.

I like this picture. You would think that we don't feed Keagan. LOL

I have to admit that the water was a little bit cold but that didn't stop them.

This was a great slide to get some pictures of the boys shooting out of. This is Mr. A.

We had the timing down pat with Darien and his show. LOL

Then Jamie had to give it a try. LOL We a great time.

A New Adventure

Of course you have to try something new so today Jamie and Dave went and rented a kayak and took some trips out to a small island. It was pretty rough right off the beach but once they were pass the break it was just fine.
On their way.

Half way there.

Darein had fun making some stairs for Stefan to use when climbing up the sand dune. My personal favorite is the smiley face.

We should have just camped out on the beach it was so beautiful.

There is no way to describe the mountain ranges. They were so different from anything that I have ever seen.

It is just like you see in all the books but to really see it in person is something else.

This is their state flower. So beautiful.

We managed to make it to the other side of the island and see the temple, the town that it is in is a lot smaller than I imagined it would be. It was so beautiful and we had the opportunity to go in to the visitors centre. There are some very nice Sister Missionaries that shared with us the importance of family. It was a great presentation.

On The Beach Again Just Can't Wait.....

I know we have a lot of beach pictures but for me each picture has a memory attached to it and I never get tired of looking at pictures of my kids and their friends having fun and living in the moment. These two became real body boarding pros.
Each time they could catch the perfect wave their smiles were huge and they would run right back out to catch the next way. It was awesome.

While the rest of the kids were in and out of the water the whole time. Those waves just never stop. LOL

Getting ready to battle the next wave. :)

Mrs. B and I even got in on the body boarding action and soon discovered why they kids liked it so much. We had a hard time giving up the boards. Next time we will get more boards for sure, I think I have a new passion. LOL

All our stuff...

Keagan loves to play in the water but a lot of time you will find Keagan digging a hole to China. LOL He loves to play by himself and has a great imagination. I wish sometimes that I could climb in his brain and see all the things that are playing through his mind.

Our next beach bum. LOL

Dave's first big trip and he really enjoyed it. This is Jamie's younger brother and we had a great time with him on the trip.

The newest addition to our traveling group. Can't wait for next time. We had a blast with this family and can't wait for our next adventure to Costa Rica. :)

Enjoying the our Hawaiian sunset and it was beautiful.

Pearl Harbor

This was a very early morning for the kids. Jamie took our older three with his brother, Mr. B and his two boys to Pearl Harbor for the day. They had to get up at 7:30 am to be able to get a decent time for getting on the ships and the memorial.
This was one location that all the boys had been looking forward to going to. They did a ship and submarine tour with the headsets which is a great way to do a tour because it tells you so much detail.

My boys like most boys have a huge fascination with war and especially the events that took place in Pearl Harbor.

These ships are amazing.

When asked to describe the atmosphere on the floating memorial they all said "peaceful" and "quiet".

This is the view of the memorial that you take a boat out to.

Getting ready to tour another big ship.

This is the reason why they went so early because they only do so many tours and they didn't want to miss out.

The boys all came home with new information that they shared with us.

I am thankful that they were able to see a piece of history and learn something new.

Dole Plantation

This was our big adventure to the other side of the island. Our first stop was the Dole Plantation. It was really neat to see how they grow all those wonderful pineapples that we enjoy. Don't think any less of me but I really had never given it any thought as to how pineapples were grown, so I learned a lot.
All Aboard!!!! Our train ride around the plantation.

They had this neat pond full of koi fish and the kids had a great time feeding them. It was amazing how far they would come out of the water to get some food.

We went to the other side of the island so that we could see the 20 to 30 foot waves. It was amazing to see the size of the waves. There were some brave surfers out there but not many.

The boys decided to venture onto the sand but stayed in the area that the life guards told them so that they would be safe, but we soon learned that the waves are very unpredictable. All of a sudden the wave was coming right for them. They had to run and leave their shoes behind. Poor Stefan was running as fast he could be it was coming too quickly and thankfully Mr. B grabbed him and ran. It came up a good 20 feet past were the life guard said it would. Crazy!!!

Lunch Time!!! Enjoying a good old picnic. This is the way we travel, we try and make our own food as much as possible to keep the cost down.

Mmmmmm......

When you are traveling with so many people you have to have two vans to get from a to b. LOL

We got a little adventuresome and decided to do another hike. This time it was to Wiamea Falls. It was so beautiful and the grandmas liked it because they could get a ride up on a golf cart while the rest of us walked. It was great to start off with until the rain started. And so when we got to the falls we all took cover under the only shelter around. LOL

There are those die hards in our group that were willing to go swimming. The rain felt fine because it was still warm but that water was not. LOL Keagan and Jamie were the only ones that swam to the falls.

Jamie is such a trooper. He was the only adult willing to go in with all the kids.

Mrs. B dropped her classes and so this was the look she was sporting after. LOL Love It.

Our hike down was just as much fun and maybe even more fun because there were a ton of puddles to jump in. There is nothing like getting wet when it is warm out. LOL

Later that night we went out to celebrate Mrs. B's birthday. Really it doesn't get any better than celebrating your birthday in a beautiful place like Hawaii. Happy Birthday!!!