Happy Holidays from Hawaii
Happy Holidays from Hawaii!
It's a tiny miracle that you can put in a pot!

Happy Holidays from Hawaii!

We spend the morning touring coffee farms and The Painted Church. The afternoon is spent frolicking at Ke’ei beach and ends with spectacular sunset. Who could ask for more?

Today we visited Pu’uhonua o Honaunau, also called “Place of Refuge.” This was a very sacred site for Hawaiians in ages past. In addition to learning a little Hawaiian history here we were also treated to our first turtle-spotting.

Our flight was delayed due to a “security breach” in Orange County and traffic from the Kona/Keahole airport was abysmal but we are here in Hawaii at last, our home for the next 12 days.

It doesn’t seem like that long ago that we brought Henry home from the hospital, premature and frighteningly small. Today he turns two and is a happy and well-rounded child. Happy birthday, my boy!
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We had quite the shocking visit to the dentist this year with Emma. She returned from her first “big girl” visit with a poor report card. Five cavities! The first picture in this set is her getting them filled a…

Henry was fully aware of Halloween this year and participated with gusto! Henry insisted on carrying his “crumpkin” around by himself. By the end of the night it looked like the crumpkin was hauling him around.

On the last day my parents were here we paid a visit to Ono Ono, a local Hawaiian restaurant. We’re gearing up for our big trip to the Big Island at the end of December.

While my parents were in town visiting at the end of October we made a trek to Oak Glen to try our hands at some good, old fashioned apple picking.