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Big Island Day 5
– Rainbow falls and climbing the banyan trees (Google them – they’re crazy!). Played hide and seek in the trees – a highlight of the trip for the kids. – Watched the Phillies lose the NLDS 👎🏼 – Drove up to the Mauna Kea visitor center to watch the sunset and see the stars. 9300…
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Big Island Day 4
Woke up in a treehouse for Eden’s 12th birthday 🎉. We all loved it – was a super unique place to stay, plus we got to wear sweatshirts and pants for the first time in months 😁 Headed to Volcano National Park (despite it not being the birthday girl’s first choice). No current eruptions so…
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Big Island Day 3
Drove the southern half of the island heading toward Volcano National Park. It was a long drive with lots of stops (kids did not love all of them 😆): 1. Mountain Thunder Kona coffee plantation 2. Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park 3. Fruit & Smoothie stop 4. Southernmost tip of the US 5. Punalu’u…
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Big Island Day 2
Enjoyed the hotel pools and a snorkel trip off the west coast of the island. Highlights included seeing dolphins, finding and holding an octopus, pincushion starfish, sea urchin and sea cucumber and swimming with a sea turtle. Aaron and the girls did a night excursion to swim with manta rays – water was chilly but…
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Big Island Day 1
The kids are on fall break is this week so we are on the big island for a few days! Landed in Hilo at 9am and had a nice (and informative!) drive across the top of the island thanks to the Shaka guided audio tour…with stops at Akaka Falls (484 ft tall), Laupahoehoe Park (site…
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A lazy weekend (mostly)
On Saturday, we had a neighborhood baseball game with the parents in the outfield and the kids alternating at bats. The rest of the day was spent in the pool and watching the Phils (bummer loss). On Sunday, we had some friends come to church with us. We were planning on going to a water…
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Hiking & Biking
I’ve been enjoying being able to get around by bike – to school, for groceries, to the beach, to hike, to town, etc. – I can sometimes go days without using the truck 🙌🏼 Hikes up Lanikai Pillbox trail and explored the Kailua Marsh trail this week. Great ocean and Mountain views!
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Weekend Powwow
Went back to Bishops Museum and hit an annual intertribal powwow event. None of us joined the dances but we enjoyed the food, crafts, vendors and museum!
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Kids activities and Mom & Dad’s night out
The girls are trying out aerial acrobatics (I tried it a little bit – it’s not easy), Graham is doing sports club – starting with track & field events (shot put next week 😳), and Aaron and I went to a school fundraiser night. Was fun to meet some more parents and enjoy the night…
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The latest
Aaron and I tried surfing twice last week – definitely works some different muscles 😅 I’ve been volunteering in Brooks’ computer class on Fridays which has been fun to get to know some of the kids and teachers! Eden got to go with a friend for an overnight birthday trip to a beach cabin at…
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Weekend Happenings
Graham and Aaron enjoyed a Friday afternoon pool viewing of the Phillies and Eagles from the pool. The girls made a good profit on their lemonade stand in the neighborhood with friends. We tried out a new water park – not quite the same level of thrills as some Kalahari rides but still lots of…
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