Baseball ends…
Graham’s team won the championship! Brooks’s did not win the championship but they won their final game with Brooks getting the winning run, which was a big deal for them after a rough season!
End of year assembly…
Olivia helped lead it as student council rep and the crew took home some awards 🥳
Visiting the coast guard base…
Got to check out our friend’s life on base and go inside the C130 he flies!
Eden got her second elementary school graduation in May, as well as her second presidential ed award!! She was one of the kids chosen to share a bit from her essay about her Aikahi experience and it was neat to see the Hawaiian traditions incorporated into the event. Proud of her and her classmates!! On to intermediate school!!
I have several overdue posts to get us caught back up!
May Day was a highlight of the year here for me (and the kids I think!). Each year (traditionally on the first of May but celebrated throughout the month to scatter school performances!), Hawaiians wear and gift leis and share in the spirit of aloha with hula performances and traditional celebrations.
The elementary school celebrates with different hula performances from each grade (as well as teachers!) and the presentation of the royal court. 6th graders all audition for their parts: princes, princesses of all the Hawaiian islands, gift bearers, conch shell blowers, and the coveted King and Queen roles. Eden was very excited to get her part as 1 of the 2 narrators!
We made leis in preparation and all of the kids did great and had fun with their songs and hulas. It was a really special celebration of the year as well as the Hawaiian culture we’ve learned to love and appreciate!
Olivia’s 5th grade class field trip was a sleepover on the USS Missouri, a battleship docked in Pearl Harbor and the site of the site where the Japanese signed their surrender treaty to end WWII. They learned how the ship operated, heard stories from the boat and the treaty signing, ate dinner and breakfast in the mess hall, and slept in the bunks! Aaron joined and enjoyed the close look into some life and stories from WWII.
An exciting birthday for Olivia – checked off her wishes of presents, Starbucks, shopping, swimming and hibachi!
Our final visitors of the year, Dorene and River!! After her conference in Honolulu, we enjoyed a few days with our aunt and uncle – games in the pool, bike tours around the neighborhood, yoga for me and Dorene and a some new games taught by the card shark, River!
Spring in Hawaii has been full of lots of things! Hikes, friends, baseball, flag football, Easter, swimming, Phillies and birthdays 🥳
Everyone loved having the Beebe crew in town to visit! We had fun with a hike, pools and lagoon in town, games at the house, snorkeling and lots of swimming! we miss our PA friends, and it was so fun to have them here for a week!
So fun having Uncle Josh and Aunt Callie visit!
Waterfall (slippery) hike, lots of pool time, playing chess and legos, Dole whip (Josh’s fave!), Pearl Harbor, north shore, lots of good food, island driving tours…it all went too fast!
Can’t believe we’re already close to the end of the school year! With spring comes baseball and lots of school activities
So fun having friends in town to show around the island! The kids all had lots of fun swimming, writing stories, snorkeling and exploring the beach. The hiking was not everyone’s favorite 😆 so great to have the extra time reconnecting with friends!
Stayed local for spring break! Kids made a list of stuff to do and see around home. Highlights were:
Hawaii Vogelzangs 