Hawaii, part 5

First I just need to say sorry for all the Hawaii posts but every year I turn my blog into a book and I don't want to leave anything out. This picture is just another beautifull beach we came across and Big B is taking the time to ponder life. We did one day on the other side of the island and that is considered the wetter side. So we saw some waterfalls.

There was also some crazy trees that the boys loved to climb in. My kids would have loved the trees.

I guess I loved them too.

Here is another waterfall we saw.

Hawaii, part 4

We made sure to go to a Luau. It wasn't a traditional one but the food was good and the entertainment was alright.

My SIL and I wanted to do a session at the Kona Temple when the boys were golfing but it was just to difficult to make the timing work. We still managed to go see it. Just like all temples I've seen, it was beautiful. We found a great shaved ice place and for anyone who knows me well knows I love my shaved ice. I shouldn't admit this but I ate 2 of these one right after the other. YUM! This is a hike my SIL and I did while the boys were golfing. It's the other side of the 4 wheel drive we did. In this picture you can see where all the valleys are.

Here I am at the bottom of our hike.

Hawaii, part 3

My SIL has a friend on the Big Island and we were lucky enough to have them spend a day with us. They took us to a beach where you had to have 4 wheel drive to get down to it. As you can see the sand was a beautiful black. This is a picture looking back up the road. It was actually a great drive. We saw a little village, if you could even call it that. There was also a little waterfall and river. It was gorgeous!

This was the overlook before we headed down. On the other side of that mountain is more valleys that you can only get to by boat or taking a 3 day hike.

This was one of the nights we cooked at the place we stayed. Yummy stake dinner! Outside was the only place we ate when we ate at the condo. We only used the dinning table inside to put all our maps and things on.

This is usually how the night would end. The girls would make it to their beds but the boys would fall asleep watching sports center. I guess even in Hawaii somethings just can't be lived without.

Hawaii, part 2

These next pictures are while we were snorkeling. Big B found what he called a cave to dive through. It wasn't a cave but it was fun to swim through anyways. This is Hawaii's state fish. It's called Huma for short.

I know I've posted a ton of turtle pics but this one we saw while snorkeling and we chased it for awhile.

One of our two snorkeling spots was Cook's Monument. You had to rent kayaks and go a mile out to this point. You weren't suppose to get on the land because it's sacred. The snorkeling is good and it was a little history lesson.

Just having fun with the underwater camera!

Hawaii!!

This is going to take a few different posts. So I'm sorry in advance for all the pictures but because I use my blog as our family journal that's just the way it has to be.

We had a chance we couldn't pass up to go to Hawaii and so we invited Big B's brother and his wife and we went. It was to the Big Island and the place we stayed was perfect. The location was great and so was the condo's set up. The beach that was walking distance from our place had turtles and we saw them everyday...tons of them!
While the boys were trying out the snorkel gear my SIL and I just stared at the turtles and took way more pictures then were needed. They were fascinating though.

For Christmas my brother and his wife gave us a waterproof camera in anticipation of our trip and we had lots of fun with it. Just a short drive away was the perfect beach for boogie boarding and just hanging out. I love to be in the ocean. I don't think I layed out for more then 30 minutes the whole trip because I rather be in the water.

My SIL just might kill me for posting this one but I thought it was too funny not to. Big B was helping her catch the perfect wave and I snapped a picture. But the wave she got was a good one and she had a great ride.

Just another picture of me enjoying the water. Hopefully one day I will have a summer at home where I can enjoy the water more instead of keeping kids safe from the water.

Happy Valentines Day

C, D and I met Big B for lunch at Cheesecake Factory for Valentines Day. (A too because I had to pick her up from school with puffy eyes) Because it was lunch time Big B had to take a call from work and D was playing with my phone and this is what I saw. LOVE my family!!

B's First Season of Basketball

B had his first experience with basketball and loved it.
This is his team.

Here he is with the ball. He didn't get the ball that much so when he did he held onto it:)

He was great at defense.

He liked to pass it in because he got to pick who to pass it to. It was a fun season and so far I think my favorite sport to watch. I think there will be many more years of basketball.