"Explorer Spirit…Servant Heart…"
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 7th, 2008
Day 5 DH took the boys for the day. They played in the pool and ocean all day. The required jumping on the bed at a hotel… I took Grandma Margaret for the day and went exploring. The first place we went to was a Historic Printing Museum in Lahaina. Margaret taught typography on the […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 4th, 2008
Today was a big day for us. I mean BIG! We decided to rent snorkel gear for everyone since the boys did so well with Snuba. We went to Baby Beach in Lahaina. This is a terrific beach for little kids. It is only 4 feet deep a long way out and there is a […]
Posted in FAMILY on Nov 2nd, 2008
DAY 3 We drove around the west/north part of the island, beginning in Kaanapali and ending in Kahului. It is a gorgeous drive and a nice alternative if you don’t go to Hana (which we didn’t this year.) I am not sure what the name of this area is, but there are a bunch of […]
Posted in FAMILY on Oct 31st, 2008
ALOHA! We just returned from an 11 day vacation to Maui. We took Grandma Margaret with us this year. It was her first time, and she got to see her other son, Paul, who has lived on the island for the past 6 or so years. DAY 1 Paul met us at the airport and […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 24th, 2008
How ironic is it that the one day we were all finally able to get together, it was the last day of summer and it rained… ALOT! Oh well, being the true Northwesterners that we are, we still enjoyed the zoo, while everyone else stayed away. We practically had the place to oruselves! Tanya and I […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 16th, 2008
Can you believe this man just turned 60? I hope I look half a good… We met at Racha Noodles on lower Queen Anne for dinner. Here is Dado modeling ‘R’s new tie. He could make the tie bob up and down by just moving his Adam’s Apple. It was so funny. The boys enjoyed […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 16th, 2008
For our niece’s ("P") 13th birthday, DH and I purchased tickets to a "VIP Shopping Night" at a local mall. The evening began with a small dinner and party for our other niece "K", who had just turned 10. She spent the day with her dad (my brother), horseback riding, so this was a nice […]
Posted in FAMILY on Sep 7th, 2008
Two weeks ago, DH attended a Songwriters conference in Mt. Hermon, followed by a short business trip in Sacramento. He was enjoying the lovely weather and suggested we do a road trip when he returned. so, with less that 24 hours from that suggestion, he flew back and we headed out! DH returned by plane […]
Posted in FAMILY on Aug 15th, 2008
OK, this is a great story! Get the kids occupied with something, get a cup of something to drink, sit down for a while and read… This is the story of Laura and Jordan. Laura is the youngest daughter of good friends if ours. The father of the bride, Scott, is a Worship Leader and […]
Posted in FAMILY on Jul 26th, 2008
There is a walking trail behind my aunt and uncle’s house, tucked up in some woods. DH, ‘R’, and I went for a hike back there. Can you see the deer? One of my favorite fellas 🙂 Two of my favorite fellas… Gorgeous… A Chelan lizard. gecko? salamander? newt? I’ll stick with lizard for now… […]