Aloha!

This post is a bit overdue, since we went to Hawaii about a month ago. We went to get a little R&R and visit our dear friends, who moved away from living next door. We lived so much of our daily lives together. Thomas and Ramona were like siblings to Finn - he really didn't get the typical "first child" experience. (As soon as they moved, Finn started naming all of his toys.) The trip was uneventful - in a good way. Most of our time was spent at the beach and at the pool, just watching our kids reconnect and catching up on adult conversations too, with Dave and Liza!

The kids didn't skip a beat. Insta-friends.




Our 3 little musketeers! (Finn was so excited when he saw these toy swords, he picked one up and started a procession, holding it up-side-down......as a cross. Father Finn strikes again! "No Sweetie, it's a sword. Yeah, hold it up like that. Good boy.")


Liza's dad's pool is amazing. It just drops off over the golden hills and leaves you with this view of the ocean. Ahhh.....




Nap time for the girls, Ramona and Selah.







I took several pictures of Nate, but they all looked the same in the end - chair and book, sometimes a cold beverage. He read 2 or 3 books while we were there. He's usually reading about a past president or something with a title like "War and Conflict!" or "A Dictator's Demise" (I made those up, but you get the point.) Nate enjoyed himself.




Good friends Carrie and Tony hopped over from another island with their girls Lindsey and Riley, and we all chilled together and let the kidlets run around. Selah and Carrie's little one, Riley, were born about 10 hours apart.



Liza and Carrie are such kindred spirits. I love having these women in my life.


Here's the raging waterfall in Dave and Liza's BACK YARD!!


What's a vacation without a little bit of adventure?