Hannah was obsessed with limos so I had to take a photo of one for her.
We got lei's after we arrived. Simon has the "boy" lei and Hannah & I got the ones made of orchids.
Sunset on Sunday.
On Sunday morning, since we were up at the crack of dawn (4:30 am Honolulu time), we headed over to the Pearl Harbor Memorial.
While waiting for the "movie", the kids were enthralled with the whirlpool in the fountain.
Here we are on the memorial.
It is truly a moving experience. I saw so many names of the men that died that day and think of all the crosses on the beach in Normandy and the Vietnam Memorial with all the names of its dead soldiers and I am thankful every day for the freedom they have given their lives to protect.
Maybe I have more worries as a mother whose son has to register for the draft when he turns 18.
A beautiful flag in the blue sky on the Pearl Harbor Memorial.
We leave on Saturday. Hmm...maybe I can post from the hotel computer. We'll see!
No worries that there will be photos when we get back! ;)
Then, you put it into the water.
And it blooms. Nice tea and it is really pretty.
Fully opened.
Hmm...is this something that might be fun to knit? I have seen it before but after a big Christmas purchase (and a really big car bill today), small and fun are the order of the day. Gotta dig through my yarn stash.
Ok, and me on the rock wall. Thank you to the lady next to my Dad who recommended a better angle that straight on directly behind my bum. ;) I can totally see how this could be a fun activity. I am not sure I have the guts to do it without a safety cord but definitely on a rock wall.
An old carousel bought from a man that had it in his barn loft in Elk River. 
Elk River is about 15 miles from where I grew up in Minnesota.
Rock wall climbing. I also climbed the rock wall and almost made it to the top but....I stopped and my crappy upper body strength gave up on me. Dad has photos and depending on how bad they are you may or may not see them.
We also met up with some friends that live quite a ways from us. Hannah & Reece (the older girl in pink) went to a home childcare together from when Reece was a baby.
My Dad also came with us so it was nice to have a photo of the 4 of us together.
The kids rode on swings...those made me sick the first time around so I did not go again. ;)
The big finale was the corn maze.
This is what it looked like from above. They do a celebrity every year and this year it was Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns.
We got home late in the afternoon and we were POOPED. I fell asleep at 7:30 pm after putting Simon to bed and waiting for Hannah to come up. It was a really nice day!
I love the card.
And all the lovely items.
King Arthur Scone mix, Adagio tea sampler (definitely tea in the morning for me), Lindt dark chocolate, a polar fleece hat from her hubby's work, Marshmallow fluff (for making fudge), hand made stitch markers (sterling & jasper made by Kelley), tea lites with a holder, a mug (how did she know I only had 3 mugs in the house?), maple candies, handmade soap, lavender sachet and a a framed picture made by her brother in law of Mt. Ararat AND YARN. The yarn is Classic Elite Wings yarn that is alpaca, silk & wool.
Thank you so much Kelley. This was an amazing gift!
They had a "parade" for the K-3 grades.
There were quite a few of those disco girls and also Hannah Montana.
The dancing hippo is their principal leading the parade.
Here are the 3 of us at the "Harvest Scream" where they had games & food.
I promise knitting photos!
And yarn...lots of that too. This is table 1.
And table 2. I was tempted by the cone in the middle but didn't want to futz with putting it into hanks to dye it. Lazy, Lazy, I know.
And, there was knitting! We had a nice few hours and then I had to stop at Fiber Factory to pick up some goodies for my Knitter's Tea Swap partner. I'd show you photos but, that would spoil the surprise.
I did buy a misc. bag of yarn for some dyeing but it was already hanked and ready to go!!! It is dk-ish weight yarn.
It was such a pleasant surprise to see her & Chris!!!
Yarn photos next...I hope.
Now, it took me a little awhile to figure out why this one wall upstairs was SO DIRTY around the outlet.
Then one day I see this.......
And then I saw this...and realized that this is where Simon stands to drop stuff from upstairs to the bottom of the stairs below.
Darned kids! ;)
I am trying the new video feature on blogger....let's see how it works.
Hannah found a friend to play with....
Then there was competition on the bungee cord game. They hooked two kids up to bungee cords and then they see how far they can pull it.
On Tuesday, Simon walked into a pole at school and got 7 stitches! They come out tomorrow.
Last night, while at Target I happened to go through the furniture section because I need some storage & a tv table in the family room. I found the two small shelf units and the TV table in the picture one clearance for 1/4 of their original price. The boxes are in the house but, they probably won't get put together until next weekend. The house is still. Slowly but surely, things are finding home or getting new ones. 
