Annual small group gathering

We love getting together with our old small group each summer.  The Plumb Pack hosted a fun bbq at their house and the weather was perfect.  The kids all ran around like crazy playing and the adults got to have fun socializing.

Trip to Auntie's

Jeremy is working on a large school project so I took the kids out to Auntie's house to let him work.  We had a blast playing outside, going on boats and enjoying a crab dinner.  The kids and I also had a brief Elvis spotting on our way to catch the ferry home.

Playing at home

After being on the move like crazy it was fun to just hang out at home for a few days.  The kids loved playing in the memory foam mattress topper.  Lucy enjoys her hula outfit that our neighbors brought back for her from their trip to Hawaii.  And Kate is often found getting into my purse and playing with all kinds of stuff I probably should be better about telling her not to play with.

Zoo Trip

After getting home from Hawaii we rested for a day and then headed to the zoo for a little family time with 'cousins' from Ferndale and France.

The famous kids on a Hippo picture

Lucy always gets Smoky when she rides the carousel

The bears were active eating their frozen treats

Visiting the bird feeding station

Hawaii Day 5

Our last day in Hawaii started a bit rough but was still lots of fun.  We didn't take any pics of the airplane trip home so this is the last post of our Hawaiian vacation.

Kate spent a couple days with a fever.  We ended up taking her to a walk in clinic thinking it might have been another ear infection but no luck, just an unexplained fever.  Poor girl but she was a trooper.

First stop, Waiola Shave Ice - it is sooooo good!

Then we went to the Bishop Museum and saw them make lava, after that we explored the rest of the museum.

Haha, Kate needed a break from the museum so she ate a little banana, I snapped this picture right before she moved the banana to take the peel out of her bite.

Then we all went out to a fun dinner at Buca de Beppos to celebrate our last night in town (and Jeremy's and my 12th anniversary).

Think these kids had fun on this trip...YEP!

The whole gang at the restaurant.

 

A video of the lava, pretty cool.