Hawaii: Part 3

Day 4:  On Friday,  Brian and I went out and enjoyed the day at Waimea Bay.  We jumped off the rock into the ocean, played in the water, Brian snorkeled, and we ate a picnic lunch.

Day 5:  Amy and Lorrin both had the day off, so we actually got to do some fun stuff with them together!  First, they took us on a really great hike through the Hawaiian Jungle to Mauanawili (Twisted Mountain) falls.  Brian and Amy both jumped off the 45 ft cliff!  I did the 30 ft jump, and that was enough for me!

Then we met up with some other Georgia friends, Clark and Monique, at China Man's Hat.  We took turns hiking out through the water to the island and then hiking to the top.  I've got to say this was one of my all time favorite things we did during our entire trip.

We also had fun playing with my two favorite babies and picnic-ing on the beach.

   

Day 6:   And on Sunday, we rested.  :)  We went to church, took naps, and played some fun new games.

Hawaii: Part 2

Day 3:  We went to Pearl Harbor!  We took a tour of the USS Missouri and then also went out to see the USS Arizona Memorial.  Brian and I both loved the whole experience; me for the history and Brian for the machinery and guns.  We took a ton, a ton of pictures, but here are just a few of our favorites...

Then we went up to punch bowl cemetery and Puu Ualakka State Park to check out the views of Honolulu, Diamond Head, Waikiki, and Pearl Harbor.

 Lastly, we finished the day off with Amy and Lorrin at Kahuka Grill.  I had the most amazing burger with bacon and pineapple.  P.S.  Brian made me take this picture because he thought the giant lathe was so cool.

Hawaii: Part 1

Day 1:  Brian and I both made it to Hawaii just minutes apart, even though he was on a direct flight from ATL to HNL and I flew stand-by through Salt Lake.  I found out later that I would have made Brian's flight, but it was ok because I got to eat Cafe Rio in the SLC airport. :)

Lorrin and Amy met us at the airport with leis and a baby pineapple (pic above,) and then we set off for the Waikiki mall.  I had a Jamba Juice in celebration of our Hawaiian adventure. :)  Then we drove to Laie, unpacked a little, and promptly fell asleep due to jet lag. The picture on the right is the view from Amy and Lorrin's front door.  Nice, right?!?








Day 2:  Brian and I woke up really, really early because of the time difference, so we decided to walk out to the point and watch the sunrise.

After our morning fun, we took a tour of Laie.  We went and saw BYU-H, where Amy works, the temple, ate shaved ice, and went to the beach for some ocean fun!

Friends in Georgia

One of the best parts of this past month, was getting to spend time with some of my favorite people in the world.  Renae and I both came home for the summer, Erin already lives here, and a couple of weeks ago, Amy flew in for a weekend visit.  It was fun to have the group all back together again. :)

Disclaimer:  I "borrowed" all pics from facebook, thus the poor quality.

Also this month, Jessica drove down from South Carolina for a visit.  We had a crazy adventure getting rained out of Stone Mountain (sorry I didn't take any pics.) We also took Brian to Bruster's for his first time.  Birthday Cake will always be my favorite. :)

Funny Family Fashion

Preface - I have spent a lot of my free time the last 2 weeks scrapbooking.  I've been scrapbooking my brother's life partly because I am a good person and the best sister in the world but mostly because he will never do it, and my poor mother won't throw anything away until it gets done.  It has been taking up too much space in the bonus room for too long!

So I have been scrapbooking.  I don't particularly like scrapbooking (and I so am grateful for the invention of photobooks - my future memory capturing method,) but I do like looking through old photos and reliving good childhood memories.  It was while sorting through old pictures that I found the picture below and made a connection with a picture Brian had shown me the day before.

Picture 1:  Travis, Me, Lyndsey, and my cousin Andrew in Provo.

Picture 2: Emily, Laura, Brian and Justin in...?

Emily (my sister-in-law) and I must have had similar fashion taste.  :)  Check out the matching outfits, blonde hair, and glasses!  And I must have really loved that outfit because I have found several pictures of me wearing it on separate occasions.  Gotta love the 90's...