Crystal Cove Beach California

  Chris went on a business trip to California in August, so I went and stayed with my sister Sharon. We went to the beach one day which was so nice because the kids had been asking to go to the beach since we got home from...

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The LONG Ride Home from Hawaii

  The hard part about living where we do is that we had a flight from Hawaii to San Francisco and then a flight to Salt Lake City. Was that all? NO! We had a four and a half hour drive home from the airport. Our flights...

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Hawaii Last Day Paradise Cove

  Our last two days in Hawaii there was a storm watch for tropical storm Flossie. We decided to stay close to the condo in case the storm hit during the day. I took the kids down to Paradise Cove so we could have one last...

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Mighty Missouri Battleship Tour

  We went to the library every week in Hawaii and the kids picked out Piggie and Gerald books every time we went. If you have never seen them, go find some. They are so funny that sometimes I can’t keep reading...

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Polynesian Cultural Center

We decided to take the kids to the Polynesian Cultural Center. Marion was super tired so she stayed with Nana and Grampy while the other kids came with us. On the way there we stopped at a little beach to look at some sea...

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Waimea Bay

  We drove by Waimea Bay one day and thought it looked really nice. I went one time when I was younger and in Hawaii with my Girl Scout troop and remembered that the water was really clear. So we packed up the kids one day...

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Paradise Cove Hermit Crab

  The kids and I took a lot of walks in the morning to the Paradise Cove beach. There are little tide pools with crabs and fish sometimes and Elora REALLY wanted Daddy to come see it. So we took a little walk and Elora...

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Laie Temple

  We went to the Laie Hawaii Temple. The kids got dressed in nice clothes and came to walk around the grounds with Nana and Grampy while Chris and I went inside.     Elora loves the temple, especially all the...

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Ko Olina Lagoon Sand Castle

  We bought the kids sunglasses – Elora kept saying the sun was hurting her eyes – and I didn’t really think Marion would wear hers, but she was so excited that they matched her swimsuit that she wore them...

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Sea Life Park

  We went to Sea Life Park in Hawaii. Elora and Oliver got to meet a dolphin, and lucky for me they needed a parent to go with them so I got to meet a dolphin too! Here is the dolphin Kaleo coming to meet...

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