Ko Olina Lagoon Morning

  One morning while Chris was working I took the kids to the lagoon. By myself. It was interesting. James loves playing in the sand and was happy with his shovel most of the time. I didn’t bother with his swimsuit...

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Kids Playing

  Our kids are so funny. I love it when they play together. One night Marion and Oliver disappeared into Nana and Grampy’s room and we could hear them giggling. We went to see what they were doing – and they...

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Magic Show

  We went to a magic show at the Hale Koa Hotel. We weren’t supposed to take pictures during the performance, but we took a few cute ones of the kids before the show started. James is so cute and...

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Dole Pineapple Plantation

  We kept driving by the Dole Pineapple Plantation and I decided that I really wanted to go. The big attraction was the maze, which was the Guinness Book of World Records largest maze in the world a few years...

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Pearl Harbor

The last time we went to Hawaii when Elora was 2, we went to Pearl Harbor. She actually remembered it and asked if we could go again. Pearl Harbor is obviously worth going to, but the only problem is it’s completely mobbed...

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Teddy Bear World

We heard about a place called Teddy Bear World in Honolulu that took over the spot where Planet Hollywood used to be before it went out of business. Figuring anything would be better than Planet Hollywood, and intrigued by the...

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Luau

  We went to a luau at the Hale Koa hotel in Honolulu. Marion liked the poi balls we got to try out.     Oliver also thought the poi balls were really cool. Anytime you can swing things around it is pretty...

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Paradise Cove Rocky Beach

One morning while Chris was working we walked down to Paradise Cove. We found this awesome rocky beach which had little tide pools. A great place for exploring, and beautiful scenery too. We found a spot were a bunch of...

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Marriott Fish Pools

  James loves to play! Here he is with Grampy.     We are staying near the Marriot Resort which has really nice fish pools and even a shark pool. The kids had gone there with Nana and Grampy, but they really...

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