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A new friend for Ben - his name is Sam!

Every now and then I’m contacted by another mother who has found www.outdoorohana.org useful for finding hikes to do with the kids, or for adventures with young kids while vacationing here on the island. It’s always gratifying to know that my efforts to provide information have facilitated families getting out and about together, enjoying exercise and nature. So when Amy contacted me a couple weeks ago to say thanks for all the hikes, it was really nice to hear from her, but what was even better is her invitation for me to join with her little group of moms – an informal “hui” – for activities they’d cooked up. How nice to be included! So Amy and I hooked up today for a hike with our kids – her 2 yr old Sam and my Ben. It was so great to meet her – her training is in early childhood education (newborn to age and her career has spanned all those ages from nanny through preschool teacher and kindergarten teacher. She has chosen not to enroll her boy in preschool, opting instead to find good adventures for him in conjunction with other like-minded moms. I’m off to go wake Ben up from his nap so we can ride our “motorcycle” (bike) over to pick up Sam from school. I am blessed to have found another mom to tromp around with in the forest now that my original buddies have moved to WA – yes, Kathy, I shed a tear on my way to the trail because I miss having Sam in my truck for trail time (he was sad this morning, too) and I missed knowing I would be seeing you! Aloha, friend! But I know which trails you’re tromping up in WA and we’ll see you soon In the meantime, I’ve got a new “A” for my A-team :0