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This is Sam's 4 th birthday invitation. You should be...	The long-awaited day of the pirate party and birthday...	You have to cross the runways on base to get there -...	Here we are at Hale Koa beach on base, launching the...	Dennis is a military policeman - such a nice guy. He is...
Caliegh waving goodbye to Anneliese-pirate!	Here's Caliegh getting a pirate ship ride, too!	Ahoy, there, me hearties!!!	The pirates took a friendly tour of the harbor...	That's "Pirate Cove" where the "islands" are sticking out...
Hmmm...is there a pirate war going on to take over Pirate...	Anneliese welcomes Caleigh home :)	Giji and Rinnah - such a cute little girl pirate! Giji...	Sam was serious about his pirate duties that day. He...	IMG 0293
Sam and Jonah...	IMG 0301	IMG 0307	Rinnah found a sword :)	IMG 0323
Pirate parent briefing - the next event is the treasure...	I handed out 5-in-1 survival whistle/mirror/flint/compass...	Jonah was a very proficient whistler!	But that treasure managed to elude him for a bit! He was...	Rinnah says "Jonah! Look for the X!"
Ah ha! Found it!	Eva contemplating treasure. Or something :)	Maybe mischief?	Sam's friend "Aiden K" (there are two Aidens in his class).	IMG 0366
Making coffee with the sand?	Giji said Sam was making blueberry coffee for us here :)...	P1250005	P1250009 (2)	Walk the plank!!!
P1250016	The fierce grown-up boy pirates! They had bottles of...	Aiden was fearless!	P1250020 (2)	P1250023 (2)
Team Jones begins looking for their treasure as Team K...	Team Galang studying their map...	Sam found his treasure barrel!	Team K found theirs, too!	Ohhh! What's in it?!
Diamonds?	P1250008	P1250009	Success for Team Jones! They didn't know it but there was...	P1250030 (2)
P1250031 (2)	Pieces of 8!	Angel pirate!	Getting the cake ready :)	Lighting the "candles" - real pirate kindling. Can you...
The kids are thinking - this is crazy? Where are the real...	Ok ready to blow?	Go Sammy!	IMG 0349	P1250043 (2)
OK - dig in! Pirates don't use utensils. We let the kids...	Jonah dug right in, too! Good boy!	The girls say, "do what? hands?"	Jonah shows 'em how :)	Really? Even Aiden is not so sure!
Sam goes in again!	And the girls decide to join in the lunacy!	P1250050	Now with forks, though!	P1250052 (2)
Yum!	P1250054 (2)	P1250055 (2)	P1250056 (2)	We did a good job demolishing the cake.
P1250018	P1250058 (2)	P1250060 (2)	Look at that bite! And those cheeks!	P1250020
Ben sleeping peacefully through it all.	Thanks to Gramma. Nice place to nap :)	Sweet baby boy.	The kids were wondering at first if there'd be a bouncy...	The octopus hunters were out...the kids got to feel one.
P1250029	You freeze them to let the toughness soften up a bit,...	Shooting out for a quick paddle.	Strong winds and current - good workout going this way!	P1250036
It's afternoon now, Ben has napped again, and now we're...	P1250039	Gotta love his faces!	Dave hung out with us for dinner, then went home to do...	Such a beautiful place to camp.
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Daddy loves his boys so much.	P1250052	P1250053	Pieces of 8 s'mores! Wow!	Taking his balloons for a walk.
P1250056	P1250057	He did this last year with a big Thomas balloon. Just...	Another gorgeous sunset.	The next morning we made pancakes and played in the sand....
P1260067	P1260068	P1260070	P1260062	Apple cider! (I sneaked out to get mom and me some lattes).
Getting dressed?	Shooting out for that paddle...	And coming home a bit wet :) I went in once. I tried to...	P1260074	Our little campsite.
P1260076	Clever shot, mom :)	The protected wetlands right behind us were a nice place...	Sam and I collected treasures for a preschool project...	Helicopters doing training overhead add much...
I never tire of the backdrop here.	I sneaked Ben and Sam out on a quick little ride, very...	Sam decided he could swim from Pirate's Cove to shore, so...	And took to the channel! Go swimmer! He has his boogie...	A little bourbon for the evening.
Packing up after the second night - in a hurry before...	That night, on Sam's actual 4th birthday, we celebrated...	Sam is FOUR! He woke up at the campsite this morning...	2009-01-26SamB-DayTripHaleKoa (5)	OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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