2009-10 OCT

Kualoa Ranch 30 images

West Coast Tour 456 images · 7 videos

1 Another funny visit to the doctor. It was a big day - doctor appt to figure out what was protruding from my ribcage area - a tumor? A cyst? Who knows. Doc ordered some x-rays, but thought it really might be just my floating rib (did you know you have four of them, two per side?). Sam enjoyed seeing mommy's bones...You'll never guess what the radiology tech is pointing to...email me if you want to know.	2 Little boy in his muscle shirt with lots of fettucine alfredo on his front! We are at Toys R Us getting Sammy a little paleontology present which you'll see in the next sequence.	3 He has really been doing some excellent reading of a dinosaur book and taking a keen interest in excavating. So we found this dinosaur dig present and the boys did it after our big run today (half marathon - 13.1 miles!).	4 "Mom! Come look at what we found!"
5	6 Such cute boys working hard!	7 Assembling their big find!	8 Look at what we unearthed!
9 T Rex is in our yard! Now if only he could keep the grass trimmed down and the palms pruned...	10 In keeping with the dinosaur theme, we went to the Bishop Museum's dinosaur exhibit last weekend with the boys. They were in awe of the huge animatronic dinos!	11 Daddy talking to Sam about T Rex.	12 T Rex roaring!
13 Whoa! Even Ben was snuggled at my side for once.	14 Inside were a whole bunch more displays. The roaring within the building was enough to unnerve a grownup!	15 Look at the face! This was really cool - sand-covered "bones" for the kids to unearth.	16 Back outside, processing it all :)
17 Like the juxtaposition here. Ben was really impressed, but not afraid. There were 5 yr olds crying while parents were trying to get them to smile for a picture in front of a huge dinosaur roaring. Poor kids!	18 Matt and Melodie - this is for you! See how much fun this toy continues to bring!	19 Out on a hike with our intrepid adventurers, April and Ben. We're checking out a waterfall that's been on my list. Sorry, Liisa, and all other waterfall fanatics - didn't think it made sense to pull off a big outing to this new location because I didn't know exactly where it was, how long, parking, etc. etc.	20 Jeep road for 1.8 miles to the base of the falls.
21 Lots and lots of white ginger along the way. Nice smell!	22 About to flower.	23 Trying to get us all in a picture is hard!	24 Another scene from LOST...someone was playing hide and seek in here. I think. I don't watch the show.
25 Flowers all around.	26 The last little bit to the big falls! It was a decent uphill to get here - a bit over 500' elevation gain.	27 Very sweaty guy - it is muggy muggy here right now. Sitting by the cool spray was really nice.	28
29 Our lunch spot view.	30 My friends :)	31 Stomping!	32 Yes - stomping time makes it hard to take pictures! Ben is on the LOOSE!
33 April is making sure Sam doesn't scale the wall too high :)	34	35 Action shot of everyone!	36 Wrapping up an offering (rock in ti leaf). Upon further checking once we got home, this is not actually an offering custom but what is used to keep actual offerings (ho'okupu) from blowing away in the wind. We have never actually wrapped a rock before but did so today since we've seen people do this so often...glad I checked into it.
37 Thinking of people and saying a prayer for those on our "list."	38	39	40 Sam romping around now.
41 This looked like a nice place to have a seat! Looks like he's on another kind of seat, though, doesn't it?	42 On the way down - if the brights didn't blow out my picture you'd see the ocean there instead of white!	43 The tunnel where water comes out of the mountain to feed the freshwater supply which is chlorinated a bit lower on the trail. Apparently the BWS gives tours...	44 Oh boy...liquid fudge guy! He is only 20 ft from the end of the trail. BUMMER! Had to hose him down with my water reservoir and tube, then put on a change of clothes. He was not pleased. One would have thought he wouldn't mind - he was puddle stomping all the way back!
45 Jim, a friend of Dave's brother (Steve), visited for the weekend on his way to Guam.	46 He's teaching Sam Kendo moves. They use a bamboo sword in Kendo so it seemed quite appropriate.	47 Snorkeling after a 6 mile run. Water felt great - it was so hot and humid!	48 Nice to see our "friends" out and about!
49	50 Ben romping with Daddy. He really loves rough play with Daddy and regularly wades or swims into water that is too deep for him. Constant watchfulness!	51 Loves splashing!	52 And Sam snorkeled all over!
53 Out for breakfast. Look at Ben's little face. He wanted to hold "paws" with Jim.	54 Went up to Byodo In since it was really rainy. Always beautiful there, especially in the rain for some reason.	55	56
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