So happy to see our friend Neil and his girlfriend Edie here in Hawaii (at left, Josh and Ang in middle with Rachel)! We are so lucky to have both NR1 friends and Stennis friends here. Just missing a few other important USS John C Stennis folks, but we get to see Tres and Jenni in a week or two as well!

Here is a video of Sam and Ben boogie boarding. They have gotten so good at it. Ben especially is just nuts. People literally stop to watch him. He says “Oh! That one’s too small.” or “OH YAH! That’s a GOOD one!” then he spins around to ride it. His head sometimes disappears under the foam then he reappears still holding his board. It will be really hard to leave here, but thankfully the boys have gotten this place firmly under their skin. I am already grabbing hard onto memories that I just don’t want to ever fade.