Saturday at the Garden

I've been waiting for a chance to take the kids to the UH Garden Oahu Urban Garden Center. They are only open on the second Saturday and it seems like we always have something going on. We finally made it. It's amazing! A great place to channel your inner Anne of Green Gables.

These smell so incredible! I could have sat here with a big ice tea, a great book, and read all day.

There are different sections like this Hawaiian alphabet tree area. There are 13 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.

This area made us miss Ms. Michelle-everything looked like it was from a Dr. Seuss story!

Feeding the horse.

We saw THE most gigantic mosquito we have ever seen on this tree. We stood there just marveling at it until it flew away then Evan flipped out that it was going to get him.

There's a butterfly garden.

This is such a sweet area.

These look like the sugar violets that go on cakes.

Coming out of the caterpillar tunnel.

We missed the plumarias, the fruit trees, the maze, the herbs, vegetables...we can't wait to go back!

Anyone Love Tulips as Much as I Do?

Sadly we can't really grow them here,

so I have to go against my rule on buying things that die,

but at least I get to enjoy them for a short time thanks to Costco.

Marine Corps Silent Drill Team...

Drum and Bugle, and Color Guard were on Oahu.

Yes, it is amazing.

Evan got to hold the gun but he was too shy to talk to them. They look so young!

Bible Study

I am working on. Great one to do after Revelation.

Camping on the 6th

The third camping weekend they went up the North Shore to beautiful Malaekahana.
Erica never misses a chance to see horses.

Setting up camp.

Still working...

the kids hanging out at the beach,

Owen watching the kite surfers,

getting wood for the fire,

this is where Lost is filmed,

horses again before heading home. They didn't go camping this weekend (13th), Erik had to work.

Odds n Ends

Erica and Erik making little tiny beignets...yeah...we still have some mix left!

A chalk flower Erica drew on the driveway.

Bible study I am working on in the book of Revelation. Did you know Ichabod-as in Ichabod Crane is a Hebrew word that means no glory or inglorious?

Camping 20th & 27

Erik took the kids camping way up in the Wai'anae's, past the Makua Valley overlook that we had hiked to twice before, and into the Kuaokala Forest.
A bunch of guys from Erik's work started camping every weekend. They were here the first two weekends.

Helping set up the tent.

Roasting marshmallows...Evan is the over-cautious one.

Erica found herself a friend.

Over looking the North Shore.

They found a cave.

How cool is that!