Weekday Warriors: Likeke Falls

aka the Redemption Hike

What a wonderful, short, sweet and gratifying hike we have come upon!!  Thanks to the Lang's and some friends of theirs from Kailua, we were introduced to Likeke falls near Kaneohe.  It has all of the elements that I have been looking for...hiking, greenery, adventure and waterfalls all in one!!  Wahoo!
We will frequent this marvelous redemption hike--even though we may have gotten a little lost on the way out...

The hike was so compact that it didn't consume the whole day!  More time to play--We spent the rest of the afternoon at Lanikai soaking up sunshine, sand and some lovely liquid.  Epic summer day.

iTrampoline

When your supposed day at the waterpark is crushed because the waterpark is closed...have fun at the next best place!

Tyce pulled off front flips into the pit, Cruz beat some teenagers at dodgeball, and Oshyn perfected his side tramp front.  We didn't swim, but boy did these guys get drenched--with sweat!

Weekday Warriors: Waimano falls

The moment we should have gone right instead of left.  2nd hike in a row gone crazy rainy mudslide. Hope I haven't ruined the word 'hike' for my two middle children.  We missed the waterfalls & I was slipping with a toddler on my back...eeeekkk!  It's super fun for a while...better luck next time!

Home

I told the boys that on our flight home (11 hours--one flight--sweeeeeet!!) they could watch as many movies & drink as many sodas as they wanted.  You would have thought they won the lottery.  They were so pumped.  I will never get over how wonderful they all were.  Serious angels.  11 hours is a long time for anyone, even adults, and they were champs.  It may have helped that Kai magically decided that sleeping the first 3 hours would be a good idea (thank you Heavenly Father).  Oh yeah baby!  

We were all extremely excited to see Daddy and the anticipation that arrived on the descent was darling.  Kai was talking through the window to Daddy and everyone else was giddy.  What a priceless trip spent in Pennsylvania (and Virginia), but so marvelous to be together again as a family--complete with Daddy.

Clawson Cousins

Before we left the east coast, we got a few days in Virginia with the Clawson fam.  We had a blast...Princess dress up, rolling 9 deep in the minivan, aquarium, cows get free chic fil a day, playing at the park, swimming, and hanging at their house!  Since we had seen them in Pennsylvania a few weeks earlier, everyone still remembered each other which was amazing and wonderful considering we only see each other every few years.  Thanks for having us!

Camp Uncle Chad

We left the island for a month to visit family and have some adventures!  We did all of that and more. So much more that Camp Uncle Chad has its own book.  You'll just have to get your hands on it to hear more about the fabulous and awesome time we had.

We kept in touch with Daddy through Skype, phone calls, and a lot of picture text messages (which was super helpful for documenting our lives later!)

Aloha Oe Evans

The Evan's are moving to England!  We have had a blast hanging out with them this year.  They are great kids and come from a wonderful family.  

Cruz's buddies--Jens and Rivers

Oshyn's buddy--Trey

We will miss them, but are excited for their new adventure.

SEVEN

Cruz opened a few cards in the morning.  Inside Oshyn's was this gem and a few dollars.

Next we headed down to Kapolei to the waterpark.  Daddy even met up with us for a bit!

As you can see, I was excited that I wasn't in labor today, but that it was seven years ago instead.  

We finished off the day with a Kendama cake and some good friends.

I can hardly believe my little man is already 7 years old!  Cruz is such a perfect addition to our family.  He is a fun little brother and a terrific big brother.  He is a great helper and has a tender heart of gold.  We love you Cruz!

DIY

This guy gets sick of waiting around for help so he likes to do things himself.

This certain somebody really wants to be potty trained..."Go baffroom? Perry pease?"

And this Mama is not quite ready yet...

Kai is also known to say "I lub dis!!" (I love this), "I wanna go wis you" (with you), and "Fwends hows!" (he loves to go to a friends house like his big bros)