Pictures from Oahu

Coconut grove on the ranch we stayed in for 4 nights on the north shore.

Laie Temple

Haiko Reception Garden

Very windy Pali Lookout

Snorkeling at Shark's Cove

Waimea Valley Botanical Garden and Falls

View out of our North Shore window

North Shore Beach

North Shore Antique Store, light fixture made out of shells, neat looking

Polynesian cultural Center

Cap was a funny Samoan comedian

Large Cafeteria

USS Missouri

USS Arizona Memorial

Steve (California) was asked to beat the Tongan drums

Our North Shore accommodations

Relaxing on the Moana Terrace

Waikiki and Diamond Head Crater

Waikiki from Diamond Head Lookout

Residential areas east of Diamond Head Crater

Hunter's Birthday and Lillywhite Bear Lake Reunion

The first three pictures are from Hunter's 5th 'dinosaur' birthday. One picture is of the children removing dinosaurs from a block of ice. The 4th picture is at his pre-school graduation. The remaining pictures are from the Lillywhite reunion and the additional 2 weeks that Marianne stayed with her parents. One of the pictures is at the Bear Lake beach where the children are digging in sand to find coins.

digging for dinos from the ice age

The birthday was at the Parkridge picnic area.

Craft time

May Pictures

Yosemite in the Spring

We really enjoyed going to Yosemite last week and stayed there two nights. Hunter and Gwen really look forward to camping. On the way, we first visited the Sun-maid raisin plant in Selma, California. Then we visited the large Sequoia trees just inside Yosemite.
We wanted to go to Yosemite in the Spring because we had heard that the water falls would be large, and they were. The rivers were full and in some places looked a little dangerous. The dogwood trees were also blooming, which was very exciting for Marianne. It was unusually warm this April and the park was not very crowded. We went on short walks and Hunter and Gwen also liked riding in the buses. They like everything about camping.
We also included a picture of Kathy's new dog, Mia. We stayed with Kathy one night on the way up and on the way back.  Hunter and Gwen like visiting their cousins.

Patience' First Birthday

Patience had her first birthday on April 16th. She has a cute personality and loves her brother and sister. Marianne made a cute carousel cake because Patience liked riding the carousel at Adventure City.